Ride Odahviing - Real-Time Dragon Fast Travel
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- 🏆 #81 of 137 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
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Lets's face it. You are the Dragonborn and dragons respect you when defeated Alduin. You gained respect from none other than Odahviing. He tells you that you can call him when ever you need him!!
This feature should have been in base game from start!
I always loved the mod Real-Time Dragon Fast Travel from Keldis.
But this mod adds so much things i did not care for.
Then there came Ride Dragon Shouts (SE) from Staalo018.
Which was a step closer to what i wanted to ride dragons real time fast travel.
But this mod uses "spells" instead of actually calling Odahviing with a shout.
So i've made my own version to ride Odahviing and have him real time fast travel
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This mod is the most simplyfied mod to have Odahviing do Real Time Fast Travel with you
riding to destination of choosing as long as it is in Skyrim. So no Solstheim or other
"new lands".
The "Call Dragon" shout works just like in a vanilla game. You use it and Odahviing comes to aid you in battle.
But this shout has now an extra feature. You can use it to land Odahviing at your spot so you can mount him
and choose your destination on worldmap.
All you have to do is use the full shout. Then when Odahviing arrives, tab the shout again so you use only the
word "Od" to make him land. Check the video above.
This mod has no scripts or other funny things to make this work. Only a very light plugin and an ini file.
So you can adjust the ini to your preference. All settings are vanilla as default.
The shout to call Odahviing becomes just like vanilla game active when you have defeated Alduin and returned to Skyrim.
Highly recommended mods to have alongside my mod are these.
Dragon War - A Dragon Overhaul
Dragons use Thu'um
Dragon Races of Skyrim
Diverse 4thUnknown Dragons
HotD Dragons - Meleys as Odahviing
Thats it and nothing more and i hope you like it.
Ride Odahviing - Real-Time Dragon Fast Travel is a lightweight Skyrim Special Edition mod that lets you mount Odahviing and fast travel in real time to any location in Skyrim. It uses the Call Dragon shout and a simple plugin with an INI file, offering a streamlined alternative to heavier dragon travel mods.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Lightweight and script-free—no performance hit or script lag, just a clean plugin and INI.
- Community-approved with 263 endorsements and over 8.6k downloads, so it's proven to work for many players.
- Fills a gap the base game missed—riding Odahviing for real-time travel feels like a natural Dragonborn power.
⚠️ Cons
- Only works in Skyrim's main land—no Solstheim or other new lands, so you're stuck with the base map.
- Requires you to use the shout twice (summon then land), which can feel clunky in combat or tight spots.
- Compatibility risk with other mods that alter the Call Dragon shout or Odahviing's behavior—test with your load order.
For Skyrim players who want a simple, immersive way to ride Odahviing across the map without heavy mods. If you're tired of fast travel loading screens and want to feel like the Dragonborn, this is for you. Skip if you want dragon travel to other lands or extra features like combat while flying.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you've completed the main quest up to 'The Fall of Alduin' to unlock Odahviing's shout.
- Use the full shout to summon, then tap the shout again (just 'Od') to land him—practice in an open area first.
- If you use other mods that change shouts, place this mod's plugin after them in your load order to avoid conflicts.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- ToosTruus
- Version
- 1.7
- Downloads
- 8,651
- Endorsements
- 263
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 1/5/2024
- Updated
- 3/13/2026
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