Skyrim finally playable as modder invents 'coffins so comfy you'll wish you were dead'

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Peace at last.

A totally hair-free draugr in Skyrim.
(Image credit: 1Nye / Bethesda)

What do they do with you when you die in Skyrim? The draugr would suggest you get interred in some kind of big tomb to murder future adventurers, but aren't those all Nords? What if you're playing a Dunmer, or a Breton, or some other non-native culture in Skyrim's snow-capped peaks?

You presumably get stuck in one of the province's innumerable humdrum, plain-wood coffins and stuck on a shelf. That might be sufficient for the paupers, but I'm a Dragonborn of wealth and taste. My sojourn up the Styx requires the finest possible vessel.

I kind of love it. Not just for its ludicrous specificity, but because it is—ironically enough—one of those genuinely heartening signs of Skyrim's immortality. Even as someone who isn't especially big on the game, it's one of the coolest things in the world that this thing is still getting overhauls, tweaks, replacers, and incredibly niche do-overs a full 13 years on, as entire generations of modders pass in and out of the scene. Whatever else happens, we will never run low on people with hyper-specific desires for Skyrim and the willpower to make them reality.

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Joshua Wolens
Joshua Wolens
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One of Josh's first memories is of playing Quake 2 on the family computer when he was much too young to be doing that, and he's been irreparably game-brained ever since. His writing has been featured in Vice, Fanbyte, and the Financial Times. He'll play pretty much anything, and has written far too much on everything from visual novels to Assassin's Creed. His most profound loves are for CRPGs, immersive sims, and any game whose ambition outstrips its budget. He thinks you're all far too mean about Deus Ex: Invisible War.