Vampires, the Spawn of Molag Bal | The Elder Scrolls Podcast #53 

My dark elf: (._.)

kinda late to this but a black person can also be pale and i would say it is even more noticeable than white people lol

Same vibe as when NPCs say theres fur growing out of your ears in response to your werewolf status and they’re talking to a Khajit

Now i gotta make a redguard vampire and call him michael jackson

"These vampires are becoming a real menace, we need to wipe them out" Says one brave guard to my character, surrounded by two of my followers, all of us vampires. These fangs aren't just for sucking blood yeah?

I kinda wish bethesda would've kept the original Vamp eyes, before the Dawnguard expansion. Makes things more subtle as a Vampire. Then they could've made the bright eyes for stage 4 vampires and the whole town would attack you, like they did before the expansion. Vampire Lords like those of castle Valk could've had the eyes Sarana had, but with less glow to them, or only glowing in a darkened room/dungeon. Making Vampire Lords harder to spot. Then again, maybe that was the plan but it was too hard to implement without hella bugs.

@@lazilycatharticone4191 the better vampires mod does just that. You have sort of snake-like red eyes that gradually get brighter and more orange until they’re impossible to disguise.

That guard was racist, I'm reporting him to the nearest vampiric Karen.

Your skin's as pale as the snow. You scared of sunlight or somethin'?

Definitely agree with that one. I think molag bal was easily my fav daedra. Domination and submission are much more interesting daedric goals than the others. Basically an S&M version. Also vampire as one of the main perks of joining? Hell yeah

Yo I can make you some of you want.

Like an evil vegan

So like vegans... Might be good for a little while to lose weight and slim down a bit, but for the rest of your life looking like a waxy zombie

Epic vegan bashing

so sort of like drinking alcohol instead of water for weeks

actually, vampires can feed on any warm-blooded animal and still be fine Is this the moment for me to admit that there was a time I loved being a bloodsucking creature of the night? It is not impossible to live only at night, merely occasionally inconvenient. And I wouldn't have to kill humans every night, merely warm-blooded creatures. Orcs have a delicious, rich brothy blood; rats are a little sweet for the only meal of the night; werewolves are a real treat, almost decadent the tincture between human and beast. A real gourmet's delight. source: en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Vampires_of_the_Iliac_Bay

*proceeds to go on mission to block out the sun because he fears death*

Saying that to Shezarine, with blood of timeless dragons coursing through their veins seems likeand underwhelming job ad that offers you 30% less pay, but no dress code and free fruit on Thursdays.

@@jacekekawa4498 I don’t think the Dragonborn is a Shezzarine…

@@MeanAndPristine he's got the title "Ysmir, Dragon of the North", which was used for the Shezarine like Pelinal Whitestrake.

amongst us

“Say, citizen, why are your eyes so red?”

Might consider joining up myself

Your skin is as pale as the snow, you afraid of sunlight?

Interesting name considering my Sole Survivor is a Vampire. Diamond city guard: Hey buddy ya lookin as pale as the docs coat there. Scared of goin out in the sun or somethin?

Don’t like those eyes you got there’s a bad hunger to them

Technically in game terms he's really weak and scripted to be fully fed. Messed me up when I first installed the mod that switched how hunger works cause he actually had powers like a starving vamp

@@Lucky13Ravens Maybe it’s just because I play as a mage but Lord Loviticus was really strong for me, faster than anything I had seen up to that point and with a killer hand-to-hand.

how long had Serana been locked up for? she came out pretty sane...

@@the_hanged_clown At least a decade. I considered that. I attribute it to either the fact she is of a elite bloodline, or, and not to get morbid, but can you go insane if a Daedric Prince has title to your soul. Because as I am sure you will recall, Molag Bal has dibs.

@@mesektet5776 I'm certain it was much more than a decade. she didn't even recognize the Septim line.

what if the vampires in question doing the deed are hot?

@@saghwteam sleep with them

@@vulkanofnocturne I see you are a man of culture as well

@@vulkanofnocturne Now that's something I can seriously get behind with

lamae tells you are the first she created who has that backwards feeding nonsense, vamps only feed to survive, much like a starving animal that desperation makes it more dangerous.

except for morrowind and predawnguard skyrim your appearance did change with stages, and the ultimate is a weird shapeshift imitation that can be used at any stage, they actually stated that as if it wasn't enough of an insult

So ... 😳 What was your conclusion on said topic ?

Yes what was the result.

@@scrumptious_bussy1037 far larger than several male Nords stacked together. Edit: large enough to without a doubt turn Serana and Valerica's insides into silly putty

@@Landshark4008 Alright no need to be too specific, we all know how that turned out

Molag Bal is just another aspect of the Daedric Prince Fleece Johnson. Harkon probably got those cheeks ran too if the 36 lessons of Vivec are to be believed 🤣

There is one type of the disease that makes you burn. There are 3 different types. The Lamae Bal originated and the one you get in eso is the one with almost zero effects on you but you get stronger at night. In the skyrim one sanguanire vampiris where you get stronger the longer you go without feeding and while the sun is annoying it does not hurt you. Oblivion one is the only disease type you'll get burn by the sun.

​@@berilsevvalbekret772 Yeah I'm just glad the Better Vampires mod exists. I cannot play as a Vampire now without it. It just makes the whole experience so much more immersive, your an actual Vampire with genuine supernatural traits and not just a mage with glowing eyes.

To be fair, if you do join Harkon, the Dawnguard will hunt you down. And before the Dawnguard expansion, in base Skyrim if you hit stage 4 Vampirism you would be attacked on sight by towns. Shame they axed that mechanic when Dawnguard first came out.

@@berilsevvalbekret772 couldn't the sun kill you in morrowind too?

@@zixx844 the oblivion one actually felt more immersive, remember going to sleep in cloud ruler temple one night and waking up as a vampire and that completely threw a wrench in my plans for completing the main quest playing it as a little kid I was like holy shit wtf do i do now, how do I live as a vampire, lol.

And like Morrowind Vampire clans VtM clans had different abilities

If you play Fallout 4, there is a mod that adds Vampirism with a similar humanity system to masquerade. It's called Sanguinare and its amazing, far better then vanilla Skyrim vampirism. I actually have a funny story from the mod that involves the berserk system. My character just went randomly crazy while talking to a traveling merchant once, then proceeded to pounce on them and tear their throat out. Needless to say I lost humanity from that.

And the awfull vampire lord tranformation. Left ESO because of that

worst revamp ever, they're extremely niche now

I love the revamp personally, but I can get why some people didn’t like it.

Yeah with you there C D. I will say though, vampires *spoiler* being able to feed off the void is cool, maybe can flesh out the sithis connection. I always wondered what would happen to Vincent Valtiere or Babette. Do they just not care that Molag Bal maybe will get there soul, or are they long gaming it, knowing that eventually everything will go back to the void eventually, so a couple of thousands years of coldharbour hell is worth killing over multiple life times for Sithis? If the second one, that is pretty metal.

@@hereticalhermit8148 The Nighthollow Clan was an interesting addition, but even they didn't have more than one character and their history didn't have any impressive tales or legends like the Volkihar.

Just turn them into vampires

@@Henrex2000 genius

I've seen the end of EpicNate, it's not pleasant, I don't want FudgeMuppet to go down the same path

@@Serana_is_so_CUTE I’m right there with you :/ it’s dark days without him

@Jackson Kipper He hasn't uploaded in almost a year. From what I've heard, he's currently having a tough part of his life and wanted to take a break. It's understandable, man's a man after all, but still it feels something is amiss without his uploads

Yes sir

And how

Rrrrrrrrrrr

Wish I could do that, but my PC took an arrow to the knee.

They’re a triple god lol

You can have that with mods in Skyrim, use Sacrosanct or Better Vampires.

Nah I hope they have cool animations and stuff without being op or overly complicated

@@mythicmars4848 they need a a great ranking system that takes a long time to become a master vampire.

@@lordsprietsma228 just like sacrosanct, better vampires and sacrilege

@@theberhadian oh I know those are my favorites

Omg you hear it too? XD

I like original creatures but vampires and werewolves are a good addition

I definitely agree with with you. The lore is decent but in game vampires are definitely lackluster compared to other stuff

So basically Morrowind

You mean like Orcs? 😂😂😂

Elaborate?

Same, it's chill to listen to them while traveling around

Correct, the far left one was them as a mortal. Oblivion's stage 1 was noticable but it was if you were some old person. It was written in lore they were indistinguishable from mortals but in game they're easier to spot for probably gameplay reasons.

Remember he received it directly for him and his family by sacrificing 1000 people in Molag Bal's name. The rest in Volkihar Castle either where lesser Vamps or gifted Vampirism by Harkon.

@@morrigankasa570 I thought "family" would include the entire clan but yeah ig what you said makes more sense

@@kingclint2382 glad to help:)

Sacrificing 1000 people to a Daedric Prince would set him apart from your run of the mill vampire.

@@theberhadian yep, but I understand his reasoning. Definitely cruel but understandable. He feared dying and figured this was only way to avoid death.

That'd be badass

@@sandsstandsmans6624 you

Yes!!! I was thinking something like the Grievous Twilights, but that's just as cool! Instead they're bald vampire lord's with horns, no wings, and pink...

*Grabs Dawnguard rune Axe

@@lazilycatharticone4191 *uses ridiculously overpowered abilities to render your axe useless

@@jacksonconstantine5740 *Grabs flame Enchanted Crossbow bolts with fiery soul trapping and turn undead/sunfire restoration magics to send undead scum back to the depths of Oblivion

@@lazilycatharticone4191 *uses alchemy exploit to make a paralyze poison that essentially lasts forever coats a fork with it and pokes you in the back

@@the_hanged_clown lol ight

The videos they've already done on the reach: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Xe_2SfeYUmc.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZYcT5hcerrI.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9fHpm-KdKUs.html

I look at it this way, Werewolves may find the "thrill of the hunt" fun, however they aren't usually sadistic in their hunts. Even Hircine is said to not attack you if you aren't willing to play the game (run or fight). While Vampires for the most part have a sadistic element to them. An other way to view it, a serial killer vs a crime of passion. Passion happens in the moment with no real "thought" place into it. That's more where the Werewolves are, instinctual. While a serial killer lurks, lies in wait, often has some of the most sick ways to torture and finally kill their victims. There's an element of power there, power over their victims. That's where the Vampires are. There's a reason that in the real world hunters usually have a code, clean or as clean a kill as possible. While serial killers often have some of the most horrifying ways to kill, the intent is to strike fear into their victims and potential victims. They also are said to often start with torturing animals, so there's that too. Thus isn't to say that Werewolves are "good" but at the end of the day if you had to choose, would you want a Telbooth/Wetfang vampire death? Or to be torn to pieces by a Werewolf much like a Bear mauling that's usually quick? (Both do suck tho).

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Yup. Raiding the bad guys as a seductive monster is very satisfying

Truthfully the count is a Lagosi Dracula parody. If he were to be a elder scrolls vampire, my best guess is a cyrodyllic . In tht they blend in with mortals and are cultured ..

AMEN!

Underworld is underrated

If you liked that ripoff, check out vampire the masquerade by white wolf publishing. Basically the original form of underworld.

@@usern4metak3ns Oh watched a video about it, looks really cool!

I love everything about that mod except for the feeding mechanic. I like how in vanilla feeding makes your powers recede, which is a great roleplaying tool imo. But I play vampires quite often, so maybe I’ll give it another shot lol.

I prefer better vampires but sacrosanct is great too

Probably, Molag Bal can turn into a female I presume.

Wasn't it Serana or Valerica that turned Harkon? the 1000 souls was just to get in contact with Molag Bal

@@user-wh8mb7tm2g good question but considering Molag Bal I can imagine him dominating Harkon in a very degrading way!!!!

@@ludicrousfunone5705 yeah its highly possible, it would make his "behold the power!" Speech rather pathetic if he had to go through that🤣

@@user-wh8mb7tm2g LMAO definitely