Dibella's Love (Vow of Nudity) - Beta LE/SE/AE

[Trajl]

I noticed that in the mod “Succubus Heart,” the passive ability “Regal Glow,” which increases armor rating when naked, is treated as wearing armor in town. I’m not asking for a fix, since allowing them to stack might be overkill—just wanted to share the information.

[Dumuzi]

7 hours ago, Trajl said:

I noticed that in the mod “Succubus Heart,” the passive ability “Regal Glow,” which increases armor rating when naked, is treated as wearing armor in town. I’m not asking for a fix, since allowing them to stack might be overkill—just wanted to share the information.

 

It's treated that way because that's exactly what it's doing. That power equips the PC with an invisible body piece. PSQ on the other hand has a feature which raises armor without doing that.

[xtro334]

On 3/31/2026 at 11:39 PM, killer905 said:

I assume you're talking about the situation where you try to use “shout” and the “dibella spell ” whilst wearing armour?
 

 

Nah,  I'm talking about the Dibella messages that pop up every now and then.

I'm not trying to do anything, and they can pop up even in conversations.

 

They are entertaining the first few times, but since they pop up no matter what one is doing,and do not involve any choices, they can get a bit annoying after a while.

 

Edited April 19 by xtro334

[RodWolf12]

On 4/1/2026 at 7:49 AM, nukacola1989 said:

I was having issues getting the blessing from the Dibella statue, but it worked fine once I toggled survival mode off. The popup about offering gold seemed to supersede the message about the blessing from this mod, in case anyone else was having this issue.  

Can confirm. Had the issue then  switched off survival and got the vow-message without problem

[xtro334]

I have had some trouble with the adrianne avenicci quest in Whiterun.

It seems like the AI overhaul keeps her in the house at night time, and if I summon her, I get the lines for the quest to follow her, after which she enters the locked house instead of going to a secluded spot. 

 

Edit: guess I wrote to soon. She suddenly popped up behind the house without exiting the doors. 

 

Edited April 19 by xtro334

[kamithemoon]

On 4/12/2026 at 9:45 AM, Trajl said:

I noticed that in the mod “Succubus Heart,” the passive ability “Regal Glow,” which increases armor rating when naked, is treated as wearing armor in town. I’m not asking for a fix, since allowing them to stack might be overkill—just wanted to share the information.

 

Well... if you did want a fix, all you have to do is delete the ArmorCuriass keyword from Regal Glow.

 

Spoiler

 

[nuclearstorm]

I still get zapped for wearing SMP wigs and other decorative items that leave my character otherwise naked. Woudn't it be much easier to have a custom keyword that lets you whitelist equipment? PW has something like that in the MCM but a keyword is probably easier to implement.

[Gristle]

On 4/7/2026 at 10:43 AM, Caeldfwlch said:

- As of now, if you summon your "Blade of Dibella" during your sparring match with Vilkas, he will give his vanilla line, complaining that you're using magic and they don't "do" magic around here. I think that should be changed so that you get special dialogue if you use your Dibella abilities for this sparring match. That would make it more immersive, and make it easier RP-wise for a Priest / Magic character to do the companions questline.

He doesn't complain about the Blade of Dibella in my game. Do you have any combat mods or spell mods that could be affecting this? This is really just a Bound Sword, with the added condition that you have to be naked to wield it, and a bonus that it lasts 50% longer. 

On 4/7/2026 at 10:43 AM, Caeldfwlch said:

- I think it would be cool if there was a rank above Herald where the player must be nude even in dungeons.

That's easy to add if people want it - an "Icon of Dibella" rank. It's just a game balance thing. I wanted to make sure players could complete some of the (difficult) vanilla quests. But also, it was also not clear to me why Dibella would want you to display your beauty to falmer and draugr, for example.

On 4/7/2026 at 10:43 AM, Caeldfwlch said:

- Strength of the bound weapons should scale with your rank.

They do get stronger with perks, as the usual Bound Weapon perks will affect the Blade of Dibella. Of course, I realize that, even with the perks, Bound Weapons fall behind other weapons in power at higher levels. Perhaps this could be tied to the "Icon" rank? 

[Gristle]

On 4/7/2026 at 10:22 PM, Nonelone1990 said:

After  pc rebuild Dibellan temple, Can pc recruit new members for the Dibellan Temple Guardians like the blades ? Dragonborn adventures with Dibellan Temple Guardian (lidia,Rayya,Jordis the Sword-Maiden,lona,even Animal Research character) would be amazing.

That's contemplated, but probably a ways down the road. Building out "immersive" content for all of Skyrim will come first.

[Gristle]

22 hours ago, nuclearstorm said:

I still get zapped for wearing SMP wigs and other decorative items that leave my character otherwise naked. Woudn't it be much easier to have a custom keyword that lets you whitelist equipment? PW has something like that in the MCM but a keyword is probably easier to implement.

Yes. I could do that. But if the mod is complaining about a wig, the wig must have a ClothingHead or ArmorHelmet keyword, which seems odd to me. Another solution would be to remove these keywords from the wig.

 

Yet another approach might be to use the SexlabNoStrip keyword. I assume (hope) that wigs would be given this keyword -- to prevent sex-crazed bandits from scalping your PC. I could allow anything with such a keyword (e.g., bunny ears, tails), with the assumption that it's part of the PC's body.

[nuclearstorm]

8 minutes ago, Gristle said:

Yes. I could do that. But if the mod is complaining about a wig, the wig must have a ClothingHead or ArmorHelmet keyword, which seems odd to me. Another solution would be to remove these keywords from the wig.

 

Yet another approach might be to use the SexlabNoStrip keyword. I assume (hope) that wigs would be given this keyword -- to prevent sex-crazed bandits from scalping your PC. I could allow anything with such a keyword (e.g., bunny ears, tails), with the assumption that it's part of the PC's body.

They are defined as hoods in some mods so yeah treated as clothing items. Ignoring items with the SexlabNoStrip keyword would be a good solution as it's already applied. Would also work on stuff like belts and similar decorations which often are marked as clothing.

[Caeldfwlch]

1 hour ago, Gristle said:

He doesn't complain about the Blade of Dibella in my game. Do you have any combat mods or spell mods that could be affecting this? This is really just a Bound Sword, with the added condition that you have to be naked to wield it, and a bonus that it lasts 50% longer. 

That's easy to add if people want it - an "Icon of Dibella" rank. It's just a game balance thing. I wanted to make sure players could complete some of the (difficult) vanilla quests. But also, it was also not clear to me why Dibella would want you to display your beauty to falmer and draugr, for example.

They do get stronger with perks, as the usual Bound Weapon perks will affect the Blade of Dibella. Of course, I realize that, even with the perks, Bound Weapons fall behind other weapons in power at higher levels. Perhaps this could be tied to the "Icon" rank? 

He doesn't complain about being hit with the Bound Sword, he complains about you casting the initial spell to conjure the Bound Sword.

[Gristle]

4 hours ago, Caeldfwlch said:

He doesn't complain about being hit with the Bound Sword, he complains about you casting the initial spell to conjure the Bound Sword.

Hmm. Maybe because I'm casting the spell before he raises his shield? In any case, just use a different weapon, or you can even hit him with your fists.

[Caeldfwlch]

1 hour ago, Gristle said:

Hmm. Maybe because I'm casting the spell before he raises his shield? In any case, just use a different weapon, or you can even hit him with your fists.

 

Think of roleplaying classes like a points system. You’ve got four big archetypes: Rogue, Warrior, Mage, and Priest.

 

Skyrim doesn’t force you into these roles, but sticking to them - at least loosely - helps with keeping your character’s identity clear and your roleplay consistent.

 

For a character who takes the Dibellan Vow of Nudity. That feels like a priestess archetype. She worships one of the Divines, so spells and magic are her thing. Most of your “points” go straight into Priest. Dibella is all about beauty, passion, and art, so if a fight breaks out, you’d expect your character’s style to match - never just brute force or traditional melee. The way you spread out these “points” ends up shaping what quests and factions make sense for you to join. This is all a self-imposed restriction for better storytelling, not something the game demands.

 

But here’s the issue, the Companions are all about the Warrior archetype, and if your character’s got zero “points” there, joining them feels off. To keep things immersive, it helps to find some kind of in-universe reason if you want to go down that path.

 

Now, the Vow of Nudity gives you the Blade of Dibella spell. Honestly, that’s your bridge. Even if the Blade is conjured or gifted by Dibella, it’s still a weapon. You’re not suddenly a full Warrior, but you do have some martial skill - enough to stretch the rules and justify tagging along with the Companions. Still, it’s a fragile balance. If the game or the Companions themselves discourage use of that spell, you lose your main way of connecting your character to their culture. Suddenly you’re back to a pure Priest, and it’s hard to defend why you’re fighting alongside the Companions at all.

 

And here’s the real dilemma. You’re a Priestess of Dibella, Vow of Nudity, and the one thing that lets you walk both Priest and Warrior lines (the Blade of Dibella) is frowned upon by the Companions’ dialogue. It doesn’t make sense for your character to swap to a generic sword - besides magic, that divine blade is probably the only thing that fits your theme. Switching weapons just breaks the whole connection you built between your character and Dibella, ruining your reason for being there in the first place.

 

Honestly, it’d be great if the game just recognized that spell as something special. Maybe Vilkas doesn’t complain when you cast it, or at least says something unique if he sees you do it. That kind of detail would keep the Companions’ personality intact, but it’d also let your RP feel seamless. It wouldn’t yank you out of your RP just because you stuck to your character’s beliefs.

Edited April 21 by Caeldfwlch

[bark1313]

2 hours ago, Gristle said:

Hmm. Maybe because I'm casting the spell before he raises his shield? In any case, just use a different weapon, or you can even hit him with your fists.

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Problem with the Windhelm quest

[Maidenslayer]

I have thoroughly enjoyed this mod and look forward to future updates.  The way you have slightly changed everyone's dialog pertaining to my Dibellan follower is clever and fascinating.

 

In the meantime, I noticed that your documented starting default values do not match their actual starting values:

 

DBL_ArouseChance - Chance for Dibella's Charm power to arouse enemies to have sex with PC. Default is 20(%).  -- actual is 33.00

DBL_AllowComment - Chance for NPC comments. Default is 70(%).  -- actual is 1.00

DBL_AllowFComment - Chance for follower comments (Lydia only currently). Default is 30(%).  -- actual is 1.00

 

Are these variables supposed to be set from 0.00 to 1.00 or from 0.00 to 100.00?

[xtro334]

@Gristle

Any ETA for next release?

[killer905]

2 hours ago, xtro334 said:

@Gristle

Any ETA for next release?

No, he working on "Animal Mansion Reborn"

[Lusciouslochs]

41 minutes ago, killer905 said:

No, he working on "Animal Mansion Reborn"

What no way?! Been waiting years for a good successor (there’s been a few but the promising one never got fully finished) 

[killer905]

25 minutes ago, Lusciouslochs said:

What no way?! Been waiting years for a good successor (there’s been a few but the promising one never got fully finished) 

 

[BuggyBumper]

Getting a crash when attempting to use the "Blade of Dibella" spell. 

 

[killer905]

3 hours ago, Pater Aelred said:

Getting a crash when attempting to use the "Blade of Dibella" spell. 

 

I had this on old save.

 

https://forums.nexusmods.com/topic/511433-ctd-when-casting-bound-sword/page/2/#findComment-6156006

 

So, here's what you do to fix the bug:

1. Unequip everything. EVERYTHING. Some things that don't seem to be enchanted still might give you effects.
2. Check magic effects, make a list of what's left.
3. Make a proper save just in case things go south.
4. Open console, click yourself (or 'prid 14', whatever makes you happy), enter 'ressurect' and close the console.
5. Check magic effects, note that the list is now empty.
6. Cast Bound Sword, verify that it works. It should.
7. F5, F9. Now all your perk-given and racial magic effects should be back.
8. Check magic effects, use the console to replace the ones that didn't automatically return.
9. Cast Bound Sword, verify it still works. It should. Make sure you verify with left hand, right hand, and both together.

 

To find and restore your magic effects, open console, use the HELP command: HELP "effect" ... surround the effect with quotes. For instance:

 

 

Quote

help "force without effort"

 

There will be a number of entries, shouldn't be too hard to read, but what you're looking for is the code next to the SPELL entry of your effect. Use the ADDSPELL console command to recover it:

 

Quote

player.addspell E8281

 

[zuguor]

On 2026/3/29 at AM8点14分, Gristle said:

如果你对这个模组有任何反馈，特别是你觉得它是否让初级或更高等级的玩家角色变得太弱或太强，请告诉我。

 

Can we have interactions with Tyrwin, or add some nude-required side quests, similar to the animal studies?

[Gristle]

10 hours ago, Ranker said:

Can we have interactions with Tyrwin, or add some nude-required side quests, similar to the animal studies?

No interactions with Tirwin are planned, but the mod already has several (small) side quests (see description), and many more are planned. Eventually, a larger main quest will be added. 

[eflat01]

On 4/19/2026 at 1:37 PM, kamithemoon said:

 

Well... if you did want a fix, all you have to do is delete the ArmorCuriass keyword from Regal Glow.

 

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I do not have that mod but doesn't it seem strange to you that something in slot 60 and I'm guessing leaves torso exposed would even have that keyword?

 

Having that keyword will look like the PC is clothed in most every mod which checks for clothing, i.e. OSL aroused, etc... wo having to assign other keywords or remove them with KID.