Tribunal Quest Delay
⚪ Last updated 2019⚠️ 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
- 👍 2.7% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #102 of 411 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
When this mod is running, the Dark Brotherhood attack will only trigger if one or more of the following conditions are met:
- Player is named Hortator of three Houses
- Player is named Nerevarine of all tribes
- Player is named Patriarch of the Tribunal Temple
- Player is named leader of a Great House
- Main Quest is concluded
Dark Brotherhood attacks are stopped once they are reported to a guard, so players won't have to go out of their way to visit Ebonheart.
dbattackScript is optimized, refactored so most conditions are placed below the sleep check, a frame delay is added, and the script is stopped once attacks are no longer possible.
If the attack is unreported, players can force a DB attack to happen the next time they sleep by entering the following line into the console:
set dbattackScript.forced to 1
Relax and sleep soundly!
Delays the Dark Brotherhood attack in Morrowind until the player has made significant progress, preventing early-game interruptions. A small, focused gameplay tweak for players who want to explore Vvardenfell without being ambushed prematurely.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solves a common annoyance for Morrowind players who hate getting jumped by assassins at level 1
- Tiny mod, easy to understand and install
- Still works for a niche audience (18 endorsements) who appreciate the tweak
⚠️ Cons
- Only 18 endorsements — this is a niche fix, not a community staple
- Last updated in 2019 — may not be compatible with the latest Morrowind patches or mod setups
- No detailed instructions or compatibility notes from the author
For Morrowind players who want to explore the early game without the Dark Brotherhood ambush interrupting their flow. Skip if you enjoy the challenge or use mods that already rebalance Tribunal's start.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you're using a mod manager like Wrye Mash or Mod Organizer 2, just drop the mod in and activate it — no load order tweaks needed for a simple script mod.
- Make sure you have the Tribunal expansion installed, as this mod specifically alters its quest trigger.
- If you're also using other Tribunal overhaul mods, test early to see if they conflict — this mod changes the same quest start conditions.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Morrowind Mods
- Author
- Seth
- Version
- 1
- Downloads
- 679
- Endorsements
- 18
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 12/15/2019
- Updated
- 12/15/2019
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