Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-96.252.245.207-20130116060134/@comment-24681701-20140314060326

1) The obvious:

--There will be some sort of crisis that threatens Tamriel (duh).

--The crisis will not involve an invading daedric prince (that's already been done in Oblivion and ESO). Also, Martin Septim's sacrifice prevents another daedric prince from invading.

--It probably won't involve the return of a long-lost race/species (that's already been done in Skyrim).

--Your character will start out as a prisoner and will quickly be caught up in the crisis.

--The story will take place some time after Skyrim.

--The game will be available on PS4 and Xbox One in addition to other modern platforms.

2) My opinion:

--It's likely that the main crisis will be relatively simple in nature (e.g. an evil thing/group is invading). Bethesda will probably focus towards a wide audience because of Skyrim's widespread success. Therefore, ES6's main plot will be easy for anyone to understand. However, the side quests and lore will remain as complex as ever.

--I hope it will take place in Elsweyr.

3) Possible crises

--A second Akavi invsasion: Unlikely from a lore-perspective (but then again, the dragons returning was also unlikely).

--Something evil begins corrupting the citizens of Tamriel. Ok, this sounds incredibly generic and lame, but a fleshed-out version of this idea is possible.

--Although most of us would love to see a rebellion against the 4th era Aldmeri Dominion, this scenario is unlikely (but not impossible). No Elder Scrolls game has had a crisis which is related to the plot of a previous game.

4) Cool game settings that (unfortunately) will probably not be in ES6:

--2nd Era: Tiber Septim (Talos) is rising to power. We get to see the jungle-version of Cyrodiil (before Talos transforms it).

--1st Era: Resdayn (old name for Morrowind) -- the period of peace between the Chimer and the Dwemer. It would be awesome to see the Dwemer civilization before the Dwemer's dissapearance. And it would be amazing to play the Battle of Red Mountain.