I'm the same way myself.

When I look at the Dunmers my Imperial made friends with, I think about that catastrophic event that's to happen in Vvardenfell just a few years later. Modren, for example. What happens to him? Does he have family in Vvardenfell? If so, did they make it when the volcanoe erupted? Did he, during that timespan, move back to Vvardenfell? If that's the case, did HE make it? Or did our poor favorite Dunmer perish? I almost feel the urge to warn him to not return to Vvardenfell ever. For the remainder of his life as within a decade, it will become uninhabitable.

What of Weebam-na? Did he go back to Black Marsh to aid the Argonians in their invasion of Morrowind? Did he clash with Modren (assuming the two did go to Morrowind at some point on seperate occasions, of course)

What about Carahill of Anvil's Mage's Guild? Was she around for the Thalmor invasion? How did they treat her? What happened?

I think about the horrors the Thalmor unleashes onto the Imperial City and, when I look at the people there, I feel a sense of dread. They (if they're elves) or their descendants will be subjected to the Thalmor's atrocities when they finally get there.

Knowing what's to happen in the future makes me wonder about all the characters in Oblivion. I can't help but ask myself, "What happens to them?"

They all die. Everybody does. It's just not that big of a deal. :wink_smile:

I actually brought my character to Skyrim. I don't even try to explain how it's possible, it's just a non-issue for me.

Anyone else find playing Oblivion really sad now? Knowing what happens in the future?

Answer: Yes. I was a little disappointed of the outcome. Felt like I was changing the world for the good in this one. 200 years later in the next game, it's in worst shape than before. This and Fallout, tie me up emotionaly for some reason. Love my games.

Sir..... that's cold.. lol.




I agree. But, don't get me wrong, I respect and enjoy reading the carefully crafted back stories for other characters that are consistent with the lore and time frame of the game. I just didn't begin the game that way, and it is hard for me to change in mid stream. My characters subscribe to the Dorothy Gale theorum of time and space travel. They don't know exactly how they wound up in the prison cell. There are rarely tornadoes in Queens, NYC so I suspect they caught a bad one exiting the delicatessen down the street. In any event, since they can shoot fire and ice from their finger tips and rescue individuals from their dreams and paintings, it is not a stretch for them to scale some mountains that are plainly in view of their wizards tower and enter another province in a different time frame. There is enough continuity between both games for me to feel that they are almost extensions of each other. Skyrim references all of the provinces of Tamriel, but the emphasis upon Cyrodil and the Oblivion crisis is central. I am not really sad about the events personally, but I am very curious about what became of some of the specific individuals referenced such as Carahil. I am enjoying many of the books which provide insights into the implosion of the mages guild etc, but it would be really cool if some of them chronicled specific high profile characters from Oblivion directly. Perhaps ... and hopefully, I just haven't found them yet.

Aravi was put under some sort of a spell. Frozen in time? Totally possible in a world full of magic. :poke:

I agree. It is a magical border between northern Cyrodiil and Skyrim. In a land of magic, the details matter not. You did a magnificent job of transitioning Aravi to Skyrim. :foodndrink:

It's life seen from a different perspective. Most of the people on these forums are quite young, and see life as if it went on indefinitely. I'm in my mid-60s, and I see life as very impermanent and short.

I focus on "now." When I play an RPG, I get into what the character knows about the world, not what I know about what comes "later." That's true of "later" in terms of what the character will encounter next (I know Oblivion rather well, but my characters don't), and also of "later" in terms of game lore.

One of the characteristics of TES games is that playing out quest lines tends to mess up the world. The bad events actually unfold as a result of player actions; if we avoid the Oblivion MQ, the crisis never really develops. This is true of destructive changes in all of the guild quests, and in SI and KOTN, too. This, I believe, is the fundamental concept behind the Elder Scrolls: the Player/Character is responsible for bringing events into "reality," and is both "destroyer" and "savior."

We're supposed to feel sad.

I myself had seen something "gloomy" coming in the next installment. A lot of NPCs, after finishing the main quest, complain about how there's no true emperor and they feel bad times are coming and what-not. It already hinted to you that the Empire wouldn't still be all happy and chipper.