The Entire Story of The Mages Guild - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion EXPLAINED

In today's video, we're going to go through the entire mages guild questline, all the way from joining the guild and receiving recommendations, to defeating Mannimarco and becoming the Arch Mage of the guild. Along the way, we make new friends and companions out of fellow guildmates, wizards and witches, and we discover new threats and enemies of necromancers and their grand plot. We go from city to city, Anvil, Skingrad, Bruma, Leyawiin, The Imperial City, etc. all the way to far off caves and dungeons throughout the province of Cyrodiil. This video is a compilation of all of the mages guild videos that we have uploaded to this channel. Don't forget to like, comment and subscribe!
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[@mz2486]

This is like a dream come true for me... 3 hours of relaxing Oblivion content from Bard. Thank you for doing what you do!

[@ABardsBallad]

I hope you enjoy it and thank you for supporting me! :)

[@joebrice]

Checkout dark lore dash

[@prismriot4910]

Surprised he could make time for it instead of hunting for chimes

[@WortWortBlarg]

Playing oblivion from a younger age, and morrowind, these games made me feel like I was somebody great in real life, like it gave me a constant confidence boost. I love this game.

[@The56567878]

Have i already watched the mage's guild videos: yes Am i still going to watch the compilation of all the mage's guild videos?: also yes

[@ABardsBallad]

😂 that’s what I love to hear! I really appreciate the support! :)

[@anysimmers8702]

I'm mostly a quiet viewer but wanted to let you know I love your channel. Huge Oblivion lover here, passionate about TES and lore, all since when Morrowind released. Thank you so much❤ P.S. Love how you structure your videos and that there isn't all these flashy edits everywhere. Just perfectly well done. Audio is great, crisp, soft and clear. Very well done👌

[@ABardsBallad]

I really appreciate the support, the kind words, and most of all the feedback for my editing! I never actually knew if I nailed it or not so I’m really glad to hear it! :)

[@anysimmers8702]

@@ABardsBallad You're welcome🥰

[@meropemessias]

I'll have to jump here and defend poor Erthor. I dont belive he is a necromancer. You see, you can conjure those zombies, and the spells to do so are bought in the guild. Since it's the guild who enforces the necomancy ban, we have to assume that those undead are not produced, but called from some oblivion realm (i place my bets on coldharbour). Earlier, we head about a "scamp problem" that was part of the reason he was banned to the cave. So, its reasonable to assume that hes a conjuration mage. And that he's good at conjuring creatures... But not controlling them (Also, I think that him being a coward is a dig into conjuration mages, since, you know, they summon creatures to hide behind) Awesome video btw, its keeping me company while I work 🖤

[@hungrytaco6879]

Well that’s exactly what conjuration magic does, it summons something from a plane of oblivion so you’re right about dead. This should include the summon zombie spell

[@sivi151]

to be honest, if you run out of oblivion content, just start over again. i can PROMISE we all will watch all of it again.

[@0tt0z]

You know, I would watch again. 😂😂😂

[@Elliasal]

​@@0tt0zoh probably the dozenth channel from the average fan on youtube I'd assume?

[@someonesomething825]

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[@NoMind93]

"We have to confront an incel" I laughed so loud i woke up my cat 😂

[@thebeastmodeism]

My favorite oblivion content to date, your commentary really has an “adventurer’s podcast” kind of energy which makes it feel distinct from a typical guide or playthru. Keep up the good work, the more of the game you cover the more I look forward to seeing/hearing everything your Hero of Kvatch gets up to.

[@ABardsBallad]

Thank you my friend! :) I really appreciate the support and the kind words! :)

[@theredwhirlwin]

Took me a couple nights to finish, amazing content my bro!

[@NoMind93]

Sorry for the comment spam but can we talk about how based Traven is. Thanks to Skyrim, we know that anyone soul trapped at death is sent to that weird soul cairn where they suffer for all eternity. Traven likely knew this due to his knowledge of magic and yet he still soul trapped himself in order to protect you. Dude straight up sacrificed an eternity of peace in the afterlife for the guild. Like he genuinely cared regardless of what other people thought of the guild or what crap the counsel got up to Secondly this opens an entire avenue about Travens past. He had knowledge of necromancy, he knew how to soul trap and use black soul gems. It makes you think what he got up to before he became archmage Also, one final note, i will say i liked only seeing Manimarco once because, imo, the mage guild did a good job building him up as a villain but thats my opinion

[@a-nus]

interesting insight i never really put that together my only gripe is that the final showdown with mannimarco couldve been a little more epic, considering hes literally a god

[@ArniesTech]

Beautiful. The best content to listen to while cleaning the house or doing other chores. 🙏💖

[@hewhowatchesvideos8457]

Love your content man, watched all chapters and now I’m watching this. Make work go by smooth.

[@ABardsBallad]

I really appreciate the support and I’m glad to hear it helps you with your work! :) cheers!

[@hewhowatchesvideos8457]

@@ABardsBallad cheers man.

[@alexyuu952]

This is what i was witing for 🎉 another full guild playthrough hell yeah!

[@ABardsBallad]

I hope you enjoyed it! :)

[@thedragonlicker]

Big fan of the content and the format my friend. The lore focus is great and your own personal tales of playing the game add a homely touch. Can't wait to watch the rest of the channel

[@witikouwu]

This is perfect!! Thank you so much! ❤

[@ABardsBallad]

I hope you enjoyed it! :)

[@HockeyStatsMetrics]

Keep it up! Love your videos.

[@ABardsBallad]

I appreciate the support! Thank you! :)

[@RDA000]

Well you know, *the murders*

[@lorence5317]

Thank you for your work ❤

[@ABardsBallad]

I appreciate the support! :)

[@TheLastFighter]

W video man, this is a movies worth of content.

[@ABardsBallad]

I appreciate it! :) yeah it’s definitely the longest video on this channel now 😂

[@bdd4556]

IMO the dumbest part of this questline is where the council gets afraid that the necromancers will steal the magic artifacts so they take them away, this wouldn't be a problem, but the artifacts were IN THE UNIVERSITY, a place you can't enter unless you have explicit permission, it literally might be the safest place in all of Cyrodil

[@lmno567]

Tell that to the Thieves Guild.

[@justinnyugen7015]

Funnier is that if you join the thieve’s guild after becoming the mage guild master you are tasked with stealing…from yourself

[@Elliasal]

Love how they sneak a fifth element reference into the quest line.

[@Aurrisotheilia]

Can we talk about anvil having some of the best and most DRAMATIC missions

[@Slyslug]

Oh damn dude, here I thought there were no more multi hour oblivion lore / retrospectives to watch. Edit: by the nine, your channel is full of this.

[@CorvoFG]

Awesome. Second monitor action for next week!

[@ABardsBallad]

Glad you’re enjoying the videos! :)

[@xChaosFlower]

You can steal the staff back in the Bravil quest? I always used the scroll to charm him into selling it to me. I didnt think to use it on the wife 😭

[@ABardsBallad]

I honestly had no clue that stealing the staff was an option tbh 😂

[@erickolb8581]

The very 1st time I ever played ES4, I played as an Imperial assassin build. It took me a little over 150 hours to get to level 30 before I took on any guild quests. Everything in the mages guild was super easy for me as long as it didn't involve killing undead. Pretty much all of my skill and equipment was made to kill hostile, living, NPCs easily. I frequently used a poison arrow to take most of them down in 1 hit. The poison was very heavy hitting.

[@teresauplinger1601]

This is good stuff...memories 👍

[@ABardsBallad]

Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@GlassTarantulah]

Thank you kind Sir! 💎💎

[@ABardsBallad]

I’m glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@justinnyugen7015]

I keep hearing “Neck Romancers” instead of necromancers and have a little chuckle each time

[@emethborden3841]

You’re awesome!

[@Dreamlink91]

Swedes talk to strangers with those facial expressions.

[@porscheguy6972]

Hej!

[@justsomeguy8352]

Very very nice.

[@ABardsBallad]

Appreciate it! :)

[@NoMind93]

I finally found a yt channel dedicated to Oblivion ❤

[@damienparoski2033]

Jeanne Frasoric: The Guild is always accepting new members. You seem capable enough, are you sure you want to join? Me: Why are you always accepting new members? Do you have a high turnover rate? Jeanne Frasoric: Oh yes, we lose members all the time. Sometimes we find them! Me: What do you mean that you find them? Do they get lost? Do they die off or something? ( nervous chuckle ) Obviously you mean they quit. Jeanne Frasoric: There are "accidents" some times. It can be a dangerous profession. Me: You are mages and scholars. How dangerous can it be? You can't be losing members down wells or having them turned into zombies. Jeanne Frasoric: (Stares blankly at the player) Would you like to join? Me: HECK NO! You guys are into some serious stuff. I bet you try and assassinate rival Guild leaders in other countries or trian you new recruits to kill your enemies in caves or someting! I am going to join a normal cult like the Dark Brotherhood....

[@ABardsBallad]

Jeanne was always an interesting person to put it lightly 😂

[@Kammithekiller]

hell yeah!

[@Deathly_Visage]

Your videos are always great, however, for future reference Dagail is a Bosmer, not an Altmer.

[@ABardsBallad]

Cheers! Yeah I messed up on that one! Thanks for informing me!

[@grey_man8281]

Yayy!!

[@thorniestMaximus]

To create a civil war mage college? You need only summon something then attack it then run away making the other mages attack it. Do this two or three times and the Battle mages will start fighting the regular mages enjoy

[@djja8844]

Hannibal is a vampire!

[@JAIMEGARCIA-gw9re]

Great video. I tried going back to oblivion after watching many of your videos, but I could not get through after a few hours. The graphics and feel of the game just feel too outdated for me to enjoy it.

[@ABardsBallad]

I appreciate it! I get it honestly, it can be tricky to get past those things!

[@a-nus]

Back to fortnite lil zoombro

[@rattat1186]

I hate how there is like 5 different voice actors throughout the entire game!

[@Ser_Matticus]

While I enjoyed the mages guild quest line I wished you were able to do a bit of research more, rather than running errands. The arcane university is about teaching and research of the arcane arts. So shame we can’t do any said research, it would all be scripted stuff of course but still the idea of focusing more on the study side of magic would be neat. Imagine each school of magic allowing you to do a research quest for a boon related to that school.

[@bobawolfecoco3178]

it would've been cool if we could've joined the nercromancers' side

[@Madewith100percent]

I love you sm❤ 😭😭

[@ABardsBallad]

Right back at ya :) thank you for the support! :)

[@jauneork278]

High elf in The Elder Scrolls Exists: I need you to do something for me. I guarantee you I'm not evil.

[@Elyseon]

X: Doubt

[@loganmccarthy9362]

What graphics mods u use?

[@narosedraconis2424]

I never tire of elder scroll mages. In Morrowind. Their like: Oh, you learned a master level spell... *Smacks you* Fool! You'll learn all my spells, no matter the level... or so help me Azura, I'll throw you into the red mountain myself. Otherwise your a waste of life! In Oblivion Their like: Welcome. I know, I'm awesome, and your barely worth my time... Mutter's to self. (How do I cast starlight again... Screw it, I'm joining the Necromancers) In Skyrim Their like: Oh my, you actually want to learn from us? This is wonderful news... Here's your room. Feel free to study "Any" magic you want. or tend a quick lesson or two. Oh! Mind the sliver haired Altmer. He's a guest, but sus has oblivion... We all know it. But "Our Archmage" is very lazy/passive... Sadly. So nothing gets done, unless your do it yourself. (Oh look! pretty orb. Why was it taken away again? I'm sure it's fine. Time to wander the library again.)

[@yusukeurameshi3768]

Im not going to lie the oblivion guild quests were levels beyond skyrims. The mages guild in skrim was so lack luster, honestly the best guild quest in skyrim was the dark brotherhood or theifs guild and even those were mid compared to oblivion. The companions were just stupid, all they do is go into boring nord ruins. Never played morrowind, and probably won't till skywind drops but im kinds excited to see what cool questlines there are

[@grantburnett2542]

we don't get a lot of you anymore because of the, well you know, the murders. i don't like to talk about the murders. bad for business. but there have been murders on the road. just so you know. wouldn't be right to not say something about the murders.

[@RyanYoxo]

I always thought the king of worms was super underwhelming. Oblivion quests are top tier but mannimarco was garbage. Needed a unique voice actor at least and to be more op

[@YouTubecanfuckagoat]

Part of the issue was his very low magicka pool. He knew spells he couldn’t cast, as a result, would attack you with an iron dagger at level 42.

[@terrorpropaganda3171]

Just played Oblivion last year again. Thanks for the great video. There is just something about these quests.