Dragon Soul Relinquishment SE
⚪ Last updated 2017⚠️ 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
- 👍 3.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #80 of 102 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Original mod (Dragon Soul Relinquishment) was created by mitchalek, this is just a port.
Features
- [] Relinquish captured dragon souls to redeem bonuses. [] Lore friendly implementation with animations and effects. [] Customizable.
Installation
Uninstallation
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[] Open console and type (StopQuest DSR).
[] Save the game.
[] Uninstall the mod from nexus mod manager.
When quest is stopped everything except perk points will reset and relinquished dragon souls will be reimbursed.
Description This mod allows you to spend dragon souls to improve some of your character abilities. It is designed toward the late game when all shouts are already unlocked and dragon souls become useless but you may as well use it in early game. Go inside High Hrothgar where you will find a dragon stone. To interact with the stone you must be acclaimed as Dragonborn by completing the Greybeard's trials (retrieving The Horn of Jurgen Windcaller and learning last word of Unrelenting Force shout). You can then meditate at the stone and perform the ceremony to relinquish any number of unspent dragon souls and redeem specific bonus via easy to use interaction menu. Available bonuses are: Shout Recovery (reduces time between shouts), Shout Power (increases damage of Fire Breath and Frost Breath shouts), Perk Points (adds free perk points), Unarmed Damage, Carry Weight and Attributes (health/magicka/stamina). Each bonus has its own cost, increment value and maximum value.
Costs, Values, Balance and Tweaking Some people will finish the game with no more than 20 unspent dragon souls while others might have as much as 200.
Default cost and increment values are set according to my own taste:
- [] Shout Recovery (max 50%, 1 soul = 2%) [] Shout Power (max 400%, 1 soul = 8%) [] Perk Points (max 100, 5 souls = 1 perk) [] Unarmed Damage (max 100, 1 soul = 4 damage) [] Carry Weight (max 500, 1 soul = 20 weight) [] Attributes (max 500 per attribute, 1 soul = 10 health or magicka or stamina)
It is not possible to reach ultimate balance and cater every play style so you can tweak all the costs and values to your liking by using SkyUI 3. 0 MCM interface or via console by changing some of the global variables, if you find default ones imbalanced. Note that you can change this at any time during game play but you cannot undo what you've already invested (unless you're uninstalling the mod and stopping the quest bu
Dragon Soul Relinquishment SE lets Skyrim Special Edition players trade captured dragon souls for bonuses, offering a new use for excess souls. With nearly 3,000 endorsements and over 93,000 downloads, it's a popular gameplay tweak for those who want more from their dragon hunts.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 2,903 endorsements and 93,816 downloads.
- Simple concept that fits seamlessly into vanilla gameplay.
- Gives dragon souls a purpose beyond unlocking shouts.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2017, so it may not be compatible with the latest Skyrim SE patches.
- No detailed feature list, so you'll need to test what bonuses are available.
- Potential conflicts with other mods that alter dragon soul mechanics.
For Skyrim SE players who hoard dragon souls and want a meaningful sink for them. If you're tired of having hundreds of unused souls after unlocking all shouts, this mod gives you a reason to keep hunting. Skip if you prefer lore-friendly or minimal gameplay changes.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have the latest Skyrim Special Edition patch, as this mod hasn't been updated since 2017.
- Check the mod's posts or comments for user reports on which bonuses are worth redeeming.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to easily uninstall if you run into issues.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Alek
- Version
- 1.2
- Downloads
- 93,816
- Endorsements
- 2,903
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 9/22/2017
- Updated
- 9/22/2017
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