Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-101.103.30.52-20140219060142/@comment-24261859-20140303064757

DarthOrc wrote: 66.175.214.236 wrote: the Issue with alot of these suggestions is simply that thats not how bethesda does its games, you ALWAYS start as a prisoner with NO BACKGROUND thats what allows you to form your own character and make it into what you want to be, its the essence of an elder scrolls game Not true, there is a backstory to the Dragonborn's captivity. They were captured trying to slip across the border into Skyrim. That IS background.

But that's absolutely minimal background. We don't know anything other than that; there could be any number of reasons why s(he) was at that location.

Furthermore, if the game started with you being captured after training at High Hrothgar, that means you will start the game with a full complement of shouts. This once again breaks tradition by having you begin the game in a very powerful state. Not to mention, you will be rather OP at the start, which isn't as fun as starting with nothing and working your way up.