THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM EXTENDED CUT MODIFICATION
*** We have now filled all roles for this project. Due to the high volume of auditions, we are unable to reply to all applicants. Please keep an eye out for additional postings from the Extended Cut team as expansions to the mod enter development! ***
Hey! I'm Catir, project lead for the Skyrim Extended Cut game modification (formerly Skyrim Main Quest Enhanced). Casting Call Club has been a great resource for mod authors in the past, and I'm excited to hopefully work with many of you as part of our project's team. Voice acting for Skyrim EC offers the opportunity to step into the role of a dynamic original character or create your own interpretation of a vanilla character--sure, it's great to say you've acted in a mod, but not many can say they've voiced Alduin the World-Eater! Thank you for visiting this casting call page--we're looking forward to (literally) hearing from you!
>> SO WHAT DOES THIS MOD ACTUALLY DO?
Skyrim EC is a quest mod that is unique in its content type: rather than adding a new storyline to the game, it overhauls Skyrim's main questline, attempting to bring it up to a higher standard of quality. While the project is focused on the "return of the dragons" main quest line, we also hope to eventually cover the Civil War portion of the main story as well. To our knowledge, Skyrim EC will be the first fully-voiced total overhaul for a major Skyrim story arc, which we're excited to make happen. The mod is built around five goals that we believe will lead to a better main story experience for Skyrim players:
Refined and expanded storytelling. This is the obvious keystone of Skyrim EC: enhancing the main quest of Skyrim. We estimate that the length of the main storyline, depending on your gameplay style and difficulty, has roughly doubled from vanilla. Our changes and additions are largely based on years of player feedback on the game's main story and suggestions on ways to make it more interesting. Some notable changes include a rework of the dragon antagonists, the introduction of a new villainous faction, more content focused on the lore of the Dragon War, increased Thalmor involvement, an expanded mid-game, integration with the Dragonborn DLC, and a near-total overhaul of everything involving the Blades. Wherever possible, we have tried to avoid "fetch quests" and filler content. Dialogue is written for vanilla consistency: while we were inspired by outstanding mods like Kris Takahashi's Interesting NPCs, we found that overloading the dialogue system with exposition and overly long conversations distracts from the story experience itself and have chosen to format dialogue in a style closer to vanilla Skyrim--we try to "show, not tell" where applicable. We have tried to make sure that each quest feels unique, optimized and fun to play through, and that dialogue adds to the experience rather than subtracts from it.
Improved character development and agency. Over the last nine years, Skyrim mod creators have developed hundreds of beloved characters that help make the game a joy to play. SmartBlueCat's Inigo, for example, is a constant fixture in my load order. But what I've found is that these characters only make most of Skyrim's vanilla cast seem even more lackluster by comparison. Skyrim EC attempts to address this issue by shifting a more organic cast of characters to the forefront of the story, rather than focusing on Delphine and her much-maligned railroading, hostility and disregard for player input. The new main cast offers unique personalities, motivations, and personal quests that help a player develop meaningful relationships with these characters. Also present are interactions with several popular follower mods and friendship/romance relationship paths for the main characters in the vein of BioWare and CD Projekt Red RPG titles. In short, our goal is to create characters that you actively want to talk to, which contributes to shaping a storyline that you play through out of enjoyment rather than obligation. We also want to clarify that most vanilla characters will not be revoiced, and will instead have their dialogue rearranged or edited if necessary (in general, the more popular the character, the less likely that their voice has been replaced, as that character is less likely to need enough change to warrant revoicing.)
More meaningful choices. While we've all stressed about what to do with Paarthurnax (or, at least some of you have; I always spare him, the old softie,) Skyrim's main quest doesn't offer much in the way of impactful choices--for an open-world RPG, this is a particularly stifling issue. Skyrim EC adds significant replay value by implementing decisions that reward a player for putting themself in their Dragonborn's shoes by having a meaningful effect on the world of Tamriel. Skyrim EC helps make each character more unique by using player data like race, allegiance, and even skill values to change the reactions of people around you based on more than just dialogue.
Competent, lore-friendly writing. Look, we've all had that moment of quest-mod irritation when our mighty Dragonborn gets knocked out from behind by some two-septim bandit. Skyrim EC scrupulously avoids irritating tropes, immersion-ruining typos, and blatantly nonsensical, corny, or cringe-inducing dialogue. Our writing is strictly in line with Elder Scrolls lore, and we aren't trying to one-up Bethesda's vision for the world of Tamriel: for example, we're focused on making Alduin a better villain, not tossing him aside in favor of our own (though we do have some new villainous characters that we hope you'll enjoy!) Every piece of writing in this mod is edited for lore, content, and formatting.
Engaging gameplay, quest and level design. While Skyrim EC is first and foremost a story mod, our ultimate goal of creating a better Skyrim experience means that we place an emphasis on refining the video game side of things as well. The mod boasts features including scripted boss fights, advanced puzzles, and minor changes to certain artifacts and spells while maximizing compatibility with the overwhelming majority of gameplay mods.
>> HOW IS CASTING ORGANIZED?
Our posted roles are divided into lead roles, supporting roles, and voicetype/minor roles. The Skyrim EC developers strongly encourage you to audition for as many roles as you are interested in; this won't negatively impact your audition results (it actually improves your chances of getting a role,) and we may decide to cast actors as multiple characters. Voicetype roles inherently cover multiple minor characters, similar to Skyrim's existing voicetype system for most non-principal NPCs. While we don't have exact line estimates, in general leads can expect to have total dialogue equivalent to a larger-end modded follower, supporting characters can expect to have total dialogue equivalent to a vanilla Skyrim character, and voicetypes will have varying amounts of total dialogue dependent on how many minor characters use the given voice. Please don't hesitate to reach out to us with any questions about casting or roles.
>> WHAT CAN WE OFFER YOU?
As a mod project, we're unfortunately unable to offer payment for these roles. However, we have done our best to create a great work environment for our voice actors, and for all contributors to the project. Here's some of what you can look forward to as a cast member for Skyrim EC:
- An emphasis on polite, respectful and timely communication between all contributors.
- Clean, well-formatted PDF script files with tone directions and highlighted lines for roles.
- Direction based on constructive feedback, with the ability to make your own suggestions for your character.
- We don't include any sexually explicit dialogue, and cursing is comparable to vanilla Skyrim (not excessive.)
- Free Moon Sugar, but you didn't hear it from me.
>> WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
Skyrim EC is a fan mod project for a popular video game being produced for zero revenue, so we aren't going to give you any complex contracts or policy. With that said, we do have a few general conduct and audition expectations for voice actors to be aware of:
- Please make sure that noise removal is present for all submitted audio files! If this is not the case, we will unfortunately have to reject your audition on technical grounds.
- The project's standards for quality and consistency require cast members to use reasonably high-grade recording equipment. You don't need a $10,000 microphone, but the sound quality should be near or at vanilla Skyrim's.
- We are dedicated to respect and professionalism and ask that all project contributors, including voice cast members, adhere to those values when working and communicating.
- While our schedule is flexible and we're very understanding that things can come up, we expect cast members to do their best to meet deadlines and hold themselves accountable.
- Cast members, particularly leads, are requested to commit to a relatively long-term period of availability to work on updates and expansions to the mod project if at all possible.
- The only hard requirements we have for voice actors are full English language fluency and a minimum age of 18 years old (unless specifically noted otherwise for a given role.)
- We're not picky about your background! Whether you're a brand-new aspiring voice actor or a veteran with a massive IMDB page, we welcome anyone and everyone to audition for our roles.
>> SO, IN CONCLUSION...
Thanks for reading through that Elder Scroll-length project description (it's only because we care so much!) If you have any other questions, please send me a message and I will do my best to respond as fast as I can. The Skyrim EC team and I are grateful for your time and we can't wait to listen to everyone's auditions. Good luck, and may your road lead you to warm sands!
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