The Thieves Guild, but I'm a "Pacifist"

[@JustBackgroundNoise]

Start reading Songs of Chaos for FREE: link.michaelrmiller.co.uk/JBN

[@Moewenfels]

SOMEONES GOING PLACES! I'm really happy for you :)

[@viktorsemivolosov5227]

It is the first time ever I watched a sponsor integration without skipping. Your Eragon remark did all the work. Congrats on getting a sponsor!

[@kupokinzyt]

Congrats on a sponsor man. Now we wait until you hit 1mil so we can get angry at you for having sponsors haha. Joking :)

[@ETIA0]

A shame more games like Morrowind don't exist guess the time passed them by; It really is unfortunate more games like it did not come out, then we would at least have them, even if they are old.

[@miskosymington6339]

Having a book as a sponsor is something that I've never seen before on KZbin. I haven't been a fan of yours for long, but taking the time to accept something that wasn't Raid of NordVPN has made me a fan for the foreseeable future.

[@SomeoneYouDontKnowOfficial]

I wonder if Sugar-Lips' nickname comes from her enjoyment of some sort of sugar. I wonder if there's any sort of sugar that Khajiit are known for enjoying

[@suddenshadow]

Too bad there's nothing lunar or sugary of the sort that occupies the pockets of many bipedal feline creatures

[@xxXXRAPXXxx]

I tried to think of something non horny here but i failed.

[@DanielChico09]

There may be three different explanations for the nickname. ...maybe four....

[@xxXXRAPXXxx]

@@DanielChico09 Lets just say she purrs too much for it to be just drugs.

[@shaneclark5022]

No its because kajiit lips taste sweet when boiled

[@plebisMaximus]

The Skeleton Key was actually already a Daedric artefact in Daggerfall. It was in Arena too as a legendary item, but not yet tied to any deities.

[@JustBackgroundNoise]

I could've sworn I read that it wasn't associated with Nocturnal until Oblivion, but it seems you get it from Nocturnal's quest in Daggerfall.

[@arvidbergman]

As someone who's done nocturnal's quest in daggerfall (a game I struggle to recommend) it certainly is hers! Just as much as the funny weird little imp servant she has in that game as well

[@peterhaberstroh8017]

@@JustBackgroundNoise The Daedra in Daggerfall only promise to acquire the item for you or assign their followers to collect the item for you. The only artifacts definitely associated with Daedra are ones with their names attached, with the exception of the Wabbajack, Ebony Mail, Skeleton Key, and Skull of Corruption.

[@MalleusSemperVictor]

It's also an amulet in Daggerfall. We've come a long way in some regards.

[@Brenden_Simpson]

​@@arvidbergman I tell people to play daggerfall first and skip skyrim and the rest of the spin off's.

[@tamagosalada]

Gotta admit, this is the first time I've seen a KZbinr sponsored by a book, instead of like, some kind of scam or subscription service.

[@kendallhudak]

Or RAID SHADOW LEGENDS

[@DISREL]

Dude your sponsorship selection is amazing as well. No annoying game, or some product or service. A book! How cool is that!

[@JustBackgroundNoise]

To be fair, a book _is_ a product.

[@DISREL]

@@JustBackgroundNoise true, but it's quite different than what I see usually.

[@namelesscompadre4095]

the reason dwarven artifacts are contraband is because the east empire company has a monopoly on dwarven item trade, so non EEC sale of dwarven stuff is illegal. it's mentioned in ebonheart if you bring up the EEC in conversation. yes, i'm a nerd. I also did the exact thing with Boethiah's pillow book in my most recent playthrough lol

[@karlk5801]

Maybe we can have an East Empire Company mercantile run where we only use bribes and try to acquire every dwemer artifact in the game.

[@noobgun12]

​@@karlk5801i cant remember was spellbreaker dwarven shield in morrowind if it is then you would have to be a vampire atleast for that quest

[@blindbeholder9713]

@@noobgun12 It's a dwarven shield in every game

[@cinnamontoast1586]

would be an absolute nightmare if imperial soldiers straight up chased you to confiscate your dwarven stuff if you equiped it in their presence or just go full ordinator on your ass I'm still traumatised from that one time child me walked in vivec dressed in indoril cuirass

[@CLOCKWORKWARMACHINE]

diamond lady also has couple diamonds upstairs, and is standing down stairs, just powerless to the main character's god power of being able to move about freely

[@beowolfaleinb1747]

Proud that you got a sponsor. Ik it's a small thing, but watching your progress is really enviable.

[@DanteTorn]

I wish there were more channels like this that were more popular. MikeBurnFire is the only one that gets close to this type of cozy for me.

[@siechamontillado]

@@DanteTornThis is a comfort blanket kinda channel. This is like hanging out with your nerdy best friend after a long day.

[@mrco1712]

@@DanteTorn You should watch Lycan :)

[@tristinrev]

I honestly really respect that your sponsor is a book series. In a digital age and short attention spans running rampant, its definitely a good choice

[@Michael_R_Miller]

Out here doing my best! If you check the books out, thanks in advance!

[@SeraVenza]

14:59 I've actually volunteered Mr. Hlaalo's corpse as my bag of holding for many a playthrough because I liked to decorate the manor with various things I'd found in that playthrough, and give Ralen the excess lest I overdecorate and get an Overflow Loot Bag spawned in a really awkward place (these playthroughs were on the Xbox so you can't decorate anywhere near as extensively as on PC before you get the Overflow Loot Bag).

[@JustBackgroundNoise]

I decorate in video games like I do in real life. Open space? Yeah, we'll just chuck it there.

[@SeraVenza]

@@JustBackgroundNoiseThat's what I do irl too tbf lol. I've been really enjoying the Morrowind content from you though, and I hope there's still more to come! :)

[@WillTheCheeseGod]

Fortunately, he won't burn in Oblivion, thanks to all that Owens Corning Fiberglass and Insulation

[@rustyjames6131]

In high school I made a Bal Molagmer reference to someone who then said "Y'know, most people would just say Robin Hood"

[@DibsAtraiyu]

That's basically what I said when he brings it up I'm stealing in order to help the poor and needy

[@shaeam.4124]

okay unc

[@PourzHD]

Love your morrowind content, you might be just background noise but you're my favorite background noise.

[@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714]

The closest church to my house is 5,5km away, so divine intervention would be rather useful. If I didnt have a car for any reason, wouldnt have to walk the 4,7km to the nearest buss stop. Would never have to fear getting lost, drowning at sea or falling out of the sky so long as I have the amulet on me. Could most easily escape from any bad situation.

[@Anodyne_Akôn]

Never considered it, that would be so handy ; i live even closer to a church. Plus, on the way home from there, there is a really good ice-cream vendor i could visit.

[@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714]

@@Anodyne_Akôn Ive thought much about what Id do if I was a master sorcerer with all Morrowind spells. Instantly levitate arround for fun, cos who doesnt dream about flying. But long term wise mark my house, being able to teleport back is just so conveniant. And the further I travel the more useful it gets, no more paying for return trips on any public transport, most notably airplanes. Ive streight up photoshopped transparency to see what chamelion would look like, and I must say, eating anything when anything I hold becomes 70% transparant would be strange. I do wonder what would almsivi intervention bring me to...?

[@MR-zt1hh]

imagine you could mark a particular church that DI lets you warp back to. never fly home again

[@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714]

@@MR-zt1hh Thats what mark and recall are for. The interventions are for just getting back to civilization.

[@yaboigavin13]

I live right next to a church I go to, I could use some divine magic

[@void2967]

I hope you keep posting videos like this. Great quality production, very pleasant to watch and / or set it as background noise ( :D ) while doing something else. Countless times have I fallen asleep while listening to your videos. GJ man

[@ladyakkyn]

11:35 Just in case anyone doesn't know, she has diamonds in her lockbox upstairs. You don't need to take the ones next to her. That quest exists to teach players that there may be another way.

[@EisenklauenWerwolf]

There's actually a small chest with a 25pt lock on a shelf upstairs right above Nalcaryas bed that has some diamonds in it. Also the Camonna Tong is more the kneecapping cartel type of organization than a rival thieves guild.

[@crudfrog]

Keep the great videos coming! Our boy got a sponsorship and 100k subs is certainly in the near future. Always happy to see a new JBN video in my feed.

[@pso2118]

Congrats on the sponsor man, so sick to see you grow like this. You deserve every bit of it!

[@irisidem6580]

12:10 in vanilla morrowind the pickpocket formulas are somewhat broken, so you have an incredibly low chance to pickpocket anything of value.

[@joshuawiener5003]

4:09 "Sugar-Lips" doesn't mean she knows how to sweet-talk people, nor does it imply anything risque. It probably alludes to the fact that she probably has a crippling moon sugar addiction, like a lot of people in Morrowind.

[@wolfzenskiigh57]

Yo congratulations on the sponsor! That's amazing, dude. Really cool run. You have a cool way of showing the run and also telling the story of what's going on. Also god, Ralen Hlaalo, the infinite storage box lmao. Yeah he was and still is a pretty popular storage option. Meanwhile, come Oblivion and Skyrim, a cloth sack the size of a grapefruit is capable of holding the entire universe inside of it. Something that's interesting is using calm on NPCs that are instantly aggro and raising their disposition to 100 ( through a few sessions pending starting disposition is I believe; sometimes it lowers again after leaving the dialogue ). When the calm wears off it'll make -most- NPCs no longer aggressive, which allows you to talk to a majority of them normally. Most often, the "Fight" stat of those instant combat NPCs is set to 90, so there is the slightest amount of wiggle room to make friends. In a way, this trick is actually easier at times than physical combat if your Speechcraft is high enough, or if you just bribe your way through things. Most naturally aggro NPCs don't really have stellar Personality or Speechcraft, so it's rarely an issue. You can essentially make buddies with an entire group of bandits and partake of their loot without them batting an eye.

[@quinnwasson2399]

Invoking The Inheritance Cycle AND The Cosmere?! Damn, dude, I'm already sold.

[@Michael_R_Miller]

Nice!!! If you check the books out thank you very much

[@thefly501]

Yay! Love these. If you're not bored of Morrowind challenge runs I HIGHLY recommend checking out Tamriel Rebuilt stuff.

[@goddhoward4186]

dude a book sponsorship is awesome, congratulations

[@Michael_R_Miller]

thanks haha - did you check them out?

[@yukiomishima9769]

Love that you got a sponsor! Can’t wait to listen to more of these videos while I do laundry!

[@matthaeusiacomusalexeliusp7984]

0:19 "KILLING IS DISTASTEFUL. (to me)" - John Kramer

[@shkibobedobe]

I absolutely love the work you do on the captions. I know it probably takes a lot of time but I have a hard time paying attention when I am watching anything without subtitles. Please keep doing it. Also the little jokes you put into the subtitles are great ❤

[@wojciechkowalczyk5259]

Hacker tip of the day: If a merchant refuses your offer don't just lower it. Just click several times and if it is in range of his attitude towards you he will accept it eventually. The attitude will drop drastically but just for a moment. Great video!

[@TheListener22]

Finding this channel is a blessing. Thanks for the background noise!

[@radoslavakov4693]

Seeing a sponsorship about a book of that genre is refreshing on youtube. Unfortunately I am deep into a book series already but soon as I am done with that I will be sure to have a look. What's more, I know friends that would also be interested so they are sure to have a look too.

[@Michael_R_Miller]

The books will be there when you're ready for them :) thanks for checking them out

[@Furetchen]

Really enjoy that I can hear you having more and more fun with these videos of late. It's infectious!

[@PeteRain]

These challenge videos are so comfy and high quality

[@SaKenyi]

You know what, I'm going to leave a comment just for the refreshing new type of sponsor. It's nice to get an advertisement for a book instead of the usual gamer slop sponsor, A+

[@exantiuse497]

I have played Morrowind but never got around to doing the thieves guild quests. They look like a lot of fun. The thieves guild quests in Morrowind (and oblivion as well) actually make you do thief stuff, instead of half of them making you go to a dungeon and kill enemies to fetch some item

[@leeche904]

Your commitment to not killing a single person yourself, and instead finding various creative workarounds was incredibly fun to watch. Kudos!

[@CrzzyCat]

THIS IS DESTINY!! I just sat down to animate and was sad i have nothing for background, and I get this notification!!!

[@siechamontillado]

Damn, JBN nailing it with the hero narration and all the different character voices!

[@ZergrushEddie]

Funny thing about of the House of Earthly Delights? The lantern outside the door has a very prominent red hue.

[@Marcara081]

I wanna see a playthrough where you play as smelly Orc (0 Personality) and have to avoid touching any water source, including rain, because you refuse to bathe. Could roll it into a playthrough where you have to constantly levitate over Solstheim 'cause you know, snow is frozen water. I'd also love an acrobatic playthrough where 'the floor is lava'. It's so stupid it's perfect.

[@jacobzawadzki2051]

Man I'm so happy your channel is taking off. You're genuinely hilarious plus good Morrowind content is few and far between.

[@Shushkin]

Ayyy it is good to see you again! Was hoping you'd upload. Thank you so much! Your content improves my day a lot of the time 😊

[@professorkittyhawk]

Every time I watch this I giggle at how he keeps looking back when picking a lock. Really plays up the cat aspect of playing as a khajiit, how cats will start doing something they shouldn't then make eye contact when told to stop, then keep slowly, gradually doing it despite being told to stop. Adds some comedy to an already entertaining video.

[@doctorstrangepants6706]

That was a great sponsorship ad! I'm interested in the book now!

[@Michael_R_Miller]

Excellent! Apprecaite you checking the books out :D

[@smik5304]

you're my favorite channel right now dude, always hyped to see a new upload ‼️

[@Catman_CM]

Oh snap, already getting them sponsorships! Glad to see this channel growing, keep up the hard work!

[@NmLs42]

Duuude. The sneak-leveing trick with Pemenie is sick, I never knew Blind affects the formula.

[@eric.ingram]

Really dug how you did the ad. Had to skip it because I don't like spoilers for my books. I will read it due to your creativity though... congrats on the sponsor!

[@Michael_R_Miller]

no spoilers in the ad :)

[@Michael_R_Miller]

Thank you for a great plug of the books sir!!! Keep on the up and up!

[@phillipmele8533]

17:16 One of those small details that makes Morrowind a classic. A janky, trippy classic, like In A Gadda Da Vida.

[@4L3K]

Yees, i was hoping your next video will be Morrowind. I really like these challenges with various goals. Good going, keep it up. Edit: Also, congrats on the sponsor! Get that bag my frien.

[@doodmcswood507]

If there was intervention IRL there'd probably be one for each major religon, and you could intervention hop like a real Morrowind

[@ctrltroll]

Another video to watch a thousand times ❤ thank you

[@spamaccount4393]

So glad I found your account Love all these vids, man

[@DaniilHomyak]

Man I love your Morrowind challenges! It feels so good seeing your channel grow and you getting sponsors! Best of luck to you and I’ll always be here for your content! ❤

[@bruhman5829]

Honestly props for getting a sponsor and a really cool one at that. This is the first sponsor in a while I’ve been motivated to check out

[@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714]

Vvardenfel is so currupt I have a feeling its not even considerd corruption. Like russijan imperial state officers not getting payed because its expected that they will use their office to enrich themselves.

[@CaptainOfDoom]

I never got to do the Bal Molagmer stuff on my playthrough because of Jim's vacations :x good to know I didn't miss out on *too* much stuff!

[@Lyssa_Snowcloak]

yeehaw here for my JBN algorithm donation and enjoyable watch. Thank you!

[@TheOddybody]

oooo can't wait to watch this tonight. love the style you make this in BG noise, its great content.

[@Ozan-qr7hu]

Super slick ad my dude. Congratulations.

[@HappyBell92]

Damn man. In 4 months you have gone from around 5k views per video to 42k views in 12 hours, way to go!

[@invictus_1245]

What a great time for you to get a sponser im almost out of reading material. Definitely going to check it put and great video as always the ad read sold me on the book.

[@Michael_R_Miller]

That's fantastic! Thanks so much - hope you enjoy the stories

[@РоманЖолобов-п4ф]

Dude, I really love how you got to show your personality, humor and character more in this video. Really good stuff, my guy!

[@liastaob]

Nice sponsor! I'll check that out, have a couple of long flights coming up and I needed something to read. Maaaaaybe I'll even get an antiquated paper copy...

[@Michael_R_Miller]

Thanks so much! Hope the books make the flight go smoothly!

[@liastaob]

@@Michael_R_Miller Hahah, you're welcome; I ended up getting the kindle version 'cause I hate my eyes apparently. I enjoyed Eragon and have loved a bunch of Brandon Sanderson stuff. I even read the Dragon Riders of Pern way back in the day...

[@Michael_R_Miller]

@@liastaob Given all of that, I think you're going to get on well with Songs of Chaos :)

[@CobiahMarrinerCove]

Congrats on the sponsor, the Eragon books were half my childhood, im absolutely checking SoC out

[@Michael_R_Miller]

Thank you!!! Really apprecaite it and I hope you enjoy them

[@prophecyking3448]

Dark Brotherhood assassins as always fail to disappoint. The bit where you were walking on the East Coast nearly dead, want to take a short rest gave me a good chuckle, then during the fight with the brothers "I CAN USE YOU" bit, perfect timing

[@minordamage45]

great video and also great sponsoring, I actually enjoyed watching that ad haha

[@Michael_R_Miller]

He did a great job!!

[@Duskstone89]

You're quickly going to the top of my favorite Elder Scrolls youtubers. I hope you find making this content enjoyable, because I look forward to more of it Hoping to see some of the other Elder Scrolls games as well in the future

[@RuneTheRobot]

You are fast becoming one of my favourite challenge runners across any games, you do a fantastic job and I'm glad I found your channel.

[@DamnDaimen]

15:03 From what I recall, on console, if you drop too many items in the same cell, they create an "Overflow Loot Bag". All items dropped in that cell with then go into the bag. Really convenient storage.

[@saintpoli6800]

Probably some of my favorite videos, I could listen to him play solitaire

[@Jon-cw8bb]

Dude the Sjoring segment had me laughing so hard. The way you had to enlist literally everyone and extra citizens was hilarious. Hes so fast!

[@Dracas42]

9:11 I love the little easter eggs you hide in the closed captions.

[@ArchonZach]

Love seeing the songs of chaos sponsorship. I love those books!

[@Michael_R_Miller]

Amazing! Thanks for dropping a recc in the comments :) and thanks for reading!

[@Plachno85]

Dude I was just looking at your channel whispering soon, and five mins later, boom, new video. You rock ❤

[@Gorvinhagen]

0:13 me heading to my PC after getting the Just Background Noise notification

[@kingdavey90]

Ain't no half-steppin'!

[@qprs]

It makes me so happy to see you taking off. Absolutely deserved (and congrats!)

[@joedewitt3340]

I really enjoy this channel, the way he thinks about and then executes these playthroughs make me feel like I'm a complete novice even though I've played these games since childhood.

[@tim.dedopulos]

Many congratulations, JBN. Stellar work!

[@JohnTooter]

Hey I would just like to say how happy I am I stumbled upon this KZbin channel. Good vibes great work on everything you’ve done.

[@MehrunesMike]

30:28 the Morrowind leveling experience. Great video.

[@Garsemor]

Another fun challenge to vibe too. So glad I found your videos dude. Side note, I'm kind of wondering if you'll ever try beating the game with only self-made enchantements, cause out of all the skills enchantement, it's probably the one that has the most variaty but also most limitations as far as what you can do with it.

[@imperium305]

Thanks for uploading these with captions!

[@rowmacnezumi8953]

I think this is the first time I've seen a youtube video get sponsored by a book series. Perhaps there is hope.

[@Michael_R_Miller]

Are you intrigued?

[@ian3737]

“Well show me the pictures damnit” you got me dude! 😂 Love your stuff

[@Graknorke]

I remember the Skeleton Key being an artifact you get from a Daedra quest in Daggerfall, so it was already a thing.

[@archyzz]

I'm loving all the MW content, I've never had the want to play MW this way myself (several normal playthroughs, though) so it's really nice to be able to live vicariously through you when it comes to these weird/silly/stupid playthroughs

[@ConnorRunda]

Just Background Noise? More like Just Popular Noise. Hope you enjoy getting big cuz this channels blastin off. Excellent content, and great humour. Thanks man.

[@notgonnahappen-iy4rq]

I just want to join the people expressing their appreciation and gratitude ! your work scratches a specific itch for many of us, I think, i hope you keep doing videos like these as long as you're not bored of making stuff about morrowind thanks for doing what you do

[@ThatBowlOfSalad]

KILLING IS DISTASTEFUL. Okay Jon “Just Background Noise” Kramer.

[@seeinred]

This is going to be a blast. Funny enough, but the only time i was involved in this questline was my first ever Morrowind play-through. So seeing this pink panther is weirdly nostalgic.

[@DS-MartianManhunter]

19:00 U just put it back, liike nty. LOL 21:45 'Oh good, they fit' lol u have a good sense of humor

[@brazni]

congratulations on the sponsor! I think i'll probably check the book out, it sounds interesting.

[@Michael_R_Miller]

Thank you so much! Hope you enjoy it :D

[@KittysDawn]

Bro. I have never seen a more slick transition in to an ad. That took me by surprise.

[@willsith9762]

Lol i love the Saw reference at the end. Jigsaw is so utterly convinced how moral he is, it makes no sense. Also this is maybe the first time I've seen someone sponsored by a book, so that's pretty cool

[@theuselessknight6021]

Love the Thieves Guild in Morrowind, it's cool that it conflicts with the Fighters Guild so it's not very easy to do both at the same time. Also, the Bal Molagmer questline is awesome - you really do feel like a comic book character and get absolutely zero reward for doing any or all of the quests (I guess the gloves are nice), which is very true to the nature of the organization.

[@alexisking3579]

Man I haven’t heard anything about Eragon since I was a kid, but great video in all

[@ryanwebb1552]

I just finished book 3 of Songs of Chaos recently, such a good seties so far

[@Michael_R_Miller]

oh sweet - thank you so so much for reading :D

[@Beespank]

You’ve officially graduated to sleep playlist status for me, my guy. thanks a lot for the chill, yet hilarious vibes 👏😎