East Scarp + add-on appreciation post
A couple weeks ago I asked the community about replacing Ridgeside with East Scarp because I was feeling too overwhelmed/bored with the amount of NPCs and long cutscenes in Ridgeside.
I ended up installing ES on a new playthrough with the NPCs Eli & Dylan, Sen, Sword & Sorcery, and Nora. Also playing with SVE and Alchemistry mods for a magical/combat focused playthrough.
Wanted to say thank you to everyone who recommended these mods and to their creators for making them so lively. The add-on NPCs are so well-done and interesting and for the most part feel integrated into vanilla. I really like the map of East Scarp and it was a pleasure to discover all the ways to arrive there from Pelican town.
Eli and Dylan are soooo cute and well-written. I like how easy they are to find around the map and how initially kind and welcoming they are to the farmer. They also gave me winter star gifts 🥲 and Sen is so precious. I maxed him out ASAP. So far I have only met Mateo from Sword and Sorcery but they have me rethinking marrying the wizard. Their integration with Marlon and Gunther, especially paired with their roles in SVE, has made the guild feel so much more alive. Already I can tell I will love the rest of this mod. And Nora is a girl after my own heart.
I really like the base NPCs of ES too so far. Beatrice is probably my favorite but I tend to like older NPCs.
I feel like I have a lot to do but have been enjoying this playthrough sooooo much more. Thanks everyone for your recommendations! If you were to add one more NPC expansion to ES, what would it be?