I’m working as a quest/story designer and book writer for a mod for Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, in which an enthusiastic team attempts to create a world inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Shire.
My tasks in this team are:
- design a compelling story in two directions: one good and one evil path
- write multiple quest lines for these paths, as well as numerous tiered side quests
- create major and minor characters in the mod’s storyline, as well as advise on character creation by others
- write dialogue for the NPCs and compose dialogue options for the player
- ensure that the mod’s world remains in spirit to J.R.R. Tolkien’s writing
- write books with background stories and folk tales for the players to read, intended to bring the mod world more alive
The Mod is working towards a beta release scheduled in May 2017.
More information on the project can be found on Nexus Mods and on TES Alliance.
Here is a recently released trailer for the mod:
Quest dialogue
