SECOND CHANCES
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 🏆 #279 of 411 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Requires openmw
1. 3 CHANGELOG:
Stopped the menu from coming up every time you load the game. It should now only come up once. Unless you bring it up with the console by activating it with ` key and typing "set secondchancemenu to 0" and hit enter. The menu will now come back up and you can choose whatever option you like.
Tired of death being the end?! This mod gives you the chance to go on! When you die you will be resurrected and teleported to the nearest Tribunal temple. All of your gold will be gone. You must travel back to your place of death to recover it.
If you die before you reach there the gold will be gone forever. It's like Dark souls with soul recovery pretty much.
As of 1. 1 you can choose whether or not you use Almisivi or Divine intervention on death. You can choose whether or not stolen items are removed and put in nearest evidence chest on death.
All of your stats and ranks etc are unaltered by the resurrection process and levelling up is not impacted. Your bounty is cleared upon death as well so guards etc won't keep chasing you. This should be a fun challenge mode for people who don't just want to reload an old save.
There are some interiors (mostly modded ones) where the game is unable to find where the nearest temple is. If this happens you just say no to reloading an old save and you then hit escape and you will be resurrected on the spot but not teleported to the temple. You can then recover your soul/gold immediately.
This unfortunately does not work in vanilla for some reason. The gold is not taken and you are not teleported.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR OPENMW
Simply add a data= line to your openmw.cfg that leads to this mod's data files folder. For example:
"D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Morrowind\Nexus uploads\Second Chances"
DONE!
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SECOND CHANCES is a gameplay mod that introduces Dark Souls-style soul recovery to the game. When you die, you resurrect and must return to your death location without dying again to recover your gold. It has 25 endorsements and 448 downloads, last updated in February 2025.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Turns death into a risk-reward gamble instead of a flat penalty
- Small but active community (25 endorsements, 448 downloads)
- Simple concept that adds tension to exploration
⚠️ Cons
- Low endorsement count suggests it's a niche mod with limited testing
- Last updated in February 2025 — may not be compatible with future game patches
For players who want a more punishing, Dark Souls-inspired death system that adds stakes to exploration. If you're tired of losing gold instantly on death and want a second chance, this is for you. Skip if you prefer forgiving death mechanics or want a mod with extensive documentation.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure to retrieve your gold before attempting risky encounters again
- If you die on the way back, you'll lose the gold permanently, so plan your route carefully
- Consider pairing with mods that increase enemy difficulty to heighten the tension
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Morrowind Mods
- Author
- Mistersmellies
- Version
- 1.3
- Downloads
- 448
- Endorsements
- 25
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 2/21/2023
- Updated
- 2/24/2025
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