What is the best TES in-game book/story ? : The Elder Scrolls Series Discussion

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 5:56 am

In your opinion, what is the best in-game book/story you've read in the TES lore ?

Personaly, I find reading on Tamriel's cosmology particularly interesting. Texts about how mortals perceive god's planes as planets even though these are impossible in their existence (since planes are infinite and thus doesn't have a physical form). Same about all of the cosmology like what are the stars, constallations, sky and moons.

What about you?

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:45 pm

Not even a question, LUSTY ARGONIAN MAID

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:03 am

Some would say the lusty argonian maid because they can't come up with another title

I myself don't remember any of the books I've read in Morrowind and Oblivion so I haven't a clue

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:05 pm

the dwemer ones with only pictures

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» Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:56 am

Bankers bet - Daggerfall.

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Banker%27s_Bet

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 5:55 pm

'The Dance in the Fire' comes to mind, all of its volumes. And it's sequel, "The Argonian Account" (all of it's volumes).

Also "The Real Barenziah" is a rather interesting piece (and again, all volumes).

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:47 pm

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Palla is my personal favourite, maybe because of it's written in the tragic style

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:48 pm

The Real Barenziah. I finally sat down and read the whole thing recently and was very impressed.

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 5:31 am

I'm seconding "The Real Barenziah". The slightly more mature version of it in Daggerfall is better, but that would get the game slapped with an AO rating if present in any of the more recent ES games.

EDIT: I forgot about my other favorite; "The Rear Guard".
I've always found that one incredibly funny.

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:40 am

The Real Barenziah

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:38 pm

A Dance in Fire, The Argonian Account and The Rear Guard are my favorites.

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 7:02 am

I like Mysterious Akivir. I like the lore of the other continent.

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:57 am

The Real Barenziah or King Edward.

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:19 am

ABC for Barbarians.

I like how the books in TES games are actually creepier than the games itself. Like in real barenziah 1-2 they cut that one nords tong and that khajiits head end up on top of a stick for bird food.

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 5:29 am

The real Barenziah for me too.

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 10:14 am

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:The_Wolf_Queen Is my favorite, from Oblivion, though its rather long.

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 8:53 am

i cant remeber the title of the book but in oblivion there was a book about this guy who went to to this church to get cured of vampirism and the guy and the priest got to conversing on the different types of vamps in the world and the guy goes something like "jeez you sure do know alot about vamps" and the priest goes like "i should, i am one of them" and the priest makes breakfast, lunch and dinner out of the poor bastard. i laffed my azz off on that book lol

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:50 pm

Bankers bet - Daggerfall.

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Banker%27s_Bet

LOL! I never saw that one (since I always wanted to play Daggerfall but never could). It is hilarious! I wonder if the books in TES are written by everyone in the dev team that has a silly or interesting idea.

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:24 am

i cant remeber the title of the book but in oblivion there was a book about this guy who went to to this church to get cured of vampirism and the guy and the priest got to conversing on the different types of vamps in the world and the guy goes something like "jeez you sure do know alot about vamps" and the priest goes like "i should, i am one of them" and the priest makes breakfast, lunch and dinner out of the poor bastard. i laffed my azz off on that book lol

You're thinking of "Immortal Blood".

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:21 am

I really enjoyed reading "The Argonian Account" 1-4.
2 of them are hard to find though.

The Barenziah Books are nice, too.

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:23 pm

You're thinking of "Immortal Blood".

HAHAHHA! yea thats the one thanks for the clarification

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:39 pm

Not even a question, LUSTY ARGONIAN MAID

this is win!!!

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:16 am

Seems like The Real Barenziah is very popular. I must confess I never have read them all since there's 12 parts to that story!!! (well, it was revised into 5 tomes in Morrowind and Oblivion).

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:14 am

Here are my favourite short stories:
Thief of Virtue
Beggar Prince
A Game At Dinner

I couldn't really get into any of the series, although I want to give the Black Arrow a try.

» Tue Dec 06, 2011 7:09 am

Well there are few
Lusty argonian maid
Mystery of Talara
The true Berenzia
Third door
Armorer's challenge
Incident in Necrom
The box
Dinner game (or something like that)
Sacred Blood (or similar)

(forgot names and uesp is down again- Nooooooooooooooo!)
Book about one man in netch armor holding castle during siege
Book about two thieves that got over their heads (poor Tresed)

Well actually there are lot of good books