============================================================= INTRODUCTION ============================================================= The Serana Quest Line depends heavily on the player hitting all the conversation beats with Serana all the way through Dawnguard. This guide is intended to ensure you hit those beats, and to offer solutions to common problems. The Serana Amorous Quest is designed to run along with a Dawnguard Playthrough. Because it runs along side the events in Dawnguard, the Amorous Adventures quest events must occur at the right points in Dawnguard to move the Amorous quest forward. Amorous Adventures pretty much depends on the player being mindful of Serana and hitting every conversation beat. Following "Unseen Visions" in Dawnguard, Serana's Amorous Adventures continue into unique quests that allow the player to spend more time with Serana. ============================================================= COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS ============================================================= All Amorous Adventures does is offer Dialogue Topics at certain points in Dawnguard. That's it. Amorous Adventures DOES NOT: 1. Control Serana. 2. Control Valerica. 3. Edit, overwrite or manipulate the base forms of Dawnguard. 4. Change how Dawnguard runs. 5. Try to "fix" Dawnguard. 6. Interfere with Dawnguard. Serana and Dawnguard are both buggy all on their own. If you hit an issue with something in Dawnguard - Google it. It's an issue with Dawnguard. Further, other Mods may potentially interfere with Serana or Valerica or Dawnguard quests - be aware of known issues with any Mods you run. What you get with Amorous Adventures is Dialogue topics that add some flavor to the journey. And, like all Amorous Quests, they are designed as completely separate Quests and not attached to the game's base forms. That's specifically so they don't interfere. Following Dawnguard, Amorous Adventures offers a unique quest with Serana called "Serana and the Mark of Dibella" which continues her romance. ============================================================= PREVENTING PROBLEMS WITH AMOROUS QUESTS ============================================================= 1. Put Amorous Adventures at or near the bottom of your Load Order. 2. Talk to Serana frequently. ============================================================= NPC REF ID's ============================================================= Serana - Reference ID: xx002B74 Valerica - Reference ID: xx003B8E (where xx is Dawnguard in your Load Order) ============================================================= STEP ONE: An Exquisite Corpse ============================================================= Quest ID: SexLabAmorousAdventuresDLC1_1 ---| PROBLEMS: 1. You can ONLY get this quest upon awakening Serana from Dimhollow Crypt in Vanilla Dawnguard. 2. This Quest cannot be gotten if you use a Mod that skips Dimhollow Crypt and puts Serana at Castle Volkahar. 3. The opening conversation is long and has multiple actions. Keep talking to Serana until she's out of things to say. 4. Keep talking to Serana after she bites you. 6. You have a limited window to complete all the opening conversation and move the quest forward. Failure to complete the conversation will strand the quest. 7. You must speak to Serana at the boat to Castle Volkahar. Do not miss speaking to her at the boat. ---| WALKTHROUGH by STAGES: STAGE 10 - Talk to Serana STAGE 20 - Talk to Serana immediately after she bites you STAGE 30 - Talk to Serana at the boat to her island (Icewater Jetty) STAGE 40 - (Kicks the next quest "Our Love Runs Red" to start) - Move to stage 200 STAGE 200 - Shut down Quest, Mark Completed ============================================================= QUEST UMBRELLA: OUR LOVE RUNS RED ============================================================= !!! DO NOT SET STAGE ON OUR LOVE RUNS RED !!! "Our Love Runs Red" is an umbrella or display quest only. It is what shows objectives in your Journal but it is NOT the quest presenting the dialogue. The REAL quests that are setting the Quest Objectives and Setting Stage on "Our Love Runs Red" are unmarked or hidden quests. Those are detailed below. If you are going to try and Set Stage to advance past an issue, you must know where you are in Dawnguard and do it on the Amorous Quests below. ============================================================= STEP TWO: Amorous Serana: Prophet ============================================================= Quest ID: SexLabAmorousAdventuresDLC1_2 ---| WALKTHROUGH by STAGES: STAGE 5: Speak to Serana at the beginning of Prophet - This option becomes available at Stage 30 of Dawnguard Prophet quest. - On the Dawnguard Side this would be available after the conversation and scenes between her and Isran. - On the Vampire side... no idea. But at or after Stage 30 of that quest. - NOTE: A Kiss between Player and Serana happens here. STAGE 10: Speak to Serana again, directly following the kiss. STAGE 20: Speak to Serana after discovering the location of the Moth Priest - Updates quest objectives on "Our Love Runs Red" - This option becomes available at Stage 55 of Dawnguard Prophet quest. - On the Dawnguard side this would be after finding the journal at the cart near Dragon's Bridge. - On the Vampire side... no idea but probably similar. - NOTE: A Bite and a Kiss between Player and Serana happens here. STAGE 30: Speak to Serana about the kiss. STAGE 40: (clean-up) - Updates quest objectives on "Our Love Runs Red" - Move to 200 STAGE 200: - Quest complete. ---| PROBLEMS: 1. You have to hit the dialogue beats. Talk to Serana when it says to, above. 2. IF you are going to set stage through this, and you want the quest objectives in Our Love Runs Red marked, then set the stages listed that update "Our Love Runs Red". 3. IF you are going to set more than one stage in a row, set stage, exit the console and let the game catch up. Then do the next. 4. IF you are setting stage through this, STAGE 40 is Critical! And stop there! ============================================================= STEP THREE: Amorous Serana: Chasing Echoes ============================================================= Quest ID: SexLabAmorousAdventuresDLC1_3 You will talk to Serana A LOT. Talk to her until she runs out of topics. ---| WALKTHROUGH by STAGES: STAGE 5: Speak to Serana at the beginning of Chasing Echoes. STAGE 10: Speak to Serana After finding the Moon Dial in the garden. - Updates quest objectives on "Our Love Runs Red" - This dialogue option becomes available at Dawnguard Chasing Echoes stage 30 - This conversation ends in a bite scene STAGE 20: Speak to Serana directly after the bite - This conversation ends in a love scene STAGE 30: Speak to Serana directly after the love scene STAGE 40: Speak to Serana when you find the Lab - Updates quest objectives on "Our Love Runs Red" - This dialogue option becomes available at Dawnguard Chasing Echoes stage 50 - This conversation ends in a love scene STAGE 50: Speak to Serana directly after the Lab love scene STAGE 60: (clean-up) - Updates quest objectives on "Our Love Runs Red" - Move to 200 STAGE 200: - Quest complete. ---| PROBLEMS: 1. You have to hit the dialogue beats. Talk to Serana when it says to, above. 2. IF you are going to set stage through this, and you want the quest objectives in Our Love Runs Red marked, then set the stages listed that update "Our Love Runs Red". 3. IF you are going to set more than one stage in a row, set stage, exit the console and let the game catch up. Then do the next. 4. IF you are setting stage through this, STAGE 60 is Critical! And stop there! ============================================================= STEP FOUR: Amorous Serana: Beyond Death ============================================================= Quest ID: SexLabAmorousAdventuresDLC1_4 You will talk to Valerica A LOT. Depending on your view of Valerica you will either be hot for her or hot to get away from her. Either way, talk to her until she runs out of things to say! The scripted events in the Soul Cairn are buggy. That is a problem with the base game. Google problems. Again, all this Mod does is provide dialogue. ---| WALKTHROUGH by STAGES: STAGE 5: Speak to Valerica when you meet behind the force bubble her. - You can talk to her at length after her big vanilla game scene with Serana STAGE 10: Speak to Valerica in the courtyard after freeing her / defeating the dragon / getting the Elder Scroll - Updates quest objectives on "Our Love Runs Red" - This option becomes available after Stage 80 of Dawnguard Beyond Death quest. STAGE 20: (this is a Scene Stage) Serana and Valerica argue over the player - Updates quest objectives on "Our Love Runs Red" - This stage is a scene that is running. The end of the scene will set stage 30. STAGE 30: Talk to Serana - Serana will Force Greet the player at the end of the scene. STAGE 40: Speak to Valerica - Updates quest objectives on "Our Love Runs Red" - A Bite scene occurs - Player given options on how to handle Valerica STAGE 50: Speak to Valerica Again! STAGE 60: Speak to Serana - Updates quest objectives on "Our Love Runs Red" STAGE 70: (clean-up) - Updates quest objectives on "Our Love Runs Red" - Move to 200 STAGE 200: - Quest complete. ---| PROBLEMS: 1. You have to hit the dialogue beats. Talk to Serana when it says to, above. 2. IF you are going to set stage through this, and you want the quest objectives in Our Love Runs Red marked, then set the stages listed that update "Our Love Runs Red". 3. IF you are going to set more than one stage in a row, set stage, exit the console and let the game catch up. Then do the next. 4. IF you are setting stage through this, STAGE 70 is Critical! And stop there! 5. The scripted events in the Soul Cairn are buggy. That is a problem with the base game. Google problems! ============================================================= STEP FIVE: Amorous Serana: Unseen Visions ============================================================= Quest ID: SexLabAmorousAdventuresDLC1_5 ---| WALKTHROUGH by STAGES: STAGE 5: Talk to Serana in Ancestor Glade - You must be in Ancestor Glade - You must be on the Dawnguard Quest "Unseen Visions" - Dialogue ends with a love scene STAGE 10: (love scene) - Love scene runs - Move to 30 STAGE 30: (clean up) - Updates quest objectives on "Our Love Runs Red" - Move to 200 STAGE 200: - Quest complete. ---| PROBLEMS: 1. You have to hit the dialogue beats. Talk to Serana when it says to, above. 2. IF you are setting stage through this, STAGE 10 is Critical! And stop there! ============================================================= STEP SIX: Burning from the Inside ============================================================= QUEST ID: SexLabAmorousAdventuresDLC1_Arts At this point the Serana Amorous Quest is no longer following any progress in Dawnguard. It no longer cares. This starts a unique series of interactions between Serana and the player which can only occur after time passes. !!! YOU CANNOT SET STAGE THROUGH THIS !!!! The quest is on a timer and the ONLY way through this is by letting time pass. That's Game Time. If you are in a big hurry, go some place like your player home and sleep 24 game hours after each interaction. Then talk to Serana again. ---| IF YOU INSTALLED AMOROUS ADVENTURES IN A GAME WHERE DAWNGUARD IS COMPLETE... If you finished Dawnguard and don't want to replay it to get Serana's full tale and want to get Serana marked as a Lover then kick this quest at the console. SetStage SexLabAmorousAdventuresDLC1_Arts 5 ---| WALKTHROUGH by STAGES: !!! DO NOT SET STAGE !!! STAGE 5 - (Initialize Quest) STAGE 10 - Talk to Serana STAGE 20 - Lesson 1: Talk to Serana when she gets hungry STAGE 22 - (In Dialogue) STAGE 24 - (In Dialogue) STAGE 30 - Lesson 2: Talk to Serana when she gets hungry STAGE 32 - (In Dialogue) STAGE 34 - (In Dialogue) STAGE 40 - Lesson 3: Talk to Serana when she gets hungry STAGE 42 - (In Dialogue) STAGE 44 - (In Dialogue) STAGE 50 - Lesson 4: Talk to Serana when she gets hungry STAGE 52 - (In Dialogue) STAGE 54 - (In Dialogue) STAGE 60 - Serana is now my lover STAGE 200 - Shut down Quest, Mark Completed ============================================================= STEP SEVEN: SERANA AND THE MARK OF DIBELLA ============================================================= QUEST ID: SexLabAmorousAdventuresDLC1_Mark ---| NPCs needed: Serana (Lover) - Reference ID: xx002B74 (where xx is your load order for Dawnguard) Ahlam (Lover)- Reference ID: 0001A6A5 Senna - Reference ID: 000263CD Nazeem - Reference ID: 0001A6A4 ---| WALKTHROUGH by STAGES: STAGE 14: Talk to Serana STAGE 15: Talk to Priestess Senna at the temple of Dibella in Markarth with Serana as a follower - A scene between Serana and Senna will play STAGE 20: Talk to Senna again STAGE 22: Talk to Serana STAGE 25: Talk to Ahlam in Whiterun STAGE 30: (A scene between Serana and Ahlam) STAGE 35: Talk to Ahlam STAGE 40: Talk to Nazeem STAGE 45: (A scene between Serana and Nazeem) STAGE 50: Talk to Serana STAGE 55: Take Serana to Breezehome and talk to her - Love scene STAGE 60: Talk to Serana again STAGE 65: Take Serana to Ansilvund - talk to her outside the dungeon STAGE 70: Talk to Serana after completing Ansilvund - IMPORTANT: Get the key off the body of the Necromancer Boss to complete Ansilvund STAGE 75: Take Serana back to Whiterun and speak with Ahlam. STAGE 80: (A Scene between Serana & Ahlam) STAGE 85: (Kiss Scene) STAGE 88: Talk to Nazeem STAGE 90: (Scene between Ahlam and Nazeem) STAGE 95: Speak to Ahlam STAGE 100: Speak to Serana - Ahlam will follow the player STAGE 105: Take Serana and Ahlam to Breezehome in Whiterun - talk to Serana STAGE 110: Talk to Ahlam - Love Scene STAGE 115: Talk to Ahlam STAGE 120: (Scene between Ahlam and Serana) - Love Scene STAGE 125 - Talk to Serana - Love Scene STAGE 130 - Talk to Serana STAGE 135 - Escort Serana back to the Temple of Dibella. Speak to Senna STAGE 140 - (Scene between Serana and Senna) STAGE 145 - Talk to Serana STAGE 165 - Speak to Senna STAGE 170 - Speak to Serana STAGE 175 - Take Serana "some place beautiful". Speak to Serana there. - Love Scene STAGE 180 - Speak to Serana STAGE 185 - (clean up) STAGE 200 - Shut down Quest, Mark Completed - completed romance ---| PROBLEMS: 1. You have a dead NPC needed by the quest. - You need to use console commands. To resurrect a dead NPC: - go to UESP, search for the NPC and note down its RefID - That's RefID - NOT BaseID. No, no, no BaseID! - open your game, open console and type Prid #RefID, where #RefID is the number you wrote down. This will make your console "select" the NPC as a target for future commands. - now type moveto player, making the NPC's dead body appear at your feet. This isn't strictly necessary but it'll allow you to immediately check whether the NPC has been revived and is functioning. - now type recycleactor. This will "reset" the NPC to its default status (including inventory) and behavior.