The Narrator has actually been around since the Herika mod! But now they can talk directly to the player and have their own dedicated configuration page.You can do a playthrough just using the Narrator if you want - they make an excellent companion for lore-focused or solo adventures.
Narrator Behavior:
- AI NPCs will see the Narrator's speech, but they will tend to ignore it and won't talk to the Narrator directly. This is not a hard constraint.
- The Narrator's name cannot be changed, but you can specify in their character profile to refer to themselves using another name (e.g., "The Voice", "The Chronicler").
- The Narrator has access to all other NPC's memories - making them uniquely knowledgeable!
What the Narrator is Great For:
- Lore information (especially powerful with GPT models!)
- Quest guidance and "what should I do next?"
- Summarizing contents of books
- Recapping long conversation dialogues
- Getting a story-driven perspective on your adventures
Tip: If you look up into the sky (90 degrees) and speak, you will be in a private conversation with the Narrator!
The Narrator now has a dedicated configuration page under
Configuration → Narrator
with the following settings:
Core Settings:
- Enable Narrator - Enable or disable the Narrator system entirely
- Only Narrator Summarizes Books - Lock book summarization to the Narrator only
- Hide Narrator Dialogue from NPC Context - Prevents NPCs from seeing/reacting to Narrator speech
Welcome Message:
- Enable Welcome Message on Load - The Narrator will give you a quick recap of what happened previously when you load a save game
- Welcome Message Cooldown - Minimum time between welcome messages (1-1440 minutes)
Random Narration:
- Enable Random Narration - The Narrator will occasionally add visual scene descriptions during conversations
- Random Narration Chance - Probability (1-100%) that the Narrator will interject with a scene description
- Random Narration Cooldown - Minimum conversation rounds between interjections (prevents spam)
Quest Comments:
- Enable Quest Comments - The Narrator will comment on quest objective updates
- Quest Comment Chance - Probability (1-100%) of commenting on quest updates
- Quest Comment Cooldown - Minimum time between quest comments (1-60 minutes)
Profile & Voice:
- Profile - Select which LLM connector profile the Narrator uses
- Voice ID - TTS voice identifier (default: TheNarrator)
- Oghma Knowledge Tags - Knowledge access (default: "knowall" for full knowledge access)
Character Customization:
- Prompt Head Override - Custom system instructions that override profile defaults when the Narrator is active
- Core Summary - Brief summary of the Narrator's role and persona
- Background - Detailed background and history
- Personality - Behavioral traits and characteristics
- Speech Style - How the Narrator communicates
- Goals - Current objectives for the Narrator