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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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.
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A few more thoughts about Inigo and dragon souls
A few followup thoughts on the question of Inigo being opposed to the Dragonborn absorbing dragon souls, and bigger picture questions of character conflict and narrative resolution.
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In Which Harrowhark Takes a Moonpath to Elsweyr
In which Harrowhark ventures down to Elsweyr to help rebel Khajiit resisting their Thalmor overlords; reaches a contact in Markarth about a Dark Brotherhood contract; and quests into Arkngthamz to investigate what treasure can be found there. Features commentary on the Moonpath to Elsweyr mod, and why I am reluctantly deciding to give up Inigo as a follower.
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In Which Harrowhark Slays Mercer Frey and Is Cured of Vampirism
In which Harrowhark slays Mercer Frey; returns the Skeleton Key to the Twilight Sepulcher, and becomes an Agent of Nocturnal; acquires the hammer Nerveshatter; is finally cured of her vampirism by Falion in Morthal; and recreates some long-lost artifacts after acquiring sigil stones in a summoning ritual.
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In Which Harrowhark Becomes Thane of Haafingar
In which Harrowhark continues musical studies at the Bards College; recovers the Ancestral Sword of Clan Ice-Blade, and gains the Gray Cowl of Nocturnal; wins the Wabbajack by answering a challenge from Sheogorath; destroys the spirit of Potema before she can escape her catacombs; investigates signs of a resurgence of the Mythic Dawn; and becomes thane in Solitude and buys Proudspire Manor.
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In Which Harrowhark Acquires Mehrunes’ Razor and Joins the Bards College
In which Harrowhark acquires Gauldur's Amulet and Mehrunes' Razor; battles the mad smith Evethra, and learns how to forge amber and madness gear; joins the Bards College in Solitude; agrees to help a madman find his master; disrupts a ritual to summon Potema in Wolfskull Cave; and follows clues from a mysterious stranger to lead her to find a lost sword at Silverdrift Lair.
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In Which Harrowhark Visits the Forgotten City
In which Harrowhark acquires Bloodthirst and Red Eagle's Bane; slays a dragon at Fort Greymoor; and ventures into the Forgotten City, where she fights to prevent an unspeakable disaster from destroying everyone there. CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE FORGOTTEN CITY MOD.