Tome Trials - Bardic College Book Exams
⚪ 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
- 👍 0.0% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #7 of 11 Guilds/Factions mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
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After you join the bards' college, you can talk to the history teacher and show your interest in history. You can buy history books from him, and take exams on the contents of those books, and if you get a passing grade you're rewarded with Speech XP. All the interactions are voiced by AI (Tortoise TTS). The books are grouped into three "tiers", the books get progressively more difficult and are unlocked when you pass all the exams in the previous tier and have sufficient Speech skill (50 for tier 2, 75 for tier 3). Currently there's 36 total exams you can take.
Note that the amount of XP is balanced around both your Speech level and the tier of book, so you might not always see the "Speech increased" message. At higher levels you need two or three exams to get one Speech level.
Compatibility
Everything. Edits to only one vanilla record for the bard college cell. Load this mod before any mods that alters the Bards College interior (like Lux). Also compatible with Skyrim Souls RE to unpause the game during the exam.
Patch for Requiem 3BFTweaks is available at that mod's page. You get Insight potions as reward.
Patch for Experience mod is available under the Optional files.
File is ESP-FE (with ESL flag) so it does not take a slot in your load order.
Acknowledgment
Huge thank you to JaySerpa, for his suggestions on how to improve the mod, and more importantly words of encouragement without which this mod would not have seen the light of day.
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Tome Trials adds a unique exam mechanic to the Bards College in Skyrim, allowing players to take history exams and receive grades. With 290 endorsements and over 636k downloads, it's a popular niche mod for players seeking new roleplay opportunities.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Well-loved by the community (290 endorsements)
- Huge download count (636k) shows real demand
- Fills a niche for Bard College roleplay
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2024 — may need checking for compatibility with latest Skyrim patches
- Only one mechanic (exams) — might not add much for non-roleplayers
For Skyrim players who enjoy roleplaying as a Bard and want more depth from the Bards College. Perfect for completionists who want to experience every quest and activity. Skip if you prefer combat or magic mods — this is purely a roleplay addition.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure to read the in-game books or dialogue to understand the exam questions.
- If you use a mod manager, let it handle the file placement to avoid conflicts.
- Check the mod's page for any patches if you use other Bards College overhauls.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Shazdeh2
- Version
- 1.0.2
- Downloads
- 636,523
- Endorsements
- 290
- Category
- Guilds/Factions
- Created
- 3/12/2024
- Updated
- 8/1/2024
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