Reviews
Any post in this category has review commentary, sometimes as a standalone review, and sometimes as review commentary mixed in with active playthrough session commentary. Any post in this category with "review" in the subject line is a standalone review post; anything else is out of an active playthrough, but with review commentary mixed in.
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In Which Elessir Slays Alduin in Sovngarde
In which Elessir becomes Guild Master of the Thieves Guild; brings about a peace council between the Imperials and the Stormcloaks at High Hrothgar; solves a rash of murders in Windhelm; forces the Blades to stand down from insisting he kill Paathurnax; traps the dragon Odahviing at Dragonsreach, then lets Odahviing fly him to Skuldafn; quests through Skuldafn into Sovngarde; slays Alduin the World-Eater; and adopts a child after his return to Whiterun.
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A review about followers available in Tuxborn
While I work on getting caught up on my main playthrough posts, here's a roundup so far of my thoughts on followers available in the Tuxborn modpack for Skyrim. LOTS of interesting followers, but I can't run them all, so I've had to cut down on the number of active followers I have! This post is a roundup of what followers I've tried so far, who's made the cut to remain an active follower, and who hasn't.
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Mod review: Carved Brink (with spoilers)
Since I have concluded playing the mod Carved Brink in my ongoing Tuxborn playthrough, here's a review post about that. Picoreview: very mixed bag. Gorgeous visuals and a fun travel mechanic, but a plot I found ultimately weak and unsatisfying. Post contains spoilers for the mod, so read with caution if you haven't played it yet.
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Mod review: Legacy of the Dragonborn (version 5)
I have finally finished Kendeshel's Skyrim run--which means I can now finally post a proper review of version 5 of Legacy of the Dragonborn. This is as spoiler-free a review as I can make it! TL;DR version: I loved the hell out of it, and am looking very much forward to playing version 6.
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Initial Commentary on Tuxborn
A post with my initial impressions of the Tuxborn modpack for Skyrim. Including how leveling works; changes to the look of the world and the characters; UI changes; map and music changes; new armor on NPCs and available to the player; some bumpiness with settings I needed to figure out how to change; and more!
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Mod review: Beyond Skyrim: Bruma
Now that I'm done with Elessir's run (even though I'm not done with his actual posts), I can now post a spoiler-free review of one of the major parts of Elessir's load order--Beyond Skyrim: Bruma! Picoreview: quibbled with the ending of its main quest, but otherwise found it very solid, and recommend it. Just keep in mind it's a preview for a larger release to come.
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Mod review: Lucien
I'm done with Elessir's playthrough so that means I can finally do a review post of Lucien, the custom follower! Picoreview: highly recommended if you like customer followers in your Skyrim.
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In Which Kendeshel Goes Side Questing
In which Kendeshel does favors of the mercenaries of Wyrmstooth by stealing a necklace, recovering a sword, and confronting a Nord who reneged on a debt; kills a Forsworn leader for the Jarl of Markarth; helps a hagraven in Blind Cliff Cave; and takes out the Saints bandits near Karthwasten.
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In Which Elessir Investigates Serpent’s Trail and Alftand
In which Elessir seeks several Dwemer schematics for Sorine of the Dawnguard, including at the Serpent's Trail smuggler lair that leads into Cyrodiil; quests down into Alftand; and reaches Blackreach in his search for the Elder Scroll.
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In Which Kendeshel Fights Warlocks on Wyrmstooth
In which Kendeshel further quests across the isle of Wyrmstooth; fights warlocks at Krakevisa; recovers stolen enchanted pants for the witches at Belonir's Borg; and cures Gjalrunn the Nord of his paralysis at Wulfmere's Watch.