Morrowind:Bound Items

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	Bound Items
School		Conjuration
Type		Defensive
Base Cost		1.0
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Spells Scrolls

Bound <item> for D seconds

Summons a magical Daedric weapon or armor piece. This automatically becomes equipped (and drawn in the case of a weapon) and replaces any other item you had in that equipment slot. When the spell expires, that item will be re-equipped and the Bound item will disappear. Bound items have the same stats as Daedric items of the same type, save that they are weightless, and each has a built-in constant-effect enchantment on it. Bound items may not be dropped, sold, or given to other people. Bound armor counts as Light Armor for the purposes of raising the player's armor skill, but it has a constant AR of 65 that is not affected by the character's skill level in Light Armor.

[edit] Notes

Bound items can become damaged just like regular items (though they rarely break since the spell usually runs out first). If, however, you repair a Bound item before the spell expires, you may end up with a duplicate copy of the item that lasts even when the spell has expired. You cannot drop this item. However, it is weightless, so it won't encumber you. If you don't mind the fact that it's a blatant cheat, this can be a good way to get some top quality gear at early levels that won't weigh you down. If you have done this by accident and want to remove these items from your inventory, first wait until any Bound Item spells you may have on you have expired, and then use the console command (replacing [item_ID] with the item's ID as seen on the charts below):

player.removeItem [item_ID] 1

It is possible to enchant items with Constant Effect Bound Items. These will give you the bound item whenever worn. Since the item is now a constant effect, you can keep the Bound Item much longer. You can also instantly repair the item merely by removing and re-equipping the enchanted item. However, you must avoid two things: First, never enchant an item with a Bound Item Constant Effect which will replace itself when worn. For example, do not enchant a Helm with a Constant Effect Bound Helm spell on it. Wearing such an item will cause the game to crash. Similarly, two items which cancel each other out is an equally bad idea. (Thus a Helm with Bound Cuirass and a Cuirass with Bound Helm enchantments should never be worn at the same time). Secondly, it is even more imperative that you do not repair items gotten in this way. This can cause you to be stuck with the items forever, and even the above technique will not fix it. Thus, rings, belts and amulets are the best items to enchant.

[edit] Bound Weapons

Weapon		Chop	Slash	Thrust	Speed	Reach	Enchantment
Bound Battle Axe bound_battle_axe	4800	1-80	1-60	1-8	1.0	1.0	Fortify Axe 10pts on Self
Bound Dagger bound_dagger	600	9-20	9-20	10-20	2.5	1.0	Fortify Short Blade 10pts on Self
Bound Longbow bound_longbow	850	2-50	-	-	-	-	Fortify Marksman 10pts on Self
Bound Longsword bound_longsword	3200	2-32	1-44	4-40	1.5	1.0	Fortify Long Blade 10pts on Self
Bound Mace bound_mace	4800	5-30	5-30	1-4	1.3	1.0	Fortify Blunt Weapon 10pts on Self
Bound Spear bound_spear	1200	2-9	2-9	6-40	1.0	1.8	Fortify Spear 10pts on Self

[edit] Bound Armor

Weapon		Rating	Enchantment
Bound Boots bound_boots	800	80	Fortify Speed 10pts on Self
Bound Cuirass bound_cuirass	2400	80	Fortify Light Armor 5pts on Self Fortify Medium Armor 5pts on Self Fortify Heavy Armor 5pts on Self Fortify Unarmored 5pts on Self
Bound Left Gauntlet bound_gauntlet_left	400	80	Fortify Hand-to-Hand 10pts on Self
Bound Right Gauntlet bound_gauntlet_right	400	80	Fortify Agility 10pts on Self
Bound_Helm* bound_helm	750	75	Fortify Light Armor 5pts on Self Fortify Medium Armor 5pts on Self Fortify Heavy Armor 5pts on Self Fortify Unarmored 5pts on Self
Bound Shield bound_shield	1600	80	Fortify Block 10pts on Self