thugs not assassins

Hired thugs are not supposed to kill you. That's the job of the Dark Brotherhood.

Overview

If you've ever thieved a lot in Skyrim, you're likely familiar with the thugs who are occasionally hired to track you down and kill you. It's not very interesting, and even regular mercenaries doing assassinations doesn't make much sense. The way this event works is that you're forced to kill mobs, or run away far enough that they disappear. Doing both of these things can be difficult, but you can't continue playing the game until you do it.

Well, what if the mob doesn't kill you outright? What if there were more options around invisible role-playing characters? That's where this mod comes in.

in short:

You can now talk to mob leaders before combat.

Conversations include the options of fighting, surrendering, bribing, or convincing the thugs. Or you can run away.

If you still fight the goons, they won't kill you. However, they will take some of your stolen items and gold.

If you avoid fighting by hiding from them or calming them down, they will leave you alone.

If you concealed or disposed of stolen items beforehand, it's easier to convince them you didn't.

After the incident, unless you bribed or convinced the thugs, or beat them up and they couldn't find anything, the original victim will think worse of you.

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Overview

If you've ever thieved much in Skyrim, chances are you're familiar with the thugs who occasionally get hired to track you down and kill you. This isn't exactly very fun, nor does it even make much sense that regular mercenaries are conducting assassinations. The way this event works, you are forced to either kill the thugs, or run away far enough that they disappear. Doing either of these things can be difficult, but you just can't continue playing your game until you do.

Well, what if the thugs didn't outright kill you? What if there were more options to play around it as a character with a stealth-focused build? That's where this mod comes in.

In a nutshell:

You can now have a conversation with the thug leader before fighting.

The conversation includes options to fight, surrender, bribe, or persuade the thugs. Or you can just run away.

If you still get into a fight with the thugs, they do not kill you. However, they will take some of your stolen items and gold instead.

If you escape the fight by hiding from them or calming them, they will leave you alone.

If you hid or disposed of the stolen items beforehand, it is much easier to persuade them that you didn't do it.

After the event unfolds, the original victim will have a worse opinion of you, unless you bribe or persuade the thugs, or get beaten up but they don't find anything.