Recommended reading : The Elder Scrolls Series Discussion

» Fri Jul 23, 2010 12:13 am

Recently I convinced my girlfriend to read the infernal city and there are many concepts that she didn't quite get because of not being familiar to the series so I thought it would be a great idea to create a list of recommended reading from the imperial library to those that are not familiar with the series to read that would complement the infernal city allowing for a better more enjoyable read.
so what are yall's suggestions for the recommened list of reading?

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:20 pm

LOCK HER IN A ROOM WITH THE SERMONS AND THE LOVELETTER.

COME BACK 3 WEEKS LATER.

REMEMBER TO LEAVE FOOD OR SHE MIGHT DIE.

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:08 pm

lol I'm sorry but i prefer a perfectly sane girlfriend lol. she's crazy enought as it is lol.

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:03 pm

lol I'm sorry but i prefer a perfectly sane girlfriend lol. she's crazy enought as it is lol.

SANITY IS A PERCEPTION. KNOWLEDGE IS MORE.

YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO.

» Fri Jul 23, 2010 2:01 am

The Pocket Guides are a nice start. Though when it comes to the bare bones, playing the games probably works better.

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 8:17 pm

Some of the basic concepts, or some of the more in-depth concepts?

If you're referring to stuff like Khajiit morphology and basic geography, http://www.imperial-library.info/ has some fantastic resources on the materials.

If you're referring to stuff like why did the Ministry crash into Vivec City, etc... it requires at least a Masters Degree in Brainsplosion Control to learn that without suffering critical Brainsplosions.

Or, you can get the base concepts down, and slowly move up the ladder.

» Fri Jul 23, 2010 1:12 am

http://www.imperial-library.info/pge3/, http://www.imperial-library.info/tsoo/, http://www.imperial-library.info/book_daedra/, http://www.imperial-library.info/races/, these texts should give a good base from which to go into reading the book.

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:25 pm

Everything. All of it. The whole [censored] thing. And then some.

Seriously though if she played Morrowind and Oblivion she'd have a basic understanding, at least of the locations, people and events referenced to.

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 11:13 pm

I think that the Tsaesci Creation Myth has a lot of relevance to the story.

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:12 pm

Try Martha Stewart for starters.

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:45 pm

Anything involving HROL and his Hill

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 8:10 pm

Just have her read the Sermons, the Lessons, the story of Morrowind, and the 3rd PGE

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:26 pm

Anything involving HROL and his Hill

Well, that's just required for reading at all times. Along with Vivec's Muatra.

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:32 pm

Does she honestly give a [censored]? If no, then she's already half-way there. The other half requires that she learns the Fifth Walking-Way and performs it. Then, Adanorcil, you commence with Martha Stewart's literary triumphs, like How to Cook a Dog in Under Five Seconds.

Late is the [censored] who comes to Gnosis by any other way than Kinsey Ave.

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 6:07 pm

she probably doesn't care and is turned off by our obsestion with RPG nerdy stuff that we obsess over.

» Fri Jul 23, 2010 12:29 am

she probably doesn't care and is turned off by our obsestion with RPG nerdy stuff that we obsess over.

Nerd life > icky girls.

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:37 pm

Not always true.

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:31 pm

Not always true.

Sometimes, being truly happy and doing the things you love means subtracting people from your life who are bad for you.

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:47 pm

Are you saying hot girls are bad for you? six can burn up to 300 caleries. Anyway, she should deally just know the stupedist lore, rather than indepth metaphysical stuff.

» Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:46 pm

Vivec's sermons are really not the place to begin for someone who knows nothing about the setting. I'd suggest:
3rd PGE: http://www.imperial-library.info/pge3/
Imperial Census of Daedra Lords: http://www.imperial-library.info/obscure_text/census_daedra.shtml
A Short Life of Uriel Septim VIII: http://www.imperial-library.info/obbooks/life_uriel_septim.shtml
The Pilgrim's Path (with the simplest gloss on why there's a moon over Vivec city): http://www.imperial-library.info/mwbooks/pilgrim_path.shtml