Destroy The Dark Brotherhood - Quest Expansion
⚪ Last updated 2024⚠️ Install Order · 5 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
- 👍 0.3% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #44 of 91 Quests and Adventures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This mod introduces new lore-friendly ways to get kidnapped by Astrid (allowing you to Destroy the Dark Brotherhood even after sparing Grelod) while also expanding the actual quest to destroy the DB with new dialogue, choices, more
This Skyrim quest expansion adds lore-friendly ways to trigger the Dark Brotherhood kidnapping even after sparing Grelod, and expands the destroy-the-DB quest with new dialogue and choices. It's for players who want more narrative options and a deeper anti-DB playthrough.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust with 4,947 endorsements and 2 million downloads.
- Opens up a whole playthrough path that was previously locked if you spared Grelod.
- Adds meaningful choices and dialogue to a quest that's usually pretty linear.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in July 2024 — might need a check for the latest Skyrim patches.
- Requires the base game quest to be active; if you've already destroyed the DB, you'll need a new playthrough.
For Skyrim players who want to role-play a character that refuses to join the assassins but still wants to take them down. Also great for completionists who've done the DB questline a dozen times and want fresh dialogue. Skip if you're fine with the vanilla quest or never spare Grelod.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you're using a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, just download and deploy — no load order tweaks needed for most setups.
- Make sure you haven't already completed the 'With Friends Like These' quest, or the new kidnapping triggers won't fire.
- Check the mod page for any patches if you use other quest overhaul mods that touch the Dark Brotherhood.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- TheOscar0 - JaySerpa
- Version
- 1.03
- Downloads
- 1,972,972
- Endorsements
- 4,947
- Category
- Quests and Adventures
- Created
- 5/27/2024
- Updated
- 7/12/2024
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