Mods that impact vanilla Skyrim quests - Omni-guides/Tuxborn GitHub Wiki
This page is to give an overview of what parts of base game Skyrim quests are impacted by mods in our load order. We're only covering quests here specifically, as opposed to architecture, environment, weather, creatures, mechanics, etc. (Otherwise this page would be much shorter, because, well, everything in Tuxborn impacts Skyrim in one way or another!)
Main quest
These mods impact the main quest.
| Main quest stage | Mod | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Unbound | Alternate Start - Live Another Life | We've limited the number of options available for chargen in Alternate Start, and this includes removal of the original starting quest in Helgen. Accordingly, to kick off the main quest, you will need to visit Helgen on your own so that you can witness Alduin flying off after he's destroyed the place. See the Frequently Asked Questions: Main quest page for more details. |
| Paarthurnax | Paarthurnax - Quest Expansion | Expansion of the quest that launches when the Blades demand that you kill Paarthurnax. |
| All stages of the main quest | Improved Follower Dialogue - Lydia | While the Lydia mod we're running doesn't actually change any beats of the main Skyrim story, Lydia is significantly expanded as a character, and will have reactions to each and every part of the main quest. These, in turn, play into her new story arc. |
| Other custom followers | To one degree or another, just about all the custom followers we're running have reactions to main quest events. |
Side quests
This covers vanilla Skyrim side quests, including the ones for Daedric artifacts, and what mods impact them.
| Side quest | Mod | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Boethian's Calling | Boethiah's Calling - Alternate Questline | Adds a new quest which ties into the main Boethiah quest, and gives you an alternate route by which you can acquire the Ebony Mail without having to sacrifice a loyal friend. |
| Caught Red Handed | Caught Red Handed - Quest Expansion | Changes the side quest in Riften where you discover way too much information about how Haelga likes to spend her time, and allows for alternate outcomes. |
| Infiltration | Infiltration - Quest Expansion | An expansion of the local quest you can run at Treva's Watch in the Rift. |
| Laid to Rest | Finding Helgi and Laelette - A Laid to Rest Overhaul | Expands the quest in Morthal where you must investigate the cause of a house fire. |
| Lights Out! | Save the Icerunner - Lights Out Alternate Routes | Expands the quest you get from Jaree-Ra in Solitude if you take him up on his job offer. |
| No One Escapes Cidhna Mine | Blood and Silver - Cidhna Mine Expanded | Considerable expansion of Cidhna Mine, four recruitable followers, and significantly expanded options for how to break out of the place. |
| Telrav's Request | Nilheim - Misc Quest Expansion | Small expansion of the local quest you can run at Nilheim. |
| The Heart of Dibella | The Heart of Dibella - Quest Expansion | Provides an alternate means to start this quest, as well as a general expansion of it. |
| The House of Horrors | House of Horrors - Quest Expansion | Restructures the quest to allow for you to complete it without killing Vigilant Tyranus, if you're running a good guy playthrough. |
| The Only Cure | The Only Cure - Quest Expansion | Expands the Peryite quest, by which you can get the shield Spellbreaker. |
| The Taste of Death | The Taste of Death - Quest Addon | Adds a way to destroy the cult of Namira without having to miss out on acquiring the ring. |
| The Whispering Door | The Whispering Door - Quest Expansion | Expansion of Mephala's Daedric quest, for the Ebony Blade. |
Factions
This table covers faction questlines (both main stories and faction-related side quests), and what mods alter them.
| Faction | Mod | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| College of Winterhold | College of Winterhold - Quest Expansion | Adds seven lesson quests you must complete before you can go to Saarthal in the College of Winterhold's main quest. |
| Finding Velekh Sain | Adds additional content regarding the gauntlet you can find down in the Midden, and also the four missing apprentices you learn about from Phinis Gestor. | |
| The Tools of Kagrenac | Alters the side quest Arniel's Endeavor. You will get a corrupted form of Keening, and will need to get the final form by running The Tools of Kagrenac. | |
| Companions | Canis Hysteria | New dialogue in the Companions quest line to account for if you're already a werewolf when you join. |
| Dark Brotherhood | Innocence Lost - Quest Expansion | Provides additional ways you can take out Grelod the Kind, for a variety of play styles. |
| Destroy the Dark Brotherhood - Kidnapping Only | Direct followup to previous. Expands the ways you can get kidnapped by Astrid once you've removed Grelod. | |
| Unfaltered Virtue - A Penitus Oculatus Story | We're running this mod to greatly expand the quest to destroy the Dark Brotherhood, if you want to go down that path rather than joining them. | |
| Thieves Guild | Thieves Guild Requirements | Establishes starting conditions you must fulfill before Brynjolf will make his pitch to you to launch the Thieves Guild questline. |
Dawnguard
See the Frequently Asked Questions: Dawnguard page for more information.
Dragonborn
See the Frequently Asked Questions: Dragonborn page.
Anniversary Edition
The following mods impact Anniversary Edition content.
| Mod | Impact |
|---|---|
| CC Farming | Significantly changes Goldenglow Plantation, and the quest for acquiring it. See the Goldenglow section of the Vanilla player homes available in Tuxborn page for details. |
| Knight of the North | Overhauls the Relics of the Crusader quest in the AE. Can work in tandem with a similar quest in Legacy of the Dragonborn. |
| Legacy of the Dragonborn | LOTD has multiple impacts on AE content. See next table. |
| Morihaus' Refuge - Lord's Mail Reintegration | Overhauls the quest to get the Lord's Mail, and moves acquiring it down to a location in Cyrodiil.[1] |
| On a Crimson Trail | Provides a structured framing story for all of the Alternative Armors related to the Crimson Dirks. |
| Rebalancing Anniversary Edition | Adjusts a lot of the requirements for a large number of the AE quests, including getting houses and Alternative Armor sets |
| Skyrim Extended Cut - Saints and Seducers | Significant overhaul of the Saints & Seducers Creation in the AE. |
Legacy of the Dragonborn AE changes
| Creation name | LOTD impact |
|---|---|
| Bow of Shadows | The weapon you get from running the quest In the Shadows, where you save Jarl Balgruuf from assassination, is renamed the Bow of Obfuscation. This is because LOTD has the Bow of Shadows as an obtainable relic in its own content. |
| Divine Crusader | LOTD alters the quest Relics of the Crusader, turning acquisition of those armor sets into a scavenger hunt. NOTE: Knight of the North alters that same quest, but LOTD's version and Knight of the North's version are supposed to co-exist in our load order, and you should be able to follow either path to find the items. |
Notes
- Legacy of the Dragonborn also changes the Lord's Mail AE quest. It swaps out the item you'd normally get via the AE quest with Minor Lord's Mail. Since both Morihaus' Refuge and LOTD impact the same quest, we will document here what actual item you get when running Morihaus' Refuge when that is confirmed.
Credits
Thanks to the following players on #txbn-general for contributions to this page:
- Arlemy, for proposing the page topic
- Kok0, for calling out assorted quests for the lists I hadn't gotten to yet