Grave Digging - Necromancy Addon

Grave Digging extends the roleplay of a necromancy focused character by allowing you to dig up graves and make use of the items you find inside.

Grave Digging uses Base Object Swapper to replace otherwise inert graves with a container holding items you might typically expect to find in a grave – personal effects, clothing, remains…

Searching a grave requires a SHOVEL. Either of the two base game shovels will do, and this mod adds a crafting recipe for the long-handled shovel in case you can’t find or buy one easily: Just take 1 iron ingot and a piece of firewood to a forge.

Searching a grave TAKES TIME. If you have a shovel in your inventory, then when you search a grave, a small animation will play followed by a fade out before finally opening the container menu. All in all, it takes about 5 real world seconds. At present, no in-game time advances by a noticeable amount, just a small message is displayed to give the feeling of time passing.

Searching a grave is a CRIME. This is achieved by simulating an assault on any nearby NPCs and thus the crime is independent of being undetected while sneaking (How were you planning to dig up a grave sneakily?).  When you exit the container menu any NPC within 65 feet will become hostile, which depending on the NPC could mean surrender is possible, but could mean being chased out of town. Make sure you only dig up graves when no one is around!

Searching a grave yields NEW ITEMS. A new grave dirt ingredient is added which has some alchemical properties useful for a necromancer. Things like burial shrouds and coffin nails might also be dug up. Additionally, the desiccated remains of the deceased can be used alongside other added items as part of new crafting options described below. And yes, graves respawn over time: think of it as new dead being buried in conveniently emptied plots. Integration patches are provided to distribute usable bones, such as an Ordinator patch for the bones used by the Bone Collector perk of that mod.

Lastly, searching a grave tells a STORY. The contents of each grave are drawn from custom levelled lists that provide a great many possibilities and allow you to get a sense of who this buried person was. Were they buried with a family sword? Did someone lay a flower on their coffin? Were they a slain vampire put to rest? You never know what you might dig up…

Grave Digging allows you to make “Grave Preparations” at a cookpot, which are potions using the desiccated remains you sometimes find in graves.

A necklace called the Vial of Protection can also be crafted at the cookpot with enough resources.

To be able to make these Grave Preparation poti