Experiencing the Lore - A Question

Post » Sun Feb 17, 2013 1:56 am

So I have an idea, but I want to ensure I put it in the right place before I begin so I'm asking here.

I want to immerse myself in the Lore of TES. I want to experience the whole shebang as though I had zero concept of the Lore and what everything was about. Basically, I want to throw out everything *I* know and start fresh, and share this experience with others. I would begin the journey in Morrowind (As it was where I began my own experience with the Elder Scrolls universe) and carry through into Skyrim. All the while, it would be viewed through the eyes of a inquisitive and (at least initially) befuddled scholar.

Avatar Backstory for those interested:
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The Bosmer Scholar Baan Dar (Not THE Baan Dar, but A Baan Dar). Highly inquisitive, Baan awakens on a prison barge with zero memory of who he is or even where he comes from. All he has to go on is a mysterious dream and the kindness of strangers who answer his questions.

This would be equal parts "Let's Play" type affairs and serious discussions on the lore, as the Scholar's primary motivation would be the Land and the History. His journey through the games' plot line would be organic in so much as the quest for knowledge means going forward, not back.

But I'm not sure if that would belong here, the general discussion forum, or just in the Spoiler Sections of the respective games.

My personal goal is to experience the franchise's mythos. When I first bought Morrowind, I devoured every book I could find. In the ten years since then, it's become a matter of "I don't have time..." to read the in-game books, which is a crime and a error I am looking to correct with this concept. I want to see what kind of insights into the game's narrative can come from solely the narrative alone. No Internet "cheating", no going to UESP or the Imperial Library for clarification. And, most importantly, no pre-existing prejudices. Force myself to forget everything I knew about Azura, the Divines, Dagoth Ur, the Great Houses, the Races...everything. Take the game in cold and see what comes out the other side.

But would other people be interested in tagging along for that journey in a style of Journal-esque posts that pose questions and observations (Almost as though the Scholar was writing a Thesis)?
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