right this is just a wee thing to see how many ppl would like to see a function which allows u to adopt a child from riften orphanage i would love that function and also a divorce function and better dialogue for ur spouse instead of YES LOVE let me know wht u guys think.

Agreed spouses are very flat.

First I want beast races kids maybe then I consider adopting. The other races are copy/pasta basterds.

Go ahead the post in the mod thread maybe somebody would make a mod for this. It would take Skyrim to another level of Role Playing. Nice idea. Are you a modder?

http://www.gamesas.com/forum/183-skyrim-mods/

Would be interesting, but to be honest i don't see myself using it. I'll probably be too busy slaying dragons and punching the faces of bandits to take care of kiddos

throw the children to the dragons,push spouses off of something very high whilst shouting 'we're divorced!'
works for me. cheers

Sounds like you just want to play Fable.

I just STAB them.

There are a slew of mods for marriage. More eligible number of NPCs, multiple spouses, divorce and many others. Just search the nexus and you get 3 pages of mods.

However, I don't think there is anything for...adoption. People usually are in request for them to be removed from the game. I just use the console commands to disable them and it is a nice and quiet visit to the market.

I do the same for any yappy dogs.

EDIT :

Discussing harming children. It is not taken lightly.

I would suggest that some members edit their posts.

Hi bionicchimp!


...errr...in what...sense? On topic, similar requests have surfaced recently. Marriage, long-term commitment and fatherhood are not really part of the Save the World plan, you know, which takes priority.

I'm sure a lot of people say this, but I'll say it again.

Skyrim is an RPG, not the Sims.

Honestly I don't think marriage should have been in the game in the first place. You should be out there killing dragons and destroying evil, not wishing you could adopt some bratty Nord kid.

I understand your point, but people play Skyrim for different reasons. It is not set in stone to kill Dragons. Only 1 / 20 of my characters have actually been Dovahkiin.

This: RPG = roleplaying game. People like to play different roles. Sims is a strategic life simulator. Just because both have marriage does not make them anything like one another beyond superficial aspects.

Exactly. I assume that Sims is short for"simulator"? I have never played it and I never will. The floating things above NPCs heads makes it look and feel too...much like and Arcade game.

I feel that Skyrim and all RPGs are simulators. People want to customize their character, decorate their house and play like they are a hunter in the wilds. We have mods like IMPS Needs and Frostfall that really make the game feel more lifelike.

The closer we get to a realistic feel of the game. The more we like it. The more it becomes a simulator.

Hello there Psychotrip.

I think some might be taking Todd's "Do whatever" mantra too much at heart. Sure, you can choose whichever means available to reach the goal of defeating the Alduinian menace. I can role play a nagger standing under a porch for 20 hours in a row. Should Skyrim introduce a leg fatigue measuring bar accordingly? No. Why not? It doesn't advance the purpose of the game, not one inch. Marriage is an in-game sham. Child adoption is ludicrous.

i would actually like that... as long sa they grow up into advlt npcs... an i would love to just see some Dunmer children running around...just a few... since they dont have that many to begin with what with their life span and all...

Child adoption? Meh, I'd rather make babies myself, a much more interesting prospect than fetching some bastard off the streets of Riften.

I don't see it like that at all. I have no interest in Alduin or the MQ. The MQ is only a single questline that one could so choose. The game's theme is generally focused to that, but Skyrim is a lot more to me than being hand led in one direction.

One can conceptualize the puerile behavior of standing under a bridge for days on end. That is hardly a warranted comparison for suggesting marriage options and/or adoption.

There are Mods for this already. And what would the point of adopting be?

Well the question about Honorhall Orphanage would be, would you be able to adopt while Grelod the Kind is still in charge, or only after she is dead and Constance Michel takes over. It would make sense that it is only possible after Grelod is dead, but then that kind of forces you to start the DB quests just to adopt. One thing I absolutely hate about Skyrim is how so many things are forced on the character. It makes any kind of role-playing a nightmare.

What I would really like is a spouse with more depth. There are a few in Skryim already like Karliah, Saadia, etc. (and another added by the DLC), but none of them can be married. Forget the women who will marry you after you kill a few bears and bring them a tusk, give us a little adventure, more character depth, and then a chance at romance. Sure you may have to cut the spouse potentials in half, but to be honest half are not worth marrying for any reason anyway.

Se?or Cinco, hello. Good to see you.


Skyrim has a theme. It is not an all-purpose blank sheet of paper for you to write whatever you want. The freedom it offers is neatly framed. I think standing under a porch for 20 hours is as frivolous as adopting a child. Both have no place in a game like SKyrm, if you're playing the game for what it was intended. Not that there is anything wrong with not touching the Main quest, like there is nothing morally objectionable about playing Pro-Evolution Soccer 2012 and not scoring a single goal. There isn't. Just do not ask Devs to allocate resources to your r playstyle, as they are needed strengthening the merits of the game as it was envisioned. Besides being ludicrous, child adoption would take away precious time and personnel much needed elsewhere.

If Child adoption is woven into the story, and made into a meaningful seamless consequential event, I'll be happy. Tht is vastly different from what's being proposed here.

I still vote for inseminating your wife, or becoming inseminated. I'd personally find the idea of a pregnant dovahkiin mildly amusing. Also I haven't seen any other pregnant women, and I don't believe I've ever seen a pregnant woman in the entire history of the elder scrolls. Can someone confirm the way that children are made in Tamriel? I am just curious. Are they all collected from orphanages? Who supplies the orphanage?

The stork delivers them

That little girl in Solitude wants me to be her daddy.

There is at least one couple in Skyrim who are expecting a child, i.e. the wife is pregnant. They'll mention it to you if you engage them in conversation for a bit and IIRC there is even a small favor quest you can do that is related to the upcoming blessed event.