Description

This mod allows you to get employed by many business in Skyrim, to earn some gold and gain additional rewards.

You can get employed in the following jobs:


This mod replaces "handing in" crops, ores or wood to farmers, miners and lumberjack. This works well with mods that add ownerships to crops, ores, etc. As such, you can still help farmers, miners and lumberjacks, without stealing their goods and selling it back to them. I always found this a terrible way to help them. Improving that was basically my main inspiration for this mod.

As of v1.1, the main file contains 2 ESPFEs. Make sure you load the one with the "- MASTER" suffix before the regular one, as it's the master. Having these 2 ESP seperate allows them to be ESPFEs.

As of v1.2, the amount of dialogue topics now exceeds the 2nd ESPFE, so I made a 3rd one.

How it works

First you, need to talk to a potential employer and ask if they acually need help. The employer needs to be at usual workplace and the time needs to be between 9 am and 3 pm.
Several employers will only give a job when their relevant quests have been done, for instance, the tutorial blacksmithing quest.

If they need help, you can work for them for 6 hours, provided you have the required tools. (If they don't need help, come back the following day, as they may be in need by then.)

If you do, the screen will go black briefly while you perform the job. (This will pass 6 in game hours.)

A random roll will be made, to determine how well you've performed.

Your success will vary on, based on various factors:



Each job has one or more associated skills. Your current level in these skills influence the success of the roll and may also increase afterwards, depending on the outcome.
I've included the formula after each skill, so for instance (1/10) means roughly around 1 tenth of the skill's level is added to the roll's outcome.



After your job is done, you can talk to your employer to get your reward. (for miners, you'll need to talk to their foreman instead.) For balance reasons, you cannot start working a new job the next day, if you haven't received your reward from the previous one yet.

Depending on your result, you'll get paid a certain amount. In addition, you'll gain reputation with your employer and experience in the relevant skills and job. Lastly, if you perform very well, you'll receive an additional reward.

You result can be:



Job levels are capped at 20. (start at 1)
Reputation values are capped at a minimum of -100 and a maximum of 100.

Required tools:


As of 1.2, you can buy tools at pawnbrokers. You can also buy guard uniforms at the relevant hold's Blacksmith.

In case of Winterhold, you can buy a Winterhold guard uniform at Birna's Oddments.
In case of Morthal/Hjaalmarch, I've added a Guard quartermaster to the inn.

As of 1.2, you can also disable these requirements using console commands. (mentioned down below at Customization)

Here's a list of potential employers. Do keep in mind that several NPCs have restrictions, like completing relevant quests, or when they take over from a deceased business owner.



Requirements

• SKSE64
• SkyUI
• SPID
  

Compatibility

At some point hopefully, I'll adress businesses in other bigger mods to include them.

I have included an optional file for first person messages.

There's another synergy patch for my Clue Scrolls mod. If you perform amazing at a job, you have a large chance on getting a clue scroll as additional reward.

This mod is incompatible with:

• Favor Jobs Overhaul -> both edit favor jobs for farmers, miners and lumberjack.
  

Make sure to load this mod AFTER RDO.

Customization

You can use console commands to customize parts of this mod.

Changing how often employers need help



Changing Payment Rewards



Changing job roll success range



Disabling/enabling tool requirements



Do NOT edit any of the other globals, as that can cause issues.

FAQ

Q: Will you replace the black screens with actual quests/minigames?
A: Unless you know a good and viable way to do this, no, I'm not going to. Keep in mind that this mod is character's skill based, not player skill based.

Q: ESPFE?
A: Unfortunately, no. The main file has become too big for that. Perhaps with the new ESL it will be possible, but for compatibility reasons with backported versions of Skyrim, I'm not using the updated ESL format yet. I've split the main ESP into 3 smaller ESPs, that are ESLified.

Q: This mod give an error when opening in xEdit.
A: Make sure you use the latest version of xEdit.

Q: Why does the main file have 3 ESPs?
A: As noted above, these are 3 ESlified ESPs, aka ESPFEs. Making it one ESP would make it too big to be ESLified.

Q: Does installing/updating/uninstalling on an existing save work?
A: As far as I know, it should. However, it's good practice to keep a backup save prior to doing this, just in case.

Q: Is this compatible with <insert mod>?
A: I don't know by heart. You might need to check yourself.

Q: Will you make a patch for <insert mod>?
A: Only if it's a mod I use myself or plan on using it, I have enough time and I actually like the idea. Otherwise, feel free to do it yourself. (see permissions)

Q: I have a suggestion to improve the mod. Can you do it?
A: Maybe, if I have time and I like the idea, I'll consider it.

Q: Will you port this to <insert platform>?
A: No, I myself only support the Steam and GOG English SE and AE versions of Skyrim. If someone else wants to port it, feel free. (see permission) If you decide to port it, you yourself take full responsibility to offer support to said port. I will not provide no support for any ports by third parties.

Q: I use a ported version of this mod on <insert platform> and I have a problem. Can you help?
A: I don't provide any support for third party ports on other platforms than the Steam and GOG English SE and AE versions of Skyrim. If you have issues, you should adress the person that ported it.

Q: Does this work on Skyrim 1.6+, aka "Anniversary Edition"?
A: Yes, it should.

Q: Why don't your mods use MCMs and instead use this janky console command system to set globals?
A: I am not a fan of MCMs. You can set the globals by making a patch in xEdit. I have no plans of changing this. If you want to add an MCM, feel free. (see permissions)
This mod in particular is an exception to this rule, as it does include an MCM. However, its MCM is only needed to view several stats, instead of actually editing stuff, which is still done through console commands and globals.

Q: Why don't you use FOMODs?
A: That would require reuploading the entire mod, in question, even if I only make a small change. My internet is limited and reuploading the files each time will take a huge chunk of my monthly volume.