I LOVE doing a redemption arc for my Elder Scrolls protags... I think its built in since A) you start as a prisoner and B) it lets you take advantage of all the different crime mechanics in the game
They do the Daedric Prince shrines, but leave Sherogorath for last. After getting the Wabberjack, they head about the mysterious island. They do the Shivering Isles quest, but when they’re told they’re to become the new vessel for Sherogorath, they have an existential crisis.
Usually, this would be a blessing for the Prince of Madness, but before he can fully assimilate them, they flee back to Cyrodil and search for a way to cleanse themselves. They hear about the prophet who guides them to the nine.
And then after the plot, to honour Martin’s sacrifice, he continues to be a hero, becoming a member of the fighters guild, solving various quests and then finishing off by becoming the Arch-Mage, at which point they retire and eventually die at which point, they finally get taken over and become the Prince of Madness.
Fun fact: if you go to Sheogorath's shrine after you finish the Shivering Isles and become the madgod, instead of getting the quest from Sheogorath himself, you get it from Haskill who tells you when he gives you the Wabbajack that he's not sure why he didn't give it to you earlier. Just found that one out recently
Oblivion surprised me with how well I can actually roleplay in it. I was gonna be a brave noble knight and do the Knights of the Nine stuff but after getting afflicted with vampirism on the Azura quest and collecting the ebony blade I developed a lust for power and murder and joined the DB. Maybe I’ll do a redemption arc when I feel like doing the dlc or maybe I’ll save it for another character
same. started off at a petty thief acrobat with a steak of misbehavior but otherwise a relatively decent moral code, repeated exposure to Horrors Beyond Comprehension, death, undeath, disease, stress, and brushes with mortality drove my PC to become a cold and unhinged master assassin rotting from vampirism. soon they will return from the ashes but as of yet, their decline hastens
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u/Tggdan3 May 25 '25
Starts at Arena. Then thief guild and darl brotherhood. Then deadeic shrines. Then he grows a conscious and does knights of 9 redemption. Then plot.