Elder Scrolls

The Elder Scrolls is a series of <a title="Action role-playing game" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_role-playing_game">action role-playing</a> <a title="Open world" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_world">open world</a> <a title="Fantasy" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy">fantasy</a> video games primarily developed by <a title="Bethesda Game Studios" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethesda_Game_Studios">Bethesda Game Studios</a> and published by <a title="Bethesda Softworks" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethesda_Softworks">Bethesda Softworks</a>. The series is known for its elaborate and richly detailed open worlds and its focus on <a title="Nonlinear gameplay" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonlinear_gameplay">free-form gameplay</a>. <a title="The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_III:Morrowind">Morrowind</a>, <a title="The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_IV:Oblivion">Oblivion</a> and <a title="The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:_Skyrim">Skyrim</a> all won <a class="mw-redirect" title="Game of the Year" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_the_Year">Game of the Year</a> awards from multiple outlets. The series has sold more than 50 million copies worldwide.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-sales-1">[1]</a>

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<th class="fn" colspan="2">The Elder Scrolls</th>

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<div>The Elder Scrolls series logo</div>

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<th scope="row"><a title="Video game genre" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_genre">Genres</a></th>

<td><a title="Action role-playing game" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_role-playing_game">Action role-playing</a></td>

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<th scope="row"><a title="Video game developer" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_developer">Developer(s)</a></th>

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<li>Primary</li>

<li><a title="Bethesda Softworks" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethesda_Softworks">Bethesda Softworks</a>(1994–1998)</li>

<li><a title="Bethesda Game Studios" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethesda_Game_Studios">Bethesda Game Studios</a> (2002–present)</li>

<li>Other</li>

<li><a title="Vir2L Studios" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vir2L_Studios">Vir2L Studios</a> (2003–2004)</li>

<li><a title="TKO Software" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TKO_Software">TKO Software</a> (2004)</li>

<li><a title="ZeniMax Online Studios" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZeniMax_Online_Studios">ZeniMax Online Studios</a> (2014)</li>

<li>Dire Wolf Digital (2017)</li>

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<li><a title="Bethesda Softworks" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethesda_Softworks">Bethesda Softworks</a>(1994–present)</li>

<li>Other</li>

<li><a title="Vir2L Studios" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vir2L_Studios">Vir2L Studios</a> (2003–2004)</li>

<li><a title="Nokia" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia">Nokia</a> (2004)</li>

<li><a title="Nintendo" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo">Nintendo of America</a>(2017)</li>

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<td><a title="MS-DOS" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS-DOS">MS-DOS</a>, <a title="Microsoft Windows" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows">Microsoft Windows</a>, <a title="Xbox (console)" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox(console)">Xbox</a>, <a title="Xbox 360" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360">Xbox 360</a>, <a title="PlayStation 3" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_3">PlayStation 3</a>, <a title="N-Gage (device)" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-Gage(device)">N-Gage</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" title="J2ME" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/J2ME">J2ME</a>, <a title="Xbox One" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_One">Xbox One</a>, <a title="PlayStation 4" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_4">PlayStation 4</a>, <a title="MacOS" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS">macOS</a>, <a title="Nintendo Switch" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Switch">Nintendo Switch</a></td>

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<th scope="row">Year of inception1994</th>

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<th scope="row"><a title="Software release life cycle" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle">First release</a></th>

<td><a title="The Elder Scrolls: Arena" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls:_Arena">The Elder Scrolls: Arena</a>
March 25, 1994</td>

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<td><a title="The Elder Scrolls: Legends" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls:_Legends">The Elder Scrolls: Legends</a>
March 9, 2017</td>

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Within the fictional Elder Scrolls <a title="Fictional universe" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictional_universe">universe</a>, each game takes place on the continent of Tamriel. The setting is a mix of early or pre-medieval real-world elements, often revolving around a powerful <a title="Roman Empire" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire">Roman</a>-like Empire in a world with very limited technological capabilities, and <a title="High fantasy" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_fantasy">high fantasy</a> elements, such as widespread magic use, travel between parallel worlds and the existence of many mythological creatures such as <a title="Dragon" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon">dragons</a>. The continent is split into a number of provinces of which the inhabitants include humans as well as popular <a title="Humanoid" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanoid">humanoid</a> fantasy races such as <a class="mw-redirect" title="Elves" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elves">elves</a>, <a title="Orc" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orc">orcs</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" title="Anthropomorphic" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropomorphic">anthropomorphic</a>animals. A common theme in the lore is that a chosen hero rises to defeat an incoming threat, usually a malevolent being or an antagonistic army.

Since debuting with <a title="The Elder Scrolls: Arena" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls:Arena">Arena</a> in 1994, the series has produced a total of five main games (of which the last three have each featured two or three <a title="Expansion pack" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expansion_pack">expansions</a>) as well as numerous <a title="Spin-off (media)" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin-off(media)">spin-offs</a>.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-2">[2]</a> In 2014, an <a title="Massively multiplayer online role-playing game" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massively_multiplayer_online_role-playing_game">MMORPG</a> installment called <a title="The Elder Scrolls Online" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_Online">The Elder Scrolls Online</a> was released by Bethesda's affiliated <a title="ZeniMax Media" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZeniMax_Media">ZeniMax</a> subsidiary <a title="ZeniMax Online Studios" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZeniMax_Online_Studios">ZeniMax Online Studios</a>.

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<h2 class="in-block section-heading collapsible-heading open-block" tabindex="0">Development history</h2>

<table class="wikitable"><caption class="nowrap">Timeline of release years1994</caption>

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<td><a title="The Elder Scrolls: Arena" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls:_Arena">The Elder Scrolls: Arena</a></td>

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<td><a title="The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_II:_Daggerfall">The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall</a></td>

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<td><a title="An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Elder_Scrolls_Legend:_Battlespire">An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire</a></td>

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<td><a title="The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_Adventures:_Redguard">The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard</a></td>

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<td><a title="The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_III:_Morrowind">The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind</a></td>

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<td><a title="The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_III:_Tribunal">The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal</a></td>

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<td><a title="The Elder Scrolls III: Bloodmoon" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_III:_Bloodmoon">The Elder Scrolls III: Bloodmoon</a></td>

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<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="The Elder Scrolls Travels: Stormhold" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_Travels:_Stormhold">The Elder Scrolls Travels: Stormhold</a></td>

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<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="The Elder Scrolls Travels: Dawnstar" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_Travels:_Dawnstar">The Elder Scrolls Travels: Dawnstar</a></td>

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<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_Travels:_Shadowkey">The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey</a></td>

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<td><a title="The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_IV:_Oblivion">The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion</a></td>

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<td><a title="The Elder Scrolls IV: Knights of the Nine" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_IV:_Knights_of_the_Nine">The Elder Scrolls IV: Knights of the Nine</a></td>

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<td><a title="The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_IV:_Shivering_Isles">The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles</a></td>

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<td><a title="The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:_Skyrim">The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim</a></td>

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<td><a title="The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dawnguard" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:Skyrim%E2%80%93_Dawnguard">The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dawnguard</a></td>

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<td><a title="The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Hearthfire" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:Skyrim%E2%80%93_Hearthfire">The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Hearthfire</a></td>

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<td><a title="The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dragonborn" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:Skyrim%E2%80%93_Dragonborn">The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dragonborn</a></td>

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<td><a title="The Elder Scrolls Online" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_Online">The Elder Scrolls Online</a></td>

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<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Special Edition" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:Skyrim%E2%80%93_Special_Edition">The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Special Edition</a></td>

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<td><a title="The Elder Scrolls: Legends" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls:_Legends">The Elder Scrolls: Legends</a></td>

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<h3 class="in-block">Before The Elder Scrolls</h3>

Prior to working on The Elder Scrolls series, Bethesda had worked predominantly with sports and action games. In the six years from its founding to Arena's 1994 release, Bethesda had released ten games, six of them sports<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-DIR-3">[3]</a> games, with such titles as Hockey League Simulator, NCAA Basketball: Road to the Final Four ('91/'92 Edition), and Wayne Gretzky Hockey,<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-MOBYS-4">[4]</a> and the remaining four adaptations from other media,<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-DIR-3">[3]</a> primarily the Terminator series.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-MOBYS-4">[4]</a> Bethesda's course changed abruptly when it began its first action role-playing venture. Designer Ted Peterson recalls: "I remember talking to the guys at <a title="Sir-Tech" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir-Tech">Sir-Tech</a> who were doing <a title="Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizardry_VII:_Crusaders_of_the_Dark_Savant">Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant</a> at the time, and them literally laughing at us for thinking we could do it."<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-TEDDERS-5">[5]</a> Ted Peterson worked alongside Vijay Lakshman as one of the initial designers of what was then simply Arena, a "medieval-style gladiator game."<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-TEDDERS-5">[5]</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-ARBTS-6">[6]</a>

<h3 class="in-block">Arena</h3>

<div class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a title="The Elder Scrolls: Arena" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls:_Arena">The Elder Scrolls: Arena</a></div>

Peterson and Lakshman were joined by <a title="Julian Lefay" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Lefay">Julian Lefay</a> who, according to Peterson, "really spear-headed the initial development of the series".<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-TEDDERS-5">[5]</a> Peterson, Lakshman, and LeFay were longtime aficionados of pen-and-paper role-playing games,<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-TEDDERS-5">[5]</a> which greatly influenced the creation of the world of <a class="mw-redirect" title="Tamriel" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamriel">Tamriel</a>.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-ARBTS-6">[6]</a> They were also fans of <a title="Looking Glass Studios" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looking_Glass_Studios">Looking Glass Studios</a>' <a title="Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_Underworld:_The_Stygian_Abyss">Ultima Underworld</a> series, their main inspiration for Arena.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-TEDDERS-5">[5]</a> Initially, Arena was not to be a role-playing game at all. The player, and a team of his fighters, would travel about a world fighting other teams in their arenas until the player became "grand champion" in the world's capital, the Imperial City.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-ARBTS-6">[6]</a> Along the way, side quests of a more role-playing nature could be completed. As the process of development progressed, however, the tournaments became less important and the side quests more.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-TEDDERS-5">[5]</a> RPG elements were added to the game, as it expanded to include cities outside the arenas, and dungeons beyond the cities.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-ARBTS-6">[6]</a> Eventually it was decided to drop the idea of tournaments altogether, and focus on quests and dungeons,<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-TEDDERS-5">[5]</a>making the game a "full-blown RPG".<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-ARBTS-6">[6]</a> Although the team had dropped all arena combat from the game, all the material had already been printed up with the title, so the game went to market as The Elder Scrolls: Arena. Bethesda Founder <a title="Christopher Weaver" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Weaver">Christopher Weaver</a> came up with the name of "The Elder Scrolls",<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-TEDDERS-5">[5]</a> and the words eventually came to mean "Tamriel's mystical tomes of knowledge that told of its past, present, and future".<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-ARBTS-6">[6]</a> The game's initial <a title="Voice-over" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice-over">voice-over</a> was changed in response, beginning: "It has been foretold in the Elder Scrolls ..."<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-TEDDERS-5">[5]</a>

Bethesda missed their <a title="Christmas" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas">Christmas</a> 1993 deadline. The game was released in the first quarter of 1994, "really serious [mistake] for a small developer/publisher like Bethesda Softworks". The packaging included a scantily clad female warrior, which further contributed to distributor concern, leading to an initial distribution of only 20,000 units. Having missed the Christmas sales season, the development team was concerned that they "had screwed the company". Nevertheless, sales continued to grow, month after month, as news of the game was passed by word-of-mouth.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-TEDDERS-5">[5]</a> Despite some initial <a title="Software bug" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_bug">bugginess</a>,<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-TEDDERS-5">[5]</a> and the formidable demands the game made on players' machines,<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-HIST-7">[7]</a> it became a cult hit.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-DIR-3">[3]</a> Evaluations of the game varied from "modest"<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-HIST-7">[7]</a> to "wild".<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-DIR-3">[3]</a> Still, the game maintained traction with its audience. Game historian Matt Barton concluded that "the game set a new standard for this type of <a title="Role-playing video game" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role-playing_video_game">role-playing video game</a>, and demonstrated just how much room was left for innovation."<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-HIST-7">[7]</a>

<h3 class="in-block">Daggerfall</h3>

<div class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a title="The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_II:_Daggerfall">The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall</a></div>

<div class="thumbcaption">A first-person screenshot from Daggerfall, demonstrating the user interface and graphical capabilities of the game.</div>

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Work on The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall began immediately after Arena's release in March 1994.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-DFBTS-8">[8]</a> Ted Peterson was assigned the role of Lead Game Designer.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-TEDDERS-5">[5]</a> Daggerfall's plot was less clichéd than Arena's and involved a "complex series of adventures leading to multiple resolutions."<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-TEDDERS-5">[5]</a> With Daggerfall, Arena's experience-point-based system was replaced with one rewarding the player for actually role-playing their character.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-DFBTS-8">[8]</a> Daggerfallcame equipped with an improved character generation engine, one that included a <a title="GURPS" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GURPS">GURPS</a>-influenced <a title="Character class" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Character_class">class</a> creation system, offering players the chance to create their own classes, and assign their own skills.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-TEDDERS-5">[5]</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-9">[9]</a> Daggerfall was developed with an <a title="XnGine" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/XnGine">XnGine</a> engine, one of the first truly <a title="3D computer graphics" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_computer_graphics">3D</a> engines. Daggerfall realized a game world the size of <a title="Great Britain" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain">Great Britain</a>,<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-DFBTS-8">[8]</a> filled with 15,000 towns and a population of 750,000.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-DIR-3">[3]</a> It was influenced by analog games and literature that Julian LeFay or Ted Peterson happened to be playing or reading at the time, such as <a class="mw-redirect" title="Alexandre Dumas, père" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Dumas,p%C3%A8re">Dumas</a>'s <a class="mw-redirect" title="The Vicomte de Bragelonne" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vicomte_de_Bragelonne">The Man in the Iron Mask</a> and <a title="Vampire: The Masquerade" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire:The_Masquerade">Vampire: The Masquerade</a>.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-TEDDERS-5">[5]</a> It was released on August 31, 1996.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-10">[10]</a> Like Arena, Daggerfall's initial release suffered from some bugs, leaving consumers disgruntled.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-HIST-7">[7]</a> These early anomalies were fixed in later versions. This experience led to a more prudent release schedule for future games.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-11">[11]</a>

<h3 class="in-block">Battlespire and Redguard</h3>

Following the release of Daggerfall, work began on three separate projects all at once: <a title="An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Elder_Scrolls_Legend:Battlespire">Battlespire</a>, <a title="The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_Adventures:Redguard">Redguard</a>, and Morrowind. Battlespire, originally titled Dungeon of Daggerfall: Battlespire, was the first of the three to be released,<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-BSBTS-12">[12]</a> on November 30, 1997.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-13">[13]</a> Originally designed as an <a title="Expansion pack" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expansion_pack">expansion pack</a> for Daggerfall, it was repackaged as a stand-alone game. Battlespire focused on dungeon romping and offered multiplayer gaming—<a title="Player versus player" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Player_versus_player">player versus player</a> <a class="mw-redirect" title="Deathmatch (gaming)" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deathmatch(gaming)">deathmatch</a>— the only series title to do so<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-BSBTS-12">[12]</a> before the release of The Elder Scrolls Online in 2014. Redguard was the second of the three titles to be released, on October 31, 1998.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-14">[14]</a> It was a pure <a title="Action-adventure game" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action-adventure_game">action-adventure game</a> inspired by <a title="Tomb Raider" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_Raider">Tomb Raider</a>, <a title="Prince of Persia" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Persia">Prince of Persia</a>, and the <a title="Ultima (series)" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima(series)">Ultima</a> series.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-RGBTS-15">[15]</a> Redguard did not offer the player the chance to create their own character. Instead, players would play the prefabricated "Cyrus the Redguard."<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-RGBTS-15">[15]</a> Both games did poorly with Bethesda's audience. Players used to the vast open spaces of Daggerfall did not take well to the reduced worlds of Redguard and Battlespire. Based upon its customers' clear desire for massive RPG worlds, Bethesda redoubled its efforts to build the next major chapter.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-DIR-3">[3]</a>

<h3 class="in-block">Morrowind</h3>

<div class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a title="The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_III:_Morrowind">The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind</a></div>

<div class="thumbcaption">A third-person screenshot from the game, demonstrating Morrowind'sthen-advanced graphics: Pixel-shaded water, "long" render distances, and detailed textures and models.</div>

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The third title in The Elder Scrolls series was first conceived during the development of <a title="The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_II:_Daggerfall">Daggerfall</a>.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-ANIV-16">[16]</a> Initially designed to encompass the whole province of Morrowind and allow the player to join all five Dunmer Great Houses, it was decided that the scope of the game was too much for the technology available at the time.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-ANIV-16">[16]</a> At publication, it covered just the isle of Vvardenfell and allowed the player to only join three of the Great Houses. The XnGine was scrapped and replaced with Numerical Design Limited's <a title="Gamebryo" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamebryo">Gamebryo</a>, a <a title="Direct3D" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct3D">Direct3D</a>powered engine, with <a class="mw-redirect" title="T&L" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%26L">T&L</a> capacity,<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-QWE-17">[17]</a> 32-bit textures and skeletal animation.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-IGNHOWARD-18">[18]</a> It was decided that the game world would be populated using the methods the team had developed in Redguard; with the game objects crafted by hand, rather than generated using the random algorithmic methods.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-VOODOO-19">[19]</a>

The project took "close to 100 man-years to create." Bethesda tripled their staff and spent the first year developing <a class="mw-redirect" title="The Elder Scrolls Construction Set" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_Construction_Set">The Elder Scrolls Construction Set</a>. This allowed the game staff to easily balance the game and to modify it in small increments rather than large.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-ANIV-16">[16]</a> Ted Peterson, who had left following the release of Daggerfall, returned to work as an author of in-game material, and as a general consultant on the lore-based aspects of the work.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-20">[20]</a> The PC version of Morrowind had <a class="mw-redirect" title="Gold release" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_release">gone gold</a> by April 23, 2002,<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-21">[21]</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-22">[22]</a> and was released on May 1 in North America,<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-PCRD-23">[23]</a> with the Xbox release set at June 7.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-24">[24]</a> On January 3, Bethesda announced that game publisher <a title="Ubisoft" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubisoft">Ubisoft</a> would take control of Morrowind's European distribution, in addition to those of eight other Bethesda games.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-25">[25]</a>

The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal <a title="Expansion pack" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expansion_pack">expansion pack</a> went gold on November 1<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-DUPE-26">[26]</a> and was released, with little fanfare,<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-27">[27]</a> on November 6.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-28">[28]</a>Tribunal puts the player in the self-contained, walled city of Mournhold, which can be teleported to and from Morrowind's land mass.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-DUPE-26">[26]</a>Development on the <a title="Expansion pack" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expansion_pack">expansion</a> began immediately after Morrowind shipped, giving the developers a mere five-month development cycle to release the game. The prior existence of the Construction Set, however, meant that the team "already had the tools in place to add content and features very quickly."<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-TRQA-29">[29]</a> Interface improvements, and specifically an overhaul of Morrowind's journal system, were among the key goals.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-TRQA-29">[29]</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-30">[30]</a> Morrowind's second expansion, The Elder Scrolls III: Bloodmoon, went gold by May 23,<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-31">[31]</a> and was released on June 6.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-32">[32]</a> It had been worked on since the release of Tribunal.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-BQA-33">[33]</a> In the expansion, the player travels to the frozen island of Solstheim and is asked to investigate the uneasiness of the soldiers stationed there.

<h3 class="in-block">Oblivion</h3>

<div class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a title="The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_IV:_Oblivion">The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion</a></div>

<div class="thumbcaption">An in-game screenshot showing Oblivion's <a title="Graphical user interface" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_user_interface">user interface</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" title="High dynamic range rendering" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_rendering">HDR</a> lighting and long draw distance, improvements made as part of a goal to create "cutting-edge graphics".<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-34">[34]</a></div>

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<a title="Development of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Development_of_The_Elder_Scrolls_IV:Oblivion">Work on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion</a> began in 2002, immediately after Morrowind'spublication.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-EIVPCNG-35">[35]</a> Oblivion was developed by <a title="Bethesda Softworks" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethesda_Softworks">Bethesda Softworks</a>, and the initial <a title="Xbox 360" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360">Xbox 360</a> and <a title="Personal computer" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_computer">Personal computer</a> (PC) releases were co-published by Bethesda and <a title="Take-Two Interactive" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take-Two_Interactive">Take-Two Interactive</a>subsidiary <a title="2K Games" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2K_Games">2K Games</a>.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-COPUB-36">[36]</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-37">[37]</a> Oblivion was released on March 21, 2006.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-RDD-38">[38]</a> The game centers around an event later referred to as "The Oblivion Crisis", where portals to the planes of Oblivion open and release hordes of Daedra upon Tamriel. Developers working on Oblivion focused on providing a tighter storyline, more developed characters,<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-RPGNG-39">[39]</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-GCRT-40">[40]</a> and to make information in the game world more accessible to players.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-GCLOUD-41">[41]</a> Oblivion features improved <a title="Artificial intelligence" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence">AI</a>,<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-GCHRON-42">[42]</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-GNEXT-43">[43]</a> improved physics,<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-LIVING-44">[44]</a> and improved <a title="Computer graphics" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_graphics">graphics</a>.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-MONTHLY-45">[45]</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-ELB-46">[46]</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-TVG-47">[47]</a> Bethesda developed and implemented procedural content creation tools in the creation of Oblivion'sterrain, leading to landscapes that are more complex and realistic than those of past titles, but had less of a drain on Bethesda's staff.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-RPGCRT-48">[48]</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-NOAH-49">[49]</a> Two downloadable expansion packs, <a title="The Elder Scrolls IV: Knights of the Nine" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_IV:Knights_of_the_Nine">Knights of the Nine</a> and <a title="The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_IV:_Shivering_Isles">The Shivering Isles</a> were released in 2006 and 2007, respectively.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-50">[50]</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-51">[51]</a> Knights of the Nine added a questline surrounding the search for a set of Crusader relics, while The Shivering Isles added the eponymous plane of Oblivion to the game.

<h3 class="in-block">Skyrim</h3>

<div class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a title="The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:_Skyrim">The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim</a></div>

<div class="thumbcaption">A third-person screenshot from <a class="mw-redirect" title="Skyrim" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyrim">Skyrim</a>.</div>

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In August 2010, <a title="Todd Howard (video game designer)" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Howard(video_game_designer)">Todd Howard</a> revealed Bethesda were currently working on a game that had been in development since the release of Oblivion, and that progress was very far along. While the game was conceptualized after Oblivion's release, main development was restricted until after <a title="Fallout 3" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallout_3">Fallout 3</a> was released.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-euroaug-52">[52]</a> In November, a journalist from <a title="Eurogamer" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurogamer">Eurogamer</a>Denmark reported overhearing a developer on a plane talking about the project; a new The Elder Scrolls game,<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-53">[53]</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-54">[54]</a> although Bethesda did not comment on the report. At the <a title="Spike Video Game Awards" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Video_Game_Awards">Spike Video Game Awards</a> in December, Todd Howard appeared on stage to unveil a teaser trailer and announce the title of the game.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-SkyrimUnveil-55">[55]</a> The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was released on November 11, 2011 to widespread critical acclaim. It was awarded 'Game of the Year' by IGN,<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-56">[56]</a> Spike<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-57">[57]</a> and others. The game is set after the events of Oblivion, when the great dragon Alduin the World Eater returns to Skyrim; a beast whose existence threatens all life in Tamriel. Three pieces of DLC were released on PC and <a title="Xbox 360" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360">Xbox 360</a> in 2012 – <a title="The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dawnguard" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:Skyrim%E2%80%93_Dawnguard">Dawnguard</a>, <a title="The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Hearthfire" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:Skyrim%E2%80%93_Hearthfire">Hearthfire</a> and <a title="The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dragonborn" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:Skyrim_%E2%80%93_Dragonborn">Dragonborn</a>, with a <a title="PlayStation 3" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_3">PlayStation 3</a> release in February 2013. Dawnguard added two joinable factions and an associated questline revolving around Vampires, while Hearthfire added more home customisation options including a house creation kit and the ability to adopt children. Dragonborn added the island of Solstheim to the northeast. On October 28, 2016, Skyrim – Special Edition was released.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-58">[58]</a> On November 17, 2017, Skyrim – Virtual Reality was released for <a title="PlayStation 4" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_4">PlayStation 4</a>.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-59">[59]</a>

<h3 class="in-block">Online and Legends</h3>

On May 3, 2012, <a title="The Elder Scrolls Online" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_Online">The Elder Scrolls Online</a> was revealed. The Elder Scrolls Online was released for Windows and OS X on April 4, 2014, with the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions initially slated to follow in June 2014 but later delayed until June 9, 2015.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-60">[60]</a> The game originally required a subscription to play, but this requirement was dropped on March 17, 2015.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-61">[61]</a> There is however a subscription service entitled "ESO Plus" which grants access to all current and future downloadable content (DLC). The DLC is otherwise available for individual purchase in the Crown Store. Additionally, the optional subscription grants various perks that allow players to progress slightly faster than a free player, and grants them a payment of 1500 crowns per month.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-62">[62]</a> On June 14, 2015, <a title="The Elder Scrolls: Legends" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls:Legends">The Elder Scrolls: Legends</a>, a collectible card game, was announced by <a title="Bethesda Game Studios" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethesda_Game_Studios">Bethesda</a> during the <a title="Electronic Entertainment Expo 2015" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Entertainment_Expo_2015">Electronic Entertainment Expo 2015</a>. It was released on March 9, 2017 for <a title="Microsoft Windows" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows">Microsoft Windows</a> and is currently in beta for <a title="Android (operating system)" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android(operating_system)">Android</a>, <a title="IOS" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS">iOS</a>, and <a class="mw-redirect" title="OS X" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS_X">OS X</a>.

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<h2 class="in-block section-heading collapsible-heading open-block" tabindex="0">Gameplay</h2>

The Elder Scrolls games are <a title="Action role-playing game" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_role-playing_game">action role-playing games</a>, although they do include elements taken from action and adventure games. In Arena players advance by killing monsters (and thereby gaining <a title="Experience point" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experience_point">experience points</a>) until a preset value is met, whereupon they level-up. However, in Daggerfall, Morrowind, and Oblivion the series took a skill-based approach to character advancement. Players develop their characters' skills by applying them, and only level-up when a certain set of skills have been developed. Skyrim took a new approach, where the more a skill is leveled, the more it helps to level the character. This shifted the focus away from character creation and more onto character development. The flexibility of the games' engines has facilitated the release of game extensions (or <a class="mw-redirect" title="Mod (computer gaming)" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mod_(computer_gaming)">mods</a>) through <a class="mw-redirect" title="The Elder Scrolls Construction Set" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_Construction_Set">The Elder Scrolls Construction Set</a>.

The Elder Scrolls main series of games emphasizes different aspects of the gaming experience than most role-playing games. A brief article by Joystiq in early November 2006 compared <a title="BioWare" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioWare">BioWare</a>'s creations to Bethesda's by noting a difference in emphasis. Bethesda's creations focused on "aesthetic presentation and open-ended adventuring"; BioWare's on a combat system and modular architecture.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-63">[63]</a> This overarching aim has been noted by their designers as well. Bethesda has described their motivations in creating the first series game, Arena, as those of any good pen-and-paper role-playing games: creating an environment in which the player could be what the player wants and do what the player wants.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-64">[64]</a> Daggerfall's manual begins with a design manifesto, declaring the developers' intention to "create a book with blank pages," and "a game designed to encourage exploration and reward curiosity." Choices, in the form of paths taken by the player, to do good, to chase after evil, are left open to the player, "just like in real life."<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-65">[65]</a> This design trend continued with Morrowind, following the hiatus of similarly epic games in the interim, though Joystiq's previously noted insistence on graphics came again to the fore. During the development of Morrowind, Bethesda tripled its staff, so as to perfectly color its newly hand-made world. In their own words, "We knew we had to exceed the visual polish of the other games on the market, and we made it our goal to put The Elder Scrolls back into the forefront of game innovation."<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-66">[66]</a>

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<h2 class="in-block section-heading collapsible-heading open-block" tabindex="0">Series overview</h2>

<h3 class="in-block">Setting</h3>

The Elder Scrolls world is a <a title="High fantasy" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_fantasy">high fantasy</a> one, with influences from a multitude of cultures all over the globe. Like most works of high or epic fantasy, The Elder Scrolls games are typically serious in tone and epic in scope, dealing with themes of grand struggle against a supernatural or evil force. Many races exist in the world of The Elder Scrolls, some typical of high fantasy works, such as humans, orcs and elves; some atypical, such as the lizard-like Argonians and cat-like Khajiit; and some subversions, such as the extinct Dwemer, known colloquially as "dwarves," who follow the high fantasy stereotype of being subterranean, skilled <a class="mw-redirect" title="Metallurgists" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallurgists">metallurgists</a> and masons, but are here a variety of elf. As is also typical in high fantasy works, magic and sorcery, mythical creatures, factions with their own political agendas, walled medieval cities and strongholds, and plot elements driven by prophecies and legends can be found in abundance as well. In accordance with many literary high fantasy works, the world of The Elder Scrolls is known for its attention to detail, including well-developed lore and back story. This includes a vast amount of information such as names, dates, and places that constitute its history and the interconnected structure of its various societies, cultures, and religions. Lore, including histories and legends, are contained in thousands of readable in-game books that are scattered throughout the game world.

The Elder Scrolls games primarily take place on the continent of Tamriel, located on the world of Nirn. The exceptions are <a class="mw-redirect" title="The Elder Scrolls Legends: Battlespire" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_Legends:Battlespire">The Elder Scrolls Legends: Battlespire</a>, which is set in a "slipstream" dimension found between the mortal plane of Mundus and the myriad otherworldly planes of Oblivion; portions of <a title="The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_IV:Oblivion">The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion</a>, which venture into a particular Oblivion plane called the Deadlands, the realm of the Daedric Prince Mehrunes Dagon; the entirety of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion's expansion <a title="The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_IV:Shivering_Isles">Shivering Isles</a>, which takes place in the Oblivion plane The Shivering Isles, realm of the Daedric Prince of madness, Sheogorath; and a brief visit to the Oblivion plane of Soul Cairn during the Dawnguard DLC of <a title="The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:Skyrim">The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim</a>; as well as the plane of Apocrypha during the Dragonborn DLC. The realm of Molag Bal, Coldharbour, also appears in <a title="The Elder Scrolls Online" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_Online">The Elder Scrolls Online</a>. Other continents exist on Nirn aside from Tamriel, such as Akavir, Yokuda, and Atmora,<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-67">[67]</a> but none have been used as a setting for a game in the series.

Tamriel itself is divided into nine provinces or regions, each of which is dominated by a distinct race: Black Marsh is home to the Argonians; Cyrodiil is home to the Imperials; Elsweyr is home to the Khajiit; Hammerfell is home to the Redguards; High Rock is home to the Bretons; Morrowind is home to the Dunmer, or Dark Elves; Skyrim is home to the Nords; Summerset Isle is home to the Altmer, or High Elves; and Valenwood is home to the Bosmer, or Wood Elves. A tenth race, the Orsimer, or Orcs, reside in settlements scattered across Tamriel and have unsuccessfully attempted on several occasions to establish their own homeland, Orsinium, in the mountains of High Rock.[<a title="Wikipedia:Citation needed" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed">citation needed</a>]

The major political power in Tamriel's history is the Septim Empire, or Third Empire, centered in Cyrodiil, which at one time or another controlled most of Tamriel's nine provinces. The Empire was founded by Tiber Septim (also known as Talos Stormcrown), who as a Dragonborn, had powerful magical abilities called Shouts. Tiber Septim conquered Tamriel and his dynasty ruled the Empire for several hundred years, at times prospering in peace and other times marred by <a class="mw-redirect" title="Civil wars" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_wars">civil wars</a> and succession crises. During the Oblivion Crisis of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, a religious cult called The Mythic Dawn opened up dimensional gates to a Hell-like realm called The Deadlands and killed the Emperor Uriel Septim VII and his three sons. The Daedra, beings from the Planes of Oblivion, were eventually defeated, but the end of the Septim dynasty left a severely weakened Empire, which eventually erupted in civil war, allowing many Imperial provinces to break away.

As of <a title="The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:_Skyrim">The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim</a>, chronologically the latest-set game in the series (taking place in the 201st year of the Fourth Era of recorded history, abbreviated as 4E 201), the balance of power in Tamriel has shifted dramatically. The Third Empire of Tamriel, which once controlled the entire continent, has declined significantly under the new Mede dynasty of emperors; the Empire can claim only High Rock, Skyrim, and the capital province of Cyrodiil for its own. Three of the Empire's former provinces, Black Marsh, Hammerfell, and Morrowind, are effectively independent: Black Marsh and Hammerfell seceded from the Empire, while Imperial forces withdrew from Morrowind after a volcanic eruption and invasion from Black Marsh devastated it. Rising to rival the Empire is the Aldmeri Dominion, which rules the Summerset Isles and Valenwood outright, and claims the kingdoms of Anequina and Pellitine (the remnants of the province of Elsweyr) as client states. After having its capital city sacked, the Empire defeated a Dominion invasion during The Great War, but the effort exhausted it and peace was only achieved by conceding to many of the Dominion's harsh demands by signing the White-Gold Concordat, including ceding parts of Hammerfell and outlawing the worship of Talos. Skyrim is mired in civil war over the question of secession from the Empire, but some of Tamriel's inhabitants believe the conflict is only a distraction from the true looming threat: a second war between the Empire and the Dominion with both sides provoking each other locked in a state of "cold war."<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-68">[68]</a>

<h3 class="in-block">The Elder Scrolls</h3>

The actual Elder Scrolls play a very limited role in the storyline of the series, serving only as a framing plot device (i.e., "[the events in this game] were foretold in the Elder Scrolls..."). The Elder Scrolls themselves are rarely referenced in-game. <a title="The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_IV:Oblivion">The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion</a>marked the first actual appearance of the Scrolls in the final quest of the Thieves Guild questline.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-The_Elder_Scrolls_IV:Oblivion-69">[69]</a> The Scroll itself appears as an incomprehensible chart, containing luminous <a title="Glyph" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyph">glyphs</a>.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-The_Elder_Scrolls_IV:_Oblivion-69">[69]</a>

Information about The Elder Scrolls is sparse, and often contradictory. They are thought to be relics from the creation of the Aurbis and the Mundus by the Aedric et'Ada (legendary beings similar to Daedra that sacrificed their immortality to create the world). The Scrolls themselves usually cannot be translated nor transcribed; however, there exist a sect of monks—the Order of the Ancestor Moths—who devote their lives to the reading and interpreting of the Elder Scrolls.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-The_Elder_Scrolls_IV:Oblivion-69">[69]</a> Reading the Scrolls, however, takes a huge toll on the monks' vision. Senior members who read the Scrolls wear blindfolds at all times when they are not divining the Scrolls' content and retired Moth Priests are always completely blind. Attempting to read the Elder Scrolls without training always results in failure and immediate blindness. However, cosmically important individuals, or individuals that are the subject of prophecy, have been able to see the unencrypted writing on the Elder Scrolls without the associated rituals or resulting blindness. A book entitled Lost Histories of Tamriel provides further insight on the Elder Scrolls, stating that when any event has actually occurred, it sets itself unchangeably into the Scrolls, and no action, magical or otherwise, can alter this.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-70">[70]</a>

In The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the Scrolls are described as "fragments of creation" (a reference to the creation-myth associated with the Aedra), and play a vital role in the main quest-line. They are said to be very powerful artifacts and without training or worthiness, one may go insane trying to decipher them. The player is tasked with retrieving an Elder Scroll from an expansive <a class="mw-redirect" title="Races of The Elder Scrolls" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Races_of_The_Elder_Scrolls#Dwemer">Dwemer</a> ruin known as Blackreach, located underground. During gameplay, if the player tries to read the Elder Scroll, they will go temporarily blind. It is discovered that the Elder Scroll was used by the ancient <a class="mw-redirect" title="Races of The Elder Scrolls" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Races_of_The_Elder_Scrolls#Nord">Nords</a> to battle Alduin, the ancient <a title="Dragon" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon">Dragon</a> prophesied to swallow the world, inadvertently sending him forward in time. The player character uses the Scroll to <a title="Time travel" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_travel">travel back in time</a> to gain the knowledge of how the Nords were able to combat Alduin. It is also described that the number of the Scrolls is unknown not because of their immense quantity, but because the number itself is unknowable, as the Scrolls "do not exist in countable form." The actual number and placement of Elder Scrolls fluctuates constantly as it is said that they technically exist and do not exist at the same time. This makes their predictions difficult to cite authoritatively because entire Scrolls or entries can change or vanish as events transpire. This unpredictability has caused other ascetic groups, such as the Greybeards from Skyrim, to find the existence of the Elder Scrolls a blasphemy.

In The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard, Lord Harkon attempts to use the Elder Scrolls to blot out the sun so that the vampires can overwhelm Tamriel. Whether the player joins the vampires or the vampire hunters referred to as the Dawnguard, they will find a Moth Priest, Dexion Evicus, to read the Scrolls that are collected. Once collected, the Moth Priest reveals that he has become blind, not having prepared himself properly in his hurry to read the first Scroll. So he tells the player of a ritual allowing the player to read the Scrolls. The ritual involves harvesting bark from a special Canticle Tree and using it to bring Ancestor Moths to a shaft of light and reading all three Scrolls to find Auriel's Bow. The Moth Priest Dexion states that Ancestor Moths can give a person the connection to the divine augur that is necessary to truly read the Scrolls.

<h3 class="in-block">Future</h3>

At <a class="mw-redirect" title="E3 2016" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/E3_2016">E3 2016</a>, <a title="Bethesda Game Studios" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethesda_Game_Studios">Bethesda Game Studios</a> director <a title="Todd Howard (video game designer)" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Howard_(video_game_designer)">Todd Howard</a> reported that the studio was already working on a sixth installment in the Elder Scrolls franchise, although it would still be "a very long way off".<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-71">[71]</a> However, at <a class="mw-redirect" title="E3 2017" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/E3_2017">E3 2017</a>, <a title="Bethesda Softworks" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethesda_Softworks">Bethesda Softworks</a> <a title="Vice president" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_president">vice president</a> of <a title="Public relations" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_relations">public relations</a> stated that no new title was in active development, and that they have "at least two major titles" to complete before this would change.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-72">[72]</a>

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<h2 class="in-block section-heading collapsible-heading open-block" tabindex="0">Related media</h2>

In 2009, science-fiction author <a title="Gregory Keyes" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Keyes">Gregory Keyes</a> released <a title="The Elder Scrolls: The Infernal City" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls:_The_Infernal_City">The Elder Scrolls: The Infernal City</a>, a novel set approximately 40 years after the Oblivion Crisis. <a title="Lord of Souls" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_of_Souls">Lord of Souls</a> was released in 2011 as Keyes' second novel in his The Elder Scrolls book series.

On August 1, 2013, Bethesda revealed The Elder Scrolls Anthology for the PC, a compilation of all five of The Elder Scrolls games, including all of the expansions to Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-73">[73]</a>

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<h2 class="in-block section-heading collapsible-heading open-block" tabindex="0">Reception</h2>

<table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"><caption>Aggregate review scores
As of February 6, 2015.</caption>

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<th scope="col"><a title="GameRankings" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameRankings">GameRankings</a></th>

<th scope="col"><a title="Metacritic" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacritic">Metacritic</a></th>

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<th scope="row"><a title="The Elder Scrolls: Arena" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls:_Arena">The Elder Scrolls: Arena</a></th>

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<th scope="row"><a title="The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_II:_Daggerfall">The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall</a></th>

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<th scope="row"><a title="An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Elder_Scrolls_Legend:_Battlespire">An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire</a></th>

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<th scope="row"><a title="The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_Adventures:_Redguard">The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard</a></th>

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<th scope="row"><a title="The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_III:_Morrowind">The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind</a></th>

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<th scope="row"><a title="The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_III:_Tribunal">The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal</a></th>

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<th scope="row"><a title="The Elder Scrolls III: Bloodmoon" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_III:_Bloodmoon">The Elder Scrolls III: Bloodmoon</a></th>

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<th scope="row"><a title="The Elder Scrolls Travels" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_Travels#Shadowkey">The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey</a></th>

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<th scope="row"><a title="The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_IV:_Oblivion">The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion</a></th>

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<th scope="row"><a title="The Elder Scrolls IV: Knights of the Nine" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_IV:_Knights_of_the_Nine">The Elder Scrolls IV: Knights of the Nine</a></th>

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<th scope="row"><a title="The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_IV:_Shivering_Isles">The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles</a></th>

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<th scope="row"><a title="The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:_Skyrim">The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim</a></th>

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<th scope="row"><a title="The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dawnguard" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:Skyrim%E2%80%93_Dawnguard">The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dawnguard</a></th>

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<th scope="row"><a title="The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Hearthfire" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:Skyrim%E2%80%93_Hearthfire">The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Hearthfire</a></th>

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<th scope="row"><a title="The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dragonborn" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:Skyrim%E2%80%93_Dragonborn">The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dragonborn</a></th>

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<th scope="row"><a title="The Elder Scrolls Online" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_Online">The Elder Scrolls Online</a></th>

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<th scope="row"><a title="The Elder Scrolls: Legends" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls:_Legends">The Elder Scrolls: Legends</a></th>

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In 2012, <a title="Complex (magazine)" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complex_(magazine)">Complex</a> ranked The Elder Scrolls at number 20 on the list of the best video game franchises.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-126">[126]</a> In 2013, The Elder Scrolls was voted as the Greatest Game Series of the Decade on <a title="GameSpot" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameSpot">GameSpot</a>, beating out 64 other competitors. The Elder Scrolls reached the final round, beating the Grand Theft Auto series by a margin of 52.5% of the vote for The Elder Scrolls to 47.5% for Grand Theft Auto.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-127">[127]</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-128">[128]</a>

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<h2 class="in-block section-heading collapsible-heading open-block" tabindex="0">Controversy</h2>

In August 2011, Bethesda Softworks contacted the developer of <a title="Minecraft" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft">Minecraft</a>, <a title="Mojang" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojang">Mojang</a>, claiming that the intended trademark of the title <a title="Scrolls (video game)" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrolls_(video_game)">Scrolls</a>for its new game breached Bethesda's trademark on The Elder Scrolls.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-129">[129]</a> On March 10, 2012, <a title="Markus Persson" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markus_Persson">Markus Persson</a> tweeted that the two had come to an agreement over the use of the name. The agreement prohibits Mojang from using the title Scrolls in any future sequels of the game.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_note-130">[130]</a>

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<h2 class="in-block section-heading collapsible-heading open-block" tabindex="0">References</h2>

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<li><a title="The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_III:_Morrowind">The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind</a> - 4 million sold (<cite class="citation web"><a class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100710090443/http://www.elderscrolls.com/news/press_081705.htm" rel="nofollow">"Lynda Carter Joins the Voice Cast of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion"</a>. <a title="Bethesda Softworks" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethesda_Softworks">Bethesda Softworks</a>. 2005-08-17. Archived from <a class="external text" href="http://www.elderscrolls.com/news/press_081705.htm" rel="nofollow">the original</a>on 2010-07-10. Retrieved 2006-11-26.</cite>)</li>

<li><a title="The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_IV:Oblivion">The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion</a> - 9.5 million sold <cite class="citation web">Kollar, Philip (November 10, 2015). <a class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151113201845/http://www.polygon.com/2015/11/10/9673936/elder-scrolls-bigger-than-fallout-sales-data-report" rel="nofollow">"Fallout 4 could be a bigger hit than Skyrim"</a>. <a title="Polygon (website)" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygon(website)">Polygon</a>. <a title="Vox Media" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vox_Media">Vox Media</a>. Archived from <a class="external text" href="http://www.polygon.com/2015/11/10/9673936/elder-scrolls-bigger-than-fallout-sales-data-report" rel="nofollow">the original</a> on November 13, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.</cite></li>

<li><a title="The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:_Skyrim">The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim</a> - 30 million sold <cite class="citation web"><a class="external text" href="http://www.glixel.com/interviews/skyrim-creator-todd-howard-talks-switch-vr-and-elder-scrolls-wait-w451761" rel="nofollow">"'Skyrim' Creator Todd Howard Talks Switch, VR and Elder Scrolls Wait"</a>.</cite></li>

<li><a title="The Elder Scrolls Online" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_Online">The Elder Scrolls Online</a> - 8.5 million sold <cite class="citation news">Royce, Brianna (February 13, 2017). <a class="external text" href="http://massivelyop.com/2017/02/13/elder-scrolls-online-now-boasts-8-5m-players/" rel="nofollow">"Elder Scrolls Online now boasts 8.5M players"</a>. Massively Overpowered. Retrieved June 25, 2017.</cite></li>

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<li id="cite_note-109"><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_ref-109">^{</a> }<cite class="citation web"><a class="external text" href="http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim---dawnguard" rel="nofollow">"The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dawnguard Reviews"</a>. <a title="Metacritic" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacritic">Metacritic</a>. <a class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121608063100/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim---dawnguard" rel="nofollow">Archived</a> from the original on July 9, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2015.</cite></li>

<li id="cite_note-110"><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_ref-110">^{</a> }<cite class="citation web"><a class="external text" href="http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim---dawnguard" rel="nofollow">"The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dawnguard Reviews"</a>. <a title="Metacritic" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacritic">Metacritic</a>. <a class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150303211527/http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim---dawnguard" rel="nofollow">Archived</a> from the original on March 3, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2015.</cite></li>

<li id="cite_note-111"><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_ref-111">^{</a> }<cite class="citation web"><a class="external text" href="http://www.gamerankings.com/ps3/700163-the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-hearthfire/index.html" rel="nofollow">"The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Hearthfire Reviews"</a>. <a title="GameRankings" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameRankings">GameRankings</a>. <a class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150207025235/http://www.gamerankings.com/ps3/700163-the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-hearthfire/index.html" rel="nofollow">Archived</a> from the original on February 7, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2015.</cite></li>

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<li id="cite_note-114"><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_ref-114">^{</a> }<cite class="citation web"><a class="external text" href="http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim---hearthfire" rel="nofollow">"The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Hearthfire Reviews"</a>. <a title="Metacritic" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacritic">Metacritic</a>. <a class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150330060906/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim---hearthfire" rel="nofollow">Archived</a> from the original on March 30, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2015.</cite></li>

<li id="cite_note-115"><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_ref-115">^{</a> }<cite class="citation web"><a class="external text" href="http://www.gamerankings.com/ps3/692416-the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-dragonborn/index.html" rel="nofollow">"The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dragonborn Reviews"</a>. <a title="GameRankings" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameRankings">GameRankings</a>. <a class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150207032001/http://www.gamerankings.com/ps3/692416-the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-dragonborn/index.html" rel="nofollow">Archived</a> from the original on February 7, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2015.</cite></li>

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<li id="cite_note-121"><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_ref-121">^{</a> }<cite class="citation web"><a class="external text" href="http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/669684-the-elder-scrolls-online/index.html" rel="nofollow">"The Elder Scrolls Online Reviews"</a>. <a title="GameRankings" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameRankings">GameRankings</a>. <a class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150215003900/http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/669684-the-elder-scrolls-online/index.html" rel="nofollow">Archived</a> from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2015.</cite></li>

<li id="cite_note-122"><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_ref-122">^{</a> }<cite class="citation web"><a class="external text" href="http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-elder-scrolls-online" rel="nofollow">"The Elder Scrolls Online Reviews"</a>. <a title="Metacritic" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacritic">Metacritic</a>. <a class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150208070412/http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-elder-scrolls-online" rel="nofollow">Archived</a>from the original on February 8, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2015.</cite></li>

<li id="cite_note-123"><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_ref-123">^{</a> }<cite class="citation web"><a class="external text" href="http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/168522-the-elder-scrolls-legends/index.html" rel="nofollow">"The Elder Scrolls: Legends Reviews"</a>. <a title="GameRankings" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameRankings">GameRankings</a>. <a class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170629024158/http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/168522-the-elder-scrolls-legends/index.html" rel="nofollow">Archived</a> from the original on June 29, 2017. Retrieved August 1,2017.</cite></li>

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<li id="cite_note-125"><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_ref-125">^{</a> }<cite class="citation web"><a class="external text" href="http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-elder-scrolls-legends" rel="nofollow">"The Elder Scrolls: Legends Reviews"</a>. <a title="Metacritic" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacritic">Metacritic</a>. <a class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170414051654/http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-elder-scrolls-legends" rel="nofollow">Archived</a> from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved August 1,2017.</cite></li>

<li id="cite_note-126"><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_ref-126">^{</a> }<cite class="citation web">Elton Jones (September 25, 2012). <a class="external text" href="http://www.complex.com/video-games/2012/09/the-50-best-video-game-franchises/the-elder-scrolls" rel="nofollow">"The Elder Scrolls - The 50 Best Video Game Franchises - Complex"</a>. Complex. <a class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120928035115/http://www.complex.com/video-games/2012/09/the-50-best-video-game-franchises/the-elder-scrolls" rel="nofollow">Archived</a>from the original on September 28, 2012.</cite></li>

<li id="cite_note-127"><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_ref-127">^{</a> }<cite class="citation web"><a class="external text" href="http://www.gamespot.com/videos/greatest-game-series-of-the-decade-winner-the-elde/2300-6415146/" rel="nofollow">"Greatest Game Series of the Decade winner: The Elder Scrolls"</a>. GameSpot. September 30, 2013. <a class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131118083724/http://www.gamespot.com/videos/greatest-game-series-of-the-decade-winner-the-elde/2300-6415146/" rel="nofollow">Archived</a> from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.</cite></li>

<li id="cite_note-128"><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_ref-128">^{</a> }<cite class="citation web">Elder Scrolls voted game series of the decade (September 12, 2013). <a class="external text" href="http://attackofthefanboy.com/news/elder-scrolls-voted-game-series-decade/" rel="nofollow">"Elder Scrolls voted game series of the decade"</a>. Attack of the Fanboy. <a class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131123071259/http://attackofthefanboy.com/news/elder-scrolls-voted-game-series-decade/" rel="nofollow">Archived</a> from the original on November 23, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.</cite></li>

<li id="cite_note-129"><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_ref-129">^{</a> }<cite class="citation web"><a class="external text" href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/05/minecraft-studio-being-sued-by-bethesda-over-scrolls-title/" rel="nofollow">"Minecraft studio threatened with suit by Bethesda over 'Scrolls' title"</a>. Engadget. <a class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121028072143/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/05/minecraft-studio-being-sued-by-bethesda-over-scrolls-title/" rel="nofollow">Archived</a> from the original on October 28, 2012.</cite></li>

<li id="cite_note-130"><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls#cite_ref-130">^{</a> }<cite class="citation web"><a class="external text" href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/12/mojang-cant-use-scrolls-in-any-sequels-to-scrolls-lawsuit/" rel="nofollow">"Mojang can't use 'Scrolls' in any sequels to 'Scrolls,' lawsuit dictates"</a>. Engadget.</cite></li>

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