Digging myself deeper into the Elder Scrolls hole

It's been pretty quiet over here for most of the year and it's mainly been due to the hole I've been digging since July 2023. 

Let me start from the beginning. Since early 2021 I've been part of the r/Skyrim discord server and since 2022 I've been a moderator there. The server has hosted lore tests since forever, and while the lore test has been reworked and remodeled several times over the years sicne the server's inception in 2016, the main purpose of the test in recent years has been to pass it to get a role which will show you as a knower of the lore. The Elder Scrolls lore.

Anyone who has poked beyond the game's story varnish of any Elder Scrolls game has glimpsed the expansive behind the scenes of the games. TES lore is huge.

In July 2023 I decided I wanted to learn so I started to study a bit, reading the books, taking notes, observing lore discussions on discord, listening to podcasts and watching (vetted) Youtubers. 

But that also meant I immersed myself completely into The Elder Scrolls. I finally got around to play The Elder Scrolls: Blades, I picked up The Elder Scrolls: Castles as soon as it dropped in Sweden in early February this year, I started a new character in The Elder Scrolls Online and replayed all the content from the beginning to the most recent chapter, and I started a new playthrough of Skyrim.

When I wasn't playing Elder Scrolls, I was watching or reading Elder Scrolls. 

In March of this year I attempted the lore test for the first time, and while I did pretty well I didn't pass. Thursday last week I attempted it again and this time I passed :D 

I still have lots to learn, but hopefully the obsessiveness will pass a bit now :P 

Great timing for all of this when it's Elder Scrolls' 30th anniversary and ESO's 10th anniversary :3

There'll be lots more TES coming xD

The Good Place

For the past month we've been watching this show and it's been a wild ride. About four people and their struggles in the afterlife. 

It's been a lot of fun and we both just adore Jason. 

In my opinion the first two seasons were the best. The third got a bit off track, only for the fourth season to bring it back. The ending was very final but also very fitting. It was sad, but I liked it. 

It's pretty hard to say anything at all about this show without spoiling the plot, but it's a fun show, with great characters and a good story. You should watch it!