Renounce the Daedra (Epic Restoration Lite)
⚪ Last updated 2020⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.8% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #10 of 31 Quests and Adventures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Epic Restoration is a brilliant mod for anyone playing a paladin or cleric type - adding tons of religious spells, a morality system and a few other things that would suit that kind of RP. In my experience, however, I was using it for a unique single feature - that is to say, the option to get out of Daedric quests while playing a heroic character (but not necessarily a holy warrior type). So, since I noticed Haptly had left their permissions open, I decided to make a stipped-down version that only contains the Renounce spell and the quests' alternate ending.
Wait, what does it do?
For those not familiar with Epic Restoration: this mod adds a Restoration spell called Renounce. If you cast it during a Daedric quest, it'll fail it automatically. Beware, cultists nearby may turn against you.
More specifically:
- it works on all Daedric quests except Vaermina's and Sheogorath's (due to scripting constraints - but since Vaermina has its own alternate ending and Sheogorath's is more trippy than anything, I didn't bother too much with it)
- Renouncing a Daedra does not have any other benefit but your own freedom: you won't get the item or any other prize, only the chance to RP as a character who won't sell their soul to anyone who asks
- you should not wait until the last second to cast Renounce - if you have progressed too far in the quest, the spell won't work and you'll get a notice you're still that Deadra's puppet
- if you have more Daedric quests active at once, it'll fail all of them (so if you want to finish some, you should go ahead as soon as you start them, or at least before picking up more Daedric quests)
Among other things, it allows you to...
- save Vigilant Tyranus: you can both escape the house and everybody lives
- learn the Bend Will shout without sacrificing Storn Crag-Strider. Casting Renounce after Hermaeus Mora has asked you to persuade him, and before talking to him, lets you start an alternate quest where you can learn the shout by peeking back in time not unlike you have done at the Throat of the World (and while it does feel you're getting very lucky, it's integrated quite well with the existing lore)
How to find the spell?
You can find a tome in the following locations:
- Whiterun, the Temple of Kynareth, on the bench next to the altar
- Hall of the Vigilants, on one of the benches.
- Markarth, Temple of Dibella, near an altar
- RIften, Temple of Mara, on the main desk
- Solitude, Temple of the Divines, near Stendarr's shrine
Otherwise, you can add it by console (help renounce - player.addspell ).
Known issue & workaround:
- The aforementioned alternate pat
Renounce the Daedra is a quest mod that lets you opt out of Daedric quests and offers an alternate path to finish the Dragonborn DLC without betraying the Skaal. It's a streamlined version of Epic Restoration, with 539 endorsements and a solid download count.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 539 endorsements and over 71k downloads.
- Gives you a lore-friendly way to refuse Daedric quests, which is a nice roleplay option.
- Streamlined version of Epic Restoration, so it's lighter and more focused.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2020, so it might not be fully compatible with the latest Skyrim updates or other mods.
- Being a lite version, it may lack some features from the full Epic Restoration mod.
- Potential conflicts with mods that alter Daedric quests or the Dragonborn DLC.
For roleplayers who want to say no to the Daedra and still finish the Dragonborn DLC without feeling like a sellout. Also for completionists who want an alternative path. Skip if you're fine with the vanilla questline or want a full overhaul.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since it's a quest mod, make sure to load it after any mods that change the same quests to avoid conflicts.
- If you're using a mod manager, let it handle the file placement to keep your load order clean.
- Check the mod page for any patches if you use other quest overhaul mods.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Haptly - Featherstone
- Version
- 1.6
- Downloads
- 71,507
- Endorsements
- 539
- Category
- Quests and Adventures
- Created
- 5/17/2020
- Updated
- 7/28/2020
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