I know that feeling! I think I've spent something like 10 hours modding so far! I'm actually planning to use XC_Bags modified to increase enemy HP and decrease skill damage as done in Scales. I liked the changes you made to crafting (particularly with the enhanced tormented souls and additional recipes, as well as ways to craft Man-at-Arms and other scrolls) and am leery of broader scripting changes as done in Scales. Plus, I've seen reports of crafting being broken entirely in some cases when using Scales, which, however unlikely, is absolutely a limiting factor for me.
