Followup review commentary on the Skyrim mod Project AHO, since I've run it a few more times as part of playing (and playtesting) Tuxborn. As a result, I'm more kindly disposed to this mod now. Here's a post about where I am with it.

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https://skyrim.annathepiper.org/2025/07/15/mod-review-project-aho-revisited/

In which Kendeshel slays a bandit leader; saves Dawnstar from nightmares; agrees to seek the pieces of Mehrunes' Razor; retrieves ironwood fruit to save a dying man; becomes thane of the Pale, and acquires land for Heljarchen Hall; retrieves Azura's Star; infiltrates the Thalmor Embassy; and saves Esbern from the Ratway.

Contains minor post-plot spoilers for the Moon and Star and Project AHO mods. Also contains minor spoilers for Legacy of the Dragonborn.

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https://skyrim.annathepiper.org/2023/11/27/in-which-kendeshel-becomes-thane-of-the-pale-and-saves-esbern-from-the-thalmor/

In which Kendeshel fights a boatload of bandits and retrieves stolen relics, as well as rare armor; joins the Imperial Legion; clears Fort Hraggstad of bandits; joins the Companions; retrieves King Olaf's Verse from Dead Men's Respite; fights for the Imperial side in a battle of champions; and helps recover the Jagged Crown from Korvanjund.

Note: this post contains post-plot spoilers for Project AHO, and spoilers for the Legacy of the Dragonborn quest "Shadow of One's Past".

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https://skyrim.annathepiper.org/2023/10/11/in-which-kendeshel-joins-the-imperial-legion-and-the-companions/

A followup post about running Project AHO, with some final thoughts about what frustrated me about this mod's overall plot. And what I would do to fix it. Obviously, this contains major spoilers for Project AHO, so read with caution if you think you might want to try this mod in a future Skyrim playthrough.

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https://skyrim.annathepiper.org/2023/10/02/some-final-thoughts-on-running-project-aho/

Reposting this fic because I just did an edit pass on it; I wanted to write Jenassa into it, since it seemed fitting to do so given how Kendeshel's playthrough started. It now stands at 4,272 words.

And this scene goes with the last playthrough post for Kendeshel that I put up!

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https://skyrim.annathepiper.org/2023/09/30/fic-repentance-and-resolve/

In which Kendeshel pries secrets out of the depths of Bkhalzarf; joins the Bards College in Solitude; investigates the Pelagius Wing in the Blue Palace and winds up with the Wabbajack; returns the Horn of Jurgen Windcaller to the Greybeards; quests through a barrow along with a young treasure hunter and her Argonian friend; discovers a VERY interesting codex; helps Danica Pure-Spring with the Gildergreen in Whiterun; and adopts young Lucia, so that she can live in Breezehome and take care of Meeko.

Contains a final encounter with a character from Project AHO, and corresponds to the last fic I posted!

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https://skyrim.annathepiper.org/2023/10/01/in-which-kendeshel-returns-a-horn-saves-a-tree-and-adopts-a-daughter/

The ending of the Project AHO mod, for all its frustrations, has actually sparked off _another_ scene in my head--because I ran into a significant character from the mod, yet again, even though that plot is now over. My Dragonborn had some OPINIONS on that, and this scene is now my headcanon for how that conversation went.

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https://skyrim.annathepiper.org/2023/09/30/fic-repentance-and-resolve/

Withholding a specific summary on this post because it contains plot spoilers for the end of the Project AHO mod. AND two plots for Legacy of the Dragonborn: Night At the Museum, and It Belongs in a Museum.

Content warning for some graphic horror imagery in the screenshots. Screenshots are password protected if you don't want to see them.

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https://skyrim.annathepiper.org/2023/09/29/in-which-kendeshel-claims-some-ships-and-solves-a-haunting/

In which Kendeshel's player plays through more of the Project AHO mod, the specifics of which I will not get in this summary because spoilers; and in which Kendeshel returns to Skyrim long enough to kill the dragon Sahloknir in Kynesgrove, and recover her housecarl Lydia for help in resolving the situation in Sadrith Kegran.

(Seriously y'all, major spoilers for Project AHO in this, so if you haven't played that mod, proceed with caution before reading this link.)

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https://skyrim.annathepiper.org/2023/09/27/in-which-kendeshel-recovers-her-freedom/

In which Kendeshel retrieves a lost journal in Sunderstone Gorge; becomes thane in Falkreath; acquires land and begins building Lakeview Manor; follows clues in a journal to visit a runestone and a shrine; meets the mysterious figure who stole the Horn of Jurgen Windcaller, and agrees to travel to Kynesgrove with her to slay a dragon; and last but not least, has all her plans upended when she is captured by slavers and dragged off to a secret Dunmer settlement beneath Skyrim, where she is sold to a Telvanni wizard.

Contains major spoilers for the start of the Project AHO Skyrim mod. Proceed with caution if you think you might want to play this mod!

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https://skyrim.annathepiper.org/2023/09/26/in-which-kendeshel-is-kidnapped-and-sold-into-slavery/