LE Marriage Mod (Request)

[ShadowKitty42]

This mod does look pretty cool, but only one idea has not yet been mentioned in this thread. Make some Argonian males/females and some Khajiit males/females able to be married. As far as I know, this was left out of vanilla skyrim (although I don't know if there are any mods for this).

[SnowElf]

There's no adoption in Skyrim! I can see the quest now...

 

"QUEST STARTED: STEAL A BABY"

Edited January 3, 2012 by SnowElf

[Arturius997]

This is an excellent idea! Skynilla marriage is quite...lame, compared to the marriage mods of Oblivion.

 

There are a few things to consider though:

 

The Nords of Tamriel are based off of the Vikings of Old. Viking marriages were less about romance and more about profit, convenience/necessity, or forced. Having marriage along those lines would be slightly more immersive. A few examples would be:

 

Profit:

Marry a merchant

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• allowance (500+ gold)
  
• have spouse search for certain items to aid your adventuring (ex: ask that they get Fire Salts or Daedra Hearts)
  
• Create a minor trade guild between Holds
  

 

Convenience/Necessity:

Marry Ulfric/Eislif

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• allowance (2000+ gold)
  
• have spouse send out soldiers/decrees/boutnies to benefit your adventuring
  
• create minor faction (ex: order of knights)
  
• have multiple followers (ex: guardsmen escort, bodyguards, etc.)
  
• entrench spouse's position of power using fame (ex: Dovahkin to be High King/High Queen! Ulfric/Eislif's position assured!)
  

 

Forced/Contract Marriage:

Marry a bandit chief, head necromancer, etc.

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• relative immunity to ambushes
  
• new mercenary followers
  
• cave/temple lair
  
• send raids on Holds, towns, etc. for profit
  

 

Here are some actual marriage ideas: (assumes that you use a same-race, or similar race, spouse)

 

Male Dragonborn:

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• Wife has probability of being infertile, say 60/40 chance with pregnancy on the higher side.
  
• Warrior can train you in certain disciplines, go adventuring, etc.
  
• Mage stays home, but can heal diseases, train you, craft potions/poisons, etc.
  
• Thief can go adventuring, steal items off screen for you, etc.
  
• Lone adventuring spouses have a 60% chance of returning home
  

 

Female Dragonborn

Husband has 30/70 chance of getting you pregnant, pregnancy on low side

Warrior follows and trains

Mage follows, trains, offers services for free

Thief follows, trains, offers free services, can go alone and get some cool stuff

 

Pregnancy = Scripted Timeskip, Hiring of a Nanny

 

Child-wise:

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• Child will follow NPC spouse, unless you're doing a child/parent bonding quest
  
• Child will play with Hold Children
  
• Can have a pet dog, goat, etc.
  

 

Getting a child:

Adoption

 

Pregnancy happens through scripted events

Special Semi-static cradle holds baby. Animations would be cool, but not essential. Interactions with child determine attitude (ex: spoiled, humble, shy, daring, etc.)

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• Wife will leave to (somewhere) for safety and will return 9 months afterwards.
  
• Will keep you informed through courier services
  
• Will ask for certain items. Items will be delivered through mailboxes at home (specially labelled; boxes will disappear after wife's return)
  
• 20% chance of dying in childbirth
  
• Child gender has 50/50 odds
  
• Child can possibly be sent to boarding school in Cyrodiil
  
• Returns every fourth week of month
  
• Please consider limitations of game in regards to aging...
  

[FireBat2469]

I would like this mod. +1

[csrgamer]

Rep to Arturius, +1 to mod. :)

[RavveN]

+50 ...can you now make MOD!?!? :armscrossed:

 

-RavveN-

[Whitefire]

Wonderful ideas here; imho even more complex conversation options would be a great benefit. I think i will wait with the game-marriage until this mod is picked up by someone and done :D

[Thasic]

I have to say this would be a mod I would like to see as well. Especially some short quests involving your significant other.

[SnowElf]

Can you make the children grow too? I know there's not really aging in Skyrim but I don't want to have a bunch of little children running around my house forever. I want them to grow up and slay dragons with me. I could teach him dragon shouts too, or maybe we have to revisit the stones so he could learn them.

[Spartan0536]

+1 to this mod as well, My guy needs to get laid, and I bet Mjoll has a few tricks up her armor :P

 

Mjoll is perfect right now, as she talks to much, much like an actual spouse, and she has annoying friends (err well A friend). Wonder if in Elder Scrolls pregnancy is 9 months or if its sooner since it is another realm.