Coffee with an old Khajiit

[Avrie]

Goooooood Morning Tamriel!

Ah'vrie wishes you well. It is Tirdas the 21st of Morning Star and the weather here on warm sands is cold and blustery. The blessed moons will wane through the final quarter tonight, but they have set for now. Time to tend the inn. Excuse please while the fires are stoked, and fresh water put to the flame...

Our brew of the day is still Kahawa ya Congo, and the biscuits are oatmeal raisin. Checking the hot sheets we have 51 new with the usual eclectic mix. Let's see what catches an old cat's eye this day.

Ev1lVaultBoy released Birthsigns - A Minimalist Trait Mod
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/139672
"Adds traits to Skyrim! Requires a new game and Blade and Blunt." The buffs are not very creative, another for the pile. Thanks

Tlam99 released Transmutate Chapter 2
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/139611
"adds 3 spell tome transmutating ore" Well, at least there's a theme...
Elf - iron to quicksilver to Moonstone, Orc - Iron to orichalcum to ebony, Human, Iron to Corundum to Dwarven ingot. Your game your way. Books need to be crafted, no world drops

Xioraa released Improved Candlelight
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/139623
An interesting take on this. Improve the spell book at a tanning rack, and gain the ability increase the duration depending on how long it's powered? Okay, not for the pile. The old cat may test this in game. I wonder if you can intentionally make the duration short? Thanks, have a cookie.

rhonjhonson released master spells rebalanced
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/139657
"this mod doubles the damage and magicka cost of the 3 vanilla master spells." With another version coming that doesn't double the cost.

Okay, the old cat is on the fence with this one. Rhon is treating this as a fix for the vanilla mechanic not applying the two handed bonus on master spells. This may be true. You do still have to do the master quests, but now they just might be worth it. Waiting on version 2 myself. Hard to test if you're not a mage... we'll see. Thanks.

thesignedpainter released Invisible Backpacks
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/139576
"A collection of patches to make backpacks from various mods invisible"

Finally the antithesis of IED. Hide everything, including tacky backpacks that clash with your outfits LOL. This one gets a cookie on principal. We love choice.

inscenique released Dawnstar Farms
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/139635
"This mods turns two Dawnstar Houses into farms by adding animals, coops and crops."

Well, it's no more ridiculous than the three farms outside Windhelm. Nothing should grow there either. Snowberries anyone LOL

Let's get to the good stuff...

h495 released Shelter of Skaal - fadingsignal's Skaal Tent for Solstheim (BOS)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/139614
"Uses Base Object Swapper to swap several tents near Skaal Village on Solstheim with fadingsignal's Skaal tent mesh"

H495 knocks it out of the park with their second mod. This uses the assets from Skaal fishing camp. Great mod, but the old cat wasn't thrilled with the location. This is a wonderful use of the assets. original required of course. 2 cookies, Downloaded

Snazzy Noble Cupboards - Base Object Swapper by Gutmaw
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecial ... ods/139573
"randomly distributes 15 different custom made Noble Cupboards, Nightstands, and Wardrobe Chests to all vanilla counterparts, as well as any other mod-added vanilla Noble Cupboards, Nightstands, and Wardrobe Chests."

You'll want to read the mod page. The doors open all the way showing the contents before opening the loot menu... Very snazzy. Needs testing in game. Have a cookie

And finally we have a new grass mod from Jilvane

Wildlyfe - Fantasy Grass Overhaul - Seasons Support
"An all-encompassing grass mod that covers every biome in Skyrim; with full Seasons support and many customizable options to choose from."

Uses grass model from Cathedral 3D landscapes as well as assorted models from other grass mods. The Author uses a fantasy style ENB (Not a bad one) so the greens are over saturated, but if you look past that, the grass texture combinations are wonderful, fitting, and varried. This one could give Kyne's grass a run for the money.

Tracking for now, needs to be seen in game. The old cat will be testing this. 2 cookies

And that will do for today. The fires are stoked, the kettles scrubbed, and the floors are swept. Have a seat by the fires and warm your bones. We-B-Open!