Excited for a Pickpocket Only run where you kill every enemy by luring them into water and reverse-pickpocketing overencumberingly heavy armor into their inventory
@@Sletchman Reminded me of a modded skyrim playthrough i did. might have been ordinator, but a perk gave me a coin, enemies holding the coin takes 2 or 3 times damage. in the pirate cove section of the thieves guild quest i lacked the damage or health to take the enemies on as a sneaky dagger assassin, so i had to pickpocket the coin into every enemy then backstab them. it was fun, got my neurons firing trying to move enemies to facilitate this.
@@creeper7722 "Mage's hoods, short britches, dark shirt, wrist irons, and perma-bound boots". (from a forum thread) I did definitely use a mage's hood enchanted with constant fire damage on self to kill people in Oblivion. What's great is that most people don't have hoods and will gladly and immediately wear one. (if they don't, reverse pickpocket the hood onto them and wait for them to go to sleep, they usually put it on before sleeping or after waking up. wake them up several times if needed.)
Good thing you quoted the line about restoration right at the start. Otherwise half the comments would insist that restoration is a perfectly valid school of magic
I'd consider a healer using a potion the same as a chef eating takeout, it's having someone else do a worse job for you for convenience. And yeah, I order takeout all the time, food for other people must be perfect and constructed with love and care, food for me just needs to go down the face pipe.
I feel the same way. unfortunately, the night shift at harbor freight gets out just as Mcdonalds is closing the lobby, and i don't have a fucking vehicle.
When asked, a lot of celebrity chefs say that their favorite meal is anything they don't have to prepare themselves. Guess when it's your occupation you don't want to do it for leisure.
Exactly. I've been a cook my whole adult life, and my skills aren't lacking, but I don't think I've made above basic level rice or microwavable food for myself for like 10 years lol. For other people, I'll craft them an experience, for me I will eat dog food 😂
I remember doing a Mages Guild run similar to this, focusing on "non-offensive" skills like Restoration, Alteration, and Mysticism. When I did the quest to get the magic staff, I ended up picking Paralysis as the effect, and after that the game was basically over. As long as I had soul gems (or Varla Stones, more likely), I just had to keep applying the paralyze and then swoop in to slurp the HP away. In hindsight, the fact that Absorb Health is in Restoration in this game is kinda funny. My intention with that playthrough was to be a goodie two-shoes Healer type of character, but Paralysis+Absorb feels more like a vampire than actual vampirism does.
you unironically did some of the most evil stuff ive seen someone perform in this game, imagine meeting a cleric and they completely paralyze you then proceed to literally suck your life force away as you agonizingly die a slow death.
i think Absorb Health was a Mysticism spell in Morrowind. And those spells just outright don't exist in Skyrim, Restoration has 3 effects in the base game and Nords don't believe in Mysticism
@@Weldedhodag Funnily enough, Absorb Life IS a Spell Effect in Skyrim.... its a Vampire Spell-like Lesser Power(eg its just a Concentration Spell, the funny blood suck beam), and one of the Vampire Lord form attacks(so is Paralysis, funnily enough)
These jokes are actually based on real life. The mudcrab joke I'm fuzzy on, but I believe is based on the real life phenomenon of using predators to hunt pests, only for the predators to escape and breed and become part of, or sometimes destroy, an entire eco system. There's another joke he tells about rich people buying baby goblins, only to release them into the wild when they grow up and stop being cute, which is based on a real life joke of the exact same nature explaining how alligators end up in sewers.
I think the lore behind oblivion crisis is that dawn cultists believe that Mundus is the daedric realm of Lorkhan, and the rest of the Aedra killed him and took it for themselves (which you know, the last part is kinda true according to most mythologies of Elder Schools). So their idea is to help Dagon, prince of liberation and revolution, to invade Mundus and restore Lorkhan as the rightful ruler. I don't think it's communicated all that well in the game though. Either way, mythic dawn do not think that Mundus is part of Dagon's realm, at least not from what I know. Also, dremora aren't exclusive to Dagon's realm, and and neither other types of lesser daedra. A type of daedra can be more common in a certain prince's domain, but they are very rarely exclusive. From what I understand, most lesser daedra aren't really creations of the princes, they are just less powerful, less influential daedric spirits. If they so choose, they can probably travel between different realms of oblivion, serving the princes as people serve rulers of countries. It's actually a bit strange that dremora are so common in Dagon's realm, as they are supposed to like order and hierarchies a lot, and as I already said, Dagon is a prince of revolution, so I wouldn't think it would jive with strict social order of dremora. ...it's as if Bethesda wanted to have regular demon-like enemies in oblivion gates, so they just used dremora without a second thought. As a wise man once said, probably a game mechanic. Also, finally some main screen content.
@@JustBackgroundNoise I thought Dagon was created by the whatsamacallit, the subordinates of Magnus? To defeat the underwater scorpion people and whatnot? I'll look up Leaping Demon King, haven't heard about that.
If you haven't heard the theory that Mehrunes Dagon had no intention of actually ruling Mundus, rather he was trying to create change (as per his nature), it's worth a listen. So he lost on purpose, as per his master plan, and got exactly what he wanted.
28:13 To answer the question about the invisibility potions, it's a 50/50! The Feydnaz are a special leveled dremora type that only spawn in the great gate for Defense of Bruma. One of their inventory items is "MQ14DremoraInvisPotion", a leveled list with only a single item: a Potion of Invisibility. HOWEVER, the leveled list itself has a 50% chance of rolling "none" for its item, leaving it a 50% drop rate.
@@arifhossain9751makes sense, he was young. Ah, the college days in Bruma. Booze, unbridled sex, sadistic torture for fun, staying up until late. Good times.
Agreed. He dabbled with daedra in his youth! I need to know. EVERYTHING. Martin: "I once possessed the Sanguine Rose..." Me: *props chin on hand, takes a sip of tea* "Go onnnnnn. Last time I got that, I almost married a hagraven."
Funny thing I use to do as a kid. I'd run around picking up all the weapons in the beginning areas even the daggers bows and all arrows etc. I'd first use the rats at the beginning to level my light armor and heavy armor and then would kill everything and make it to the part where just right outside the room where the emporer dies. They continously come at you. On my old 360 I'd have so many cultists bodies stacked up from killing them that my 360 would be lagging. I'd go and create my class with the max sneak I got from the beginning and armor and weapons skills where higher. I thought I was badass as a kid being level 21 or 22 at the start of the game whenever you started.
On the topic of zombies being tanky, they're extra trollish for mages because they have 30% magic resist for some reason. That makes their 60% weakness to fire have less bite than you'd expect. And random trivia about the deranged zombies in the Skingrad recommendation quest; they're "clean", as in they can't give you diseases.
To answer about contractors using cheap stuff around our houses: typically no, we might McGuyver something up for an emergency, but typically you find a brand you like for one reason or another and you use that, your house or customers.
5:26 Mehrunes Dagon's sphere is Destruction, ambition, revolution, change and whatnot; but do consider his sphere also includes hope. So what better representation of his sphere then a violent blighted chaotic battlefield with the occasional boon of healing/aid to keep you and the fight going? Even for mortals who's souls wind up ensnared there.
@splitman1129 "stuff sucks so don't have hobbies" my brother in christ, you literally heard someone give one nugget of knowledge about a game, and assume they have no interaction or care for the world. grow up, or stop watching videos that "don't relate to real life stuff."
@@JustBackgroundNoise His bounty was probably above one. The game doesn't arrest NPC's outside of scripted events. So it just makes them hostile. You would need to use a command to set his bounty to zero. There are several that do that, but only one of them work and I don't remember which one of the top of my head.
It was an ambush by mythic dawn cultists to attempt to take the life of the Countess. They knew the Great Gate wouldn't stand a chance against a fully powered and buffed Burd, so they attempted to kill him as well when his guard was down.
Gotta make a shoutout to the fact that you properly caption your videos. Thanks for providing actual subtitles, the automatic captions still suck a lot, and sadly many youtubers do not bother providing real subtitles, including channels many times bigger than yours. Thanks for being considerate and making the effort.
I wanted to let you know that you often keep me company during my anxiety moments. I am ultra familiar with the Elder Scrolls, so hearing your amble about them is soothing to me when I can't tolerate in-person company during an anxiety episode here and there. Thank you for that, you make me smile in those moments.
For future runs like this I'd add mercantile and speechcraft to the "allowed extra skills" list, as long as they don't get cheesed or exploited. That way you can, well, function.
The joke about the rats,mud crabs, and goblins reminded me of the old Simpson joke about the lizards, snakes and gorillas. I was waiting for you to say the goblins freeze to death in the winter.
TDLR; I buy whatever is most cost-effective and will adequately accomplish the job. Carpenter, handyman, blacksmith here; in regards to your materials question, I use whatever will be best suited to the task at hand. If the "cheap generic" thing i need is pretty much identical to the expensive one, I'll use the more cost-effective option. There are a few areas where I personally don't skimp and will shell out for higher quality, like plumbing and electrical components. Screws too... I'll pay top dollar for good screws. I also try to repurpose things when I can, like turning an old ladder that can't ladder anymore into a storage rack.
I have an 'elder scrolls' playlist that's slowly becoming mostly a "just background noise" playlist. Thank you for these videos! They're so fun. Edit: Oh my god, that guard at the end 😭😭
Dude, i was just thinking earlier today, "i'd watch a backgroundnoise vid, but I don't really wanna rewatch anything today" and here you come, to grant me my epic content with perfect timing. Thanky
I really hope "making up convincing bullshit cause elder scrolls lore is insane" becomes a regular feature cause each time you do it brings me so much joy
9:39 - You can also complete the Bruma recommendation quest by waiting for the spell to wear off on J'skar and standing between him and Volanaro when the latter tries to reapply the spell. This has the advantage of also making you nearly invisible for 24 hours. No scrolls required.
8:33 - "I don't know WHY it works, it just Does" ...i mean, the phrase "It Just Works" is practically the company motto at Bethesda, so its no surprise to me...
@@Spellweaver5In Fantasy, "half-" means mixed race. A half elf can be third generation human with only 1/8 elven blood... still half elf. Because they're mixed race.
nice thing about spell scrolls is that using them unlocks that kind of spell for spell creation without having to learn it first, I notice a lot of people overlook that and it might have came in handy on this kind of run!
@11:30 - Funny you should mention that, because chefs will often not want to cook when they're at home, so they will hunt down places that they like. The Food Network had a show called "The Best I Ever" or something along those lines, where top-rated chefs would gush about places they love to eat at and what they like to order from said places. After all, while it's economical to make your own food, sometimes you're just not in the mood to do the work.
Just found your channel recently, the only bad part about is is the lack of videos. I binged right through all of your content!!!! Thanks for the high quality challenge runs, I just started playing oblivion again because of you because I was scared of the leveling system. I’m having a blast so thank you very much. I’m getting comfy with food to watch this video🎉 thanks again 🎉
A playstyle I keep going back to in Skyrim is Restoration Only. Of course, this is only really feasible due to the Ordinator mod adding things like "Healing spells damage hostile targets" and "You can spew disease clouds because technically _any_ spell relating to disease/poison is Restoration magic"
Yeah, that's an odd one. Poison rune is the only restoration spell which can damage living targets in Skyrim. Why is it restoration? Who knows. For undead, there are the sun spells you get from the Dawnguard.
There is something about your dry nonchalant humor that has me coming back to your videos again and again. I leave youtube on the TV for background noise, and your videos will often autoplay.
10:37(ish) - that line about the Seer who can't Sear sounded like the rest of the script, to where i almost didnt even notice the joke...i like that kind of subtlety lol
To answer the question about using cheap products if you're skilled at a trade, yes. Absolutely. I am a mechanic that has a lot backing up my skills but may favorite car I've ever owned was a $25 2002 Subaru Outback with over 300k miles, 3 connected struts, a multitude of leaks patched with layers upon layers of J.B. Weld. I owned that car for 4 years and probably 15 sets of Douglas All Season tires since every wheel had a different alignment.
No but I actually think that assassinating the Emperor was the most important operation for the Mythic Dawn. Think about it: the Daedric Lord of Revolution (and Desctruction and Change) wouldn't be appeased by killing some no-name argonians for a few years. His whole thing is breaking the established order, so if you're going to make sacrifices to him, you'd want to sacrifice nobles, lords, dukes, kings. Emperors. The killing of the Emperor and his heirs WAS the ritual that they NEEDED to complete to empower and embolden Dagon, and gain his favor and protection for themselves. That's why they had all that manpower and organization to overwhelm his bodyguards on their own escape route, but are so ineffective for the rest of the main quest. They spent all their resources, they blew their load, and after finding out about Martin they're basically just trying to do damage control while still in the refractory period.
To your question to tradesmen about products of various quality; It literally depends on what it is. If it is something I am putting in a wall, covering up? Best I can get, made the best I can. I want it to last as long as possible. If its something that wont cause damage, wont make a mess, and is temporary, lower quality is fine until it can be taken care of properly. If I ever work in someone elses home, I give them the options and my opinion and let them make the decisions.
The whole conversation with Gwinas is kinda funny. You just made a Daedra worshipper invoke Mara out of fear! Also, I love all your fake lore bits. They're actually hilarious.
I rather be know as the Hero of Kvatch then never talk to Martin. No more Oblivion Gates will open and Cyrodiil remains beautiful forever. Unless you talk to Martin. Starting your first convo with him triggers the gates opening flag in the software. Just let him live a peaceful life in the refugee camp and go have fun.
See when you’re getting the sigil stones, if you jump off the ledge (don’t touch the flaming spire) the gate will shut before you touch the ground. It’s a quicker way instead of watching the gate collapse around you!!
I've become quickly addicted to this channel's videos. The dry sarcastic puns are the exact kind of humor I can get into, making this some of the best elder scrolls content I've found.
12:10 The Bravil mages guild quest is pretty cool, because Varon Vamori does have a "silver tongue" and the ability to teach speechcraft, whereas the illusion magic focused guild raises peoples disposition via the magical method. Ardaline is naturally a shy and anxious girl which is why she joined the guild, and Varon stole her charm staff out of spite that his method won't work on her and make her return his affections. He's set up as someone more used to having success with girls and unable to accept when he doesn't than a "nice guy" type. Either way, excellent dynamic for this particular school of magic.
Today: can you beat Oblivion by using uncomfortable minor shoving? edit: Game became Final Fantast XIV for a minute there. If you know, you know. And please never stop with the free-associative talks, JBN...You're a clever one and your quick wit is a delight!
Great Video :D I think the run would have been better if you allowed yourself to use armor and other stuff. Im always happier when the run is more similar to a regular run while still focusing on the gimick of the challenge.
during "light the dragonfires" once you're leaving the palace, you can run straight into the temple of the one. since no enemies will ever follow you inside, you can just wait an hour in the temple and martin will appear. that way you can basically skip all the fighting.
Im so glad you stood in the corner with the emperor. Thats one of my first memories with this game. Looted so many bodies after but didnt find the sword.
What sword? One of the two dead Blades? If you find one Baurus will take it back when you have to talk to him at the end. He thanks you and says it will be hung in a place of honor.
Great video, as always A run I've been musing is can you beat x with -Everything- run Obtain by any means every item possible, from mundane to one of a kind You can store items in a central place, the only goal is a truly complete set Like a racoon mixed with a crazed records keeper
You cast faster while blocking because your hand has to move less distance. When you cast normally your hand has to move from down by your waist and then up above your head (cast on self) or out forward (cast on target/touch) and then you have to move your hand all the way back down to your waist. If you're blocking your hand is already up by your shoulder so it just has to go up/out and come back to your shoulder.
This was a fun video, but I think it would also be fun to see a less stringent take on challenges like these. If you could actually get gold, you could use Fortify Health to deal with no armor, use Absorb Magicka for a quick recharge (or maybe halt Camoran's spellcasting), heal other NPCs to make use of them killing enemies for you. Get the most bang for your buck out of the school you're going with.
Excited for a Pickpocket Only run where you kill every enemy by luring them into water and reverse-pickpocketing overencumberingly heavy armor into their inventory
Yeah if only. Skyrim was the first game to allow that.
@@Sletchman Reminded me of a modded skyrim playthrough i did.
might have been ordinator, but a perk gave me a coin, enemies holding the coin takes 2 or 3 times damage.
in the pirate cove section of the thieves guild quest i lacked the damage or health to take the enemies on as a sneaky dagger assassin, so i had to pickpocket the coin into every enemy then backstab them.
it was fun, got my neurons firing trying to move enemies to facilitate this.
@@pyromasteralex Its ordinator yeah its called Death's Emperor ordinator really does have some amazing perks but is so hit or miss i find
@@Sletchmanaye what enchanteable has 0 weight?
@@creeper7722 "Mage's hoods, short britches, dark shirt, wrist irons, and perma-bound boots". (from a forum thread) I did definitely use a mage's hood enchanted with constant fire damage on self to kill people in Oblivion. What's great is that most people don't have hoods and will gladly and immediately wear one. (if they don't, reverse pickpocket the hood onto them and wait for them to go to sleep, they usually put it on before sleeping or after waking up. wake them up several times if needed.)
Good thing you quoted the line about restoration right at the start. Otherwise half the comments would insist that restoration is a perfectly valid school of magic
He didn't let anyone tell him otherwise
I quoted the line in my head before I clicked the video
I was in the process of quoting her when I clicked the video, couldn't have been more perfect
Wtf are you guys talking abour
I'd consider a healer using a potion the same as a chef eating takeout, it's having someone else do a worse job for you for convenience.
And yeah, I order takeout all the time, food for other people must be perfect and constructed with love and care, food for me just needs to go down the face pipe.
And preferably not the air one, which is inconveniently placed right next to the face one.
I feel the same way. unfortunately, the night shift at harbor freight gets out just as Mcdonalds is closing the lobby, and i don't have a fucking vehicle.
@@frogtank4407walk through my man, I’ve been there, had to do it a couple times at Taco Bell 💀
When asked, a lot of celebrity chefs say that their favorite meal is anything they don't have to prepare themselves. Guess when it's your occupation you don't want to do it for leisure.
Exactly. I've been a cook my whole adult life, and my skills aren't lacking, but I don't think I've made above basic level rice or microwavable food for myself for like 10 years lol. For other people, I'll craft them an experience, for me I will eat dog food 😂
I remember doing a Mages Guild run similar to this, focusing on "non-offensive" skills like Restoration, Alteration, and Mysticism. When I did the quest to get the magic staff, I ended up picking Paralysis as the effect, and after that the game was basically over. As long as I had soul gems (or Varla Stones, more likely), I just had to keep applying the paralyze and then swoop in to slurp the HP away.
In hindsight, the fact that Absorb Health is in Restoration in this game is kinda funny. My intention with that playthrough was to be a goodie two-shoes Healer type of character, but Paralysis+Absorb feels more like a vampire than actual vampirism does.
you unironically did some of the most evil stuff ive seen someone perform in this game, imagine meeting a cleric and they completely paralyze you then proceed to literally suck your life force away as you agonizingly die a slow death.
i think Absorb Health was a Mysticism spell in Morrowind. And those spells just outright don't exist in Skyrim, Restoration has 3 effects in the base game and Nords don't believe in Mysticism
@@Weldedhodag Funnily enough, Absorb Life IS a Spell Effect in Skyrim.... its a Vampire Spell-like Lesser Power(eg its just a Concentration Spell, the funny blood suck beam), and one of the Vampire Lord form attacks(so is Paralysis, funnily enough)
@@syrelian Buuuut, it was moved yet again into the Destruction tree for the Vampiric Drain spell.
The mudcrab story you made up felt like something that could genuinely be a bit of lore they could've hidden somewhere in a random book or sidequest!
Ikr I completely believed him until he said he made it all up
These jokes are actually based on real life. The mudcrab joke I'm fuzzy on, but I believe is based on the real life phenomenon of using predators to hunt pests, only for the predators to escape and breed and become part of, or sometimes destroy, an entire eco system. There's another joke he tells about rich people buying baby goblins, only to release them into the wild when they grow up and stop being cute, which is based on a real life joke of the exact same nature explaining how alligators end up in sewers.
I think the lore behind oblivion crisis is that dawn cultists believe that Mundus is the daedric realm of Lorkhan, and the rest of the Aedra killed him and took it for themselves (which you know, the last part is kinda true according to most mythologies of Elder Schools). So their idea is to help Dagon, prince of liberation and revolution, to invade Mundus and restore Lorkhan as the rightful ruler. I don't think it's communicated all that well in the game though.
Either way, mythic dawn do not think that Mundus is part of Dagon's realm, at least not from what I know.
Also, dremora aren't exclusive to Dagon's realm, and and neither other types of lesser daedra. A type of daedra can be more common in a certain prince's domain, but they are very rarely exclusive. From what I understand, most lesser daedra aren't really creations of the princes, they are just less powerful, less influential daedric spirits. If they so choose, they can probably travel between different realms of oblivion, serving the princes as people serve rulers of countries. It's actually a bit strange that dremora are so common in Dagon's realm, as they are supposed to like order and hierarchies a lot, and as I already said, Dagon is a prince of revolution, so I wouldn't think it would jive with strict social order of dremora.
...it's as if Bethesda wanted to have regular demon-like enemies in oblivion gates, so they just used dremora without a second thought. As a wise man once said, probably a game mechanic.
Also, finally some main screen content.
I guess it depends how you feel about the whole Leaper Demon King becoming Dagon.
@@JustBackgroundNoise I thought Dagon was created by the whatsamacallit, the subordinates of Magnus? To defeat the underwater scorpion people and whatnot? I'll look up Leaping Demon King, haven't heard about that.
@@n0vitski the magna ge
If you haven't heard the theory that Mehrunes Dagon had no intention of actually ruling Mundus, rather he was trying to create change (as per his nature), it's worth a listen. So he lost on purpose, as per his master plan, and got exactly what he wanted.
@@Marcara081 ...so that dude in the cage talking about sigil key was a projection of Dagon after all...
28:13 To answer the question about the invisibility potions, it's a 50/50!
The Feydnaz are a special leveled dremora type that only spawn in the great gate for Defense of Bruma. One of their inventory items is "MQ14DremoraInvisPotion", a leveled list with only a single item: a Potion of Invisibility. HOWEVER, the leveled list itself has a 50% chance of rolling "none" for its item, leaving it a 50% drop rate.
Martin does (can?) explain at some point that he used to be an avid Daedra worshiper, explaining why he leans into a crazy Dagon ritual so easily.
He specifically mentions owning the Sanguine Rose once. Which means he was a Sanguine worshipper.
@@arifhossain9751makes sense, he was young. Ah, the college days in Bruma. Booze, unbridled sex, sadistic torture for fun, staying up until late. Good times.
@@arifhossain9751 HE OWNED THE FUCKING ROSE?! Thats a bit beyond "Worshipper" and straight into skillful cultist and/or adventurer, jfk
You mentioning Martin opening the gate is kinda funny. I do wish they touched more on Martin's implied past as a warlock.
Yeah he gets like one or two throw away lines about it then like that is supposed to explain everything
He went on 4chan and learned how to summon a succubus. The rest is history.
@@Marcara081 Why would that encourage him to abandon sorcery and become a priest who's probably celibate?
Martin confirmed /gif /x poster…
Agreed. He dabbled with daedra in his youth! I need to know. EVERYTHING.
Martin: "I once possessed the Sanguine Rose..."
Me: *props chin on hand, takes a sip of tea* "Go onnnnnn. Last time I got that, I almost married a hagraven."
15:21
No see thats the beautiful part, when winter time rolls around the goblins will simply freeze to death!
But what will happen to Chirpy Boy and Bart Jr?
I was honestly expecting that was the payoff he was working towards.
Funny thing I use to do as a kid. I'd run around picking up all the weapons in the beginning areas even the daggers bows and all arrows etc. I'd first use the rats at the beginning to level my light armor and heavy armor and then would kill everything and make it to the part where just right outside the room where the emporer dies. They continously come at you. On my old 360 I'd have so many cultists bodies stacked up from killing them that my 360 would be lagging. I'd go and create my class with the max sneak I got from the beginning and armor and weapons skills where higher. I thought I was badass as a kid being level 21 or 22 at the start of the game whenever you started.
...only to find out that Oblivion is x100 times easier at lvl 1 because of Bethesda 😂
On the topic of zombies being tanky, they're extra trollish for mages because they have 30% magic resist for some reason. That makes their 60% weakness to fire have less bite than you'd expect. And random trivia about the deranged zombies in the Skingrad recommendation quest; they're "clean", as in they can't give you diseases.
Dremora Churl: "It's churling time!" 4:58
churlious sweep
To answer about contractors using cheap stuff around our houses: typically no, we might McGuyver something up for an emergency, but typically you find a brand you like for one reason or another and you use that, your house or customers.
Depends on the contractor
@@thomasquwack9503 sure, but honest contractors will stand by what they use on their own time lol
5:26 Mehrunes Dagon's sphere is Destruction, ambition, revolution, change and whatnot; but do consider his sphere also includes hope. So what better representation of his sphere then a violent blighted chaotic battlefield with the occasional boon of healing/aid to keep you and the fight going? Even for mortals who's souls wind up ensnared there.
That is a wonderful theory
It's a video game, not real life. Y'all worry about nonsense instead of real life. The future of humanity has started its downfall.
@splitman1129 "stuff sucks so don't have hobbies"
my brother in christ, you literally heard someone give one nugget of knowledge about a game, and assume they have no interaction or care for the world. grow up, or stop watching videos that "don't relate to real life stuff."
@@avo478 Unfathomably Based
@@splitman1129 buddy i can see your subscriptions I KNOW you're not worrying about real life yourself
Burd deserved none of that hate by those guards. They were bullying the poor man! @26:30
I really wonder what caused it.
@@JustBackgroundNoise His bounty was probably above one. The game doesn't arrest NPC's outside of scripted events. So it just makes them hostile. You would need to use a command to set his bounty to zero. There are several that do that, but only one of them work and I don't remember which one of the top of my head.
It was an ambush by mythic dawn cultists to attempt to take the life of the Countess. They knew the Great Gate wouldn't stand a chance against a fully powered and buffed Burd, so they attempted to kill him as well when his guard was down.
Gotta make a shoutout to the fact that you properly caption your videos. Thanks for providing actual subtitles, the automatic captions still suck a lot, and sadly many youtubers do not bother providing real subtitles, including channels many times bigger than yours. Thanks for being considerate and making the effort.
The guard at the end. LOL
"He's right behind me isn't he? Guess I'll die."
@14:35 - @15:23 Better writing than we've seen from Bethesda in a while
There was only one line this video could have opened with and you nailed it
I love your random lore rabbit holes
i mean it wouldnt be morrowind or oblivion or skyrim without figuring everything out by reading books
I wanted to let you know that you often keep me company during my anxiety moments. I am ultra familiar with the Elder Scrolls, so hearing your amble about them is soothing to me when I can't tolerate in-person company during an anxiety episode here and there. Thank you for that, you make me smile in those moments.
For future runs like this I'd add mercantile and speechcraft to the "allowed extra skills" list, as long as they don't get cheesed or exploited. That way you can, well, function.
The joke about the rats,mud crabs, and goblins reminded me of the old Simpson joke about the lizards, snakes and gorillas. I was waiting for you to say the goblins freeze to death in the winter.
A slightly off topic fact. The fire pillar in Oblivion has the fastest projectile speed in the game. Faster than lightning.
TDLR; I buy whatever is most cost-effective and will adequately accomplish the job.
Carpenter, handyman, blacksmith here; in regards to your materials question, I use whatever will be best suited to the task at hand. If the "cheap generic" thing i need is pretty much identical to the expensive one, I'll use the more cost-effective option. There are a few areas where I personally don't skimp and will shell out for higher quality, like plumbing and electrical components. Screws too... I'll pay top dollar for good screws. I also try to repurpose things when I can, like turning an old ladder that can't ladder anymore into a storage rack.
Just recently started binging your content. its honestly so fun to watch keep the good work man!
lmfao that one spell you get at the start has saved my ass so many times
11:48 GOD KING SKOVALD MENTIONED
THEN THEY WILL SURREND IT IN DEATH!!! GIVE UP THE AEGIS!
God. That boss rp bricked so many of my keys
@@nicholasyoung3786 I hated it so much. Just like when magni says CHAMPION! AZEROTH NEEDS YE!
THESE MORTALS DARE NOT CHALLENGE MY CLAIM TO THE AEGIS
I have an 'elder scrolls' playlist that's slowly becoming mostly a "just background noise" playlist. Thank you for these videos! They're so fun.
Edit: Oh my god, that guard at the end 😭😭
Paul would be proud, both of your gameplay and your commentary
27:00 Oblivion is truly the height of cinematic gaming
I love Oblivion lol those moments when stuff breaks without breaking the run are just *chef's kiss*
Something about making the breton look like a high elf by just making their head super long was just too funny.
Dude, i was just thinking earlier today, "i'd watch a backgroundnoise vid, but I don't really wanna rewatch anything today" and here you come, to grant me my epic content with perfect timing. Thanky
I really hope "making up convincing bullshit cause elder scrolls lore is insane" becomes a regular feature cause each time you do it brings me so much joy
13:04 BABBYYYY I COMPARE YOU TO A KISS FROM A ROSEEEE ON THE GREYYY
Oblivion: *Ending scene with Martin sacrificing himself to save the world*
Guard: 🧍♂️
imperialist stoicism
9:39 - You can also complete the Bruma recommendation quest by waiting for the spell to wear off on J'skar and standing between him and Volanaro when the latter tries to reapply the spell. This has the advantage of also making you nearly invisible for 24 hours. No scrolls required.
I like how many WoW references you put in these, I know what you are, Background Noise man...
8:33 - "I don't know WHY it works, it just Does"
...i mean, the phrase "It Just Works" is practically the company motto at Bethesda, so its no surprise to me...
Bretons are technically half-elven, so technically she looks lore accurate 😅
ACK-CHULLY, it's less than half!
Yet they still sometimes sport pointy ears @@Dextear
Not half. At this point, they are mostly human, with only some traces of elven heritage.
@@Spellweaver5In Fantasy, "half-" means mixed race. A half elf can be third generation human with only 1/8 elven blood... still half elf. Because they're mixed race.
@@chrismanuel9768 if you were right, the term "quarter-elf" wouldn't exist.
I'm finally home after a long day at work. I needed this. Thank you 🙏
nice thing about spell scrolls is that using them unlocks that kind of spell for spell creation without having to learn it first, I notice a lot of people overlook that and it might have came in handy on this kind of run!
“Can’t come back to life if you’re in someone’s belly can ya”
Accidentally Dungeon Meshi
@11:30 - Funny you should mention that, because chefs will often not want to cook when they're at home, so they will hunt down places that they like. The Food Network had a show called "The Best I Ever" or something along those lines, where top-rated chefs would gush about places they love to eat at and what they like to order from said places. After all, while it's economical to make your own food, sometimes you're just not in the mood to do the work.
Just found your channel recently, the only bad part about is is the lack of videos. I binged right through all of your content!!!! Thanks for the high quality challenge runs, I just started playing oblivion again because of you because I was scared of the leveling system. I’m having a blast so thank you very much. I’m getting comfy with food to watch this video🎉 thanks again 🎉
Thank you for another oblivion masterpiece, the no XP run is phenomenal!!
a perfect way to kill the last half an hour of my space marine 2 download, great timing
Fancy pants rich mc gee over here can do things on the internet without his downloads coming to a screeching halt 😂😂😂
Do tell how it is rich pre release tester
*sigh* piracy it is for me then!
A playstyle I keep going back to in Skyrim is Restoration Only. Of course, this is only really feasible due to the Ordinator mod adding things like "Healing spells damage hostile targets" and "You can spew disease clouds because technically _any_ spell relating to disease/poison is Restoration magic"
Yeah, that's an odd one. Poison rune is the only restoration spell which can damage living targets in Skyrim. Why is it restoration? Who knows. For undead, there are the sun spells you get from the Dawnguard.
@@TheMoonRover There is also Bane of the Undead in the base game.
A shorter video to be sure, but a welcome one.
Under sun and sky, outlander, I greet you warmly.
There is something about your dry nonchalant humor that has me coming back to your videos again and again. I leave youtube on the TV for background noise, and your videos will often autoplay.
Love your videos Dude, they are really really good background noise, there is no 'just' about it. Keep it up.
11:00 oh my god thats such an information, you are so right.
Im so glad i found this channel recently. Its my new favorite RPG content! Thanks
I love these videos. I tend to watch these videos over and over until my autistic brain releases its monkey grip on me
10:37(ish) - that line about the Seer who can't Sear sounded like the rest of the script, to where i almost didnt even notice the joke...i like that kind of subtlety lol
Your narrations are on point. Very engaging even when not watching
To answer the question about using cheap products if you're skilled at a trade, yes. Absolutely. I am a mechanic that has a lot backing up my skills but may favorite car I've ever owned was a $25 2002 Subaru Outback with over 300k miles, 3 connected struts, a multitude of leaks patched with layers upon layers of J.B. Weld. I owned that car for 4 years and probably 15 sets of Douglas All Season tires since every wheel had a different alignment.
This person watches roadkill
I really appreciate the ever so subtle music in the background so now I have background noise for my background noise!
"Can't come back from the dead if you're in somebodies belly" Falin Touden would like to have a word with you
Friendship ended with sleep, now Just Bg Noise new TES video is my best friend
Alternate title: "The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic"
8:05 oh you don't even know, hue
Elder Scrolls Lore? Nah, I'm here for Elder Scrolls *Vore!* :D
"Bonus" Lore about mudcrabs
C0da makes it canon
Baby goblins are adorable. I have one in my possession right now. My family calls it a cat, but I know a goblin when I see one.
Nice Future Islands reference. Great song!
Sweet I found you, I’m the other one who got it
@@scoobydoobielll5632 👑👑
No but I actually think that assassinating the Emperor was the most important operation for the Mythic Dawn. Think about it: the Daedric Lord of Revolution (and Desctruction and Change) wouldn't be appeased by killing some no-name argonians for a few years. His whole thing is breaking the established order, so if you're going to make sacrifices to him, you'd want to sacrifice nobles, lords, dukes, kings. Emperors. The killing of the Emperor and his heirs WAS the ritual that they NEEDED to complete to empower and embolden Dagon, and gain his favor and protection for themselves.
That's why they had all that manpower and organization to overwhelm his bodyguards on their own escape route, but are so ineffective for the rest of the main quest. They spent all their resources, they blew their load, and after finding out about Martin they're basically just trying to do damage control while still in the refractory period.
To your question to tradesmen about products of various quality; It literally depends on what it is. If it is something I am putting in a wall, covering up? Best I can get, made the best I can. I want it to last as long as possible. If its something that wont cause damage, wont make a mess, and is temporary, lower quality is fine until it can be taken care of properly.
If I ever work in someone elses home, I give them the options and my opinion and let them make the decisions.
The whole conversation with Gwinas is kinda funny. You just made a Daedra worshipper invoke Mara out of fear!
Also, I love all your fake lore bits. They're actually hilarious.
Using scrolls like Open is fair. You're simply _restoring_ the lock to it's unlocked state.
fire content to listen to while im doing hours of photoshop at work. Thanks for the upload. I love you
You had me sold on that mud crab breeding wnterprise.
Another challenge of a game I never played. Must grab some popcorn , these are always good
I'm going to leave the tutorial running like you did, but for much, much longer. Looked hilarious, and can only get funnier with time.
You JUST found out that you don't have to liberate Kvatch!? Wowee...I love that about you.
I rather be know as the Hero of Kvatch then never talk to Martin. No more Oblivion Gates will open and Cyrodiil remains beautiful forever. Unless you talk to Martin. Starting your first convo with him triggers the gates opening flag in the software. Just let him live a peaceful life in the refugee camp and go have fun.
clearing out the church and going straight to weynon priory is how i always did it as a kid is cause i didn't realize you could go deeper into kvatch
"I'm sure there's a whole community dedicated to that"
- you have no idea. XD
Its the small puns and dad jokes for me man. Keep on doing what makes you happy these videos get me in a good mood
See when you’re getting the sigil stones, if you jump off the ledge (don’t touch the flaming spire) the gate will shut before you touch the ground. It’s a quicker way instead of watching the gate collapse around you!!
31:50
Lucien Lachance spying on you in the middle of a completely inaccessible pocket dimension.
Huh...really committed to his job, that one.
@@JustBackgroundNoise Something somethng 'the void exists outside all, and so Sithis sees all'
33:25 I half-expected the guard to scream "Stop right there, criminal scum" as soon as whole dragon stuff will be over
I've become quickly addicted to this channel's videos. The dry sarcastic puns are the exact kind of humor I can get into, making this some of the best elder scrolls content I've found.
15:23 and here I thought I was learning some super obscure lore. The betrayal XD
12:10 The Bravil mages guild quest is pretty cool, because Varon Vamori does have a "silver tongue" and the ability to teach speechcraft, whereas the illusion magic focused guild raises peoples disposition via the magical method. Ardaline is naturally a shy and anxious girl which is why she joined the guild, and Varon stole her charm staff out of spite that his method won't work on her and make her return his affections. He's set up as someone more used to having success with girls and unable to accept when he doesn't than a "nice guy" type. Either way, excellent dynamic for this particular school of magic.
Gonna go ahead and make breakfast and then have a nice watch through this. hell yeah.
At least in Skyrim it can be, thanks to Mitten Squad doing it.
RIP Mitten Squad.
He is not dead. Check the community post on his channel.
@@ChuntyCops he died sometime later after that post, i'm afraid. you should look it up in google
@@ChuntyCops he is
@@triatomicend what the devil??
He is dead unfortunately @ChuntyCops
Couldn't have come at a better time! I just started getting back into Oblivion
Just found this channel. Love your content.
Today: can you beat Oblivion by using uncomfortable minor shoving?
edit: Game became Final Fantast XIV for a minute there. If you know, you know. And please never stop with the free-associative talks, JBN...You're a clever one and your quick wit is a delight!
Great Video :D
I think the run would have been better if you allowed yourself to use armor and other stuff. Im always happier when the run is more similar to a regular run while still focusing on the gimick of the challenge.
I laughed out loud at the breeding program story you really got me
5:36 I see you're fitting into those Mythic Dawn Robes awfully well.
(For context, what he says here is basically what Mankar Camoran believes)
during "light the dragonfires" once you're leaving the palace, you can run straight into the temple of the one. since no enemies will ever follow you inside, you can just wait an hour in the temple and martin will appear. that way you can basically skip all the fighting.
This channel is underrated. NEED MORE CONTENT
Im so glad you stood in the corner with the emperor. Thats one of my first memories with this game. Looted so many bodies after but didnt find the sword.
What sword? One of the two dead Blades? If you find one Baurus will take it back when you have to talk to him at the end. He thanks you and says it will be hung in a place of honor.
I just discovered your channel a week or two ago. I've been binge watching since. Great job!
Great video, as always
A run I've been musing is can you beat x with -Everything- run
Obtain by any means every item possible, from mundane to one of a kind
You can store items in a central place, the only goal is a truly complete set
Like a racoon mixed with a crazed records keeper
You cast faster while blocking because your hand has to move less distance.
When you cast normally your hand has to move from down by your waist and then up above your head (cast on self) or out forward (cast on target/touch) and then you have to move your hand all the way back down to your waist.
If you're blocking your hand is already up by your shoulder so it just has to go up/out and come back to your shoulder.
This was a fun video, but I think it would also be fun to see a less stringent take on challenges like these. If you could actually get gold, you could use Fortify Health to deal with no armor, use Absorb Magicka for a quick recharge (or maybe halt Camoran's spellcasting), heal other NPCs to make use of them killing enemies for you. Get the most bang for your buck out of the school you're going with.