-A passage from a Journal of a guard from Vivec City. Their body found next to it, sword wounds and puncture marks all over- "We had just gotten orders to hold this line to the temple of Vivec. The tribunal refusing to come out, it seems that they have left us to die. My brothers seem to think likewise, but several of us were killed in the efforts to make the rest of us fall in line. To die at the hands of the people the gods swore to protect. I bet they're trying to escape and start over. If I die, I at least die and meet my ancestors showing I died a warrior. Maybe for the wrong cause, perhaps I should have heeded the words of my beloved who joined the 6th house and their ranks. But I at least die free". -There is nothing in the end. You swear once you put the book down you heard several ash vampires and undead moving about. It is best you leave, if you stay, you'll surely become one the creatures-.
If only the Godhead (Todd fucking Howard) allowed Nerevar to side with Dagoth instead of making him the Big Bad of the mid 3rd era, I would call Morrowind a 10/10 game. Still, it's better than Skyrim by a large margin, especially in regards to world building, story, quests, and plot. The only thing the later games really have over it is graphical fidelity and nothing more. For instance, The Last Dragonborn (probably Uriel Septim's bastard son, similar to Martin?) spawns in as literal walking plot armor. Alduin should've killed them on the spot, or just waited legit a single second before showing up to the head-chopping function. On the other hand, you have Indoril Nerevar, Hortator of the Great Houses, beloved by the daedric prince Azura. One could argue that the Nerevarine has similar plot armor, but at least in Morrowind, your semi-godhood is partially the plot of the game, and different saves can be interpreted as the same successful incarnation in a different kalpa, thus staying true to the idea of different incarnations. If only there was a feature that let you store an item in the Cavern of the Incarnate, so when you replay the game, you can give youself, say maybe an enchanted cephalopod helmet with 5 light 10 night eye and a permanent bound dagger or some cool shit like that. In the end, Dagoth Ur alone saved Bethesda from Bankruptcy a whole month, year, and 12 days before I was even conceived. For those around my age who wants this game brought to modern platform, I can only sigh in abhorrence to the putrid though of a "Morrowind Remastered." Imagine a Morrowind where you couldn't become the 3rd god in Vvardenfell just by chugging some potions. Yeah, fuck that. I'd rather stick to the original with MWSE and MGE. Also, I HATE OPENMW. WHY DIVIDE THE MODDING SCENE WITH SUCH TRIVIAL BULLSHIT? Oh? You can play Morrowind in VR now? You must be an immersion addict like a Khajit on Skooma or some shit if you even consider playing Morrowind in VR. Morrowind alone makes me nauseous if I play it for extended periods of time (probably my zoomer brain not being used to so much freedom in an Bethesda title, if I had to guess.) I could only imagine how impaired I'd be after doing a few simple quests in Balmora if I ever played in VR. TL:DR Fuck Todd for not making an """evil""" ending for TES:III, Fuck Todd Twice for making the sequel games lackluster in comparison. Fuck the zoomers who want all the old titles remastered instead of enjoying what came before our time, AND FUCK OPENMW FOR BEING A PAIN IN MY BALLS AND SHAFT.
Okay, that's an actually funny joke. It would be fucking hilarious if someone played that audio of the dude saying "I'm just stroking my shit, I'm horny af"
“But Nerevar, you have already been cured of your greatest ailment, your mind has been freed, and from your unrelenting devotion, I bring upon you everlasting salvation.” - Fargoth Ur
Hey man, real talk, I keep coming back because this video is so fire. We need more shitposts like this that feel like lore-accurate alternate timelines. Not only that, the script is flawless, the AI sings along wonderfully, the jokes with Caius...man. This video is gold. I subbed a long time ago, and I'm hoping there's another video like this in the future!
Thanks for the kind words. I'm planning on releasing some more music related Dagothposts, but it's taking a bit since I'm transcribing the songs to piano.
Coming back a few days later to add this. I am having a serious Fridge Logic (or Fridge Brilliance/Horror, rather!) moment with this video. I can't believe it took me this long to think of it. If you're doing what I think you're doing-- Bravo, you clever, clever person you. ETA: Sorry for the tvtropes hole you may or may not fall in as a result of this, lol
Azura: What do you MEAN, you aren't going to kill him? Nerevarine: Look, the abs were one thing, I could get over the bare abs in my face. And the fact he was the only guy on this whole damn island happy to see me. But that VOICE...that damned voice, that sealed the deal. ETA after finishing the whole video: This...this is everything I wanted in an ending... 😭😭 ETA 2: I keep coming back because it's so soothing. You have unintentionally made ASMR. I could fall asleep to this.
I'm glad you like it. Dagoth Ur has such a calming yet charismatic voice that it can lull you into a sense of security. Whether it's a false sense or not is debatable.
It's incredible how *soothing* he sounds. Like he's comforting you, helping you down from something terrible...and right into a grave of sorts. But it sounds like it makes so much *sense* .Like you'd rather be helped down into a grave than struggle for Azura's sake. And to quote Hadestown... "I want a nice soft place to land...I want to lie down forever..." - Eurydice, from *Hello Little Songbird* Nerevar can stop fighting, stop struggling...it's over. It's all over.
