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Mysterious Workshop

I wanted two things very early in my game: 1. ALL the crafting tools in one room!!! and 2. A SAFE storage room for my stolen goods so I can go pay my bounty without losing it all. Shortly after that, I decided that the enchanting system in this game is rather severely nerfed and I wanted to make some of those enchantments (for the ARMOR especially) a bit stronger. This mod accomplishes all of that, with a minimum impact on the rest of the game.

Adds a workshop-style house to the world, just across the river from the first set of Thief/Warrior/Mage stones you find when escaping execution and the dragon from Helgen at the beginning of the game. To find it, either stand at the Warrior Stone and look through the hole to see it across the river, or find Anise's cabin and walk a little way northwest from there. Inside the house you will find: forge, smelter, tanning rack, armor table, sharpening wheel, alchemy table, enchanting table, cooking spit - right over the forge firepit, beds (2 adult and 2 children), various SAFE storage boxes and cabinets, and shrines to each of the Nine Divines. There is also some "clutter" associated with workshop activities: ores, ingots, and a few alchemy ingredients. It is not a very big place, sort of a one-room studio workshop. I went for cozy efficiency here rather than building a massive castle.

You will also find several sets of clothing and jewelry to help you get started with your crafting activity. They each contain a UNIQUE enchantment that adds to your alchemy, smithing, or enchanting ability. Some are easy to find, others are sort of hidden in plain sight. When you find the Lab Shoes or the Welding Mask, you will need to equip them and check the "Active Effects" tab under your Magic menu to see what they actually do for you. (HINT) there is a reason I give you two pairs of Lab Boots. There is also a unique magical staff that does fire, lightning, and frost damage over a pretty big area... but it is sort of hidden. Use of these outfits will give you a significant advantage and is sort of like cheating, so their use is optional... you could always just leave them on the floor and forget about them.

I added an enchantment (which you can learn) that lets you fortify your enchanting abilitiy! I also boosted the base magnitude for the enchantments that fortify your: enchanting, smithing, alchemy, magical spell cost reduction, and magical spell + magicka restoration. I didn't go crazy, just a small bump in power for those enchantments, to make wearing ROBES actually useful for a change, and to help you make better custom weapons and armor. In addition, I added some potions (not craftable) that will help you get started with your crafting. I also changed the effects for two common ingredients (Thistle and Tundra Cotton) so that they now fortify your alchemy, enchanting, smithing, and barter skills when used in a potion. Find them easily under the "Fortify Alchemy" tab in your alchemy menu, they're the only ingredients that have that effect.

I also realized that there is ZERO survivability when you are playing as a mage. So I beefed up the Alteration spells that give you magical armor, plus perk bonuses if you are NOT wearing heavy armor or light armor. (I did not alter the perks themselves, just the spells.) Oakflesh is now a bit useful for a change. Ebonyflesh with all the Alteration perks active is the equivalent to wearing a full suit of Elven Armor. And the durations of the spells is now a minute and a half, up from the original minute. This adds to the desirability of choosing robes rather than body armor for mages. I also gave a small boost to the "Fortify Unarmored" ability. Again, not a huge boost but enough that you will notice. This goes for you, your allies, and enemy mages!

This only "requires" the Skyrim game and official update, but it is highly recommended that you also have all three DLC's (in case I decide to add more content later) and the Unofficial Skyrim Legendary Edition Patch kit. It should work with every mod out there because it modifies such an obscure piece of wilderness, but if you have another mod that affects alchemy ingredients (tundra cotton and thistle in particular) or those enchantments that I altered, well then you might have some small conflicts and whichever is lower in your load order will prevail.

This house CAN be fast-traveled to and from, once you discover it. The map marker will look like a mine-cart. It can also be used with the COC console code "COC AAAMysteriousWorkshop" and poof you're right inside the door. Just remember the fast-travel map flag will only activate when you approach the OUTSIDE of the building.

You CANNOT move your family here, but your follower will enter with you because it is fully navmeshed inside and out.

Hey, want to see something funny? Leave all the stuff on the enchanting table and then use the table. You will thrust your fist into the mouth of that Troll Skull and it will get stuck on your arm like a bracelet. I'll bet you didn't realize that the troll skull's jaw can actually open, did you?