Only required for the files changing their cantrips to Vicious Mockery
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Version 1.1.0.2
Added new files changing Jaheira and Astarion's cantrips to Minor Illusion, as well as a combined file giving all three characters Minor Illusion.
Version 1.1.0.1
Added new combined file changing each character's Firebolt cantrip to Friends. Added individual files for both Shadowheart and Jaheira changing their Firebolt cantrips to Friends (Astarion already had an individual file for the Friends cantrip)
Version 1.1.0.0
Added support for Jaheira. Added new files changing each character's Firebolt cantrip to Vicious Mockery. Removed unnecessary dependency to the Shared file.
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Made for Patch 5 - Hotfix 17, working with Patch 7
Replaces the starting cantrips for Astarion, Jaheira, and Shadowheart with ones that suit them a little better. All of them get Firebolt in the vanilla game, which is just the default for elves and half-elves, and that's a little boring. This mod gives them each a unique starting cantrip, without affecting any other characters—Friends for Astarion, Minor Illusion for Shadowheart, and Blade Ward for Jaheira.
Or, if you'd like a little chaos, the Vicious Mockery files will replace each character's Firebolt cantrip with Vicious Mockery. The Vicious Mockery files require my All Cantrips for High and Half Elves mod, but it's not necessary for any other files. Feel free to mix and match between the Vicious Mockery files and the regular mod files, by the way! Just make sure you have All Cantrips for High and Half Elves installed if you have any of the Vicious Mockery files installed as well.
By the way, the mod won't apply to a save retroactively, but it can be added mid-game, as long as you haven't recruited them yet (which includes the Nautiloid for Shadowheart). The mod works by creating unique default settings for their starting cantrips, which apply when you recruit them. It won't replace any of their spells or change any defaults for anyone else.
Install using BG3 Mod Manager, and enjoy!
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