Thieves Can Be Choosers
⚪ Last updated 2024⚠️ 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
- 👍 3.5% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #120 of 139 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Simple change of the Thieves Guild Radiant dialogue tree to prompt for a city, and pass it to the radiant Story Manager system.
Uses vanilla dialogue responses.
Only original 5 vanilla city choices, so that it does not affect/require changes elsewhere.
Does not affect counting of side quest successes. Incorporates related Unofficial Patches.
Thieves Can Be Choosers is a gameplay mod for Skyrim that lets players select the target city for Thieves Guild radiant quests, eliminating the frustration of random assignments. With 370 endorsements and over 10,000 downloads, it's a popular quality-of-life improvement for thieves.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 370 endorsements and over 10k downloads.
- Directly fixes a common annoyance for Thieves Guild players.
- Lightweight and does exactly what it says—no extra features to fiddle with.
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects radiant quests; doesn't change other Thieves Guild mechanics.
- May conflict with mods that overhaul the Thieves Guild questline or radiant system.
- Last updated in June 2024; might not be compatible with the latest Skyrim patches or other mods.
For Skyrim players who are tired of trekking across the map for Thieves Guild radiant quests and want to pick their own targets. If you're a completionist or roleplayer who wants more control over your heists, this is for you. Skip if you're looking for a full Thieves Guild overhaul—this is a focused QoL tweak.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you're using a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, install this mod and let it overwrite any conflicting files.
- Make sure to load this mod after other Thieves Guild mods to ensure your choices take effect.
- Check the mod's page for any patches if you use popular quest mods that alter radiant quests.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- DayDreamer
- Version
- 3
- Downloads
- 10,518
- Endorsements
- 370
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 2/1/2021
- Updated
- 6/15/2024
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