SSE Twofer, and both ones I think that we'd all love to see

[DarkPurity]

The first is simple. There used to be a mod for Oldrim that increased the volume of all shouts. Did you know the dragons actually shout? Did you know you can listen to their shouts to know exactly what they're going to cast if they're from a mod that adds dragons? With that, you could, but it never got updated. My guess is that it probably changed a little in SE, so if someone could make that change it'd be awesome.


Second is less simple, but honestly, kinda needed. There's long been a debate over the fate of the Dragonborn once they've dealt with all the DLC and the MQ, plus promised their soul to the entire daedric pantheon and possibly even restored Talos worship. How about a mod that resolves this untied loose end?

My idea for this is that once the player has promised their soul to at least two or three things by action or implication, they find themselves invited to a seemingly innocuous location only to find that Akatosh himself, as an avatar (read, retext huge dragon in reflective gold), presiding over a courtroom.

There are opposition plaintiffs each with claim to the Dragonborn's soul upon death. The locale exists outside of time, and it's made clear that by their dying day the DB will be promised to all of these plaintiffs, but they will not be aware of the findings of the court when the DB returns to Skyrim until the time of this trial. So a given array might be:

Molag Bal's Vampire Attorney (Mace of Molag Baal or Vampire)

 

Any legendary Nordic hero : MQ/Sovngaarde

 

A werewolf attorney - Hircine

 

A Seeker with the ability to speak normally - Herma Mora

 

A Spectral Black Hand - Sithis/Padomay

 

An Ebony-clad warrior - Boethiah (maybe use the Boethiah's Armor mod as a resource)

 

A Dunmer Lawyer - Azura (maybe)

 

A Dremora Churl Lawyer - Mehrunes Dagon

 

A hugely fat lawyer - Namira

 

A Nightingale - Nocturnal

 

 

How the story plays out is up to the mod author, but the general idea is that each has an argument heard by Akatosh, and that the DB is given a challenge that is meant to test their allegiance. Use of the gifts of any of the above automatically scores points toward that claim. Use of the Shout leans to Akatosh himself and his afterlife, as well. However, if the DB keeps it entirely balanced or flatly goes through without using a single gift, piece of armor, or special power conferred by their bargains, they are granted a shrine on Nirn to house their soul, in a great cathedral for the Last Dragonborn. This serves as an elegant player home and an anchor that ensures as long as Nirn exists, so shall the LDB, and they remain free to travel to other realms as they choose.

 

Season other afterlife rewards to preference.

 

 

I just wanted to get that out there as an idea to resolve it all, because it would be a great way to end the debate that has raged since anyone set eyes on Sovngaarde.

 

 

 

 

 

[Omegacron]

There would have to be a lot of conditional stuff involved in the "courtroom" scenario. Plus voice actors. Both of which are beyond my abilities.

 

And unless I'm wrong, only two or three of those actually lay claim to your soul in-game:

• Hircine gets your soul if you're a werewolf and refuse the cure
• Molag Baal gets your soul if you're a vampire
• Sithis gets your soul if you're in the Dark Brotherhood
• Nocturnal gets your soul if you're a Nightingale

You can only be three of those together, so one (either the werewolf or the vampire) is eliminated right off the bat. Overall, though - it's a nice concept and would be fun to see played out.