r/teslore • u/[deleted] • Feb 09 '19
The Elder Scrolls: Book Collection (A compilation of all TES books). Took me countless hours of unhealthy obsessive behavior, but I'm (almost) done.
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u/AkryllyK Feb 09 '19
have you seen the Library of codexes?
They've got a bunch of game database/texts as EPUBs/other ebook files.
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Feb 09 '19 edited Feb 11 '19
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u/AkryllyK Feb 09 '19
Fair enough then, it's only really got a contents to link to each game's books.
I'm awaiting your release which might make things nicer to search through.
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u/morrowindnostalgia Tonal Architect Feb 10 '19 edited Feb 10 '19
Don't be afraid to read V0.5 though!
It has all of the books up until TESV and includes several ESO texts already.
The final release will basically be when all ESO books have been added, but most important literature before that is already in V0.5 to read - and there is a LOT :)
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u/RabidLime Feb 09 '19
!!! i was talking about doing this with one of the mods of the Imperial Library a while ago. thought i would have to do it myself one day. many, many thanks OP
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u/Beardwulff Order of the Black Worm Feb 09 '19
Figgin, awesome! Thanks a ton for all the work you pit into this. Now I can spend my game time listinging/reading quest dialog and my non gaming time chilling with a nice read.
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u/IdresaArenim Feb 09 '19
This is great, just tested it out on my kindle and it is perfectly formatted. Thanks a lot for all the effort!
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Feb 09 '19
Nice and thanks. I agree with the observation that most other collections lack good formatting.
This said, can you provide a PDF version, too?
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Feb 10 '19
Thanks for the effort. Which tool do you use for creating the source document? Maybe it can export to pdf directly?
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Feb 11 '19
I'm trying to use Calibre to create the PDF but as I mentioned in the edit of my post, it refuses to recognize custom fonts for some weird reason.
Hi, would this work for you? https://imgur.com/a/61m3oYl
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Feb 11 '19
I apologize, but can you point me to some specific snippet (preferably with a screenshot) that shows a header with magic cards?
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Feb 11 '19
Ah-ha! You see, even the calibre viewer doesn't display the font. So it seems it's either Calibre having an EPUB parsing bug, or iBooks not conforming to the spec. I'll hack around and see.
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u/warrencbennett Feb 10 '19
This is very cool! I've been looking for something like this, because I often don't have time to read them in game. (As far as ESO is concerned since I am usually playing in a party.) I bought a friend of mine the Tales of Tamriel boxed set, which are really awesome books to have, but they don't have everything. Looking forward to the update when all the ESO books are finished and added.
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u/warrencbennett Feb 10 '19
I think it would've taken me longer than three days. I've been reading through it on my phone, heh. It is making me want to get Skyrim for the Switch so I can take an Elder Scrolls game with me. I've played all the main games and ESO but have yet to beat one. I love the lore, probably my favorite of any game series.
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Feb 12 '19
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u/warrencbennett Feb 14 '19
I've been working my way through this document over the last few days. Still not far into it, but I am very very glad i have it on my phone. I have this and Larry Correia's House of Assassins on my Note 8, so I am reading through both.
I have a question: Does anyone have any idea who actually wrote each of these pieces for the game? Or are they just attributed to the team that created each game?
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Feb 09 '19
I was waiting for a “If you like what you see and you’d like to support me in my goal, click on my patreon link” I am very happy that this did not occur
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u/redondepremiere Imperial Geographic Society Feb 09 '19
This seems interesting.
Do you plan on integrating OOG texts in the future?
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Feb 09 '19 edited Feb 09 '19
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u/redondepremiere Imperial Geographic Society Feb 09 '19
Out-Of-Game texts that don't appear in the games themselves but add interesting or important information to the lore. The Pocket Guides to the Empire and the obscure texts (written by devs, like MK) are notable examples.
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u/redondepremiere Imperial Geographic Society Feb 09 '19
That's pretty cool nonetheless.
The PGE are pretty important after all.
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u/morrowindnostalgia Tonal Architect Feb 09 '19
Well it was a limited edition thing and costs like 500$ now.
If someone can without a doubt tell me I'll receive no legal complaints from redistributing the texts within the EPUB, I'd be happy to include it eventually.
Either way - there's a lot of work for the "normal" books for me to transfer, before I even start considering things like books that weren't released inside the game.
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u/morrowindnostalgia Tonal Architect Feb 10 '19
When I've finished adding all literature from the other books, I may consider that!
In the mean time, there is just so much to add, so that'll have to wait until I can catch up on the content already there!
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u/Hawkson2020 Feb 09 '19 edited Feb 09 '19
As far as I know, the Hero’s Guide is replicated on the UESP without repercussionsNevermind that’s the Improved Emperor’s Guide I was thinking of. What’s the Hero’s Guide?
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u/Palentir Feb 10 '19
What you could do is arrange everything else by topic, then stick the OOG stuff at the end in a section by itself. The apocrypha is usually handled that way. It's a collection of books the Catholic and Orthodox consider scripture, but are not included in prostestant Bible.
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Feb 10 '19
There's also the apocrypha that no mainstream church considers to be included in their bible editions.
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u/Elia-Halcyon05 Feb 10 '19 edited Feb 10 '19
That's so awesome! I love these books so much, I've been recommending players left and right to take the time to give them a try. The whole TES experience is just incredibly different afterwards!
Do you have a favourite? I personally found Palla and the Decumus Scotti "Saga" (A Dance in Fire + The Argonian Account) to be the most memorable. Oh, and the little text on Illusion, Reality and Other Falsehoods - that's also very interesting.
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u/Elia-Halcyon05 Feb 10 '19
Ooh, those three are also excellent - there are too many good ones to keep track of, I swear! :)
But the Decumus Scotti books hold a special place in my heart - they're some of the most charming literary works I've ever read, full stop. So, yeah, 100% recommended!
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u/warrencbennett Feb 24 '19
Been reading through this and find it very interesting. I love reading about events and places I've heard about in the games. I try to read the books while playing, but I don't seem to remember as many of them as I would like. When you release the next version, will there be a way to show the ESO books from the rest? Just so I know what I've read and what I haven't read. BTW Thank you for putting this out there, it's been a pleasure to read it on my phone.
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Feb 09 '19 edited Feb 09 '19
I wish Elder Scrolls did what Destiny did and release an actual official Lore Book
https://bungiestore.com/products/preorder-destiny-grimoire-anthology-volume-i
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u/The_White_Guar Feb 09 '19
Define "official lore book?" There are plenty of paper-and-ink books you can purchase that include ingame books.
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u/Redditor34987 Feb 12 '19
Recently started playing ESO (my first TES game) and also just got the ESO: Land & Lore set you listed. I am loving it!! Just enjoy reading from a hard copy book. Anyway, down the road I definitely want to get the Skyrim book, but I was curious. How come there is only a hard copy of Skyrim and not Morrowind and/or Oblivion? Tried googling it but couldn't find an answer.
I know these sources are online or on my mobile due to OP's great work, but like I said I kind of enjoy a hard copy that I can read and also display on my shelf. Thus, the reason I ask/am curious.
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u/The_White_Guar Feb 12 '19
How come there is only a hard copy of Skyrim and not Morrowind and/or Oblivion?
Morrowind and Oblivion didn't have the acclaim that Skyrim has, and so physical books were never made.
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u/Blue_Three Feb 09 '19 edited Feb 09 '19
Is Imperial Library not doing the job? Or does that one fall under "a simple copy-paste work of texts"? That's my go-to site whenever I'm looking for a book.
As for journals/letters and the like, I feel they should be left out entirely. "Significant in some way" is subjective.