Well, it wouldn't really be my first story, but the first one I've put on a forum/website.

I have this idea for a story that I'm about to write, and I wanted to get some opinions on the idea. I was thinking of writing about some of the things my character does in Oblivion, ( I'm not gonna simply write ''Today I did this quest it was fun lulz'') I was planning on writing about my character did, in a story kind of way, not mentioning what quest it is, but you'd probably notice which one it'd be in the game. I'd also mix things up with stories of my characters past and such. Basically, it'd be like my characters journal, with stories of his adventures.

I hope you guys understand what I meant, I'm not that good at explaining.

So, do you think this is something that could be interesting to read? ( Note, It's not gonna be just a few sentences of. ''After TheDarkSlayerMan killed the first bandit, he killed the second one with his legendary sword that could set people on fire, after he did that, he got 500 gold and was happy'' It's gonna be like an actual story, it's just gonna be somewhat linked to some quests in oblivion.)

And, if this sounds like a horrible idea, let me know, and if you can, give me some suggestions on what I could do instead. :foodndrink:

It's been done quite a bit. Personally, I would suggest doing a different topic, maybe even setting it outside of the Imperial Province. With the release of Daggerfall, and it's Super-Dungeons, you could easily make a story of those about what your character does in them. Or you could also do a dramatization of the Daggerfall story-line, kinda like how I am with my fiction of the story of Arena.

Well, I've never played Daggerfall, I've only played Morrowind a bit, so I more or less only know about things going on in Oblivion. I don't really wanna play through every game just to be able to write something. And I don't want to butcher the lore of TES by making stuff up, and that was the reason I got this idea in the first place. But if this is something that's been done to death then I guess I'll have to come up with a new idea.

I would be happy to see a well-written journal of a character. I've been active on here for about 2 months and I haven't seen one journal of character. I think it's a good idea, you should go for it.

I've always been of the opinion that nothing is a cliche if it is done well (okay, well...it IS a cliche, but at least I'd enjoy it). My point being that if you can impress me with your journalistic endeavors, I'd happily read it, even if it is just quests from Oblivion.

For example, look at the tales of Edward the Imperial by Rachel the Breton. Those were hilarious, and they were just mock ups of actual Oblivion quests. I think a big deciding factor is that you SHOULD NOT use dialogue from the game. Make your own dialogue for the quest, add lines that weren't there before, effectively portray the characters personality and a big thing is making the quests you cover interesting and dynamic. Complete them in ways never before thought possible!

Those are just my thoughts. Just so nobody can bring you down about the whole cliche thing, I will read it even if it's cliched as long as it is good.

This man speaks the truth. Seriously what he just said it summed up perfectly. If done well then cliche can be a good thing.

Journals tend to be badly written, unfortunately. I've only seen a couple that worked out okay and were interesting.

Thank you for your advice.
Yeah, I was planning on adding lines that weren't there, pretty much the whole idea of this was to have my characters thoughts, ideas and actions written in a journal, to see what he did, and why he did it during a quest, the quests won't be exactly as they were in the game, it'll only follow the general idea of the quest, while all the things happening before, during and after the quest will be what the actual story is about.

From what I've read most of you seem to be interested in the idea, as long as it's well done, so I think I'm gonna give it a try and I will do my best to make it as interesting and well-written as I possibly can.

EDIT: Also, thanks to everyone for their opinion, wether it's something positive or something negative I still listen to them.

Well then, so long as you listen to our opinions without freaking out, you should do fine. Seeing as how I don't know what quest you're doing or anything, I can't tell you anything new, but if you want to write something original, go for it. The lore is subjective anyway, and rather easy to learn. If you need to know anything about it, just ask the forum

Anyway, I'll try and critique your story once you get it written.

Oh, and welcome to Tes Fan Fiction :foodndrink:

The best advice I was given was "Write for you" not for other people. Basically do what you want, not what your audience want and you will enjoy it more :whisper:

Thanks.
I wouldn't freak out or be offended by someones opinion unless it was something such as ''u svck lol'' Seeing as pretty much everyone here at TES Fan Fiction knows a whole lot more about Fan Fiction, Writing and all that stuff in general I take every opinion, suggestion and advice that I can get.




Yeah I know, what I wanted was to write a story based on a journal, and that's why I asked for opinions, I want to know how I can make my story interesting and fun to read. :thumbsup:

I heard that too and I completely agree with it. Obviously you have to be aware of your audience to a degree, but if you write something and you are satisfied with it even if no one else is you should carry on anyway. Also I find that if you yourself grow attached to the character then is shows in your writing somehow. Trying to force yourself to feel the emotions your character would feel will enable you to really get inside their head and write things that when you look back at them you think... It feels like someone else wrote that not me. That's when you're character is real and alive to the writer and they are no longer in complete control of them.

Okay guys, this is what I've got so far, let me know what you think and please, if you have any advice or suggestions let me know. This is just the basic thing, I'm gonna rewrite it a few times until I'm satisfied with it, and with a bit of advice the final product will probably be pretty good. Like I said though, this is just what I've written so far, I'm far from done, and I will rewrite it a few times, some thing's will be added, some things will be changed, and some things will be removed and when it's done it'll be MUCH better, I'm just posting this to get some advice. Also, this is the first story I write in english, so keep that in mind.



Fights-Without-Weapon's Journal


As you walk by the waters behind the shacks of the Imperial City Waterfront District you notice a book of some sorts, it wasn't something washed up on land, as it hadn't suffered from any water damage.
Upon further inspection this book seems to be a journal, you look for a place to sit down, your curiosity forcing you to take a look at it.
Whoever wrote this has terrible handwriting.

Fights-Without-Weapon's Journal

I am Fights-Without-Weapon. I hate weapons, I hate them.. But I like fighting..
Since I refuse to as much as hold a weapon in my hand, I have learned to fight well unarmed.
I shouldn’t have refused to use shields though..
I have many scars as a result of old attempts to block blades.. But from my mistakes, I have learned!
As my writing would indicate, I’m not the best writer, don’t blame me for it..
I can barely see what I write..
I don’t even like writing either, but Writes-Without-Paper is my brother’s name, so that was not an option..
Haha, he was the one who wanted me to write a journal, for him to read when I get back home..
He doesn’t get to adventure as much as I do.. But he’s the one who talks about my journeys..
I am too humble to assume that my life is interesting enough to tell people about..


Day I

I have arrived at The Imperial City by boat, being by the water is great and I am not yet ready to head on into the city.

I found an inn, which was actually a boat, but it was an inn.
I think it was called, The Floated Boat, or was it the The Bloated Float?
I don’t remember, the water had my attention, the sign didn’t. Besides, I don’t read much..
And I try hard not to joke about having a sister called Reads-Without-Text..
Why do I talk so much about myself!? This journal is for you, brother.
You already know these things about me.. Too many things.
Either way, knowing my luck someone else will probably get their hands on this journal, so I might aswell explain things..

Upon entering the inn I did have some people staring at me for a while..
I don’t look like other Argonians, but they soon went back to whatever they did.
To them, an Argonian is an Argonian, like they could tell the difference..
I payed ten gold for a room, a decent price for the opportunity to sleep so close to the water, being an Argonian.
It was going to be a good night’s sleep, I thought..
But I woke up in the middle of the night, no one but an Argonian would have felt the boat being out on the water, far away from the city, too far away.

Upon leaving my room I was confronted by a man, wearing worn out leather armor and wielding a good ol' rusty sword I just knew he was up to no good.
I’ve seen too many bandits not to be able to notice that he too, was a criminal.
''Who are you? What are you doing here?''.
Sure, these are questions I could answer, but I couldn’t give him an answer that he wanted.
Being unable to explain myself as I was he drew his blade.
My strongest weapon is the fact that I look harmless, who would expect an unarmed Argonian wearing regular clothes to put up a fight?
I could name a few people, but this amateur bandit was not one of them.
Not that I can blame him.. In a fight with what appeared to be, a civilian Argonian against a sword wielding criminal, I know who I would bet on, I also know that I would lose my money.


I don’t need armour though, I have blocked weapons with my body, nothing I recommend.
I rarely walk away from a battle unharmed, but I’ve never walked away from a battle dead either.
I have many scars thanks to my many years of practicing hand to hand combat..
And as a result of having thousands of wounds being healed countless of times the scales on my body have melted together, forming a strong but flexible skin.
That’s when I decided I had enough of healing spells.. I used potions instead.. Another one of my.. Wise decisions..
I drank so many potions, my eyes started changing color.. It wasn’t so bad at first, but now.. I can’t see well.

But back to the story..
That guy didn't expect me to do anything, I surprised him well, hehe.
Before he had time to react I had already punched him, it only took me three or so hits to knock him out, he must really have a fragile head..
Then I heard something, someone.. Locked inside a room..
At least, I assumed it was locked, who would bang on the door if it was unlocked..?
I’d like to know. My vision is bad but I can still see shiny things, and that’s what I did, I saw a shiny thing, a key.
So I went over to the door, getting the key into the lock was a bit of a struggle for an Argonian with eyes such as myself..
But I got it open, eventually. Who was inside!?
The bouncer, if anyone he should be the one who would’ve stopped this bandit.


EDIT: I just realised how terrible this is, I might just write a normal story instead, this journal stuff is so much harder to do well >.>