#SPOILERS: Quests of Oblivion, Again

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wary hemlock
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In the spirit of Oblivion's remaster, we figured we should focus on one of its most common praises: its memorable quests! Painted trolls, murder mysteries, and a very paranoid Bosmer are features of a few fan favorites. What is your favorite quest in Oblivion, and why?

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<@&1011584455019872266> new QOTW is up, give us your favs! Doesn't matter if you're a new player, returning player, or aren't even playing it right now

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Hell, some of us never stopped. Some of us probably even know about quests without even playing them, I'm sure, the game's been out a while

tribal python
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Whodunit is the obvious pick

wary hemlock
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Yeah I figured I had to mention that one in the intro just to get it out of the way ngl

violet isle
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I kinda like Vaermina's quest. Haven't done it in the Remaster yet, but the original had some really cool environments that I'm looking forward to

abstract sundial
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The Bruma Mages Guild endorsement quest. There's something really neat about a quest with mages doing dumb pranks, it makes the guild hall there feel weirdly homely

tribal python
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I like the purification quest (the one where you clear out the cheydinhal sanctuary ykyk

wary hemlock
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Whodunit is a lot of fun. Murder mysteries are cheating tho

tribal python
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True but also it’s a technically impressive quest

wary hemlock
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||Especially when you're the one doing it >:)||

wary hemlock
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And is so open

tribal python
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Cuz depending on who dies in what order there’s a whole lot of different lines

wary hemlock
thorny viper
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When you're drugged up in the fighters guild quest and it's revealed you're killing villagers instead of goblins.

solar thicket
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Corruption and Conscience.

For me it is the essence of what a side quest should be, not high stakes but a very important look into the types of things that happen in the quiet domestic scenes of Tamriel.

It, and the Imperial City quest, highlight that the guards arent your friends and that though they uphold the law, some of them take it to corrupt extremes and dangerous impositions of their own will onto the common folk.

Intimidation, wrongful arrest, madeup charges and fines.

What you're tasked with doing is ending problems with systems that will be perpetuated later down the line.

And in my opinion its in these quests where the cracks of the empire first form.

Every empire dies at home.

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Plus I think its a great look at what the regular folk have to deal with in their day to day lives, they cant just easily kill their problems away like we can, they have to enlist us.

Theres no major funny moments or world shattering relevations or grand reward, its just a quest about the little people and those who would seek to exploit them.

wary hemlock
ashen dove
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Ive only played the first mission and halfway of the first oblivion gate so ill say the first mission. Its got everything youd want, prophecy, nuance, action and tragedy 🫡

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Of the original, not the remaster

cedar elk
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Oops why ping 💀

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Sorry

wary hemlock
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Nah you good

carmine ginkgo
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I suppose the one where a wizard turned an entire village of people invisible - stumbling upon that in a wild without spoilers was pretty fun.

tribal python
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HUH

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I didnt know about that lol

craggy star
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There are several of mine.

But Sheo's Daedric Quest opening line pretty much sums it up if you do it after you have finished the Shivering Isles (this also ties nicely to the previous Arcaneum Post).

"Praying to yourself, my Lord? That's not a good sign. Or perhaps it is. Prince of Madness, and all that."

craggy star
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One that I find tragic is the Quest to kill Udyrfrykte mother. It hits different when you play it after finishing Bloodmoon's Thirsk Questline

livid plume
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I like how some of them take advantage of the disposition mechanic, and others are very creative with what they accomplish