Abandoned Prison Tweak SE

Tweaks and changes to Abandoned Prison and Helgen Keep for greater convenience, deeper character customization, and better synergy with alternate launch modes. A port of Adruunos' original mod.

The LE version is here!

This is a port of the original Abandoned Prison Tweaks. In short, this improves the launch experience for some popular alternate and quickstart options - namely by giving you access to basic gear, spells, and the Fertility Mark/Doomstone. This is specifically with Live Another Life in mind, but a vanilla start and any other alternative start that has access to Helgen Keep can also be used.

Start the device

Sometimes, the game you choose to start with doesn't give you the tools you need for your planned character build. To solve this problem, this mod adds a rusty chest to Helgen Keep and the Abandoned Prison, filled with super crappy low-level gear, including amulets, robes, light and heavy armor, all weapon skills, torches, pickaxes, and carving axes.

Start spell

This mod includes starting spell selection, allowing players to quickly access the starting spells for each magic school. Find the Forgotten Scroll Case in the Abandoned Prison or the Mage's Cell at Helgen Keep and pick spells using the scroll of your choice. You'll also find two Turn Undead scrolls to help you in early undead combat.

start birth

Thanks for choosing your sign, you can now choose a starting birthsign by reading your first copy of The Firmament. There is a copy of both Helgen Keep and Abandoned Prison. After reading, you'll open a menu to pick up the vanilla Doomstone power to start the game. This power changes whenever you use another Doomstone.

start stealing

Ignition via lock can be a problem in the early game, so a cache of locks is hidden in both the Abandoned Prison and Helgen Keep for extra security. This is especially useful for opening the Helgen Keep mage's cell for your introductory spell scroll or for starting with the "I want to get out of this cell" selection in Live Another Life.

I messed up my face!

Never fear, vanity mirrors are here! A new handheld vanity mirror has been placed in the open chamber of Helgen Keep and deep within the abandoned prison. When you equip an item, it opens a limited appearance editor that changes your character's characteristics, but does not change your race or gender. If lost, you can also craft the mirror again at the forge.

I play Alternative Beginning - Live Another Life

This mod is designed to work in synergy with Live Another Life, and has some extra features that will be particularly useful to users of this mod. The room itself is better lit, easier to use, has a hinted journal, a crappy silver sword to fight the prison ghosts, and if you break out you'll find a bridge and a makeshift horse outside the prison.

I play vanilla/some other alternatives to start with

You can still benefit from this mod! The starting unit of Live Another Life will not be available, but you can find all new items in Helgen Keep. Head to the abandoned prison and you'll still find a silver sword in its depths, a convenient bridge to the river mouth outside, and an abandoned makeshift horse.

compatibility

This mod should be compatible with almost everything except the three mods it contains.

The character creation overhaul will work, as all spells and fertility tokens are added post-creation via spells and books you pick up.

Since the Birth Sign is chosen from the vanilla Doomstone power, the Standing Stone Overhaul is also compatible.

Points and permissions

You are free to use this mod however you like, just credit it to Arduunos and link to this page. Since this includes "Choose Your Logo", "Start Spell Selection" and "Vanity Mirror" you will need to double check their pages, but all were left open while making this mockup. Finally, anything you make with it must not use "Live Another Life" anywhere in the title.

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