The Entire Story of The Shivering Isles - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion EXPLAINED

[@evalaviniabucur1789]

"Passion makes no accommodations for self-preservation" - my favorite quote in this DLC.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Going through the whole thing again, the people there aren't just a silly play on mental variation, but also quite a lot of life lessons.

[@BentoBoxBoi]

No idea how we found your videos, but honestly, you're such a hidden gem! We've had your videos playing on the tv, as background noise, fully engaged, watching while eating our food, that sort of thing, and by the time we knew it your videos have been playing all day lol. The way you present yourself in each video is absolutely on point, your interaction with the game is addictive, and your longform videos never dull. Thank you for the hours of enjoyment so far, king. 👑

[@ABardsBallad]

That’s way too generous of you! :) I really appreciate the kind words and the support! :) I’m very glad to hear you’ve been liking the content and I hope the future videos you find just as entertaining! :)

[@joshalmightyblades]

Just a couple of Absolute Legends. I Tip my Hat.. 🎩

[@RoryRichardBrown]

Damn, they had Wes Johnson working overtime on this game. How did he not win an award for his performances?

[@nathansteinfromarkham7109]

because the awards don't always go to actual talent it seems.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

And he doesn't just do Sheogorath. He also voices Lucien Lechance, the Gray Fox and most of the guards, including captains. So a quite versatile performance. And he has a whole Sheogorath outfit himself, because of course he does.

[@schmittiTV]

​@HappyBeezerStudios I have one too wore it for a party and everyone asked why I'm acting maniacally

[@cheeplethebulldog1420]

@@HappyBeezerStudios dont forget the Dremora and Hermaeus Mora

[@andrewhughes5304]

​@@nathansteinfromarkham7109🎉

[@megu_asmr]

Fell asleep to the main quest storyline of oblivion, woke up to this lol

[@fullyilluminated]

Imo this was Bethesda's best dlc

[@RealRotkohl]

It's also considered to be one of the greatest DLCs of all time by many people.

[@freshbeans]

you are like a dark gift from the night mother herself

[@ABardsBallad]

😂 I’ll take it! Sithis be with you! Cheers!

[@ixieniapixie]

Haskill and his sass always makes this DLC a blast.

[@ABardsBallad]

He cracked me up a lot, one of the highlights for sure!

[@ArtEsoterica]

My favorite thing is the fact he makes a return in elder scrolls online, with just as much sass

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

As he says himself, it's always a pleasure. And he is a snappy dresser!

[@Merlin_Ambrosius_1100]

Fun fact: the secret ciirta saw was the throne empty during the last greymarch. She survived, ran to the throne for aid and asylum (pun intended) but found the throne empty. She misinterpreted what this meant, but still saw the truth

[@lonewanderer1328]

ah! She thought sheogorath abandoned them instead of being their destroyer

[@Merlin_Ambrosius_1100]

@@lonewanderer1328 exactly!

[@funnypickles]

Imagine how unhinged she would’ve been if she knew the real truth

[@lonewanderer1328]

@@funnypickles mind shatteringly depressed. She'd've had a cult of anti sheogorath. But once you come along, she'd likely would've been able to be convinced to help.

[@The56567878]

I've been using the mages guild video to fall asleep the past few nights, and now this too! I really have to give you props for the help you've been to my sleep habits!

[@ABardsBallad]

That’s awesome! I hope this video gives you many good nights of sleep! :)

[@alexanderferrante398]

Same lol

[@MaybeKindaRacistProllyNotTho]

This dlc put oblivion higher than skyrim for me

[@chipputer]

Poor Haskill is the only sane one in the entire DLC.

[@A.A.47]

It takes a special kind of insanity to keep sane in such a mad world… dude fits in more than any sane person can fathom. Think of it on the lines of a catch 22 if you will. 😂

[@davisharper6704]

Maybe with the exception of the golden saints and dark seducers, who seem pretty sane and follow the orders of Sheogorath. And of course, there's Jygallag, the prince of order.

[@zesty2538]

Man ive done the Shivering isles main quest so many times and alot of the side quests like Ghost of Vitharn and i love em all, its by far my favorit DLC of all time. Everytime i leave the tutorial sewer i go directly SI even if im not planning on doing the main quest that playtrough. There is still so much to do in there that makes me go back. Collecting ambers, madness ores to forge weapons and armor, side quests, the obilisks around the isle etc. Such an amazing DLC!

[@ebonhawken574]

The writing is so good in this DLC, I remember purchasing it when it came out but never got around to actually playing it. I always heard how good it was from my friends. Love this video you made, really enjoyed it!

[@Matt-md5yt]

glad you compiled the questline into one video. helps alot

[@ABardsBallad]

I hope you enjoyed it! It’s a long one but that’s what makes it golden!

[@captainofnumenor8221]

By Azura by Azura by Azura! Its the Bards Ballad! 🎉 great vid!!

[@anauthenticapple3974]

Been watching you since your first video and somehow they keep getting better. Fantastic content, so happy to see the oblivion love!

[@ABardsBallad]

Trust me my friend I’ll always remember you! You were my first comment ever! I’m so happy to see that you’ve stuck around all this time and continued watching! :) cheers!

[@waxknucklebearingjuice5592]

So wild that this channel is so small.... this has such 20k+ vibes... come on algorithm !

[@ABardsBallad]

😂 I appreciate it! :) it’s a small channel but it’s slowly growing which is amazing! :)

[@drewgoin8849]

Thank you for dedicating your time and efforts to breaking down the plot of "Oblivion" and its DLC content. Though I've never played TES: "Oblivion", I am interested in learning about "Skyrim's" predecessors.

[@DMWatchesYoutube]

I think haskell is actually a pretty funny joke, considering jiggilag. Haskell is purely functional in their arrangement

[@ericcanup4994]

Could you imagine how much they could make if, they remastered oblivion

[@BoomTribeEntertainment]

Make Jyggalag great again!

[@psychosamatic]

Such an underrated channel, thank you for all your work and fantastic long form videos ❤

[@cadence4527]

Jayred disappeared on me. I couldn't find him anywhere and the quest marker was no help. I ended up having to console command the gatekeeper dead.

[@mango2076]

Almost four hours of great content. Thank you!

[@ABardsBallad]

I hope you enjoy it and hopefully too it keeps you occupied for awhile!! 😂

[@TheCoyoteOutlaw]

"I know nothing!" *torture* "I've got sticks!"

[@B_rye8]

One last video before bed

[@CrazieSilver-Tongue]

Despite all the times I have journeyed through The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, I still never get tired of doing again at least once a year. It be my favorite game of all time. Tis also a nice thing to see others still enjoying the journey nowadays.

[@AmaryInkawult]

I mean Bone Man isn't wrong, Dragonbone is pretty effective about putting dragons down.

[@conora.1192]

Just stumbled across your channel. You didn't just explain the story, you TOLD the story. Bravo, chap!! This was a great watch and listen

[@christianmata9632]

Bro i listen to these all the time. Keep it up!

[@ABardsBallad]

I’m happy to hear it! I hope you continue to enjoy! :)

[@noluckynumbers8951]

I rarely ever comment on videos but I just need to say I appreciate what you do!! It can be hard for people to get into the other elder scrolls games, now I can talk with my friends about it and be caught up

[@ShahAznable]

I like that Malacath get randomly pick on by Sheo

[@treebeaver3921]

I am so glad you are gaining more traction. I’ve probably rewatched this video like 6 times, just listening while I’m working or going to sleep to it and just watching it normally once or twice. Love all your content man, I hope you make it big brother❤️❤️❤️

[@nickw306]

I wish we could see the permanent insane residents😢

[@dofus5435]

Downloaded oblivion a couple years ago and immediately went to the gate and entered the realm of SHEOGORATH

[@James-dk7id]

Hey bard, another beautiful long video, just wondering if you're going to upload any more stories to your bards sleep channel?

[@ABardsBallad]

Hey! I appreciate the kind words! I do plan on doing it! It’s been awhile that’s for sure 😂 I’ve just been a bit busy these past few weeks but I can likely get one out this week!

[@James-dk7id]

@@ABardsBallad amazing! I can't wait, sleep just hasn't been hitting the same since

[@harizpoljakovic5548]

Best DLC ever made!

[@Jake_Da_Dawg]

Pure facts

[@joetheman74]

The threat is the complete destruction of the Isles. Everyone and everything dead. Having to rebuild from scratch. Looks like Sheogorath is happy with the realm he created and doesn't want to make a new one. It wouldn't be the same so he wants to keep what he has for once.

[@TheLastFighter]

Well look who uploaded, You! How about that! See what I did there? Lol.

[@mango2076]

I love it when Sheo says that lol

[@ABardsBallad]

Classic 😂 hope you enjoy it! :)

[@Samuel-wd7wm]

You're not funny atleast not right now

[@drewgoin8849]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="724">12:04</a> It looks like the mayor of Passwall is The Weeknd.

[@RDA000]

Haskill reminds me of Squidward

[@Jake_Da_Dawg]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="140">2:20</a>:00 thadon loves surprises has me weak 😂

[@PrinceSheogorath]

Just found you out a bit ago. Gotta say you are underrated as hell. Keep it up mortal.

[@mitchg1983]

These videos are great, thanks for making them 😊

[@ABardsBallad]

I appreciate you watching and supporting it! :)

[@AimeeColeman]

2nd time watching. This'll be my new "mystery of the druids" video to help me sleep 😊

[@StudioUAC]

what a great video to fall asleep to tonight.

[@ABardsBallad]

I’m glad to hear it! I hope you enjoy :)

[@theroman886]

Did anyone ever say no thanks to haskill?

[@FitzMitz]

3 HOUR VIDEO??? LETS GOOOOOOO

[@ABardsBallad]

😂 my own personal LOTR Return of the King extended edition for you all!

[@marcusostgard5957]

This is fantastic content, both in composition and editing. Love seeing an upload from you. However, have you considered adding a touch of "roleplay" to your videos? You're one of the best Elder Scrolls channels out there, but if you included and discussed some lore on the areas, characters, and stories (which many of us play TES games for), it would be amazing. And by leaning towards the franchise as a storyteller, more so than just a gamer, you might also rope in the nerdier ones among us. Food for thought!

[@ABardsBallad]

I appreciate the continued support! :) so I have considered and I used to do a little bit in earlier videos, could definitely be something to consider for future ones too!

[@johnbyrd7400]

I was planning on saving this DLC for last before completing the main quest but I started Sanguine and that locked the Countess in her breakfast room loop so I couldn't get the ring for the Darkbrotherhood. So much for radiant AI. Looks like Shivering Isles it is.

[@ABardsBallad]

😂 classic oblivion NPC shenanigans! I recommend the shivering isles for sure!

[@johnbyrd7400]

@@ABardsBallad yeah. I watched a conversation between the archmage happen that basically warned him that members of the guild weren't pleased with him banning necromancy his response was essentially, "Yup, that guy's an idiot." It's no wonder this game still gets memed nearly 20 years later.

[@TheUnic0rnSlay3r]

Love the channel , thanks for providing another great channel for me to sub to for Elder Scrolls !

[@ABardsBallad]

Thank you for the support and I’m glad you enjoy the videos!

[@xDARKSHADEx]

I prefer how you voice the dialogue options in the newer uploads, it allows me to listen instead of watch

[@Gorvinhagen]

Great narration. So many channels these days just sound forced & edit their voice to the high heavens. You're a natural, though. Thanks for the content, wishing you success!

[@MAG_agent1337]

Holy shit 4 hour long lore vid, I needed this thank you bbg

[@peternordhaus5590]

comment for the algorithm. i do really like seeing the golden saints again, anything to make me think of Morrowind lol

[@jimmyhassett3179]

You sir just earned a new subscriber, amazing video.

[@Slay_zilla]

Absolutely love your content! Your Mages guild video and now this!? Excellent work 👏🏽

[@a-nus]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="690">11:30</a> god i love this expansion

[@Sarahizahhsum]

New sub! Thanks for what you do! Criminally underrated for sure!

[@RJManette]

Commenting to let you know this is a fantastic video! I can't believe you dont have more subs! Hopefully the algorithm picks up on your content because these videos are fantastic!

[@Loganjlr]

I love your videos, but please start putting time stamps

[@cougartownval]

top 5 best dlcs of all time?

[@PotooBurd]

I enjoy this so much! Amazing content, best wishes to you and your future projects! 🌻

[@maxwellbowman4084]

Now that you've done all the (worthwhile DLC), you might try Morroblivion ;)

[@daviddecker1631]

So fun fact your character at the end tranforms into his/her version of sheogorath and you meet them in Skyrim. If you listen to sheo in skyrim he will talk about adventures he’s had in oblivion. <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="229">3:49</a>:46

[@jarrydsmith3450]

I love oblivion glad to see people still making new content that will get a sub out of me fs

[@kalelcox1907]

I fell asleep watching this, and had a dream about breaking into a feldew silo, and beat the piss out of Shelden afterwards.

[@NightTimeStorytellingg]

Sending you all my best wishes for a peaceful and restful night. Sweet dreams, everyone! 🌠🪐🌙🌟🌌

[@drewgoin8849]

Was Duke of Mania implied to have been an addict of Felldew?

[@liquidsunshine1501]

Never have I clicked on a video so fast in my life

[@galaxycraft007]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="145">2:25</a>:41 I can't get the right timing for this. I always appear there when the food and wine is not there, or the chef is bringing it up. It's so annoying. Edit: Found out that I left it too late and the food is already on his table. I don't have any save before the day it's supposed to be done on because I didn't think I'd mess it up. I have no idea how to fix this. Edit 2: Had to run a command to fix it.

[@mattk3926]

Well, time to make four hours

[@maxwellbowman4084]

Helped me get through a loooong road trip to go make a foster kid's day - I think you got some karma.

[@giulia5537]

was listening to this while sleeping and had a dream where i had basically done a deal with the devil

[@RJManette]

My girlfriend swears I'm crazy for listening to these videos to sleep 😂

[@giulia5537]

@@RJManetteelder scrolls lore videos are so relaxing loll

[@imafan6138]

I love you

[@ABardsBallad]

Right back at ya ;) I hope you enjoyed it!

[@vexile1239]

Thank you, I love me too. LoL

[@vexile1239]

You worked real hard to reach that 10 minute mark huh?

[@Juniorweed1]

Can't figure out sheogoraths accent...... he rolls some rs but doesn't with others. Like half Scottish half Australian lol

[@angelcolon6693]

Doom sayer knew about alduin

[@phantomjuice4161]

Hi my name is 1k

[@justinmartinez7410]

You really gotta fucking click every dialog options. Like dam

[@ABardsBallad]

Everybody else enjoys it! Sorry my friend!

[@peachypet808]

Yeah, there are people out there who like to experience the whole thing. There are people who complain about s game having no story while skipping through the entirety of dialogue

[@kaibricturner8836]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@hitomisalazar4073]

Haskill for me was the only part of the Shivering Isles that really "Worked" for me. The dry, sardonic wit is what Sheogorath used to be before Wes Johnson and Oblivion. And I find it a lot more charming than "HA HA! CHEESE!" and similar such almost laughing at his own farts moments. Otherwise a lot of comedy that fell on its face and a lot of bad pop pscyhobabble about mental health alongside. I appreciated some of the visual work. Last thing they did for Oblivion and it definitely shows in the polish and being more comfortable with the tools and aesthetics.

[@hitomisalazar4073]

Though there's also the second bit to the whole DLC that kind of annoys me more than it probably should. And that's after Daggerfall Bethesda kind of freaked out a bit believing if there was a "Canon Character" for a game that people would be up in arms boycotting them and torching their offices. This results in the "Warp in the West" to try to say that Daggerfall (having had multiple endings) really didn't and every ending happened and didn't happen at the same time, then trying to write out the Imperial Agent and whatever they might have been. With Morrowind they realized after the fact for Oblivion it seems "oh crap, people might ask what the canon Nerevarine was like!" and thus came up with lore about how he just gets lost at sea and never heard from again and by the way Morrowind is getting apocalypsed anyway so anything they might have done is effectively null and void. But in Oblivion? Here? It seemed they really doubled down on the idea that there can't be a canon main character that they have to actually speak about... by having him completely subsumed into Sheogorath and thus written out of the lore. The "Champion of Cyrodiil" who might have been a big player in events of the Interregnum written out. And similarly in Skyrim they set up the Dragonborn to get sucked up by the tentacles of Hermaeus Mora and also written out of the game's setting. And it's quite a shame when you consider other IPs who don't act like people are going to get pitchforks and torches over a "canon" existing. Like Fallout. We know a lot about the non-Bethesda Fallout Characters relatively speaking and the choices they made, and events that happened to them. And when those are brought up, not like anyone goes "OMG! Canon exists! Burn down Black Isle Studios!!!". Instead the canon references tend to either be nice little memories for long time players, or get new players into older games (I've seen it happen with friends and New Vegas for instance, all the references in it to Fallout 2 made them pick up Fallout 1 and 2). So it's annoying to me because they delete possibilities to work with, and create interest in, and even get sales on old products... by trying to nuke the results of those old games with a hamfisted style and make sure there is no legacy to a character. The Eternal Champion was supposed to be Uriel's right hand man and second in command... never seen again. The Imperial Agent was supposed to have made one of the most consequential actions in all the Elder Scrolls games... not even a footnote now. The Nerevarine get handwaved away and their championed province nuked just to be sure they don't have to answer questions about it. The Champion of Cyrodiil gets turned into Sheogorath and then Cyrodiil goes through its own apocalypses like 3 times over before Skyrim to make sure nothing has to be answered about them. At this rate I'm expecting that the next game will say the Dragonborn just disappeared on Solstheim one day. And then Skyrim the province itself got hit with like 5 different apocalyptic events just so they don't have to answer questions like "Which side won the CIvil War/Had the Dragonborn support?" or "Did Parthunaax get killed by the Blades?" and "Did the Dragonborn revive the Blades as an organization?" and such. Terrible precedent that I feel sometimes like I'm in Bizarro World about, because most people praise Bethesda for doing it. Instead of recognizing all the squandered opportunities for storytelling, sales, fanservice for long time players, etc.

[@Yackattack22]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="236">3:56</a> how did I get this posting?🙄