If you’ve been looking for a reason to return to Skyrim this Christmas, then a new mod could satisfy your needs, delivering a fully voiced adventure that gets you into the spirit of Naturalia.
Yes, Satulalia. Look, without getting into a big discussion of Tamriel culture, it’s basically the equivalent of Christmas in The Elder Scrolls, taking place on the 25th of the Evening Star. Seriously, they even decorate the trees and everything.
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As a gift meant to celebrate this holiday and our own, modder JaySerpa has created “The Gift of Saturalia”, which adds a new quest to the game that pits you against a rather suspicious “bearded old businessman” cooperate.
“He hopes you will be able to help people in Skyrim who are going through hard times, and in doing so, spread the spirit of Satulalia across the province,” Jaiselpa wrote.[The] The mission is short and sweet, similar in scope to the original mission “Book of Love”, but longer. ” They added that in their opinion, the coolest thing about the mod is that it “has lasting effects, scenes, and dialogue once completed,” allowing you to see the impact of your good deeds on people’s lives.
As you can see in this cheeky little trailer, which is definitely not inspired by any other video game – cough, GTA, cough – the mod’s one or two hour long quest revolves around Diane the Bard and The character of businessman Niklas is voiced by hosts LIZZ and Urgie. It also aims to give “several vanilla NPCs who typically don’t get much love” something more to do with some spliced-in vanilla dialogue, bringing it up to a whopping 500 festive lines in total.
It looks like your persuasion skills will be put to the test, but there are some “fun rewards that encourage staying in the colder parts of Skyrim” that will cause you trouble. Beyond that, there’s the opportunity to disrupt some NPCs’ living situations, relationships, or general attitudes based on your actions, because what would Christmas be without some emotional conflict?
Plus, if you’re saving up to buy your partner a crappy last-minute gas station gift, you’ll be happy to know that Creation Club’s Naturalia Holiday Pack add-on isn’t a requirement for JaySerpa to work, despite the mod If you do, you’ll take advantage of it.
If you love a good Bethesda RPG, be sure to check out our coverage of the latest must-have mods for Starfield and Fallout 4, as well as our recent interviews with some modders about their plans for new Skyrim creations.
