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TCW Podcast Episode 255 - The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind
After Arena and Daggerfall's triumphs, Julian LeFay's Battlespire spinoff marked his last hand in the Elder Scrolls universe. Amid conflicts while working on other projects, LeFay left. Ted Peterson had already departed after Daggerfall. This left Bethesda Softworks with none of the original creators for the next Elder Scrolls. Development stalled amid Bethesda turmoil, spawning Redguard which introduced the Pocket Guide to the Empire, an unreliable in-universe narrator that sowed mystery and deep worldbuilding for Tamriel's forged empire. New lead Todd Howard ditched procedural generation for handcrafted openness where everything interacted. Morrowind featured quests like the falling wizard and pantsless Hentus, hiding logical lore amid hundreds of books blending mythology, humor, and misdirection. Morrowind launched on PC and Xbox at a dire hour for Bethesda. It's make-or-break success rescued the studio from probable collapse in a dark time.
The Elder Scrolls Legend - Battlespire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk9uKElPCJQ
Pensacola Wings of Gold (S1E1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDVuiLIKLAE
The Elder Scrolls Adventures - Redguard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7-Hup8Pqms
The Terminator - Skynet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD4ZLkbnDCA
Pocket Guide to the Empire (1st Edition): https://i.4pcdn.org/tg/1393284074508.pdf
RCW 144 - Ascension into the Black Gate: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/episodes/TCW144
The-Spolier.com: https://the-spoiler.com/RPG/New.World.Computing/Might..magic.6.html
Might & Magic VI - Solution by J Pike: https://rpggamers.com/walkthrough/might-magic-vi-mandate-of-heaven
Might & Magic VI - Solution by Mike Marcelais: https://rpggamers.com/walkthrough/might-and-magic-vi-solution
Morrowind - A Falling Wizard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWVKMMxCgY4
Morrowind - Hentus Needs Pants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSSv1mcI_GM
The Elder Scrolls - Morrowind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVFyDmd9RsA
Morrowind Map: https://en.uesp.net/maps/mwmap/mwmap.html
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Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode - Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode
Outro Music: RoleMusic - Bacterial Love: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love
Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
