Optionally, you can choose to be born without a birthsign or change your standing stone later.Īll 21 classes from Oblivion make a comeback in Skyrim-from the charming and stealthy Agent to the Heavy-Armor-wearing Sorcerer there's a class to suit every play style. See the CCO Races chart for specifics.Ĭhoose the constellation (standing stone) you were born under when you create your character, just like in previous Elder Scrolls games. Additionally, (like in the previous Elder Scrolls game) all races' skills will start at level 5 before racial bonuses are applied. Strength, Endurance, Intelligence, etc.) and then adjusted for balance in Skyrim.

Starting health, magicka, stamina, and carry weight have all been carefully and formulaically derived from each race/gender's traditional attributes (e.g. For example, a male Orc will have more starting health and carrying capacity than a female High Elf, but the High Elf will have significantly more magicka. CCO makes races and genders diverse again, each with their own strengths and weaknesses, so that each play through will be noticeably different. Vanilla Skyrim allowed any starting character, regardless of race or gender, to excel at virtually anything, taking out the fun, strategy, and role-playing aspects of previous Elder Scrolls games from the overall Skyrim experience.

Skyrim Redone, ACE Comprehensive Enhancements, Alternate Start - Live Another Life) and works with new characters and existing characters alike. No more boring cookie-cutter characters-Choice matters again! Whereas vanilla Skyrim only provided you with 10 options for starting characters (excluding customizing their appearance), Character Creation Overhaul allows for 229,320 unique character combinations! Best of all, CCO is built for maximum compatibility with other mods (i.e.

Character Creation Overhaul finally brings back birthsigns, classes, specializations, favored attributes, and major/minor skills to Skyrim.

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