Nirn wouldn't even fit in our universe.

I dont think thats the point. Iif bethseda wanted to take the "tamriel was earth" approach like how tolkien had middle earth be an early earth they could just say this another take on on creation through an americanized view point similiar to how tolkien invented arda to it from the english viewpoint since the english didnt really have a myth culture of their own.

Blasphemer!

Going from every denizen of the world being a figment of the shattered mind of a Godhead to becoming real (or so we think :stare: ) is pushing it.

I think this idea is not wrong but backwards. maybe nirn is earth but in the future kinda. think of it like this there where 12 worlds that where combined to create nirn correct? the hist came from one, the mer from one and maybe one of these worlds would be earth? think of it as a bunch of universes meshed together into one realm. what do yall think?

Still doesn't solve the whole "everyone is a part of a single totally bat[censored] godhead" problem.

One word:

Teletubbies

well how about the single godhead is dreaming and meshed all 12 of the worlds together. does that fix it?

"Silly" isn't the word I would use to describe this type of topic...

Too improbable to be possible, plus: why would you want Tamriel to be Earth in the first place?

Defeats the purpose of the fictional world...

You are taking this question far too seriously, fundamental differencess, yes, likeness, yes. Fine, but it's a fictional world, and as far as we know, it isn't supposed to, if it is, they could easily make it so, so can we speculators, it could of course, because it's a fictional world and doesn't really exist :facepalm:

What I mean is that, how do you get from no one is a part of the godhead to there being a godhead that everyone is a part of?

Most likely, the TES universe wouldn't be earth in the past or future, but the godhead would be a guy floating in a tank in future earth.

All of you guys are arguing perceptions, not facts. For all we know, this could be the godhead, and chim and zero sum could be real.


am I going to zero sum n-

You mean like exactly what lotr is supposed to be?

Also, Tamriel is a continent not a planet, as stated previously.

Yeah, yeah, i know. It was a mistake.

Then if we're arguing facts lets point out that Fallout was created by a seperate company three years after Bethesda created Arena. There was never any intention that the two series exist in the same universe.

The Methanauts have been debating about this one, among the most prestigious circles, for years. All debate ceased, when the methanauts were culled by the The Exarchs of Places That Are but Aren't. Thus no consensus was ever made.

I don't actually believe this. I'm just playing Devil's Advocate

Modern Day --> Fallout --> Elder Scrolls

The radiation of a nuclear war causes long lost genes to reappear, turning much of the population into some sort of Elf. The radiation then causes lizards to grow a humanoid body. What remains of the population turns into Redguards. The radiation also alters our bodies so that we can once again harness the long lost power of magic and then the Gods who have been watching over us reveal themselves.

Wow... that would be a crappy storyline.

Nirn is a different sized planet to our Earth.

You'd need some way to explain that too.

Edit: forgot to say this.

That place would be awesome! except for Emo people and Steven King.

You don't understand Quantum Mechanics? I really have no idea were to start explaining it.


Remember, before you disapper you rant on about your new revalations, and other people have time to take out a pen and paper and start writing a decent sized peice of what you are saying.

Thats the Omniverse you are thinking of...anything ever brought into thought exists there

Omniverse > Multiverse(s)

If you want to use that as a structure then sure Tamriel could be Earth...but I still say you're rowing your canoes in a circle to nowhere...

It must also be considered that many of the "differences" in physics/metaphysics between our world and the world of TES are simply a result of various misconceptions. Although it would SEEM that the character of the TES universe is different from our own, maybe that is simply a result of us seeing the world of TES strictly through the eyes of those inhabiting it. Remember, our current conception of the universe is vastly different from the one maintained by people hundreds of years ago, and perhaps will be different from that maintained by people hundreds of years hence. Although I myself don't think it likely, perhaps what we perceive as "reality" in the games is simply the view of reality held by the characters of that world, and not reflective of "reality" as such. Additionally, maybe the inhabitants of Tamriel are describing real things but in terms so foreign to us that they seem alien and, frankly, fantastic?

I guess it's impossible to know for certain, but it's interesting to think about.