Rane M Kaseman

I was booted out the door/downsized by my job of 20 years. By a sexual assaulter, as it turned out. The idea of going to anyone at the old haunt and asking for a reference is unappealing, to say the least.

What follows is an example of the challenges I take on for fun with a meaningful reference by someone who knows me better than all previous coworkers combined (and she was, in fact, a coworker before she was my spouse). There's much more than I can highlight here. I do "work" in support of my and my wife's video game hobby of a grinding, tedious nature that would drive the 10-hours-per-game player nuts...because I'm built to love it.

What will I be capable of in your work environment? It certainly can't be said that I don't put in the effort. And if you do, my wife will disagree ;). We were highly effective coworkers.

This is Fergus. I made and scripted him in the video game Skyrim. My wife is a fan of the Elder Scrolls series. I'm a fan of their Creation Kits/Construction Sets or whatever the title they give to the latest release of the game creation program to players. After I discovered modding the games I spent 6 months - each - modding Morrowind and Skyrim so my wife could have more than the player houses provided. And then I did it again because of how much I learned from each game's work. I enjoy doing it for her a lot. Her words and appreciation are the most revealing reference I can give. Fergus here is scripted to be a marriageable character in the game, and everything you'll see in the images was placed by me.

"I have been playing Elder Scrolls games ever since the release of Morrowind in May of 2002."

"The mods Rane has created for me have extended my enjoyment of these games by years."

"I asked him to create a house mod for me for Morrowind."

"I told him I would really like plenty of storage and something that looked nice."

"What he created is so much more than I could have imagined."

"The house mod for Morrowind has a garden with every pickable ingredient in the game and the plants regenerate."

"Perfect for collecting ingredients to make potions."

"All of the storage placed throughout the house is placed in such a way that it doesn’t feel like just a bunch of storage."

"Instead, the various storage is integrated into the decoration of the home."

"There are so many little touches throughout the house."

"Plants shrunk and placed in containers to make vases of flowers."

"The ingenuity of the Portal Room allows my character the ability to travel throughout the world."

"The Library has so much detail."

"It includes all the books in the game arranged on shelves, an Alchemy area with working equipment..."

"...and a small Daedric Museum."

"The Bath includes details such as grates on the floor for draining and water pouring in through a grate on the wall."

"I was so delighted with the mod, when Skyrim was released, I asked him to create a house mod for this game as well."

"He created an Estate."

"There is a stable on the grounds..."

"...which houses two custom made horses."

"There is a vegetable garden..."

"...and a pasture complete with a cow, a goat and chickens."

"A fish hatchery is in the lake..."

"...and a smokehouse."

"There is a flower garden and a couple apiaries."

"There is also a fully functional forge and smelter."

"In addition to the horses and farm animals there is a dragon that guards the estate."

"In the entry hall of the home is a fountain."

"The kitchen includes a working cook fire and a working oven."

"So many of the items in the house are interactive."

"Shelves I can place books on..."

"...alchemy equipment, enchanting equipment..."

"...and displays that I can use to display weapons and armor acquired through gameplay."

"The detail of the house is wonderful."

"The museum is broken into areas of specialized uses and yet remains very cohesive."

"The NPCs have routines they follow throughout the game days."

"The entire estate is designed for maximum immersion."

"I have enjoyed the experience of Rane’s mods for Elder Scrolls games immensely and they have made the games even more enjoyable."

Stacy Kaseman