Bestial Player Character

[Gamer_Auto]

There are a few mods for Skyrim labeled as "beastess", which includes 1 Bestiality mod and 3 Player Home Mods; as well as plenty of tribal tats and clothing options. But, as far as I'm aware, there are no mods that make the player actually act like a beast.

 

What I'm thinking of is something along the lines of animations that make the player roam around in an animal-like manner (on all fours (preferred), or hunched like Werewolves/Trolls), a Hircine worshiper and/or lover mods, a Werewolf Expansion that can provide benefits/animations to Human/Mer/Cat/Lizard form, a Werewolf Replacement that empowers the main form instead of performing a shapeshift, Forsworn-like equipment that provides better benefits than actual Forsworn armor, etc.

 

This is mostly a discussion for a hypothetical to give an interested mod creator some inspiration, but I'd welcome links to existing mods that could help shape such a vision together.

 

How to tie it into the lore:
You've somehow been enchanted by Hircine. Perhaps it was a blessing for being a particularly loyal follower, or a curse for insulting him. Regardless, now you're forced to wander Skyrim as if you were one of the wild animals. You can roam about freely without much worry from certain beast types, but it comes at a cost. The Forsworn & Orcs will find you interesting and try to "tame" you as an attack beast, most standard equipment is locked out from you (aside from anything necessary for progression), and civilized peoples will have a negative reaction if they notice your presence (attacking to shoo you away, putting you in prison, enslave you (for some slavery integration), or just use the "crazy woman" for a good time). You'll have to either find a way to dispel the effect placed on you (perhaps through "purification" by the Followers of Dibella or through "experiments" at the College of Winterhold), or carve out a place at the top of Skyrim's food chain as the Mistress of Beasts.

 

Features such a mod would include:

• Animal-like movement animations (all fours preferable, but Troll-inspired animations would make usage of tools more believable)
  --On all-fours, usage of items like keys & Dragon Claws could be performed with the mouth when in the 3rd Person Camera.
• Crafting of exclusive gear
  --Weapons made of scrap wood, bones, fur, fibers, and spare rocks that augment "unarmed" attacks (similar to the Brawler Gauntlet Creation Club add-on, but styled in a "wild" or "tribal" manner)
  --"Armor" that leaves little-to-nothing to the imagination, yet still buffs DR and buffs Sneak; can be made of natural materials and basic animal goods (similar to mods that make Forsworn Armor more sexual)
  --"Jewelry" such as bone piercings and claw necklaces or tribal tattoos that could be enchanted
• Unique magical skills that fit the theme
  --Various "roars, howls, growls" and such that act as reskins of the Fear, Rally, Detect Life, and animal summoning spell effects
  --A special spell that allows you to temporarily summon a "mate" to fuck you buff you with a new version of Lover's Comfort; the more it's used, the more potent and longer lasting it becomes (to a reasonable cap); the type of "mate" that's summoned depends on the level of the spell (from lower level creatures like Dogs, Wolves, "Wild" Horses, and Skeevers, to mid level enemies like Sabre Cats, to high level enemies like Bears, Mammoths, and Spriggans)
• Beast companions that follow you and act as lovers and survival aids in survival mode
  --Each Hold could have a situation to become the dominant force of that region and reward you with a unique beast companion, similar to how becoming Thane in each Hold grants a unique Housecarl
  --Example of survival aids could be a Wolf or Sabre Cat companion helping you hunt more and larger game, or a Bear companion keeping you warm when in cold regions
• Leveling Skill Buffs for certain actions/states (akin to Werewolf & Vampire menus)
  --Buff Unarmed attacks
  --Somehow reward nudity/glorified nudity
  --Buff stealth (being naked already provides a stealth buff, but this hypothetical mod should make such a thing scale higher)
  --Somehow reward hunting & consuming wild game (cannibal option toggle in MCM for those who want it)
  --Somehow reward using natural ingredients & natural freshwater sources (lakes & rivers) for healing/stamina/mana regen
• A series of player homes similar to the Beastess Lairs mod (Potential)
  --A player home in each hold that looks like a normal cave on the outside, but inside has the means of progression in this mod, like special crafting stations, a place to keep food (or future food), a place for beneficial plants to grow, a bed-like spot for the Well Rested buff, a place for a companion from that region to mill about
• Relationship to Hircine (Potential)
  --Can find a special alter to Hircine in either The Reach or Falkreath Hold (or somewhere else special like the new player home), and can interact with it to make a choice; making an offering of animal parts can grant the "Blessing" version of the mod; destroying the alter can inflict the "Curse" version of the mod
  --Being "Cursed" by Hircine is a limited version of the mod mostly for roleplay purposes; restricting the player to the alternate animation set, unarmed damage and no armor, and the debuff of being hunted down, attacked, subdued, and raped by any hostile animal within a certain radius that grows every time you fail to protect yourself | in the "Cursed" state, you have two options of either finding a way to lift the Curse (by way of the Dibellan Sisters or the Mage College), or embrace it by rebuilding the alter to turn the "Cursed" state into the "Blessing" state
  --Being "Blessed" by Hircine unlocks the full features of the mod, allows for you to become Hircine's Champion (providing the ultimate versions of all gear), and potentially even his Lover/Pet (providing buffs strong enough to take on each major Story Boss (Alduin feat. Partysnacks, Harkon, Miraak) and maybe the Secret Bosses (Ebony Warrior & Karstaag))

 

Alternative, already existing mods

• Moonlight Tales Special Edition - Werewolf and Werebear Overhaul by Brevi on Nexus
• Patron Gods of Skyrim - Special Edition by Robbie922004 on Nexus
• Dynamic Animation Replacer (OAR) - Crawl on all Fours Animation - Original Variant by by TheNoid8 on Nexus
• Dynamic Animation Replacer - Crawl on all Fours Animation by DarkAngel1265, Ported to SSE by Zhalroth on Nexus

 

If anyone has an idea to add to the list, let me know and I'll add it. If anyone has a link to more mods that can fill one of these niches, I'll add it to the list. And if a mod author would like to take inspiration from this list, go right on ahead and lemme know how it turns out!

Edited February 22, 2025 by Gamer_Auto
Added Mods To The List

[belegost]

Moonlight Tales.

[Gamer_Auto]

2 hours ago, belegost said:

Moonlight Tales.

Would have liked a link, but I found it. Thanks for the suggestion.

[Grey Cloud]

You might want to consult a dictionary for the meaning of the word "bestiality".

[Gamer_Auto]

10 hours ago, Grey Cloud said:

You might want to consult a dictionary for the meaning of the word "bestiality".

Bestiality: Animal Fuckin'.

There's plenty of mods that allow that, but not many that allow us to act like the beasts we fuck.

[Gamer_Auto]

2/21/2025 Update:
I found some more mods that could come in handy for the kind of all-in-one mod/modpack I suggested above.

• Patron Gods of Skyrim - Special Edition by Robbie922004 on Nexus (This makes worship of Hircine an option, and comes with the boon of making Predatory Animals an Ally instead of an Enemy)
• Dynamic Animation Replacer (OAR) - Crawl on all Fours Animation - Original Variant by by TheNoid8 on Nexus (This is a Sneaking animation replacement, and is the more interesting of the three I found. You'd need another mod or Console Commands to make Sneaking faster; and luckily, there's a Standing Stone Overhaul mod that makes the Shadow Stone buff Sneak Speed by 40% and buff Sneak Attacks by 15%, which definitely fits the theme of this mod!)
• Dynamic Animation Replacer - Crawl on all Fours Animation by DarkAngel1265, Ported to SSE by Zhalroth on Nexus (This is a Sneaking animation replacement, but doesn't look as good, to my eyes. I didn't include the third one I found because it looked kinda bad)

I've not yet found any mods that would allow a character to be Hircine's lover, or gain Thane-equivalent animal companions.

[Gamer_Auto]

3/15/2025 Update:

In my browsing, I've found another mod that sounds a lot like part of my hypothetical mod called Untamed. It allows you to collect animals in a pack. They'll fight for you, level up, and even breed with you. The downside is that it's an LE mod and I have no idea if it'd be compatible with the current version of AE. Probably not, if I had to guess. Yet it shall still go on the list, just in a more hesitant form.