shadow over morrowind?

LunaFlora

im a bit confused about Shadow Over Morrowind,
is this the name of the story of just the 2023 dlc or is it the name of the multi year story that Necrom is a part of?

Xoelarasizerer

I'd guess it's the Scribes of Fate dungeons, Necrom prologue quest and Necrom chapter.

No idea if it'll also include the Q4 endless dungeon.


edit: Had no idea we were gonna get a multi-year story again, this is pleasing news to me since the Daedric War storyline was fun, whilst leaving me wanting more.

Whether or not the 2024 content goes under another name from Shadow Over Morrowind and we get another overall name for all the parts of the multi-year storyline combined (Daedric War 2?) I dunno if even ZOS know/have planned that far out for certain. But I'm leaning against that given the 2023 chapter for sale is called ESO: Necrom, not ESO: Shadow Over Morrowind.

So for now, I'm assuming the whole multi-year deal will all be called Shadow Over Morrowind until we're told otherwise.

Maitsukas

It is the name of the multi-year storyline, I'd expect the next year's Chapter to also be included in it, just like how Morrowind and Summerset are a part of the Daedric War storyline.

Jusey1

Xoelarasizerer wrote: »

No idea if it'll also include the Q4 endless dungeon.

I mean... You could argue that Herma-Mora's realm of Oblivion is an endless dungeon since it is described as such in lore.

Xoelarasizerer

I'd be down for it to be based in Apocrypha, yeah.
(especially if there aren't too many dives into Apocrypha during Necrom).

Hurbster

It's a Lovecraft reference. After his 'Shadows over Innmouth' short story.

Luke_Flamesword

They just needed to put word "Morrowind" to activate nostalgia machine (we already had videos with devs talking about their TES III Morrowind memories) to increase profits. It doesn't matter, it's just pure marketing.

LunaFlora

Hurbster wrote: »

It's a Lovecraft reference. After his 'Shadows over Innmouth' short story.

Luke_Flamesword wrote: »

They just needed to put word "Morrowind" to activate nostalgia machine (we already had videos with devs talking about their TES III Morrowind memories) to increase profits. It doesn't matter, it's just pure marketing.

yea i figured that out too, i was just wondering if it'll mean next year's chapter will also be in morrowind or if it would be somewhere different

Maitsukas wrote: »

It is the name of the multi-year storyline, I'd expect the next year's Chapter to also be included in it, just like how Morrowind and Summerset are a part of the Daedric War storyline.

so next year's chapter would then be morrowind too?

Trejgon

LunaFlora wrote: »

Hurbster wrote: »

It's a Lovecraft reference. After his 'Shadows over Innmouth' short story.

Luke_Flamesword wrote: »

They just needed to put word "Morrowind" to activate nostalgia machine (we already had videos with devs talking about their TES III Morrowind memories) to increase profits. It doesn't matter, it's just pure marketing.

yea i figured that out too, i was just wondering if it'll mean next year's chapter will also be in morrowind or if it would be somewhere different

Maitsukas wrote: »

It is the name of the multi-year storyline, I'd expect the next year's Chapter to also be included in it, just like how Morrowind and Summerset are a part of the Daedric War storyline.

so next year's chapter would then be morrowind too?

The chase after the shadow over morrowind could easilly take us outside of morrowind lands to be fair.

Personally I think that College of Winterhold, may be quite nice thematic fit.

LunaFlora

Trejgon wrote: »

The chase after the shadow over morrowind could easilly take us outside of morrowind lands to be fair.

Personally I think that College of Winterhold, may be quite nice thematic fit.

alright.
why college of winterhold?

Grizzbeorn

'Shadow Over Morrowind' is an over-arcing story title, just like:

Season of the Dragon
Dark Heart of Skyrim
Gates of Oblivion
Legacy of the Bretons

Trejgon

LunaFlora wrote: »

Trejgon wrote: »

The chase after the shadow over morrowind could easilly take us outside of morrowind lands to be fair.

Personally I think that College of Winterhold, may be quite nice thematic fit.

alright.
why college of winterhold?

Because it fits same list of thematic requirement ZOS have referenced in their necrom announcements and interview on why they chose Telvanni Pennisula for this years chapter.

During this period of time Winterhold should be a major hold, with college at it's prime. It is a big congregation of pursuers of arcane knowledge. While the available space between eastmarch and the sea of ghosts does not leave all that much of area, it could be supplemented with another region of apocrypha, in similar vein how Western Skyrim, and Reach are linked to segments of the blackreach.

And considering what we know about story of Necrom, I could easilly see a story link sending us there for further research after the conclusion of necrom story. Alternatively it could be next place on the target list of whomever is mysterious force seeking to take mora's secrets in posession for nefarious means.

Another point in favour of that location is that while it remains in relative proximity to Morrowind, it is outside of it.
(also provides a mesh of nostalgia grabs, seeing how it would be relevant to morrowind, but also a place in skyrim, but at it's prime)

But all of that is speculatory so far of course, I have only laid it out to showcase that the story called "Shadow over Morrowind" does not have to be constricted to morrowind.

TaSheen

I wouldn't be surprised to find out the next two years' chapters take us back to CWC and Summerset in some ways.

Gadamlub14_ESO

I want argonia.

LunaFlora

Trejgon wrote: »

LunaFlora wrote: »

Trejgon wrote: »

The chase after the shadow over morrowind could easilly take us outside of morrowind lands to be fair.

Personally I think that College of Winterhold, may be quite nice thematic fit.

alright.
why college of winterhold?

Because it fits same list of thematic requirement ZOS have referenced in their necrom announcements and interview on why they chose Telvanni Pennisula for this years chapter.

During this period of time Winterhold should be a major hold, with college at it's prime. It is a big congregation of pursuers of arcane knowledge. While the available space between eastmarch and the sea of ghosts does not leave all that much of area, it could be supplemented with another region of apocrypha, in similar vein how Western Skyrim, and Reach are linked to segments of the blackreach.

And considering what we know about story of Necrom, I could easilly see a story link sending us there for further research after the conclusion of necrom story. Alternatively it could be next place on the target list of whomever is mysterious force seeking to take mora's secrets in posession for nefarious means.

Another point in favour of that location is that while it remains in relative proximity to Morrowind, it is outside of it.
(also provides a mesh of nostalgia grabs, seeing how it would be relevant to morrowind, but also a place in skyrim, but at it's prime)

But all of that is speculatory so far of course, I have only laid it out to showcase that the story called "Shadow over Morrowind" does not have to be constricted to morrowind.

that makes sense! i hope you're right and it won't be constricted to morrowind