Can a Level 1 Conjurer Beat Oblivion's Arena?

[@Coyote-6]

Oh hell yeah, you two should collab, my two favorite elder scrolls KZbinrs.

[@ABardsBallad]

I really like his content! Definitely a cool way to help keep hype around the games! He also seems like a cool dude!

[@Coyote-6]

​@@ABardsBallad As for runs maybe beating the main quest as a dremora churl? Black robes and dremora mace only. You can use sigil stones for enchanting and you can only loot oblivion gates. Pump up the difficulty and it could be fun.

[@macintoshplus8396]

Yeah, I was thinking about that, I think it would be a good match

[@benwilson6256]

How do you have Lucian next to your name. Is this how the dark brotherhood recruit nowdays?

[@Dankleberrrrg]

I'd be able to fall asleep to the videos twice as well

[@peepsbates]

31:32 "Save the world. My final message. Goodbye."

[@ABardsBallad]

😂😂😂 the hero we don’t deserve but the hero we needed

[@wololopurgisnacht]

Possible challenge idea: Paranoia quest, decline to help Glarthir so he goes to try to kill all the targets on his own with his axe, and you have to keep him alive long enough that he succeeds in killing all three. You can use any kind of buffs on him but cannot attack/aggro anyone fighting him.

[@ABardsBallad]

Holy that’s a crazy good idea 😂😂😂 I really like it actually! Definitely going to have to try it out!!

[@toosal]

Love this idea

[@DiegeticDogma]

I like this idea too! Maybe you could turn the paranoia notch up a bit by making your character look like Glarthir too! Lol

[@EthanPerkins-qc5kd]

Curious what happens

[@benwilson6256]

Great idea would love to see it and I gotta try it out myself. If I would add anything to the challenge I would set the difficulty meter to max.

[@Mackthecatdad17]

The marshawn lynch bit is so freaking funny. Killed it with this one, bard!

Yes please! JBN and you make amazing content. I’d love to see more challenges! Great job. Also your fallout content is amazing too!

[@ABardsBallad]

I’m really glad to hear it! I’ve gotta hop back on fallout very soon! JBN makes some amazing content!

[@Mjjrex100]

Just Background Noise mentioned 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣 hope you two talk over video, seems like a dope dude

[@ABardsBallad]

He makes some really great content! Would definitely love to be in talks with him one day!

[@EvilPoptart673]

I recently started watching JBN and I believe watching your morrowind videos are the main reason KZbin ever recommended him to me, so thank you and also thanks for the great content!

[@ABardsBallad]

I really appreciate the support! :) I’m glad KZbin’s recommending all of the Elder Scrolls channels to everyone! A great way to network and exposure!

[@tuidian]

Shout out to just background noise. Thats awesome you keep up with him too! Btw, i love your morrowind content. Very well composed.

[@ABardsBallad]

I really appreciate it! :) yeah he makes some amazing content over there!!

[@MissSepp]

Thought for a second it was a new JBN video, but was glad to see you are getting inspired by his content! Looking forward to see more content like this along your lore vids! 🥳

[@ABardsBallad]

😂😂😂 just inspired by! Yeah he has some amazing content over there!

[@NamirasAcolyte]

Oh hell yeah, I recommended JBN and you commented saying you'd check him out. I'm glad you took my recommendation 😁

[@ABardsBallad]

Yes! Some excellent content and great work he’s doing over there!!

[@KattoDoggo]

Awwww heck yeah. Love JBN's videos, and challenge runs in general! They can make a familiar game feel fresh again. :)

[@ABardsBallad]

He has awesome content! Really love his work! Absolutely! Playing oblivion like this made me feel a whole new passion for it!

[@galaxycraft007]

Possibly something similar to what Nerbit does for his challenges. Maybe it could be "Can you beat Oblivion's Arena as Robin Hood?" or something like that. Tons of his challenge runs are him trying to beat games as fictional characters and real historical figures (such as Abraham Lincoln).

[@ABardsBallad]

That’s a really cool idea! I really like it actually! Definitely a lot of fun potential for fictional and historical run throughs!

[@samrandomplayer1451]

I like the idea. For you, just pick a character in lore or outside it and play it. ​@@ABardsBallad

[@toosal]

Something I really enjoy about your videos (no hate to other creators) is your voice and the way you speak as well as your very minimal editing that doesn’t take away from the video content itself. It’s relaxing and nice to listen to. I find some other KZbinrs have really good video ideas, but the way they speak and edit their videos will end up annoying me to the point where it is pretty much unwatchable for me. I like putting your videos on a playlist before I go to bed because they’re interesting but still chill and relaxing.

[@ABardsBallad]

I really appreciate the support and the kind words! :) I’ve heard a lot of people comment that these videos are in their nighttime rotation, so I try and accommodate that in the vids!

[@trdturbois3005]

The NFL Lynch references were hilarious 😂 Derrick Henry would be a good one too! Lol Great vid as always!!

[@ABardsBallad]

😂😂 I’m glad someone could appreciate it as much as I did! 😂😂 I appreciate the support! :)

[@benwilson6256]

I'm really glad challenge runs in elderscroll games is becoming a community norm.

[@RandomRikster]

This is the most American Elder Scrolls video I've ever seen and I love it so much. Look forward to seeing what other content you put out!

[@ProxyGateTactician]

Always love a good challenge run. Keep them going!

[@AndreasWB]

Glad to see creators inspired and wholesome, so innocent but glad to hear someone just say it outright

[@CHlEFFIN]

I cannot wait to devour this video once I’m home. What a treasure trove this channel is! Cheers from Texas

[@Matt-md5yt]

sup neighbor, I am from oklahoma.

[@ABardsBallad]

I really appreciate the kind words and support! I really hope you enjoy it and cheers from Toronto Canada!

[@thegothgirl9]

Woohoo, fellow Texan here, born and raised in Austin, how about you?

[@Goonjutsu]

"you KNOW we live in a SOCIETY when the mages guild banned Necromancy" -The Jonkler

[@ABardsBallad]

Too true, what a society to be a part of

[@The56567878]

I love challenge runs, so it's cool to see you taking one on! Looking forward to watching this later!

[@ABardsBallad]

It was honestly really fun to do! I really hope you enjoy it!

[@jordanthornton79]

Just background noise mentioned 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@AnAverageGoblin]

man I love Oblivion's Arena and the whole aesthetic of it. back when I still played oblivion I used to make new characters just to play through the Arena questline over and over.

[@billbillson3129]

That's funny I watch Just background Noise and A bard's ballad videos as soon as I see them. Its an instant "like then fullscreen"! Thank you for making and sharing your videos with us!!

[@SpellB1NDR]

Been watching for a while, your style of commentary and editing is damn near perfect for these type of videos, good job puttin out quality content

[@Visage171]

Love the idea of you doing challenge runs, I really look forward to more

[@ABardsBallad]

I’m really glad to hear it! I had lots of fun, 100% more to come!!

[@Sathtana]

JBN is a pretty solid choice, you and him doing a collab would be cool.

[@ABardsBallad]

He makes some great content! Would be an awesome collab for sure!

[@Sathtana]

@@ABardsBallad hell yeah man, him or nerbit, or even darkloredash would all be channels I'd love to see a collab with. Seeing your channel grow so quickly, knowing I've been here since 10k, is crazy.

[@_Ease]

I love this, Just Background Noise and you are my two favourite Bethesda youtubers. Please do more stuff like this!

[@hewhowatchesvideos8457]

This is awesome, maybe a suggestion could be could a beggar complete the fighters guild, using only your fists and the rags on your diseased back. Love your content man!

[@ABardsBallad]

I had a lot of fun doing it! I’m really glad you enjoyed it! I actually really love your idea! This one coupled with TDB no kill challenge are definitely my next ones!

[@TurboTheDog]

Ha. Just Background Noise got me into Morrowind, which got me into watching your Oblivion playthroughs. It's always fun to see based people following based people. Never fails. I swear.

[@ABardsBallad]

That’s awesome! Life works in circles like that 😂 based comment 👌

[@avivokon8573]

If you want another level 1 challenge, do the Dark Brotherhood questline at level 1, as Gogron (no stealth Orc barbarian)

[@beanking2702]

You and just background noise are my favorite dudes to listen to at work glad you also have good taste

[@mistymang321]

Good stuff here. I did a Sorcerer build once with the atronach birth sign, farming sigil stones with spell absorption/reflection. I don’t think I have ever made a more broken build. 100% spell absorption/reflection, along with a massive base magicka pool - every magicka based fight was laughably easy.

[@ABardsBallad]

That sounds like an amazing time 😂 I’ll have to try it one day!

[@calebanthonymusic923]

That's my current playthrough. I'm also a vampire. Now I resist normal weapons too

[@Spikes_Cosplay]

Dude... I was just thinking you should do challenge stuff. Keep em coming.

[@ABardsBallad]

Great timing! 😂 I really enjoyed myself! I hope you liked the video and definitely a lot more of it to come!

[@aza8800]

Yessss!!! I love JBN and I hope this becomes a series!

[@ABardsBallad]

He makes some awesome content! It definitely will be a new thing for this channel!

[@-Plushy]

The oblivion character generation is like nothing else and I’m glad you took full advantage of it 😂

[@ABardsBallad]

😂😂😂 I love it when people can appreciate the character art in oblivion 👌 😂 it’s my favourite part of the game tbh

[@burge117]

Wait. Oblivion and a challenge run? Hell yeah! ❤ I've always wondered, can you beat the Dark Brotherhood quest line while sneaking, as in you cannot come out of sneak. For rules, I think they only time it is okay is to talk to NPCs and sleep.

[@derbirider6646]

Fantastic, loved this type video. Hope more stuff similar comes out!

[@trenchgaming2166]

The conjured skamps are so damn op and one of the best spells you can buy in oblivion cost wise. I use it for almost every character I play. Would love to see you beat the Dark Brotherhood without killing anyone

[@ABardsBallad]

For real! They were too useful to conjure up! 😂 that’s a great idea! Definitely one that I’ll be doing soon!

[@kalikars81]

I’m always willing to consume more “Can you beat” videos from different creators lol. How about a Bandit run? Use only bandit gear (Leather armor, iron weapons) and be wanted in every town, complete a quest line of your choosing!

[@ABardsBallad]

I appreciate the support! I really like that idea! It’s really interesting and can be really creative! I’m going to add that one to the list!! :)

[@teresauplinger1601]

That was really interesting. Never over the years of play ever thought of doing this. That was awesome. I've always used congeration 😊 my favorite field. Other than alchemy and archery. 😂 That was fun!!👍

[@ABardsBallad]

I’m really glad you enjoyed it! :) I had tons of fun doing it! Yeah idk why I never used it before, honestly such a fun school of magic to work with!!

[@Gallalad1]

This was fun. I have an idea for a sequel. Play a large heavy armour (with large puldrons) melee specialist character called Ray Lewis. You can only play defensive (so never can you start a fight, only respond though dialogue to antagonise someone into a fight is fine), never be stealthy (alert 52) and try to go as far as you can in the Dark Brotherhood quest line 😂

[@jakeoneill7894]

Great video couldn't find something to watch while I eat till I came across your vid ❤

[@alleecattwos]

Good video! Welcome to the challenge run club!

[@InsomniacFlaaffy]

Eyyyy, another JBN fan :D

[@ABardsBallad]

He does great stuff over there! Some really awesome content!

[@randomman2938]

Great video, I subscribed and look forward to watching more of your content sir.

[@featgorgon3985]

28:21 one of my favorite lines in oblivion, because the answer to it (or at least one of them) subtly hints that crime is why we’re in jail at the beginning of the game

[@juandemarko8348]

Block is a combat skill

[@calebanthonymusic923]

Bro, the Marshall lynch scamp comment had me rolling

[@ABardsBallad]

I’m glad you found them as funny as I did 😂 that scamp had a meeeaaan follow through 😂

[@Sophia-vk5bq]

TBF conjurers don’t have illusion spells because NPCs don’t have the AI to use them effectively (and most don’t affect the player). Its more of a design/game mechanic thing than anything to do with the class.

[@AurelianSinclair]

JBN is a goat and you're slowly getting there!

[@weasel2939]

please keep this up! going thru oblivion content withdrawals ;-;

[@MultiKwolf]

Any content from Bard is a good day 🎉

[@ABardsBallad]

I really appreciate it! :) I hope you enjoy this one! :)

[@leaflizard8485]

If you do more of these challenges, hotkeys will your best friend.

[@ABardsBallad]

Absolutely! I’m horrible when it comes to keyboard gaming so I fumble around a lot with finger placement 😂

[@leaflizard8485]

@@ABardsBallad speaking of challenges, my sibling and I did one where we had to come up with a build for the other person and see how far we'd get using that build.

[@et34t34fdf]

Your character is absolutely beautiful.

[@ABardsBallad]

Conjurer extends his thanks 😂

[@cerillant2797]

Oh i would love to watch. Can you beat oblivon dark brotherhood without killing anyone.

[@ABardsBallad]

100% love it! Was just thinking about this earlier and how it would be a great idea!

[@charleshammel8541]

Before even watching it, yes do more like this they're great. (Space reserved for after viewing) at midpoint, I think you should do a Dr Strange Master of the Mystic Arts (all non damage magic) goal: defeat Mannimarco. Restrictions: cant use any custom spells

[@ABardsBallad]

Haha I appreciate it! Yes please let me know your thoughts afterwards!

[@ShalaJC]

I would definitely tell this like a story instead of a play by play, but whatever works for you!

[@ABardsBallad]

I’ve already done detailed videos for each faction! For the challenges, I just want to focus on my experience!

[@yacinec8316]

My favourite youtube channel.

[@Goonjutsu]

oh god now there's two insane clowns obsessed with dead corpses around cyrodiil

[@ABardsBallad]

😂😂😂 conjurer is but a simple conjurer 👀👀👀

[@jstnhws2011]

Lore guy challenge run let's gooooo

[@ABardsBallad]

Lore guy 😂 I love it! I hope you enjoyed it!

[@jeremyzang8802]

I can never make my characters so attractive 😤 😩 it is so beautiful 😍

[@mackowens7234]

You should do lvl 1 hand to hand only in the arena! It’s extremely hard!

[@ABardsBallad]

Haha that’s definitely something I’d be interested in! Certainly sounds hard!

[@lefleur3088]

I have an idea for challenge. No battle skills dark brotherhood line. Possible no op items aswel :) So it's gotta be something like: merchant, speechcraft, lockpick, athletics, acrobatics, alchemy, armorer. Also I'm pretty curious is it possible to do entire game with minimum magic skills and rely by far the most on hand to hand. How to deal with ghosts and high level opponents while playing hand to hand?

[@ABardsBallad]

I love that idea! Definitely am going to have to do it! :) I was even thinking about this idea in the car today! 😂

[@KT-ki6gz]

Man conveniently left out the part where he bought Skittles before each fight to send his scamp into Beast Mode but it’s ok 😊

[@Spikes_Cosplay]

Dark brotherhood with illusion magic only.

[@HockeyStatsMetrics]

Love your videos!

[@Matt-md5yt]

my man did a goober thing. so proud of yah

[@ABardsBallad]

😂😂😂 being a goober is really fun as it turns out!!

[@TioPika-Pau]

Conjuration is quite op in oblivion, especially in higher difficulties, at which point in the max difficulty it becomes practically necessary to not die even at some creatures that are usually pathetically weak, like mud crabs and rats, this happens since your summoned creatures scale with the difficulty as well, making them exempt from both the debuffs of taking x6 damage from other creatures and dealing 1/6 damage on other creatures that the higher difficulty gives to the player.

[@The56567878]

After seeing him get blasted by a scamp, Im starting to think the level ten legend the grey prince isn't as strong as he's made out to be Also, here's an idea I came up with that might be fun to try out: first, gather up as many followers as possible. They can be summons, faction followers like adoring fan and mages guild members, as well as quest related followers like martin and Ulrich leland. Once you have everyone together, crank up the difficulty and see if you can get through one of the harder dungeons or quests in the game

[@ABardsBallad]

😂 I’m starting to think the same tbh!! And I really like that idea, definitely going to have to jot that one down!

[@briangarner6103]

Goddamn that character is nuked. He can breathe underwater.

[@ABardsBallad]

😂😂😂 I was thinking that he looked a lot like a fish lol

[@Baelorsmith]

Scamp shoulder barge MVP

[@ABardsBallad]

It really did do all of the heavy lifting lol

[@Baelorsmith]

@ABardsBallad Oblivion has some of the goofiest creature attack animations. I still remember the trolls straight up kick you

[@lisamarie06]

My suggestion is trying the entirety of Umbacano's questline as a pacifist or only level 1. (Or any other restrictions that would be fun.)

[@ABardsBallad]

That’s a really interesting idea!! I’ll have to add it to the list! :)

[@Alderoth]

10:27 lol she was definitely hitting you from afar lmao holy pin coushin

[@stefanilic9334]

Next challenge: Skyrim, stay at level 1, you can use all that you want, only not god mod VS Bear. Then second one VS Troll. Hehehe. Thats should be good one

[@ABardsBallad]

Haha I like it! Sounds really interesting!!

[@FlanMesh]

If you're going to do challenge runs you should just keep a save at the end of the tutorial area. You can completely change your character before you leave the sewers so for any further runs you don't need to do the tutorial. Just save yourself time.

[@ABardsBallad]

Very true! I didn’t even think about that, appreciate the advice! :)

[@LegionDerToten]

Challenge idea: anything with vampirism

[@Alex-lt6nd]

Would you ever make videos on Skyrim I absolutely love your content and watch it every day

[@ABardsBallad]

I for sure would! They’ll be coming sooner than later! :)

[@marinagaul]

In my experience summon clanfer is the most useful for arena matches as it is very aggressive and does a lot of damage without being too taxing on magika.

[@Rhetam]

Funnily enough, the Difficulty slider only influences the damage you receive/give and not your summons, which means this challenge might actually be doable on max difficulty.

[@joshuapeacock6507]

Try the Thieves guild quest line. I imagine that would be very interesting at lvl 1

[@ABardsBallad]

Yeah I was thinking something like thieves guild, combat only / I have to kill everyone or something of the sorts 😂

[@HermSezPlayToWin]

"I heard a rumor that you're an idiot. Any truth to that?" 🤣

[@ABardsBallad]

That’s the real GOAT of Oblivion 😂

[@XShaneX19]

They gave the fighters a ridiculous amount of aggro to prevent players from cheesing the system with calm spells. I never thought about how this could be exploited with conjuration magic

[@ghorotj5620]

You could try the Thieves guild or Dark Brotherhood quest line without stealth

[@chompythebeast]

Beast Mode run

[@LMG5123]

Hell YES! Let's gooooo!!!

[@ABardsBallad]

I hope you enjoy it! This one was lots of fun!!

[@DiegeticDogma]

10/10 thumbnail 😂😂

[@ABardsBallad]

😂 conjurer thanks you!!

[@DiegeticDogma]

@ABardsBallad Great video, too! I enjoyed the commentary! The scamp was totally 😈💪💪

[@turtz0]

This kind of content is good too

[@XSilver_WaterX]

Oblivion co-op in the live tab would be fun and great on off-days. 2-3 hours of Oblivion shenanigans with different mods (streamer friendly)., like trying to do some horror mods like Into the Void. What mod manager do you lot use?

[@Squantanamo]

Scamp the GOAT no doubt

[@PaleGhost69]

Dude... Are you watching me or something? I literally just did this. I bought bound dagger, summon scamp and skeleton and walked to Chorrol casting and sheathing the dagger the whole way. Bought summon dremora once there and walked back. Then fought the arena spamming the spells while waiting. I was finally able to cast Dremora just before champion.

[@PaleGhost69]

For future reference, Magic Emporium has an alchemist with a low mercantile skill, so her prices are much lower than gilded carafe, who's an expert.

[@ABardsBallad]

😂😂😂 maybe great minds think alike? 👀 it’s a very fun playthrough though!

[@PaleGhost69]

@ABardsBallad After I was done, I finally slept to gain my first level and went on to do the dark brotherhood at level 2. After that, I'm going to shivering isles for level 3! Feel free to join me since we walked together this far 😄 I'm using the spire to make custom spells. Longer scamp and heal over time, plus some training spells to use while I walk. I'm not sure if you want to include it if you continue, but I thought I would mention it since I wasn't prepared for the choice.

[@Leeloo-Foxx]

aw hell nah its the jinkler in oblivion

[@ABardsBallad]

He’s here and he’s ready

[@gothenmosph5151]

I just finished a playthrough of pure conjuration. Clannfear was the best non-master summon as far as time/damage/health/AI. And I found that there absolutely was not a direct correlation between gold/magic cost and quality of summon, at least within each tier. Lots just had a shitty skillset or their AI sucked and they wouldn't attack enough. The journeyman clannfear was better than most expert and master summons.

[@TheShannonagains]

Have you thought about doing any playthorughs with oblivion mods? It’s been a decade since I’ve looked at them, but I’m sure there’s some story ones you could play as your main character.

[@jacksonstanford7369]

What if you tried to complete the thieves guild without Sneaking (using the skill specifically) or using Invis/Chameleon? I'm not well versed enough to know if its even possible, but it could be an interesting run through?

[@thecore8605]

We love just background noise🗣️🗣️

[@isaacbear7115]

This will require console commands but do the nights of nine quest line with every disease

[@FnRenner]

How's about assassin's guild Hitman style accidents only? See how creative you can be in the game, the editing and with the scripting

[@vincanthofred8195]

I feel like staying level 1 is actually easier than leveling tbh

[@Gamingniqqa]

Ridiculous farts coming out of me today