Coven Quest

[Coding_Onion]

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Coven Quest

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A short, experimental questmod showcasing what i've learned in terms of preset-loading (and because when it works i think it's kind of neat).

Be sure to make a save before installing this mod since i haven't tested it on how it affects the worlddata long-term.

 

The quest is about (temporarily) joining a witch-coven via an illusion.

It should start automatically on loading your game.

 

IMPORTANT IF you are playing an Argonian, Khajiit, Orc or custom race

Spoiler

-After completing the quest, you will need to change your race in any racemenu (like showracemenualternative) back and fourth and save before exiting the game or you may end up with headparts not loading in correctly on your next restart (if this happens, you can use this method to fix it) 

 

Also you should probably start and finish the quest with the same character before doing it on another save due to preset-saving reasons.

 

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Rundown of the quest (for reference should anything go awry or not be clear, contains spoiler)

Spoiler

1.Talk to Tilda in the Ivarstead Inn, go through all of her dialogue. She will give you a ring and send you to Witchmist-Grove. Should her dialogue not start, try to quicksave and quickload.

2.Travel to Witchmist-Grove. A message should appear and a spell with an [!] should be added to your list. Cast it while in the area.

 

If problems happen at this stage here is an explanation what happens script-wise

Spoiler

The script will try to find the witch/hag that spawns there and save her appearance, make her vanish, then display the message and add the spell. You may have to reset the area (i think its waiting three days at a location that is far away) if this doesn't trigger. 

Also, the black screen after casting the spell takes about 10 seconds until the game resumes. 

 

3. Now you will enter snapleg-cave

Spoiler

You will awake on a bedroll with the preset of a witch (that usually spawns at witchmist grove) on your character.

The other witches should not attack you and you should be able to talk to them to find tildas stach. Read the message '[!] The truth' inside the treasurechest, hidden inside the pool of water of the room with the cage for the spriggan (on the enchantment-table side).

 

4. Now you may need to find some things

Spoiler

You can find your equipment in anises shacks cellar, southwest of Riverwood. It's inside a sack that leans onto a couple of crates, close to the ladder where you enter it.

 

5. And find some people

Spoiler

Tilda can be found at an inlet between 'broken oar grotto' and 'brinewater grotto' north of solitude (see the mods pictures).

The confrontation goes as follows:

Spoiler

Tilda is automatically aggressive towards you.

She should have the preset of your character before using the spell at witchmist-grove. If the loading didn't succeed, she will be a female nord by default.

Slaying her with killcam may cause a ctd, so be careful.

Once she is slain, you will get access to a spell to change yourself back (loosing the hagraven-friend status) and a book that lets you brew 'potion of change'-potions at a cooking pot.

As with any changes by this method, you may have to restart Skyrim to change the hair/brows on your character.

 

 

 

Requirements - hard

Skyrim AE version 1.6.1170

Potions of change version 1.2.0

 

Requirements - soft

Fuz-Ro d-oh

Face discoloration fix

 

Requirements - recommended

Any mod that improves the appearance of leveled characters, especially witches

Any mod that makes the killcam more stable

 

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• Submitter
  Coding_Onion
• Submitted
  05/25/26
• Category
  Regular Mods
• Requirements
  Skyrim AE version 1.6.1170, Potions of change version 1.2.0, Fuz-Ro d-oh, Face discoloration fix
• Regular Edition Compatible
  No
• Install Instructions

 

[Alias Fakename]

Awesome, you actually went and did it! I'm just at the start with my mod. Can't wait to try this out!

[Coding_Onion]

1 minute ago, Alias Fakename said:

Awesome, you actually went and did it! I'm just at the start with my mod. Can't wait to try this out!

Well, it's sadly a lot less than the description may let on (walkthrough is on the modsite anyways).

It's more of a 'this is possible within the game' than everything else.

Still, hope you have fun

[Alias Fakename]

I've read it. It's good enough. Putting it in my load order right now. Thanks!

[Komandante88]

The mod is great, and it integrates very well with their other mod "Potions of Change." Where I got lost was in recovering my equipment; I had to check the mod's description, which said it was in Anise's Cabin.

[Coding_Onion]

7 minutes ago, Komandante88 said:

The mod is great, and it integrates very well with their other mod "Potions of Change." Where I got lost was in recovering my equipment; I had to check the mod's description, which said it was in Anise's Cabin.

Jup, it's

Spoiler

the sack next to the ladder, the one on one of the screenshots.

 

[Coding_Onion]

Oh, by the way, where you have to go is also mentioned inside the mod, it's just on the backside of the letter (which is a bit evil by design).

[Coding_Onion]

11 hours ago, Komandante88 said:

The mod is great, and it integrates very well with their other mod "Potions of Change." Where I got lost was in recovering my equipment; I had to check the mod's description, which said it was in Anise's Cabin.

Oh, by the way, where you have to go is also mentioned inside the mod, it's just on the backside of the letter (which is a bit mean-spitited by design).

[Komandante88]

7 hours ago, Coding_Onion said:

Ah, por cierto, también se menciona dónde tienes que ir dentro del mod, está justo en la parte trasera de la letra (que es un poco cruel por diseño).

You are right, once I translated his mod into my native language I realized it. I think his mod is the best of its kind, gender change with a simple mission and the possibility to change it whenever desired through potions, truly awesome

[Komandante88]

7 hours ago, Coding_Onion said:

Ah, por cierto, también se menciona dónde tienes que ir dentro del mod, está justo en la parte trasera de la letra (que es un poco cruel por diseño).

Although I confess to you that in the translation to my language I modified the text a bit, for example, in one part of the letter I put something like, Take your form to go to Roca Alta, and you will be a woman from now on, you will know what it feels like to be enslaved and raped by bandits and other creatures, as you have done, vile man

[Komandante88]

3 minutes ago, Komandante88 said:

Y ahí se activa el mod

Wait, this thread is for non-adults. Please have a moderator delete my comment and apologies, I respect the rules of all sites, and I really didn't realize I was in the non-adult section

 

[Coding_Onion]

i think you can delete it yourself, idk, have reported it as 'wrong category' and written that it was accidental.

Might not have been the brightest idea on my part to make a mod that is devoid of adult content on this site, but it kind of felt the most convenient 😅