Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-101.103.30.52-20140219060142/@comment-49.151.46.185-20140906234035

I like both TES games, as well as Total War and a ton of other games. Can you guys comment on my idea?

If the player sided with the Empire, Skyrim would be Gaul, which the Roman Legions under Julius Cesar, conquered.

If the player sided with the Stormcloaks, Skyrim would be Germania, which Rome tried to conquer completely, but ultimately failed.

Either way though, the Stormcloak rebellion would become the first of many rebellions to erupt around the Empire. TES VI could have a part like that. Although, I agree to the part that it would be kinda hard to decide which side won the Skyrim Civil war in TES VI.

Anyway, how say, more and more rebellions started to rise all around? Hammerfell, Elswyr, Daggerfall, Valenwood, etc? The Empire would be shaken to its foundations, and its legions would be spread very thinly. They would start to Garrison troops on its borders to hold any armies that may attempt to invade. Not to mention that they still have the Aldmeri Dominion (think of AD as... hmm.. say Carthage) to mind. Yes, Carthage was ultimately defeated, but its was the first real threat Rome faced.

Plus, since Titus Mede II was probably killed off anyhow, they could say that the Assasination of the Emperor was the crippling blow, and sent the empire to a bloody unrest? And with all this, maybe the Aldmeri Dominion might want to siege the Empire again? And put men permanently under its boot?

The main storyline could then be having the player become one of the great Soldiers (if an Imperial), or Auxilliary (if any other race) that would try to save the Empire from crumbling down until a new, strong, and worthy Emperor could sit on the Throne and get the Empire back on its feet, and the Climax could be the Player, along with the New Emperor and the reforged Cyrodiil (yes, Cyrodiil only) having to defend the capital against a joint army of every other race that rebelled, headed by a Thalmor detachment.

Any DLC's released could then be like:

1. A campaign to retake much of Cyrodiil (I like to think that much of it is overrun by other races), and wipeout the Thalmor footholds in the province, and ultimately re-secure the borders of Cyrodiil.

2. A mini-campaign (maybe like hearthfire) to have the option to reform the military of the empire (think upgrading a regular legionnaire to a Praetorian/Praetorian Guard, and yes, I'm aware of the Penitus Oculatus, but still!), which will permanently upgrade the Imperial Soldiers you can run into in-game. This may also include the player helping the empire become prosperous again.

3. A campaign to Quell all the Major Rebellions (Yes, Rebellions, so imagine having to replay the Skyrim civil war questline, only you have to repeat it a few times).

Other stuff can be added too. Bethesda dudes can work their magic. Anyway, it'll be like an awesome build-up to a possible TES VII, which will hopefully then see us taking the fight to Summerset Isles.