Ill Met by Moonlight - Dialogue Expansion
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #20 of 44 Quests and Adventures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
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A Quick Summary of what to expect:
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[]A few new dialogue choices, both with Sinding and Hircine that can affect the outcome of the quest. Leave Sinding to his own fate, or break the curse on the ring and kill Sinding without bending knee to Hircine.
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]A new quest reward for the defiant hunter! Morrowind fans might enjoy this one.[]All newly added lines are fully voiced by my wonderful voice actors, David Bryson (Sinding) and ironic_voices (Hircine), or have been spliced together from preexisting dialogue.
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A Longer Summary
Ill Met by Moonlight has always been sort of a stand out quest to me. The moral dilemma it presents has always been one to fascinate me, and one Ive enjoyed pondering over with the character I've made over the years. Unfortunately, though, it is also a quest I tend to overlook or outright ignore on my more morally good leaning characters. Depending on who it is, they may not see reason to allow Sinding to get away with the murder he could have easily prevented by not going into town in his unstable state, but at the same time the only way to go about killing Sinding is to bend knee to Hircine and go all in on singing praise to the Daedric Princes name.
Well... gone now are these days! Inspired by the works of JaySerpa and his quest expansion mods, this mod aims to add new paths and approaches to how one may complete Ill Met by Moonlight, including expanded conversation with Sinding at the beginning of the quest and more dialogue options with Hircine to make it clear to him you do NOT hunt in his name. Don't worry, though, the Lord of the Hunt will still reward even the defiant hunter for the blood on their hands.
All in all, the development for this mod was very informative, and I had a blast creating it! I hope you have just as much fun exploring this simple quest expansion as I had making it. For those who want a bit more information on exactly what you'll find within the mod:
[]New Conversation with Sinding: New dialogue can be had with Sinding while he is still kept in the Falkreath jails. This also includes the option to tell him he belongs behind bars which, after a few days, will result in him no longer being in his cell and effectively failing the quest. What his fate is if you choose to not help him can be left up to imagination. Don't worry, you can still change your mind in this phase if you decide you want to take the ring and continue the quest.
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Ill Met by Moonlight - Dialogue Expansion is a fully voiced mini-expansion for the Skyrim quest of the same name, allowing players to defy Hircine while still serving justice to Sinding. It uses voice actors or spliced lines to add new dialogue options. With 253 endorsements and 22,712 downloads, it's a niche but popular quest mod for players seeking more narrative depth.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 253 endorsements and over 22k downloads
- Adds meaningful choice to a classic quest, letting you defy a Daedric Prince
- Fully voiced, so it feels like part of the game, not a text mod
⚠️ Cons
- Only expands one quest, so it's a small addition to the game
- Voice acting may be inconsistent if spliced lines are used
- Potential conflicts with other mods that alter the same quest
For Skyrim players who want more depth in the Ill Met by Moonlight quest and enjoy role-playing as a defiant character. If you're looking for a large quest mod or major gameplay changes, this isn't it—it's a focused dialogue expansion.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure to load this mod after any other mods that modify the same quest to ensure the new dialogue appears.
- If you're using a mod manager, enable this mod and check for conflicts in the load order.
- Since it's fully voiced, listen for any audio glitches—if you hear silence, check if you have the latest version.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- CinamonPizza
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 22,712
- Endorsements
- 253
- Category
- Quests and Adventures
- Created
- 9/2/2025
- Updated
- 4/16/2026
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