For every serious, pitch-perfect Skyrim mod that builds on the broad world that Bethesda crafted, there's at least 10 silly mods in the Skyrim Workshop, modifications that give the Mudcrabs monocles and top hats, or replace the in-game text with Sheogorath's insane rantings and ravings. With that many mad, mad mods, it's tough to know which few are actually worth downloading. But don't worry, we've got you covered in our breakdown of Skyrim's best silly mods.
It's probably a symptom of how seriously Bethesda takes it all. Aside from the occasional talking dog or guard lamenting his former adventurer status, Skyrim is all business. After you've played it for upwards of 100 hours (as many of you have), you'll eventually try to throw things around, break the game, have a chuckle or two. And that's okay. You can install these mods, have a bit of fun, and then put them away in the toybox when you're done.
Mammoth Chickens and Micro Mammoths
That's one serious drumstick.
Chickens are inherently silly animals. They move weird, they make ridiculous noises, and they are about as stupid as the walnut that their brain shares a size with. Only a walnut has the good grace not to keep trying to run away when you cut it in half. Mammoth Chickens does exactly what it's titled for, on two levels. It makes chickens absolutely massive, but it also makes them replace the Mammoths that they're now on equal footing with. It's absolutely surreal, and somehow works. It feels like a weird quirk of this fantasy world: that the chickens somehow came out magnified. And if you want to round out Skyrim's wildlife, there's always Micro Mammoths, which swaps all those remaining small chickens with bite-sized mammoths. D'aww.
Cheese Flinging SpellDownload the Mammoth Chickens mod
Download the Micro Mammoths mod
When only embarrassing your enemies will do, fling cheese.
So giant chickens are pretty silly. But not quite silly enough. They're about a 'nutso' on the silly scale, and you're aiming for 'bonkers.' Cheese is pretty funny, right? How about when it's flying out of your sleeves like you're some sort of smelly wizard? Then you'll want the Cheese Flinging Spell, which lets you, well, fling cheese. It's not rocket science. It's dairy magic. The cheese sticks to your enemies, but doesn't really do any physical damage. Psychological damage? That's another story, and it'll take a while to wash out the stench.
Minecraft RevolutionDownload the Cheese Flinging Spell
Somehow, just as creepy.
Giant chickens, micro mammoths, magic cheese, they're all silly, but can still somehow make sense in the world of Skyrim. If you squint. And giggle a bit. What you really want is something completely out of place, something that someone will look at and roll their eyes. That'll be Minecraft Revolution, which replaces the old Nord Draug zombies with Minecraft's own shamblers, in all their blocky, pixellated goodness. This one requires a bit of mucking about with to get working, and you first have to download the zip from Skyrim Nexus, but once you do, you'll be mincing up those lovely block heads with magic and swords in no time.
Still not crazy enough? You're all utterly insane. Mix and match these mods for real Skyrim lunacy:Download the Minecraft Revolution mod
Auto-tuned bears
Werechairs
A laugh track
Zoidberg mudcrabs