The Elder Scrolls

Video game fandom
Name	The Elder Scrolls
Abbreviation(s)	TES
Publisher(s)	Bethesda
Release date	1994
Platform(s)	XBox, Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 3
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The Elder Scrolls is a fantasy video game series created by Bethesda. While a variety of games have been created since the series was introduced in 1994, they are generally open world RPGs. The Elder Scrolls has had a star-studded cast of voice actors including Sir Patrick Stewart, Michael Hogan and Stephen Russell.

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Setting

Elder Scroll games are set in the land of Tamriel, a continent on the planet Nirn. Generally speaking, each game is set in a different place on the continent, which is often reflected in the game's title, such as Daggerfall (1996), Morrowind (2002), and Skyrim (2011).

Games

• The Elder Scrolls: Arena (1994; PC)
• The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall (1996; PC)
• An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire (1997; PC)
• The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard (1998; PC)
• The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (2002; PC, XBox)
  • The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal (2002; PC, XBox)
  • The Elder Scrolls III: Bloodmoon (2003)
  • The Elder Scrolls Travels: Stormhold (2004)
  • The Elder Scrolls Travels: Dawnstar (2004)
  • The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey (2006)
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006; XBox, PS3)
  • The Elder Scrolls Travels: Oblivion (2006; mobile phones)
  • The Elder Scrolls IV: Knights of the Nine (2006)
  • The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles (2007)
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011; PC, XBox360, PS3)
  • Dawnguard
  • Hearthfire
  • Dragonborn

Fandom

Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples.

Music

Parts of the TES fandom have found the music of the games to be of particular inspiration, and popular remixes have been developed and put onto Youtube.

• Skyrim - Peter Hollens & Lindsey Stirling
• Skyrim: The Dragonborn Comes - Female Cover by Malukah

Modding

Modding has been a large part of the PC experience, and Bethseda has released a construction for their games so modders can easily edit and create portions of the games.

• Morrowind Nexus
• Oblivion Nexus
• Skyrim Nexus

Example Mods

• Skywind
• Skyblivion

Let's Plays and Walkthroughs

There are many Let's Play and walkthroughs on sites such as YouTube.

• Oblivion Let's Play by Freelance Astronauts.

Memes and In-Jokes

There are various fandom memes and jokes surrounding Skyrim. The Fus Ro Dah shout, "I used to be an adventurer like you, until I took an arrow to the knee," the frustrating habit followers have of stepping on every trap in a dungeon, or directly into a player's power attack. . .

DeviantArt

There is an active presence of fan artists for the franchise on DeviantArt.

Fanfiction

• Elder Scroll series at Fanfiction.net
• Elder Scrolls tag on the AO3.

Example Fanfiction

• Cyberim (previously "Suicidal Neurosis") by The Sussy Baka

Journaling

There are examples of players creating Journals to document their character's travels throughout the games. The most well known of these is My Skyrim Journal, which was leatherbound and includes sketches and translations of the dragon language, though seemingly the practise goes back as far as Morrowind, with players creating blogs of their characters

• Guide to good roleplaying journal

Fansites and Communities

LiveJournal

• Elder Scrolls Kink Meme

Tumblr

• Oh fuck no, Elder Scrolls
• Fuck Yeah Farkas
• Vilkas appreciation blog
• Skyrim Confessions

Wikis

• The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages
• The Elder Scrolls Wiki

External Links

• Elder Scrolls official site