How to catch up on Lore?

Galadius

Does anyone know of a site that has lore in either text or video, a way to catch up on what the heck is happening / has happened?

Especially for a new player.

dan958

https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Main_Page

I also recommend https://www.loreseekerspodcast.com/

Raisin

I also don't know any specifics, but if you search a bit on youtube you can find 'movie' versions of dungeons. Some better, some worse.

Galadius

dan958 wrote: »

https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Main_Page

I also recommend https://www.loreseekerspodcast.com/

Thank you!

Danikat

I doubt you'll find all the lore summarised in one place. The Elder Scrolls series has been going since the early 90's with 5 main games and numerous spin-offs and has a reputation for having a lot of lore even for a long-running RPG series. Although there's a lot of things which don't directly influence the game, and about 1000 years of events which occur after ESO is set, so you don't need to worry about that if you're only playing this game.

There might well be a video which summarises the story of ESO, but I'm not sure because I rarely watch video game videos or streams, unless I'm really stuck on something and a written walkthrough isn't making sense.

For text info the Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages is a good resource, although like I said there's a lot of lore so it helps to know what you're looking for. The ESO page is probably a good start, it's not a lore page but includes links to lots of pages which will cover relevant info like who the different Alliances are, how they formed, what they want etc.

Cactus_Back

Be sure to join https://www.reddit.com/r/teslore/ and also do read their FAQ - https://www.reddit.com/r/teslore/wiki/faq. It will help you tremendously to understand the basic lore concepts and might answer some of the questions you already have.

Tabbycat

I'm surprised no one has mentioned this one yet:

https://imperial-library.info/

FierceSam

dan958 wrote: »

https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Main_Page

I also recommend https://www.loreseekerspodcast.com/

++ for these. Both are very useful

ZOS_Adrikoth

These are some good resources folks! Enjoy diving into the lore @Galadius

DMuehlhausen

Galadius wrote: »

Does anyone know of a site that has lore in either text or video, a way to catch up on what the heck is happening / has happened?

Especially for a new player.

Meh don't worry about it. With them having Lyris and Sai main characters in Greymoor and Elswry after you could have sacrificed them (yeah spoiler) in the original story the writers have gotten lazy and just thrown the lore out the window.

Langdon64

DMuehlhausen wrote: »

Galadius wrote: »

Does anyone know of a site that has lore in either text or video, a way to catch up on what the heck is happening / has happened?

Especially for a new player.

Meh don't worry about it. With them having Lyris and Sai main characters in Greymoor and Elswry after you could have sacrificed them (yeah spoiler) in the original story the writers have gotten lazy and just thrown the lore out the window.

Another spoiler: Sai and Lyris were able to come back because they are vampires now.

MachineGod

https://www.youtube.com/user/camellworks

https://www.youtube.com/user/FudgeMuppet

Both have covered Elder scrolls lore extensively. Fudgemuppet specifically has several videos explaining each era's timeline from 1st to 4th.

wenchmore420b14_ESO

Shoddycast has a great lore series.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-chDClmdos&list=PL7pGJQV-jlzCPBUy9uAXQUXZ4UBaDLKS5

Welcome to the VAST lore world of TES!
Huzzah!!

myskyrim26

To get the general idea, read Pocket Guides from 3rd Era:
https://www.imperial-library.info/content/pocket-guide-empire-and-its-environs-first-edition
https://www.imperial-library.info/content/pocket-guide-empire-and-its-environs-third-edition

Note the timeline: the events are yet to happen in future - not in ESO. But these guides give the general idea of cultures and provinces of Tamriel. Also note that these guides are written by Imperials and thus depict Imperials as superior race and all others as barbaric (Nords, Khajiit, Argonians...) or very coonservative and "outdated" (Altmer). For example, you can read a vivid description of Khajiit culure and history, true mostly, but you'll notice that the sophisticated Khajiit culture is called weird and barbaric, and Khajiit themselves are called beasts.

There's one more - Emperor's Guide, it is written just before ESO events, Planemeld and Alliance War: https://www.imperial-library.info/content/emperors-guide

Swagonian

Galadius wrote: »

Does anyone know of a site that has lore in either text or video, a way to catch up on what the heck is happening / has happened?

Especially for a new player.

You kind of just gather knowledge gradually. As you play you learn more. Watch a couple of lore videos on YouTube to get a general idea of what's happening, but as I said, the more you play the more you'll understand what's happening.

Chaos2088

Lady of Scrolls on youtube is really good for lore, she has a very calming voice.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs4YqYIe-FtpQsAzdn47Vig

Aendruu

There's also the excellent guide, How to Become a Lore Buff.

[Edit] Alas, I've just discovered that the Bethesda Softworks Forums will be going offline in March, but the guide can be found here instead.