A team of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim modders have created a follower mod based on popular YouTube personality Shirley Curry, also known as “the Gaming Grandma” (via Game Rant).
Curry is an 83-year-old Ohio grandmother with over 770,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel, which focuses on let’s plays of Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls series. “It was amazing that people would care that much and watch something that I would create, I couldn’t understand why,” she said in a Gameumentary documentary about her journey. “I decided that, when I started to record, if I’m going to do this… I want people to know me so that I can interact with them and talk to them like they’re a human being. And I want them to know me that way.” Her videos have been viewed almost 15 million times, and she is much-loved for her cheery personality and wholesome posts. Bethesda announced that Curry will appear as an NPC in the upcoming The Elder Scrolls VI, but a handful of fans have created a mod that shows their appreciation for “the Gaming Grandma” in the game that started it all.
I have a surprise this morning!! Here is the link to the short trailer and commentary about my modded character for Skyrim, which several modders have been working on!! We're very hopeful the mod will be available soon!https://t.co/OLt3HmL2TJ
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Shirley Curry
— Shirley Curry (@ShirleyScurry) December 30, 2019
Grandma Shirley is a companion who is a barbarian with light armor and two-handed weapons and archery, “to reflect her preferred playstyle.” She greets the player with her classic line, “Good morning, grandkid,” and along with voice lines taken from her videos, the real Curry has recorded unique lines for the character. “I spoke with her, and she gave both her permission and said she would help,” said one of the modders in a Reddit post. “We ended up writing a bunch of new lines, which Ms. Curry was gracious enough to record for us. I should emphasise that she is doing this for you. She really cares about her subscribers and anyone who enjoys her videos. After having a surprising amount of back-and-forth with her, I can honestly say that I’ve never met someone like her.” The “entertaining, unique and very Shirley-esque” companion requires a little fine-tuning before the mod is ready, and the team are also working on a quest that will be an absolute treat for “the Gaming Grandma”’s fans.
The mod will be released some time in early months of this year. Watch the teaser trailer for “Shirley – A Skyrim Follower Mod” below.
