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 Kendeshel Hunts a Mysterious Criminal and Lost Relic Hunting Tools
In which Kendeshel is hired to track down a mysterious criminal wanted in Morrowind; aids the village of Little Vivec; tracks her quarry to Kagrenar, only to find that he was not at all what she expected; discovers a hidden room in the Dragonborn Gallery; retrieves a powerful staff from Brittleshin Pass, and a highly useful backpack at Shriekwind Bastion; and is attacked by assassins at her own house in Whiterun. This post contains significant spoilers for the Moon and Star mod, as well as minor spoilers for Legacy of the Dragonborn. Read with caution.
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Review of Moon and Star mod (non-spoiler version)
Spoiler-free review of the Moon and Star mod, which I'm running as part of Kendeshel's Legacy of the Dragonborn playthrough. Mostly enjoyed it, but found it kind of flimsy and too short. Not sorry I tried it, but not likely to play it again (though I reserve the right to change my mind here). Spoiler review to come with Kendeshel's next post.
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Some Final Thoughts on Running Project AHO
A followup post about running Project AHO, with some final thoughts about what frustrated me about this mod's overall plot. And what I would do to fix it. Obviously, this contains major spoilers for Project AHO, so read with caution if you think you might want to try this mod in a future Skyrim playthrough.
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In Which Kendeshel Claims Some Ships and Solves a Haunting
Withholding a specific summary on this post because it contains plot spoilers for the end of the Project AHO mod. AND two plots for Legacy of the Dragonborn: Night At the Museum, and It Belongs in a Museum. Content warning for some graphic horror imagery in the screenshots. Screenshots are password protected if you don't want to see them.
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In Which Kendeshel Recovers Her Freedom
In which Kendeshel's player plays through more of the Project AHO mod, the specifics of which I will not get in this summary because spoilers; and in which Kendeshel returns to Skyrim long enough to kill the dragon Sahloknir in Kynesgrove, and recover her housecarl Lydia for help in resolving the situation in Sadrith Kegran.
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In Which Kendeshel is Kidnapped and Sold into Slavery
In which Kendeshel retrieves a lost journal in Sunderstone Gorge; becomes thane in Falkreath; acquires land and begins the building of Lakeview Manor; follows the trail of clues in a journal to visit a runestone and a shrine; meets the mysterious figure who stole the Horn of Jurgen Windcaller, and agrees to travel to Kynesgrove with her to slay a dragon; and last but not least, has all her plans upended when she is captured by slavers and dragged off to a secret Dunmer settlement beneath Skyrim, where she is sold to a Telvanni wizard.
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Review of Project AHO mod (non-spoiler version)
An almost entirely spoiler-free review of the Skyrim mod Project AHO. Includes one spoiler about the core idea of the mod, but no story specifics, because I want that in here as a content warning for benefit of other players. I have very mixed feelings--I liked some aspects of the mod a lot, and other aspects not so much. Two and a half stars out of five.
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Mods review for Harrowhark’s run
A writeup of final thoughts on the various mods I ran in Harrowhark's now canceled playthrough, calling out which ones I want to keep for the future, which ones I'm ambivalent about, and which ones I'm definitely ditching.
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In Which Harrowhark Learns Dragonrend and Saves Dawnstar
In which Harrowhark faces Alduin on the Throat of the World; plots with Paarthurnax to trap one of Alduin's allies; returns the Lexicon to Septimus Signus; meets Hermaeus Mora; save Dawnstar from nightmares; buys land for and builds Heljarchen Hall; slays the dragon at Autumnwatch Tower; and becomes Thane of the Pale.
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Giving Inigo another chance
I decided to give Inigo another chance, after I rolled back to an earlier save that put me back before I dismissed him as a follower. This is a writeup of the conversation I think Harrowhark, Inigo, and Lucien had about the whole question of her taking dragon souls.