The HIDDEN Power of Destruction - Elder Scrolls Lore

[@FilmsNerf2]

The Destruction school of magic is a pathway to abilities some would consider to be "unnatural"

[@JabezFuutonSpecialis]

POWER!!! UNLIMITED POWER!!!!!!!!!!!

[@vogonp4287]

I once created Palpatine in Skyrim.

[@josephThaPimp]

Palps likes grinding out his destruction skill and pretending it's conjuration. Poor anakin had such low perception, he had no idea.

[@SupernaturalDetective]

Odojinya87 Every time you cast lightning spell

[@bruh7895]

....do it.

[@DCdabest]

*casts Cure Disease* Plague: lol no *casts Destoy Bacteria* Plauge: Wait, That's Illegal.

[@ChargeQM]

TBH sounds like targeted destruction magic

[@stevefilms1997]

@@ChargeQM yes that’s the point

[@Henrex2000]

Radiotherapy

[@likeanorris]

I like to roleplay a master of alteration and use nothing but console commands

[@moch.farisdzulfiqar6123]

Is your alteration skill has reached to 999 level?

[@Merilirem]

@@moch.farisdzulfiqar6123 Clearly a member of the thieves guild.

[@chryssalidbait8765]

@@moch.farisdzulfiqar6123 No, his character reached CHIM.

[@ragnarokgaming7802]

I do the same thing but I explain it as tonal architecture

[@CubicApocalypse128]

That's called CHIM.

[@zXDaishiXz]

*starts game of oblivion* *creates spell* -max drain life (100+) -max range -duration 1 second -upgrade over time if applicable *_wins game_*

[@Arcgateway]

Daishi Mana cost: 999999

[@TheRealPDizzle]

Cost to make: 7983466 gold.

[@zXDaishiXz]

been a while since I played but it shouldn't be that expensive for either gold or magika. try doing only 100 maybe 95. make sure the duration is 1 second. I cant remember if destruction leveling helped. pretty sure I used black soulgems and filled it with humanoids

[@oldhoboman5589]

You can also grind destruction by making a weak drain life on yourself repeatedly.

[@ericchipimarquez7531]

@@oldhoboman5589 Isn't that exactly what this lunatic did?

[@blackestyang7528]

Destruction magic's fine. Just don't go burning down any buildings

[@derricko.6516]

Oops

[@Halvos12]

Fucking would if I could

[@mr.eldritch1589]

And where’s the fun in that?!

[@JB-xl2jc]

Woah woah woah! Watch the magic!!

[@mr.eldritch1589]

You watch the magic!! *casts fire storm*

[@Anmatgreen]

Every time Drew speaks about magic: "It is underappreciated, understudied, and the academics are bloody cowards for not studying it further." I'm surprised Drew didn't get kicked out of Winterhold yet.

[@SilverGamingFI]

Calling it understudied and calling the academics cowards for not studying it further basicly insults the teachers because they think they have learned everything from it, thus, the wise and usually levelheaded teachers try to provw him wrong, by studying it and realising the full potential of their particular school of magic

[@thalmoragent9344]

@@SilverGamingFI Yep, he's basically pushing them to go all out

[@hyphenatedgames2954]

5:11 "a lot of damage vs. flex seal"

[@Ultimabeastwrath]

I almost choked on my food.

[@ZanderSabbag]

I had to stop the video to check I heard it right. God damn boi, GOD DAMN

[@sheogorathpatronofcheese4376]

How many times do you think drew had to say that to not laugh while saying it

[@m.thorton9305]

making us go "lolwut!?"

[@hectorandem2944]

*Destruction: 100*

[@chandlershepard4818]

Ateration: Changing reality. Illusion: Making a fake reality in someone's head. Conjuration: Forcing other beings from different realities into your own. Restoration: Bringing raw life energy into the world by will. Destruction: Destroying and rejecting reality itself. If these are the highest forms of we call the "schools" of magic, then anyone who would call mages weak "milkdrinkers" deserves to be laughed at.

[@noxflo897]

Tell that to the 500

[@cold_Lightning9]

@@noxflo897 Funny enough, there were a decent amount of ancient Atmorans and Nords that were practitioners of arcane magic during that time period. I believe even some of the Companions used magic as well to help along with their conquest. Also, the Thu'um itself is a form of magic, so funny enough the point still stands.

[@Mars20231]

Cold Lightning9 Not only that but Tsun calls lets you into Shor's hall if you say you are the archmage. Apparently wizard were once highly respected in Skyrim and called "clevermen"

[@cold_Lightning9]

@@Mars20231 Pretty much cements the point that you need some grasp of magic to accomplish a noteworthy great deed in the TES verse. Many of the souls in Sovngarde were Mages or Tongues, other notable warriors were blessed or had a strong, enchanted piece of weapons and gear. Many of the ancient Nords were even decent at magic. That one guy, can't remember the name, where you had to help that Dunmer get into his tomb on Solstheim. He was a Nord and was described as a genius in the Enchantment school, even becoming strong enough to manipulate and corrupt the mind. It really shows you how stupid minded the current Nords are being. They don't even understand that they're talking down to and disgracing many of their ancestors that paved the way for them with magic. It's no wonder the Thalmor are having a field day with manipulating them against each other.

[@Tengu125]

@@cold_Lightning9 This Nord master enchanter, do you mean the Dragon Priest Ahzidal?

[@sapotheo4515]

Words of advice: don't use the level 100 fire destruction spell with a follower. Rest in piece Ria 2011-2018.

[@redfallxenos4585]

You blew up a 7 year old?

[@steveno3141]

Several

[@sgtpavlov]

there's a spell to resurrect the dead, it's a mod though, but very handy for such accidents lol

[@dustwarewolf5532]

Just download the Dragonborn DLC and find that one Black Book where Hermaus Mora gives you the option of gaining the ability for your allies to be completely immune to all of your attacks. Problem solved.

[@sgtpavlov]

@Human Resources I've used console commands for for resurrecting the dead. The spell is quicker, and more handy.

[@el.262]

*absolutely destroying your opponent with facts* is the hidden power of destruction

[@xyiaa2327]

Rendel Parales Grandmaster*

[@Xenophage100]

@Rendel Parales Lol Shapiro... What a fucking hypocritical moron. Hiding behind "facts" when it's really all about his religious fanatic feelings. Did you see him have that tantrum? Hilarious! I can't believe anybody takes that reactionary con artist seriously anymore.

[@lordsprietsma228]

@@Xenophage100 facts are a weapon not armor, his level of political mass could easily destroy you opinion

[@kirachouinard3490]

*left wing destroyed*

[@Xenophage100]

@@lordsprietsma228 lol triggered. What a bunch of crying bitches you right-wingers are. Can't handle the slightest disagreement. Boohoohoo little nazi bitch lol

[@hyphenatedgames2954]

You touched upon the beneficial uses for destruction magic to purge ailment from the body, but what more basic applications such as lighting a hearth fire or chilling a blaze before it gets out of hand?

[@SuperAmaton]

Good thinking right there :D

[@SebastianW458]

And even more importantly: heating up my hot chocolade.

[@wastelord6815]

How else would I heat up my tendies?

[@AwesomeRara]

Apparently destruction can open doors... no? Well remember the mage questline? 😂

[@FilmsNerf2]

Whats more, chilling your mead to just the right temperature.

[@vitosanto9702]

I really wish destruction were more nuanced in Skyrim. All we get is the fire/frost/shock magics and nothing else, and I really miss the spells that would make foes become weaker to elements, or that simply drained their atributes. It allowed me to make a less flashy destruction mage in the previous games. Not to mention how underpowered this school (and magic in general) became

[@Randy_Flamethrower]

Vito Santo there are PLENTY of mods that correct this. That’s on you.

[@vitosanto9702]

@@Randy_Flamethrower There are mods, true enough, but my point is that the Destruction magic we get in game doesn't do justice to what is seen in lore, or in the previous games. Much was removed, and few novelties were added. I just think the next TES installment would benefit from a more fleshed out variety of Destruction spells

[@hudsondunn8385]

Making a enemy weaker is cool and all but shooting a ball of fire seems to me more practical.

[@stockingsstuffer6302]

Why not make an enemy weaker and fucking annihilate them with the fireball instead of just hurting them

[@rezandrarizkyirianto-1933]

Phenderix gives you earth, wind, and water magic

[@waragon4737]

When my dad saw the lightning spell in Skyrim he said "well now you just got to say never underestimate the power of the dark side!" I just laughed with him we're geeks

[@InfernalLeo777]

J O C K

[@piperbarlow2730]

how cute ^3^

[@kodaxmax]

i love that talking about how narrow minded "scholars and the great masters" are when discussing the traditional schools, inadvertently throws shade at Bethesdas lack of creativity when it came to magic.

[@jeremywatters2295]

Bethesda should get a new game engine finally

[@kodaxmax]

@@jeremywatters2295 or just fix the one they have instead of bolting on new broken systems like bad proc gen world spaces

[@Can-O-Bees]

5:10 "A lot of Damage vs Flex Seal" I feel like the Restoration School will progress by leaps and bounds from this revelation.

[@andreigabrielion9575]

What about a shock spell that can ressurect people? A small shock to the heart.

[@Ac0303]

I assume it would work but no one in the elder Scrolls universe has the scientific knowledge to attempt it

[@andreigabrielion9575]

@@Ac0303 With the arts of restoration and especially necromancy, one would assume that such knowledge is known. Although, I suppose that even in the elder scrolls universe thinking that electrical current can be used to restart a heart would be crazy.

[@Kami-Sama197]

for that one needs the soul in body first lol

[@hectorandem2944]

@@Kami-Sama197 I'll just stay dead, then. 🙃

[@Felahliir]

Andrei Gabriel It doesnt restart hearts, it helps it beat faster, but once dead they cant beat again

[@__-ci7kf]

except that last guys knowledge if destroyed would only make its way to apocrypha...no knowledge is truly lost in mundus

[@AngelRaivan8579-xh4fr]

It was probably already there from someone else earlier in history.

[@Mars20231]

AngelRaivan 8579 *later Herma Mora transcends time

[@nasdilemactyler1939]

"A lot of damage to flex seal" good grief! I love this reference.

[@someonlinedouche6992]

Get anything destruction magic is the face of Magic. It could be considered possibly the easiest to learn the hardest to master. Any mage can learn how to use ice fire and lightning. It's possibly also the easiest to prepare yourself against unlike the other schools of magic. You can wind up harming yourself just as much is harming others.

[@cold_Lightning9]

Pretty much. No matter what discipline you take in the schools of magic, every single respectable Mage has at least a decent handling of Destruction magic. Complete masters of Destruction have been described as utterly disintegrating foes with a wave of the hand, turn people inside and out, and splitting the ground asunder. Definitely the most useful of schools for a good reason.

[@oghaze9318]

Zach Hibbard Illusion would be the hardest to master, turning dreams into reality

[@someonlinedouche6992]

@@oghaze9318 there are a lot of magics that should be used differently than what they're intentionally used for. It should be illusion or destruction or completely different one. Really hard to say for me.

[@elric7415]

OG Haze what about alteration? With illusion you can turn dreams into reality, but to literally change the world around you to “turn dreams into reality”? You gotta admit that sounds pretty hard to master. Btw still love the heck out of the illusion school of magic though :).

[@deadseven3474]

@@elric7415 I mean alteration's possibilities are limitless. Someone with a more scientific approach to the world could easily learn to use alteration to change the chemical makeup of the very atmosphere around them, turn a dry field into a field of freshly seared animal flesh ready to be cut and served, it could allow someone to create a castle with a snap of their fingers, or alter the user's physiology in order to be able to live in any environment. The applications are varied and useful in day to day life as well as combat, but hey fuck me its only armor and gold for the game's purposes.

[@Bill6902Bil]

I woke up hearing destruction magic, thought it was just some mages, but it was fudgemuppet

[@wyattkefauver2055]

Ah man my favorite dadric Lord

[@nathan4758]

A cool and memorable location to add in a future elder scrolls would be a sanctuary/hospital for mages who suffered from magical accidents to go to. So you’d meet mages who are permanently invisible or burned or turned into an animal ect ect; basically the possibilities for interesting characters would be endless. I think you could also help some of them become normal again through practice of magic and research. Kinda like quests or how new Vegas required you to have supplies or a specific medical skill to help people

[@DrayLoco]

That's a great idea

[@hydrogenone6866]

W: "Hey, you are Mage, right" NM: _"Yes"_ W: "Can light my pipe" NM: "Certainly" *(FireBolt)* W: *"AAAAHHHH, MY CLOTHES ARE ON FIRE"* ....(Novice Mage sneaks away) _"oops"_

[@shaunbowen3308]

Hydrogen One NM “wait I can fix this” (Frostbite)

[@MrAranton]

@@shaunbowen3308 W: (goes into cardiac arrest) NM: I can fix this (sparks) W: turns into cinders. NM: Let's get a restoration mage and gloat how useless his school is because it can't fix this.

[@Bedrockop]

No lol otherwise it might have actually just lit the pipe 😂

[@adamxei9073]

This series is just calling out Bethesda for their shawty work on Skyrim's magic.

[@adamxei9073]

@Zach A shawty.

[@adamxei9073]

@Zach A yah.

[@sethadams8206]

You should do a video dedicated to Shalador, his adventures, and the creation of Labyrinth and the maze

[@Randy_Flamethrower]

Bastony they did

[@marcusfoo5862]

Love how you took a particular school of magic and delved into it in this video...keep it up!

[@iPhoneeditor]

"A lot of damage versus Flex Seal" well spoken, I can see you a man of culture as well.

[@theblancmange1265]

Destruction is the Padme to restoration's Ani. 5:04

[@cellorosemusic12]

😂

[@TheShadowOfHumanity]

Magick was awesome in Morrowind. I had a custom spell that paralyzed everything in a wide area while also applying insanely op amounts of damage. It was basically a city busting spell.

[@lazerbeam134]

"Those ivory tower elitists at the Arcane University need to stop attacking free speech" is an odd take on a story that ends with the "renegade scholar" going mad and taken by Sheogorath lol

[@linguisticallyoversight8685]

What about the Forgotten schools of magic from Arena, Daggerfall, battlespire, Shadow key, dawnstar and Morrowind?

[@JH-jk3nm]

mysticism and that one beginning with a th?

[@Endersynth]

I think it became the other classes of spells. Magic schools don't seem to have a set rule. It's confusing.

[@chris11sholtz]

You mentioned drain health spells around ^:00, and that's how I played oblivion. You can set a 100pt drain enchant on a weapon for 1 second, and that's more health than a lot of enemies. The game thinks that 1 second of drain health is weak, so the enchant is cheap; but it's an instant kill. Put it on a fast attack speed dagger, and you cut through everything like butter.

[@burymycampaignatwoundedkne3395]

That Flex Seal comment caught me off guard.

[@fanealexander7412]

This is such a brilliant video, Drew. Fantastic writing. There are some interesting implications here - about the dichotomy of destruction and restoration. They are at once polar opposites, yet somehow there is some overlap. As is the nature of all dualistic relationships. Please keep the philosophical content coming, I love it so much.

[@joshuag.2830]

When you need to advance an entire school of magicka to satiate your kink

[@DragonTigerBoss]

End Destruction-shaming now!

[@knobgoblin7759]

you should do videos on whether skyrim ordinator perks are worth it

[@BlackHoleForge]

Seriously...wow. So many more layers to magicka. This is why I watch you. The stories, the information, the flow of concepts, and as always, the lore. Thank you.

[@Chosenhorse2]

You're telling me I caught a cold once while practicing my frost spells.

[@RealBradMiller]

You're telling me a mudcrab fried this rice?!

[@datcrispybacon3217]

I think you guys should do a video suggesting role-playing ideas for the reason the sole survivor goes and joins the raiders at nuka world

[@stevefilms1997]

“Restoration falls short” Fortify restoration loop: “YOU WOT M8”

[@Grimms_shadow_115]

Still the best.... Another great vid. You guys have completely risen to the top of your field. No one is better. (r.i.p. shoddycast)

[@TimeSageX13]

I enjoyed these videos regarding the schools of magic, and I'm disappointed they've all been covered... I hope you make a couple similar videos regarding alchemy and enchanting, styled in a lecture like these ones. And Possibly move onto other skills.

[@ThatGuyFromNantucket06]

This series you've been putting up is awesome. It really makes me rethink how I play the game when I make a background.

[@Hotarubi-dono]

The disease part of Distruction magick fascinates me. It may be not good for direct combat, but if you want to hurt people slowly and without confrontation is great. It can be very subtle. STILL Restoration is my favourite category of magick.

[@AlexD-nn2md]

Aaaaand now im gonna take a break from fo76 and roll and Dunmer pyro! Thank you Fudgemuppet, for the serendipitous vid 🙏

[@xChaosFlower]

There's a book (Don't remember the title) that claims that you can "ride" lightning. Essentially a way to teleport

[@cXtotheXj]

My favorite destruction magic move is the combo of a very powerful fortify destruction potion and lightning cloak. Clears a dungeon out almost immediately, turning everyone to ashes.

[@kainlockley]

Why did 111 people DISlike? It's a lore video; It both lored, AND videoed. Mission accomplished, plus a tip! That should be universal liketude

[@fusrodahdaily9664]

0:26 The arcane enchanter table is basically a glowing Satanist sign. I just switch to porn if my mom walks in so she doesn't send me to church.

[@jacopoarmini7889]

it actually represents the five elements from Neopagan beliefs, it originally and still stands for cosmic order, the satanist sign is upside-down.

[@offbeat4772]

Dakota Stricklin when people say satanist in a general usage, they're talking about people who legitimately worship Satan.

[@BigHatLoganGaming]

pentagrams are originally a Christian symbol, and thats not even a pentagram

[@theblancmange1265]

69 likes

[@197XSK]

Liked this, then unliked to keep the number of likes at 69.

[@spongederp160]

This reminds me of Cade Skywalkers dark healing, where he pours the dark side into a wounded individual to heal them

[@gagemclain5384]

Love what you are doing. It really adds another layer of depth when I'm going through my playthrough and makes the immersion that much stronger

[@archades115]

I love the deep understanding and subtleties of Destruction. Destruction, paired with Restoration, can be thought of as deconstruction and reconstruction. But as one mage in the Bravil Mages Guild hall said "And lets face it. Blowing things up is ever so much fun!"

[@canisarcani]

Destruction and alteration too, i cant help but think that a more scientifically minded person, thrust into the dream that is tamriel, would be capable of pulling some full metal alchemist level and beyond magics. of course, then again... if they were thrust into the world of the elderscrolls and they KNEW it wasnt real but also that they were, would that mean that they just spawn in with CHIM?

[@archades115]

@@canisarcani Personally my favorite school of magic is Mysticism. The manipulation of the very flow of magicka through the world and how it interacts with the physical. And I suppose someone who achieves CHIM is not merely a player. But a modder, a programmer, as well.

[@LoneHoldFilms]

Fudge muppet has been a life saver on this long car trip

[@bena376]

Keep these elder scrolls updates coming! Cant wait to see your content when the next elder scrolls launches

[@ghostlycoma4049]

“A lot of damage versus Flex Seal” I died

[@JorgeRodriguez-ue9rr]

I would say that the schools of destruction and restoration are one and the same. You can use "destruction" magic to burn a log, in which process you would create new matter, a feat more usually associated with restoration. In turn, when using restoration, one could argue that to heal injuries, one would have to break down cells (destroy) to re-arrange them into healthy tissue. In both cases, one has played with the forces of life and death. Now, in order to cure diseases we would usually employ the restoration school of magic. Wouldn't killing pathogens be considered a destructive process?

[@robertbeisert3315]

Destruction and Restoration can make one great faster than ever. 1. Drain an attribute like, say, strength 2. Use restoration to maintain your ability to work out 3. When the spell fades, the gains remain

[@ReaverofSouls7]

My favorite Skyrim build is one I made. Taking ideas from here and my own ideas, mix in a little Bram Stroker and presto DRACULA !!!! NAME: Gabriel Dracul RACE: Nord SKILLS: Heavy Armor, two hand, restoration, archery, sneak. MODS: Vampire Lord perk overhaul, werewolf perk overhaul, heavy Nightingale armor. Backstory: Basically he was a solider in the imperial army but always wanted to be a vigilant of stendar. After his service was up, he decided to make his way back to the land of his ancestors. Caught at the border, he eventually reenlists in the imperial army. Finds out he's Dragonborn, and kills Alduin. Unfortunately his time in the war has changed him and killing Alduin has darkened his heart even more. Vampire Lord/Werewolf hybrid is the way to go. SHOUTS: Animal control, detect shout, storm call, and summon dihinivahr which will become soul tear. HAVE FUN !!!!

[@cozyboyjay397]

“A lot of damage vs flex seal” you just earned yourself a fucking bell amigo

[@chibicthulhu4382]

I just thought about something. Sure you could say that that lack of spell variety in Skyrim is just a shortcut or whatever but what if the real reason is because of how magic is treated in Skyrim? Magic is shunned by most people so there simply isn’t many skilled practitioners to teach a variety of spells. Would also line up with previous games as well.

[@jamesbrown8834]

Master Destruction Caster: You cannot defeat me! Me: Console Command, Thanos Snap. MDC: Wha-? ... -Doesn't feel so good-

[@Bucketlord666]

The intro was so metal. 🤘💀🤘

[@WhaleofDreams]

Thank you so much for your succulent lore videos, Fudgemuppet bros!

[@Bucketlord666]

Complete the Skyrim quotes: Another hand... No... I used to be... What do you aim... Hail... Restoration is... Do you get to...

[@andreigabrielion9575]

Another hand touches the beacon!!! No lollygagging! I used to be an adventure like you, until/then i took an arrow to the knee. What do you aim...? Idk this one Psst, I know who you are. Hail Sithis! Restoration is a valid school of magic, isn't it? ISN'T IT!!?? Do you get to the cloud district very often? Oh, what am I saying? Of course you don't.

[@Bucketlord666]

@@andreigabrielion9575 its "what do you aim to do with that hammer, friend? Knock down a house?" Guards will react this way to you having Volendrung equipped. They might also say "that's one big hammer"

[@David_Alvarez77]

Great video. I'd say that the advancement of destruction as a school would be hindered primarily because its initial aspects are so useful and applicable to the needs of the mighty, powerful, and well monied.

[@ingonyama70]

Whenever I play a magic-user (i.e. all the time), I try to level up Destruction and Restoration in tandem with each other. As you said, they're equal opposites. These two are the toughest skills to level without cheating, though, so I almost never succeed without abusing a cheat mod or console command.

[@Hortifox_the_gardener]

One could use fire spells to cook a meal or heat a home, forge a tool or clear a field of weeds. And frost to make some ice cream during summer. Not so destructive anymore.

[@silentotaku8]

Dwemer Build pls :3 I would love to role play a dwemer who is lost in modern Skyrim. His friends and family gone, his home deserted and ruined, overrun by corrupted snow elves.

[@joshuadrark3207]

Destruction, Restoration, Enchantment and Conjuration are the main forms of magic I like to use in Skyrim. Along with sometimes using alteration.

[@CharliMorganMusic]

RESTORATION MAGES BE LIKE, "I am a walking can of Flex seal."

[@FasterthanLight11]

"A lotta damage vs flex seal" Oh why did you just say that to begin with.

[@sirhenry9313]

Destruction: how to make everyone light up like Christmas 🎄

[@DomyTheMad420]

5:10 discovered your video's 2 days ago, been watching a few here & there.. But that joke, that right there mate... that made me subscribe x'D keep it up!

[@MF-R]

Destruction magic is one of the most underestimated schools. By that I believe it to be vastly underutilized due to it generally being used in an overly straight forward way. Most use it to simply ply elements and and other forces to inflict damage. Where I believe there is clear secondary uses for most of the spells. Most clearly; the elemental spells stick out. Fire could be used both for utility in cooking, camp fires, and the coderizing of wounds. But could also be used as a power source via heat for steam powered machines. Cold has the utility of preserving food aswell as regulating one's temperature in hot environments. And Lightning has the most obvious utility of Electricity for power, but could also be used as a form of restoration, by reviving the recently dead. I honestly think it's a failing of most games that you don't see more repurposing of destruction type magic for non-combative needs.

[@LuminousWhispers11]

Late comment, but that also shows a flawed categorization of the schools as well. Each school has spells that go out of their school definition and said school definition has a broad overlapping definition.

[@intergalacticthic-boi3866]

There's been a series of thefts ascribed to a famed Khajiit cat-burglar... But the guards announced they've caught the purrpetrator.

[@tomsnow925]

As soon as i read the title i knew it was gonna be this dude narrating

[@forrestkey9132]

Here's a freebie no mod build idea for ya. The houndmaster. Character that uses animals to fight for him..... mostly dogs. Maybe he's a werewolf as well.... or maybe a vampire that uses death hounds. I image an archer cuz he's a hunter. Maybe he uses traps.... I like the idea of poison traps. It would make sense because he heals his dogs as well because he loves them more than most people. Make him super scruffy because he lives outside most of the time.

[@lt_col_boris2526]

I would love a series about the diseases of nirn

[@nukehall6471]

Another excellent video that contains music from oblivion..life is good

[@zamathellama9708]

Off topic but I think in TES6 restoration spells should cost much more magicka because in oblivion and skyrim you can basically spam them though it shouldn't be like in Morrowind where magika doesn't recharge at all without resting.

[@Endersynth]

Honestly, it seemed more like he talked about poison magic and disease more than he talked about destruction

[@strangerakari2836]

IIRC Corprus is not a disease, but divine blessing.

[@randomdragon8245]

I like the idea of a Star Mage, a mage seeking your harness the power of aetherius via directly manipulating the energy from stars directly. That would be a top tier caster on the level of many Archmages from various magical orders. It might even be that one must be on such a level to pursue Star Magic to begin with. Anyone else wanna fight someone like that?

[@guardian9832]

4:43 this entire shot is beautiful

[@VChong1991]

Sorceror class is the only class you can around around tamriel online screaming like Raiden

[@teddymarshall5956]

hey fudgemyppet love your videos keep em coming , i just want to say i think you forgot acid the other element of destruction, its not in any of the newer games but it did show up prevalently in daggerfall.

[@koopaslayer7598]

Wow amazing video just subscribed yesterday this video made me want to replay Skyrim again lol I’m going to replay it on my switch this time.

[@zeroxac-qs1vh]

"mages only interested in casting fireballs" hmm..... I smell a dnd reference.....

[@SebastianW458]

Desintegrate equipment... like clothes? 🤔

[@worthywill9294]

Hidden uses instead 😎😎😎😂😂😂

[@CeleriaRosencroix]

@FudgeMuppet Drew --- In fact, the separation of the three schools, Restoration, Destruction, and Alteration is artificial: truthfully, Restoration and Destruction are merely opposite ends of a spectrum which includes spells listed under all three schools. The clearest demonstrations of this principle are the existence of Magelight and Telekinesis as Alteration spells rather than destruction when both of them deal with the manipulation of raw energy in order to have profound effects on matter, the harmony of Restoration and Abjuration in their defensive spells in Wards and the "-flesh" spells, and of course the existence of diseases as part of destruction-- which very clearly are able to make massive changes to the body over time as well as Restoration is able to do so in a short period via its healing, and Alteration is able to do via Transmutation and the like. "Ash Rune" and "Paralyze" give further examples showing what is essentially Destruction magic being used as part of Alteration's panoply. It is likely that the Fire/Frost/Lightning Rune spells would not be possible if a little bit of experimentation with "Alteration's" principles had not happened in "Destruction's" past. Enchantment's capacity to deal with all of these schools in identical manners sadly cannot be used very well to support this conception of Magic for various reasons. A great deal of experimentation would be required to show that it is not simply the flexibility of Enchantment that allows this, and I am personally not willing to pursue this line of research, despite my affinity to Enchantment in general. If one *were* to pursue such a path, perhaps it might be best to start with an investigation of the similarities and differences between Fortify Health and Health Regeneration alongside the armor fortifying enchantments. These seem to present some interesting trails to follow.

[@CeleriaRosencroix]

​@Britannic hayyomatt This is perhaps somewhat debatable. The origins of various more "mundane" diseases may not be spellcasting from any mortal-- and Peryite most certainly plays a part in diseases' existence: at the very least sponsoring their propagation, if not creating some of their creation, himself. However, there have been two significant plagues which very clearly were artificial creations, and another which may or may not have been: the Thrassian Plague, Corprus, and the Knahaten Flu (this being the one which may or may not have been). Now, realize that magic suffuses the world in The Elder Scrolls. This is why alchemy is possible-- it uses the natural magic accumulated in various objects (usually biological) to create more significant, focused effects. This is why I, personally, think that it would not be unreasonable to suggest disease generally is magical in The Elder Scrolls (which is clearly also the case in certain other communicable infections such as Sanguinaire Vampiris). I furthermore would posit that Destruction is the most reasonable place to categorize it, and believe that there is sufficient source material to lend credence to this idea, though I am at present not motivated enough to look them up for you. If you reply to this, I will likely be more willing to do so, considering this will suggest you are committed to continuing this debate.

[@shogunwarlord5390]

Explosion!!!!! *megumins voice*

[@stetso9240]

Who needs ward spells when you have an umbrella covered in flex seal

[@Lord-Inquisitor]

Flex Seal, huh? You can't Flex Seal disintegration.

[@miy1925hassun]

Not with that attitude!

[@powerthunfischdesdonners3086]

@@miy1925hassun that a job for alteration magic!

[@Nyghtking]

In order to advance healing one must first completely understand destruction for by completely understanding destruction only then can one begin to understand how to use magic to heal.

[@tysonpole2308]

Nyghtking that’s not true at all lmao

[@chryssalidbait8765]

I am actually a bit surprised that healing through destruction, basically where the very concept of 'cleansing fire' comes from, is a completely radical notion on Nirn.

[@HopeAngel777]

Here us what gets me... Poison rune is Restoration? Took forever to find it because I thought it would be in my destruction tomes

[@larryking500]

You good sir earned that like for the flex seal joke

[@ZorroLocoStudios]

Great job as always, I love hearing about the lore and magic!

[@michaeldebidart]

Hey man great video. Really agreed with a lot of your points. One point of advice though when it comes to the books in the game if you see v. 4, v. 5 etc, the v means “volume” not “version”

[@TheJedaiHero9000]

Really enjoyed watching your vids throughout this year. Hope you have a Happy New Year, FudgeMuppet.

[@spikymarshmallow7611]

....But somewhere in Apocrypha, the ashes are reassembled into documented form, the secrets and potential of not only Destruction Magic still live in the infinite library...