I started Morrowind as a Vampire

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  • Опубліковано 22 гру 2024

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  • @SnootchieBootchies27
    @SnootchieBootchies27 9 місяців тому +2023

    Everyday NPC in Morrowind; "Die foul beast!"
    Actual vampire hunter in Skyrim;
    "You should consider getting that checked out"

    • @sumpwa
      @sumpwa 8 місяців тому +226

      Most cowardly Morrowind commoner, most brave Skyrim "vampire hunter."

    • @yunusakm
      @yunusakm 8 місяців тому +67

      The vampire hunter from oblivion killed two men without hesitation

    • @nicholassmirz6041
      @nicholassmirz6041 8 місяців тому +142

      Skyrim suffered from....alot of neglect...you walk around in broad daylight and everyone is like "ooooh so weird looking"

    • @Ryu1ify
      @Ryu1ify 8 місяців тому +63

      @nicholassmirz6041 Without Dawnguard on, you would at least be attacked sometimes if you made it to max stage hunger

    • @dillonmoore9810
      @dillonmoore9810 6 місяців тому +26

      ​@@Ryu1ify
      Oh my god, you just reminded me of how annoying vampirism was without DLC. Then again it's my fault for not only playing through (and trophy collecting) the broken PS3 port but also the non-"Legendary" edition lmao.

  • @djdexcat
    @djdexcat 9 місяців тому +4710

    What I've heard, lorewise, is that early-stage vampirism is _so_ easy to cure that turning into a full-blown Vampire could _only_ mean you did so deliberately, and thus are very blatantly up to no good. Hence the less-than-zero vampire sympathy.

    • @reid4625
      @reid4625 9 місяців тому

      that's the explanation given in Vampires of Vvardenfell Volume 1 I think
      of course, it's a highly ignorant one, there are children who are born to vampires, or the possibility of being forcibly turned (think a Molag Bal cult kidnapping people, infecting them, and then denying them the cure until they turn)

    • @darthgorthaur258
      @darthgorthaur258 9 місяців тому +360

      Yeah you have like 3 days to get it "cured" so if ypu choice not to then people bound to get abit pissed 😂😂😂. I'm wondering if wearing a full helm will stop them from noticing in this game ?

    • @SweaterVestBrigade
      @SweaterVestBrigade 9 місяців тому +901

      3 days isn’t shit though. If you’re out in the middle of nowhere it might take you 3 days just to get back

    • @socuciusergalla3241
      @socuciusergalla3241 9 місяців тому +759

      dunmer are pretty big on ancestry as well, become a vampire and you cant die anymore therefore you cant be part of religious stuff or become another soul in the ghostfence, its a massive disgrace to their culture to have vampirism

    • @21anikm
      @21anikm 9 місяців тому +84

      It doesn't. There are dialogue lines that suggest it would, but it does not work.

  • @Boredom_Incarnate
    @Boredom_Incarnate 9 місяців тому +2161

    41:30 buddy if "beating the worm" gives hand-to-hand experience I didn't need to waste 7 years earning my black belt.

  • @Sluxslol
    @Sluxslol 4 місяці тому +156

    "so yeah, the world was saved by a vampire on a murderous rampage who just happened to kill Dagoth Ur too."

  • @Vopyr
    @Vopyr 4 місяці тому +170

    For me, the vampirism in Morrowind is the best representation of vampirism in TES, because in Morrowind you FEEL that you're a cursed monster, you FEEL that being a vampire is suffering and pain, you're not an undead superhero, you're a bloodthirsty abomination.

    • @SwitchFlipMan
      @SwitchFlipMan 2 місяці тому +3

      Oblivion is pretty similar

    • @PaleGhost69
      @PaleGhost69 2 місяці тому +2

      Tbf, the acrobatics boost makes you feel like a superhero.

    • @Vopyr
      @Vopyr 2 місяці тому +14

      @@PaleGhost69, Well, Morrowind isn't such a hard game in general, and if you know what to do, you can turn any character into a terminator.

    • @PaleGhost69
      @PaleGhost69 2 місяці тому +12

      @Vopyr becoming a stealth vampire with 100 acrobatics is what gave me the idea to perfect Icarian Flight so I could bounce around Vardenfel like a coked up magical kangaroo.

  • @juter1122
    @juter1122 9 місяців тому +496

    The emperor was drunk assigning this guy to the Morrowind spy cell

    • @myopiniongoodyouropinionbad
      @myopiniongoodyouropinionbad 8 місяців тому +42

      Nobody talks about Uriel VIIs secret drinking problem.

    • @One9999-rf6rq
      @One9999-rf6rq 6 місяців тому +18

      @@myopiniongoodyouropinionbadis that why the “one from my dreams” looks like a nightmare

    • @michaelrosenstock9187
      @michaelrosenstock9187 4 місяці тому +7

      The emperor to his Royal vazir zigzag after drinking skooma and snorting moondust , you know what will be funny ?! I've seen so in my dreams I tell you! Lets send a VAMPIRE to save theses damn digger elves!(Dark elves)
      Zigzag tripping on some shivering isles mushrooms:
      Yes !!! Lets do that ill send an order right away ! While staring into his sixth elder scroll that evening
      Btw my lord of party check this out (showing him an elder scroll that tells the story of tes 6)
      Emperor: by the nine !

  • @SkyBlueFox1
    @SkyBlueFox1 9 місяців тому +665

    I'm sure someone else has already mentioned it in the comments, but while Arena didn't have Vampirism, Daggerfall did, and it's exactly what you'd expect out of that game: kind of cool, kind of weird, kind of jank as hell.
    See, the whole 'vampire clan' thing was Daggerfall's primary vampire draw. There were, like, nine bloodlines in Daggerfall, with each little region of the map being dedicated to one of those clans. The clans essentially functioned as another form of "guild", and they had their whole little batch of quests you could undertake.
    Vampires in DG came with the usual slate of stat boosts, skill boosts, some spells and immunities, and each clan also had a unique bonus, similar to MW. Unfortunately, Daggerfall's clan bonuses were mostly just extra spells (one clan even gave you a Free Action spell, even though vampires can't get paralyzed in the first place!).
    And on top of that, they had the requisite vulnerability to sunlight/holy areas, so you'd take 12 damage every 20 real-life seconds if you were standing outside during the day, in a temple, or in a Fighters Guild in Hammerfell. I believe the fast-travel system accounted for this, at least? But it's still inconvenient, to say the least.
    Even more troublesome is the fact that, when you become a vampire, you quite literally "die" and get revived. Were you a high-ranking master of the Fighters Guild? Were you in the middle of a quest for the Dark Brotherhood? Too bad! Vampirism resets your reputation and revokes all your guild memberships (because they thought you died, remember?), and if that means you were kicked out of a one-time-only guild... well, uh, too bad again!
    Basically, vampirism sounds cool and is kinda interesting, but much like in the rest of the series, it's more of a novelty than anything.
    Daggerfall's Lycanthropy is even less fleshed-out -- no clans, no unique were-quests -- but ironically it was arguably more practical. Being a were-creature didn't reset your reputation, the stat/skill boosts applied to human form as well, and if you did Hircine's quest, the ring basically nullified all the disadvantages (no need to kill innocents, no involuntary transformations).

    • @qwesx
      @qwesx 9 місяців тому +105

      You're right, Daggerfall's fast travel system will make vampires take twice the normal travel time, prevent initiating fast-travel during the day and will make vampires arrive at nightfall when traveling cautiously (instead of in the morning). It's a bad idea for low-level vampires to travel recklessly as well, since you could arrive at your destination at high noon.
      I feel it's still kind of cool from a role-playing perspective - just get it early on and don't get cured...
      Lycanthropy is properly busted though. Everything you do as a werewolf/-boar is treated as a separate entity (crimes you commit as a werecreature are not reflected on your character) and Illiac Bay citizens apparently do not grasp the concept of object permanence, so even if you transform into or back from a werecreature right before their eyes they don't realize it's you. And, as you mentioned, with Hircine's Ring your get all of the advantages with none of the disadvantages.
      If you think Daggerfall is too hard then just become a werewolf or wereboar.

    • @ExplosiveLasers
      @ExplosiveLasers 9 місяців тому +57

      I did a playthrough as a vampire in Daggerfall, and it added a lot of fun elements to the game different from the norm. It's very powerful and adds unique challenges to get around (for example, I made a strong health shield spell to get around during the day PURELY so that I could visit the bank, since banks have daylight business hours).
      The clans vary heavily in how outrageous they are. I was a Haarvenu clan vampire from Anticlere, which means my clan spells were Ice Storm and Wildfire. Since they're AoE damaging spells and you cast clan spells for half their normal magicka cost, I could cast them on the ground in front of me and my spell absorption would replenish my magicka more than the cost of the spell. It made for an absolutely ludicrous battlemage build. Infinite, powerful destruction spells.
      The big benefit to vampires over lycanthropes, in my opinion, is that vampires can sate their bloodlust by killing any living creature (including animals and non-undead dungeon enemies), whereas lycanthropes HAVE to kill innocents (like guards or civilians). The penalty for not doing it is also less of a problem for vampires. Ignoring the morality, it's just a bit more annoying to deal with. Additionally, lycanthropes can't loot or anything while they're transformed, which is annoying while dungeon crawling.

    • @RamadaArtist
      @RamadaArtist 9 місяців тому +20

      I love that the werewolf treatment has stayed pretty consistent throughout the series. Always seems like it's going to be a huge goddamn chore, but you can pretty much also always just get Hircine's Ring instead and then negate all of the drawbacks!

    • @vonkarolinas
      @vonkarolinas 9 місяців тому +10

      Sooo, I used to think Vampires in Daggerfall were unfinished. They had all the aforementioned stuff, except for quests. It was basically, you're a Vampire now. Then I read this, "and they had their whole little batch of quests you could undertake." Have I missed something all these years? Where are these quests hidden?

    • @DIEGhostfish
      @DIEGhostfish 9 місяців тому +4

      A werewolf or boar with the ring is basically playing on easy mode.

  • @phillipmele8533
    @phillipmele8533 9 місяців тому +337

    With sufficient restore health going at one time, you can actually wield Keening and Sunder without dying, as I found during my first run where I made some p o t e n t brews. You can out-heal the damage from these Dwemer artifacts because Kagrenac was canonically a *little bitch.*

    • @jerichooblivion5406
      @jerichooblivion5406 9 місяців тому +146

      A snow elf wrote this

    • @syrelian
      @syrelian 9 місяців тому +55

      They also deal in Fire and Shock damage, so you can just... Resist them, Magic Res, Fire Res, Shock Res, not being a puny Altmer

    • @krizalllid
      @krizalllid 9 місяців тому +21

      Isn't it a speedrun strat to rapidly equip/unequip the weapon to not take as much damage? Although that'd make things too easy I guess.

    • @dinkules
      @dinkules 9 місяців тому +6

      @@krizalllid and also to fly I thought

  • @Lovyxia
    @Lovyxia 9 місяців тому +405

    Mages guild letting you join but not offering their services sure is something lol

    • @somebody-anonymous
      @somebody-anonymous 9 місяців тому +123

      You are on the council, but we do not grant you the rank of master

    • @kobold7466
      @kobold7466 6 місяців тому +51

      "letting you join" aka "our vampire test subject"

    • @justskip4595
      @justskip4595 5 місяців тому +25

      Insurance company "Sure we'll take your money." but declining their services.

    • @molassesman4066
      @molassesman4066 Місяць тому +3

      8 months late but i say its more like "we grant you the rank of master, but your not allowed on the planet courasaunt, _ever_
      ​@somebody-anonymous

  • @HeckyReckyOfficial
    @HeckyReckyOfficial 9 місяців тому +256

    That was a big brain move to deliberately tank your personality AND THEN drink from the bitter cup

    • @joshrodriguez2711
      @joshrodriguez2711 2 місяці тому +7

      Bro made so many big brain moves he kn8ws his stuff

  • @dishonestswit869
    @dishonestswit869 9 місяців тому +931

    Vampirism in Morrowind is pretty fun. But i wish there was an illusion spell you unlock after finishing one of the clan's questlines where it masks your vampirism for a limited time so you can actually talk to people without them vilifying you. (basically the Mortal Mask ability from the Better Vampires mod in Skyrim)

    • @JustBackgroundNoise
      @JustBackgroundNoise  9 місяців тому +345

      There's a mod that adds a Vampire Glamour spell that does exactly that. Once per day for 60 seconds, people don't recognize that you're a vampire.

    • @interdimensionalcommunicat9750
      @interdimensionalcommunicat9750 9 місяців тому +39

      Tamriel Rebuilt has an artifact that does that called Namira's Shroud.

    • @lorecow88
      @lorecow88 9 місяців тому +129

      I'm pretty sure House Telvanni was meant as a vampire-friendly faction, but there's some sort of greeting topic bug that breaks the questline. A simple fix would've made vampirism significantly more playable.

    • @franzosisch5965
      @franzosisch5965 9 місяців тому +112

      @@lorecow88 Telvanni are the type of people to be like "I wonder what being a vampire is like?" and actually try it.

    • @CLOCKWORKWARMACHINE
      @CLOCKWORKWARMACHINE 9 місяців тому +60

      ​@@franzosisch5965 or find out you're a vampire and be like meh who cares? I'm also immortal n didn't have to be touched by some dirty diseased dude hiding in a tomb

  • @iusemyrealnamebefore
    @iusemyrealnamebefore 9 місяців тому +40

    1:17 Daggerfall have, and its fucking powerfull, in daggerfall when you infected by vampire, you will not die but after quite while the game over screen pops up and you will respawn in a random crypt. The vampires also have some factions on it depending on where did you get vamprism which make the thing more interesting. The advantages are based on your faction, so you will get different buff with different faction, they will also give you a quest and you will mostly travel at night because during the day you cant rest. Also you cant fast travel during the day so you have to make sure you always on night. Also since you die during the process all your reputation in different region will start from zero. So yeah pretty cool

    • @HappyBeezerStudios
      @HappyBeezerStudios 5 місяців тому +5

      Everyone goes on about how much better Morrowind is, but Daggerfall is a completely different beast. Think going from Oblivion to Morrowind, and then further.

    • @ssjjshawn
      @ssjjshawn 3 місяці тому +2

      ​@@HappyBeezerStudiosDaggerfall Unity even has Mods
      You could combine Morrowwind, Oblivion and Skyrim, with all DLCs and even the most popular mods, and still end up with less to do than in Daggerfall.
      Also doing that would probably also give you a comparable amount of bugs

  • @richskov5040
    @richskov5040 9 місяців тому +85

    0:24 "FOULD BEAST!! AWAY WITH YOUU!!!!
    0:26 "understanding nod"

  • @Wiilyke2
    @Wiilyke2 9 місяців тому +162

    Equipping that Clovian Hat was IMPERATIVE

  • @AaronCorr
    @AaronCorr 9 місяців тому +97

    *loud typing* "Oh noooo... I'm cursed..."
    that one got me good

    • @myopiniongoodyouropinionbad
      @myopiniongoodyouropinionbad 8 місяців тому +3

      Me whenever I use the terminal on Linux

    • @Ryu1ify
      @Ryu1ify 4 місяці тому +2

      ​@@myopiniongoodyouropinionbad You need a Torvaldian amulet to resist that effect. It looks like ASCII art because only chumps have actual graphics.

  • @sqidicarus652
    @sqidicarus652 9 місяців тому +242

    I’ve been trying to beat Morrowind as a werewolf, but I’m having trouble getting to level 3 because I’ve been clawing things to death instead of actually doing things. It’s fun running around at mach speeds though.

    • @syrelian
      @syrelian 9 місяців тому +25

      Did you pick Athletics/Acrobatics in your Major/Minors? Just run and jump a bunch

  • @random12345457
    @random12345457 4 місяці тому +16

    I assumed the subtitles were auto generated, until after 40minutes the 'beat the worm' comment came with a subtitled troll face and I had to pause and sit here to just.. contemplate all the effort that's gone into this vid. I'm a new viewer to this channel and now a fan.

  • @loganweekly-wilson9511
    @loganweekly-wilson9511 9 місяців тому +119

    Hands down my favorite channel. After years of watching every possible version of “Can I beat Skyrim…” and “Can I beat Oblivion…” it’s about time someone showed Morrowind some love! Extremely entertaining content

  • @ThisUploaded
    @ThisUploaded 9 місяців тому +30

    Always fascinated when a RuneScape UA-camr blows up with a one off video about another game, and then completely pivots their channel successfully. Congrats on finding your niche, these videos are all great!

  • @Dailo_Ma
    @Dailo_Ma 9 місяців тому +400

    I was just about to go to sleep but...fuck it I guess.

  • @rileydaigle9002
    @rileydaigle9002 9 місяців тому +72

    I only found your content recently, but watching your videos is making me want to try Morrowind

    • @JustBackgroundNoise
      @JustBackgroundNoise  9 місяців тому +46

      Do it.

    • @omreee686
      @omreee686 9 місяців тому +14

      100% do it! Just be sure to read the manual first, a lot of mechanics are not explained very well in-game.

  • @Beetlebugoid
    @Beetlebugoid 9 місяців тому +105

    Literally carrying morrowind playthroughs, you freaking ROCK dude.

  • @RiddleAnim
    @RiddleAnim 9 місяців тому +87

    Kogoruhn's Propylons are all destroyed in adjacent strongholds,and the structure usually reserved for the Propylons in Kogoruhn has been cleared out to be turned into a House Dagoth shrine.

  • @mihailokovincic9399
    @mihailokovincic9399 9 місяців тому +8

    The wordplay and random tangents are my favorite part of your already joke-packed videos, it's such a pleasure to watch, truly.

  • @dr.bright3081
    @dr.bright3081 9 місяців тому +5

    I sub’d for multiple reasons.
    First, you’re playing Morrowind and I grew up playing the game and LOVED it.
    Second, the cat bit to ask everyone to sub. I get annoyed when people constantly ask for people to like and subscribe. The way you went about it was funny and great!
    And third, you mentioned Welsh when you were talking about double-W’s! I was going to comment that but heard you say it so couldn’t help but chuckle.
    Great video! I am VERY much looking forward to any and all new Morrowind vids from you (among everything else. But Morrowind has a special place in my heart).

  • @ahzrukal4603
    @ahzrukal4603 4 місяці тому +10

    13:00 After you said that I had to check how many words there are in my language, that contain two "w" and officially it's 27 but most of them aren't even words (it's stuff like "www" as in world wide web) and most of the rest is just different forms of the word "struwwelig". Realistically, it's only 3 words in my entire language, that contain two "w", being the aforementioned "struwwelig", "Warnowwerft" and "Struwwelpeter" but practically it's only two words, as "Struwwelpeter" is basically just the name Peter with another different version of "struwwelig" glued before it.
    BUT (it's a big but) there's potential for more. In German you can literally just glue words together, to create new words with extended meaning. I'll give you an example. We'll just start with the word "Schiff" (=ship), we can make "Schiffswerft" out of that (=shipyard), so far so normal but there's someone in the shipyard, who sells beans, making him the "Schiffswerftbohnenverkäufer" (=shipyard bean vendor) and these shipyard bean vendors of course need to be regulated, regarding hygiene, so they make a "Schiffswerftbohnenverkäuferhygienegesetz" (=shipyard bean vendor hygiene law). This abomination of a word I just created is 100% gramatically correct (UA-cam's spell check didn't even mark it red), 100% logical and will make sense to anyone, who speaks decent German. My point is, that if you made an effort, you could potentially create lots of words in German, that contain a "ww", potentially even multiple "ww" in the same word. Is "ww" common? No. But are there theoretically lots of words, that utilize "ww"? Yes.
    Also, here's a little bonus for the people, who actually read my mental diarrhea: The longest German compound word I could find: Grundstücksverkehrsgenehmigungszuständigkeitsübertragungsverordnung
    Before you count: It has 67 letters and I'm not translating it but it's just a law regarding the transfer of the responsibility to grant an agricultural vehicle vehicular business access to agricultural plots. It still makes 100% sense though and it's completely grammatically correct and UA-cam still does not mark it red.
    If you really really tried though, you could make words even longer than that, this is just the longest German word, that still has practical application. Have fun with this utterly useless knowledge

  • @alexbbry
    @alexbbry 9 місяців тому +24

    Extremely comfy and well-made videos, they're amazing

  • @superantiguy4347
    @superantiguy4347 9 місяців тому +38

    You know, despite the name of the channel your vidoes are actually quiet nice to actively watch

    • @DanteTorn
      @DanteTorn 9 місяців тому +8

      Agreed. It's good background noise but also good to actively watch.

  • @CabalCorporation
    @CabalCorporation 9 місяців тому +23

    Kitty subscribe intermission was a welcomed one.
    The cutting room floor fix for too dark moments (buffing contrast for night segments) worked quite well. Won't be perfect, but is perfectly serviceable.

    • @HappyBeezerStudios
      @HappyBeezerStudios 5 місяців тому

      That's the point where separate brightness, contrast and gamma sliders come in handy. With some work you can keep the black black, the white white, the mids colorful and not washed out, and yet make the dark areas much more visible.

  • @AUWRECKU
    @AUWRECKU 9 місяців тому +12

    3:37 *AH YES! the giants from skyrim have sent us a blessing!*

  • @SquidmanMalachar
    @SquidmanMalachar 9 місяців тому +220

    Much like a new summoning salt video, a new JBN playthrough is a great way to get distrated.

    • @bigdaddy9807
      @bigdaddy9807 9 місяців тому +2

      Hot take but I think summoning salt is extremely overrated. He just comes off a tad self righteous and narcissistic for my taste

    • @SquidmanMalachar
      @SquidmanMalachar 9 місяців тому +5

      @@bigdaddy9807Maybe. But i remember seeing a video where the ending 'twist' was that he is the current record holder, and he didn't even hint at it til the very tail end where it was relevant.

    • @Meowmixery
      @Meowmixery 9 місяців тому

      I dunno why but a 40-50 I can sit thru no problem :3

    • @bigdaddy9807
      @bigdaddy9807 9 місяців тому +1

      @@SquidmanMalachar to each their own. Like I said just not a fan personally

    • @emmmmmmma92
      @emmmmmmma92 9 місяців тому +3

      ​@@bigdaddy9807 it's funny because I feel exactly the opposite about him haha

  • @douglasabp
    @douglasabp 9 місяців тому +12

    damn, I love those videos, as a non-english-speaker the subtitles helps a LOT. Background noise make good videos and they DO can be used for background noise

  • @freqrosemusic2885
    @freqrosemusic2885 9 місяців тому +12

    I've just got home after a long day, and usually, when i go to bed i watch these videos because they calm me a lot. Seeing that a new one was JUST uploaded when i came home made me smile. Please keep making these!!

  • @Myzzzy
    @Myzzzy 9 місяців тому +11

    Bro, the Rama music that suddenly appeared at 33:59 had me shook for a second. Didn't think anyone remembered that adventure game's unbelievably good soundtrack. Good video as always.

    • @Zenarkii
      @Zenarkii 9 місяців тому +2

      Ah, that's what it was! Rama! I knew I knew it from somewhere!

    • @mr.d.rektorstudios
      @mr.d.rektorstudios 7 місяців тому

      Do you know specifically which song it is?

    • @Myzzzy
      @Myzzzy 7 місяців тому

      @@mr.d.rektorstudios It's the Octospider Theme. You can find the full soundtrack on UA-cam.

    • @crimsondynamo615
      @crimsondynamo615 5 місяців тому +1

      Game Dungeon memories flooded

  • @NerdHerdForLife
    @NerdHerdForLife 4 місяці тому +7

    *Looks at the stat bonuses for Vampirism*
    "Oh, so like five minutes of alchemy?"

  • @vikenemesh
    @vikenemesh 9 місяців тому +35

    "consulting the godhead" reminds me of "fungal shift" from noita 🤔

  • @AoiYukinoMisharu
    @AoiYukinoMisharu 9 місяців тому +11

    "They don't like vampires" Considering the moment your vampire showed up in Balmora he murdered like, 4/5 merchants and a guard, I THINK they have a reason. (Also loved the disrespectful shiv to Dagoth Ur's liver as you ran past him at the end)

  • @texo456
    @texo456 9 місяців тому +130

    People will probably get flak from morrowind purists, but I have always just pinned the map in the inventory menu to be perma on screen. Makes walking across the map significantly more bearable, especially since you dont have to open the inventory every 30 seconds to make sure you arent deviating. This feature, by the way, is in the BASE GAME. I never see anybody use it, but it really makes traveling by foot easier mentally

    • @buildinasentry1046
      @buildinasentry1046 9 місяців тому +10

      Holy shit you just blew my mind

    • @texo456
      @texo456 9 місяців тому +14

      @buildinasentry1046 Right???? I was about 50 hours into my first playthrough and wondered, "why does this part of the tab have a little divot?" It wasnt for ANOTHER 50 that I actually put it together in my head, once I firgured out that resizing the inventory menus is also a thing. I know I'm not the ONLY person to discover this stuff, certainly not. But it felt damn good to discover them without help🤣

    • @boiledelephant
      @boiledelephant 9 місяців тому +9

      I'm ashamed of young me for spending a decade not discovering this.

    • @DM-ld2ps
      @DM-ld2ps 9 місяців тому +7

      I've been playing morrowind for 15 years and you just taught me something.

    • @kvltizt
      @kvltizt 8 місяців тому +11

      the UIs in Oblivion and Skyrim were such a let down compared to Morrowind

  • @pommy5014
    @pommy5014 9 місяців тому +3

    JBN content we love to see it. Quality as per! On another note, have you thought of doing a run with the tamriel rebuilt mod? Think that would slap.

    • @JustBackgroundNoise
      @JustBackgroundNoise  9 місяців тому +2

      Thank you so much. I've considered doing some stuff with Tamriel Rebuilt, but it's just such a large mod, I'm not sure where I'd start.

    • @karlk5801
      @karlk5801 9 місяців тому

      @@JustBackgroundNoise After spending 24 hours with the mod it seems like the only unique city is Necrom, so maybe there are just a few points of interest to show off?

  • @draexian530
    @draexian530 9 місяців тому +3

    Your voice work is crisp. Really tight, clear delivery of some very strange words. Thanks for that, it makes your videos very calming.

  • @ArexuRj
    @ArexuRj 9 місяців тому +9

    please never stop with the morrowind content Its such a comfort content ❤️

  • @KosmonautKong
    @KosmonautKong 9 місяців тому +8

    Just shows how difficult it is to play a vampire. Even with a good idea of what you're doing, and even focusing on the main quest, you're still harvesting NPCs for non-respawning loot.
    Also, Kogoruhn has the building for propylons, it just doesn't have any of the teleporter structures. The Temple of Fey is its hallowed-out propylon chamber.

  • @1thevm1
    @1thevm1 9 місяців тому +10

    Vampirism exists in Daggerfall, and it's pretty busted, not as much as Lycanthropy though. Also the way it's treated is quite unique - you get a creepy dream in animated cutscene form until you literally die when you first transform. You lose all reputation and get expelled from every guild (because... duh, you're dead bozo), and wake up in a random crypt where you got buried with your possessions. Welcome to the world of unliving.

  • @ericmollison2760
    @ericmollison2760 9 місяців тому +2

    appreciate the lightening of the video. A lot of youtubers seem to have no idea that dark colors tend to compress to just black and a few blobs of near black that barely contrast so every time its dark even if you brighten your screen its about as easy to make sense of as an impressionist painting

  • @tim.dedopulos
    @tim.dedopulos 9 місяців тому +7

    The tweaked contrast is perfect, JBN. Thank you.

  • @Vicstier
    @Vicstier 9 місяців тому +9

    As always, a quality video from one of my favorite creators. I’m liking your style my guy.

  • @heartbeat4atinman
    @heartbeat4atinman 9 місяців тому +12

    43:49 I think in this context, "Dagoth Ur" might refer to the place, not the person, so it's not really third-person.

  • @stretch2796
    @stretch2796 9 місяців тому +2

    3:40, gotta love you calmly collecting the scrolls from Tarhiel before the man has finished his death scream.

  • @jwb_666
    @jwb_666 9 місяців тому +139

    Ok here's a criticism for Morrowind's vampirism, I'd say that being the wolf in sheep's clothing is the most compelling part of the whole vampire trope

    • @ghost-user559
      @ghost-user559 7 місяців тому +26

      But I like that they make you work for it instead. Like the ultimate vampire would learn charm and master their personality and therefore would have no problem talking to people with 100 disposition. But it assumes normal people are not automatically as suave as Dracula, and I think that’s more realistic. Like the normal person is the norm and they don’t handle the transition well nor are they hundreds of years into the transformation and fully able to capitalize on the benefits.

    • @jwb_666
      @jwb_666 4 місяці тому +11

      ​@@ghost-user559 No that obviously makes sense with speechcraft & relatives. I was mostly referring to everyone immediately knowing you're a vampire

    • @Roguchii
      @Roguchii 3 місяці тому

      So glad I just found your channel yesterday! You're editing and narration style is great. And Morrowind was my first PC game as a kid. These VIDS have been so much fun to watch.

    • @John-q7c5u
      @John-q7c5u Місяць тому

      yeah, you like easy games. we get it.

  • @rerere1569
    @rerere1569 9 місяців тому +2

    So happy for you to find your niche! I was a subscriber since rs3/osrs content and really glad you made it into this, love Morrowind

  • @Techhunter_Talon
    @Techhunter_Talon 9 місяців тому +25

    14:00 To be honest, Morrowind's fast traveling being all in universe is something that I love. Even though it's a game that I can't really get into because subsequent entries in the series improving on other aspects established by earlier entries.

    • @ghost-user559
      @ghost-user559 7 місяців тому

      If you mod it and learn to love the turn based dice roll deal, it definitely holds up with a full overhaul mod list and the new engine of OpenMW. You get fancy shaders and fov and everything. Mine basically looks like Oblivion/Skyrim, but with Morrowinds mechanics. Feels like a modern AAA with a more indie art style

  • @ZebraOnYourNose
    @ZebraOnYourNose 8 місяців тому +2

    "The worst she can say is no"
    Her: 0:24

  • @spoi525
    @spoi525 9 місяців тому +5

    Wowza I was gonna ask what mods you were using but you included that in the description, radical, thanks for answering my question prior to asking it

    • @karlk5801
      @karlk5801 9 місяців тому

      Beware, if you try out OpenMW/I Heart Vanilla you lose access to a lot of quality of life mods made with Morrowind Code Patch and MWSE. I am particularly missing Shift-Click to take a full stack.

    • @spoi525
      @spoi525 9 місяців тому +1

      @@karlk5801thanks for the heads up!

    • @ghost-user559
      @ghost-user559 7 місяців тому

      @@spoi525Trust me though, the original engine crashes way more. It used to be a thing where you had to save every single thing you did to avoid losing progress every time it crashed. OpenMW is buttery smooth and a rock solid and brand new engine. Go for the OpenMW mod list of your choice and you will have a much better time.

  • @m0nstertearr
    @m0nstertearr 9 місяців тому +1

    Tbh I love your videos sm. I keep rewatching them or having them as literal background noise. Dont stop posting, love uu

  • @goreobsessed2308
    @goreobsessed2308 9 місяців тому +7

    I loved vampirism in daggerfall you could use spell shields to walk around in the day. You could also pick up the traits for natural light weakness and then get health regen in the dark. Was a fun build. Couldn't fast travel in the day though which was annoying

  • @macintoshplus8396
    @macintoshplus8396 9 місяців тому +1

    Man, I fell in love with your content, so happy, good commentary, good editing, fast pace

  • @Deneb626
    @Deneb626 9 місяців тому +28

    I have exactly one experience playing a vampire in Morrowind. Little kid me not knowing what it was because it had a fancy name, resting outside, and exploding from accumulated sun damage.
    Good times :3

    • @ghost-user559
      @ghost-user559 7 місяців тому +2

      And that exact experience led me to decide to make a daywalker who could restore health constant effect and conquer Morrowind with my unlimited powers lol

  • @turdferguson2537
    @turdferguson2537 9 місяців тому +1

    That was the absolute best "I'm Batman" I've ever heard. Hat's off to you my good man.

  • @RolandTHX
    @RolandTHX 9 місяців тому +4

    29:27 I think Kogoruhn doesn't have a propylon chamber because the Dunmer tore it down as part of trying to erase House Dagoth for its supposed betrayal after the battle of Red Mountain. Then they rewired the propylon network to skip over where Kogoruhn's used to be and left the place to fall to ruin. At least that's what makes sense to me.

  • @LibbyB
    @LibbyB 9 місяців тому +2

    Dear lord man. I absolutely love how much content for one of my favourite games you've poured out but heck! All done so quickly don't burn out! ❤

  • @ratcarpet
    @ratcarpet 9 місяців тому +3

    13:03 since it's usually used to represent an approximant (in welsh it's more often used to represent a vowel), it’s fairly rare to see the letter w written in a doubled form.
    the consonant phoneme it represents (labial-velar approximant) is not often subject to gemination (doubling) in natural languages; though a few double the character to indicate a consonant length distinction (eg /w/ ‘w’ vs /w:/ ‘ww’).
    as one example, in Luganda: if a w would be subject to a sound-shift germination rule that would otherwise turn it into ‘ww’, it instead becomes ‘ggw’.
    english does write 'ww' clusters in words like 'glowworm' or the adopted 'powwow'; but in most of these cases it's an orthographic thing rather than a distinct pronunciation.
    sorry for the tediously earnest linguistics post

  • @Khornecussion
    @Khornecussion 7 місяців тому +1

    Alright, I like this. You have been chosen. Subscribed and adding your Elder Scrolls stuff to my anxiety sleep Playlist. Thank you.

  • @cesarpereira1625
    @cesarpereira1625 9 місяців тому +6

    The cat subscribing convinced me.

    • @DanteTorn
      @DanteTorn 9 місяців тому +1

      Always nice to see the subscription requests in videos be something that is nice or part of a good joke or something like that instead of a loud clicking noise and obnoxious DING DING noise. It's ALWAYS so much louder than everything else and gives me anxiety cus it's often quietly mixed videos that have the worst disparity with it.

  • @glebgrechka1666
    @glebgrechka1666 9 місяців тому

    Thank you so much for your videos! I watch all of them twice. The reason behind that is that I'm always falling asleep when I watch it in bed after work, lol. It's super interesting, relaxing and overall comforting!

  • @kulrigalestout
    @kulrigalestout 9 місяців тому +6

    I keep hearing "Pokemon Index". Dunno what anyone is going to do with that information, but it's still an algorithm boost.

    • @VortechBand
      @VortechBand 9 місяців тому +2

      Ashlanders running around, shouting "Dremora, I choose you!"

  • @Crim0357
    @Crim0357 9 місяців тому

    I’ve rewatched this like 4 times and still love it, you’ve renewed my love for the elders scrolls games

  • @VectorKnightZX
    @VectorKnightZX 9 місяців тому +3

    I found this channel by the wonder of The Algorithm(TM). I like the dry humor.
    Comments are good for the UA-cam algorithm

  • @elbibu4298
    @elbibu4298 9 місяців тому

    Just taking a moment to say i really like those kind of videos.
    Not epileptic editing, chill and funny by moments.
    I find those very relaxing and entertaining to watch !

  • @tylermfdurden
    @tylermfdurden 9 місяців тому +22

    "and they say Morrowind doesn't have fast travel"
    Who says that? Morrowind has striders, boats, mage teleportation, propylon chambers, intervention teleportation, and Mark/Recall. And you can always jump 20 miles with scrolls they give you right at the start of the game.
    Morrowind has the absolute best fast travel, since there are a ton of options and they're all immersive in the game.

    • @karlk5801
      @karlk5801 9 місяців тому +2

      I have quit playing the game before because no matter what character I wanted to play, I felt like I had to spend all my time running between fast travel spots. Is there a mod that just lets you pick which one to arrive at?

    • @AmazingMrMe123
      @AmazingMrMe123 4 місяці тому +2

      I hard agree, I like when games make you work for Fast Travel, one of my favorite things about the first Dark Souls as opposed to later entries is how late in the game portalling between bonfires is unlocked, before that it's all shortcuts and tricks, which once you're familiar with you can navigate the world quite quickly.

  • @SofiaBobinha
    @SofiaBobinha 9 місяців тому +2

    Don't know what to say, but those videos are so good man. I'm almost sure I could heard you talk about any game.

  • @MatrixTheKitty
    @MatrixTheKitty 9 місяців тому +3

    "And I'll beat the worm for one more Hand-to-Hand level." Is that what they're calling it these days?

    • @beans3977
      @beans3977 27 днів тому

      That's what the kids are callin it nowadays

  • @Beans396
    @Beans396 9 місяців тому

    Absolutely love ur vids. I fall asleep to them, turn em back on the next day, halfway through and fall asleep again. Chefs kiss

  • @kalzonenu
    @kalzonenu 9 місяців тому +5

    The Atmosphere, the music, the voice acting, the enviroment! EVERYTHING is simply BETTER than everything thats come after! Morrowind is an easy GOC conteder if not the GOC.
    (Game of the century)

  • @TattleDelta
    @TattleDelta 9 місяців тому +2

    0:37 That's how stage 4 vampirism is in ESO, which I love. You have to use a spell called Mesmerize (which takes a while to unlock) on some quest givers, and any random citizen or shop owner before they'll do business with you.

    • @karlk5801
      @karlk5801 9 місяців тому +1

      That is great flavor. It's not there to negate the drawback, it's there because that's something we know vampires can do! Reminds me of Ian McKellen's vampire in the music video for Pet Shop Boys' "Heart".

  • @Foostini
    @Foostini 9 місяців тому +7

    Seeing you jump and slide down the hill towards the beginning makes me think about how sick a good skateboard mod would be

    • @RootVegetabIe
      @RootVegetabIe 9 місяців тому +5

      Why walk when you can grind?

  • @MicahRobinson-y3w
    @MicahRobinson-y3w 3 місяці тому +1

    unironically the best subscribe prompt I've ever seen.

  • @jeanocasio5432
    @jeanocasio5432 7 місяців тому +35

    Morrowind has aged better, visually, than Oblivion imo.

  • @ian5066
    @ian5066 9 місяців тому

    So, this is becoming my favorite UA-cam channel. I love the comprehensive understanding of the lore you have, the playstyle and longform voice overs are fantastic. Can't wait to get to the RuneScape stuff too, keep it up!

  • @dlcgamer2019
    @dlcgamer2019 9 місяців тому +6

    It's true that vampires can be frightening, but have you ever thought about the incredible friendship they can provide under the cover of darkness? Instead of hating them, why not open your mind to the possibility of building a strong and loyal bond with these captivating beings?

  • @justelliot4870
    @justelliot4870 9 місяців тому

    Gotta say i love all of your morrowind videos. Ive been on a morrowind kick myself, and a lot of these vids have made me consider completely different playstyles from what i would normally do

  • @jazzyjswift
    @jazzyjswift 9 місяців тому +4

    I'd rather you turn the contrast up, even if it is a little bit washed out, if you're doing a nighttime only run like this.

  • @sologemeni
    @sologemeni Місяць тому

    Editing is crisp, oldhead knowledge about the game, voice script is entertaining, video is concise. well done, super entertaining

  • @0NoName9
    @0NoName9 8 місяців тому +3

    Ah yes, Morrowind vampirism which made the game completely unplayable.

  • @LochMessNomster
    @LochMessNomster 9 місяців тому

    Thanks!

  • @habibprout9201
    @habibprout9201 8 місяців тому

    i have literally never played morrowwind but i always find myself watching these videos, i’m not even a bethesda fan but i’m just addicting to the old charm of this game and ur editing/comedy style

  • @TheeMrRob
    @TheeMrRob 9 місяців тому

    I absolutely love your vids, got me to download Morrowind, and I can't wait to try it! Thanks for the amazing content!

  • @annepal6088
    @annepal6088 9 місяців тому

    You're very quickly becoming one of my favourite video creators. I get excited every time I see a new video of yours.
    Please keep up the content.

  • @lankthedank6931
    @lankthedank6931 24 дні тому +1

    Daggerfall does in fact have vampirisim, it is the first game in the series to implement it. and from what I hear, it is overpowered to the point that it’s broken.
    Also, there is actually a short cutscene of the nightmares you get when becoming a vampire.
    You die after your transformation, get a game over, and then wake up in a crypt.

  • @darraghmcconville9032
    @darraghmcconville9032 9 місяців тому +1

    Been loving your Morrowind videos so much and watching them over and over lol. Such creative challenges. I wonder can you beat Morrowind as your Runescape character? Maybe that's a new crossover for the ages :D Keep it up!

  • @Skywolve1998
    @Skywolve1998 9 місяців тому +2

    "I'm here to kick ass and check out a book, and I forgot my library card" would have been a good way to make that line actually land.

  • @bugfriendz
    @bugfriendz 9 місяців тому +1

    really appreciate your subtitling, not many youtubers will bother creating captions

  • @elbruhiibnbhadi8123
    @elbruhiibnbhadi8123 9 місяців тому

    just discovered your channel and i absolutely love your videos man. your soft voice is great for sleeping lmao. not over the top screaming and shit, just "simple" morrowind gameplay. subbed

  • @orlandocelaya9658
    @orlandocelaya9658 4 місяці тому +1

    I subbed and liked at the spit part, good stuff haha

  • @3rd.Eye.Saw.Destruction
    @3rd.Eye.Saw.Destruction 8 місяців тому +2

    Vampirism in daggerfall turns you into a monster that can destroy anyone. You become immune to everything that’s annoying or dangerous and the weaknesses aren’t too disruptive. The worst thing about it is that quests are more difficult to complete due to fast travel always advancing to 8pm when you arrive whether that’s 6 hours after arrival or 23 hours. It’s slightly more annoying to interact with merchants and you will get a letter every week (iirc) to start a quest to cure your vampirism and occasionally you will encounter mercenaries that will be significantly higher level than you

  • @isabellanoble1280
    @isabellanoble1280 5 місяців тому

    One of those abominations that you mentioned lurk in Dunmer strongholds is very different than the rest, lol. I just found your Morrowind videos, and I greatly enjoy them. You've earned a new subscriber. Keep up the great work.

  • @Deedrunner
    @Deedrunner 6 місяців тому

    You, good sir, have jjst gained a new follower. Not many people can gain my interest(or keep it) on morrowwind videos, but you did. Look forward to more stuff. Time to go watch more videos from you👍

  • @doctorstrangepants6706
    @doctorstrangepants6706 9 місяців тому

    First a Tulok & Mango Elden Ring challenge run, then another Just Background Noise Morrowind challenge run video! Such a blessed day!

  • @HierophanticRose
    @HierophanticRose 7 місяців тому

    I think most ingredients can be used to make restore fatigue potions because most ingredients are some form of 'food', and the theme around restore fatigue effect seems to be food related.
    Great video by the way, this is the type of Morrowind content I have been seeking and hitting myself for not finding this channel sooner.

  • @Sphendrana
    @Sphendrana 5 місяців тому

    Second video of yours I'm watching, here's my immediate feedback about the brightness tweaks: I tend to watch at night with my brightness low (flashes insomniac sleep club card) and usually darker environments look pretty awful. This is honestly the best I've seen in terms of adjustments to compensate for YT compression. Didn't have to bump my brightness up to see anything, thus avoiding night time eye burn! (this would have almost zero affect on my TV though)

  • @warmetalpacifist
    @warmetalpacifist 9 місяців тому

    Thank you for becoming one of my favourite channels out there!