The need for a Story Guide

Enodoc · April 2021

The Zone Guides do a very good job of guiding you through the story quests and other content within each zone, but there is nothing in-game currently that guides you through all the zones in each story arc in the right order to best experience the content.

This is where a Story Guide comes in. Following a similar design to the original Cadwell's Almanac (which has served its purpose and might as well be retired), the Story Guide would list all the Prologue Quests and Zones in each story arc. (No need to list the Zone Quests directly, as this would be a companion to the Zone Guide and could link directly to the Zone Guide for each zone.) Like Cadwell's Almanac, each Zone could be checked off in the Story Guide once all its Story Quests are complete.

The Story Guide would currently look something like this:

Aldmeri Dominion

Zone Story: Khenarthi's Roost
Zone Story: Auridon
Zone Story: Grahtwood
Zone Story: Greenshade
Zone Story: Malabal Tor
Zone Story: Reaper's March
Objective: Stirk

Daggerfall Covenant

Zone Story: Stros M'Kai
Zone Story: Betnikh
Zone Story: Glenumbra
Zone Story: Stormhaven
Zone Story: Rivenspire
Zone Story: Alik'r Desert
Zone Story: Bangkorai
Objective: Stirk

Ebonheart Pact

Zone Story: Bleakrock Isle
Zone Story: Bal Foyen
Zone Story: Stonefalls
Zone Story: Deshaan
Zone Story: Eastmarch
Zone Story: The Rift
Objective: Stirk

The Planemeld

Cadwell's Bronze: <Your First Alliance>
Objective: Stirk
Zone Story: Coldharbour
Cadwell's Silver: <Your Second Alliance>
Cadwell's Gold: <Your Third Alliance>

Guilds and Glory

Zone Story: Craglorn
Zone Story: Imperial City
Zone Story: Wrothgar
Zone Story: Hew's Bane
Zone Story: Gold Coast

The Daedric War

Prologue Quest: The Missing Prophecy
Zone Story: Vvardenfell
Prologue Quest: Of Knives and Long Shadows
Zone Story: Clockwork City
Prologue Quest: Through a Veil Darkly
Zone Story: Summerset

Murkmire

Prologue Quest: Ruthless Competition
Prologue Quest: The Cursed Skull
Zone Story: Murkmire

Season of the Dragon

Prologue Quest: The Demon Weapon
Prologue Quest: The Halls of Colossus
Zone Story: Northern Elsweyr
Prologue Quest: The Dragonguard's Legacy
Prologue Quest: The Horn of Ja'darri
Zone Story: Southern Elsweyr
Epilogue Quest: The Dark Aeon
Epilogue Quest: New Moon Rising
Epilogue Quest: The Pride of Elsweyr

Dark Heart of Skyrim

Prologue Quest: The Coven Conspiracy
Prologue Quest: The Coven Conundrum
Zone Story: Western Skyrim
Prologue Quest: The Ravenwatch Inquiry
Prologue Quest: The Gray Council
Zone Story: The Reach
Epilogue Quest: The End of Eternity
Epilogue Quest: Kingdom of Ash
Epilogue Quest: Second Chances

Gates of Oblivion

Prologue Quest: A Mortal's Touch
Prologue Quest: The Emperor's Secret
Zone Story: Blackwood

VaranisArano · April 2021

This would be amazing!

Enodoc · April 2021

I have updated the Planemeld section above with a suggestion to properly track Cadwell's quests in the right order, as Silver and Gold can still exist even if the journal tab for the Almanac itself is replaced by this Story Guide.

In full, this section would be:
The Planemeld (for a DC character)

Cadwell's Bronze: Daggerfall Covenant
Objective: Stirk
Zone Story: Coldharbour
Cadwell's Silver: Aldmeri Dominion
Cadwell's Gold: Ebonheart Pact

The Planemeld (for an AD character)

Cadwell's Bronze: Aldmeri Dominion
Objective: Stirk
Zone Story: Coldharbour
Cadwell's Silver: Ebonheart Pact
Cadwell's Gold: Daggerfall Covenant

The Planemeld (for an EP character)

Cadwell's Bronze: Ebonheart Pact
Objective: Stirk
Zone Story: Coldharbour
Cadwell's Silver: Daggerfall Covenant
Cadwell's Gold: Aldmeri Dominion

This would link into the three Alliance storyline sections relative to your own Alliance, so they are displayed in the same order you get Cadwell's Silver and Cadwell's Gold. This also brings back the "missing link" of Cadwell's Bronze to track your own alliance within the context of the greater storyline, which is something else I outlined many years ago but is still a viable suggestion.

I also moved Craglorn into the Guilds and Glory section, as while it is not part of that DLC pack, it isn't related to the Planemeld storyline either, so might as well go in with other standalone zones.

WiseSky · April 2021

I been Using :

THE QUESTING GUIDE

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A list of compiled quests where you'll find each major storyline in the game listed in chronological order, (defaulting to order of content release), where you can follow along or even check off your list you may have left uncompleted years ago.

The Questing Guide Menu Showing the chronological order of quests by zone and a summary of your actions in each quest

I am excite to see where this will lead you.

I am currently working on a project and this will surly help me with it.

Enodoc · April 2021

Yeah, TQG is good - I was working with the creator of that add-on when it first came out to help them with the quest database, and I believe it is loosely based on our UESP Story Charts.

The Story Guide suggestion would essentially be an officially-developed and supported version of this, fully usable for console players and those who don't use add-ons.

WiseSky · April 2021

Enodoc wrote: »

Yeah, TQG is good - I was working with the creator of that add-on when it first came out to help them with the quest database, and I believe it is loosely based on our UESP Story Charts.

The Story Guide suggestion would essentially be an officially-developed and supported version of this, fully usable for console players and those who don't use add-ons.

Great Idea for people who need it on Console.

I love what Alianym has brought for the the community with their AddOns.

I gladly support this suggestion.