I read all 337 books in Skyrim so you don't have to | Unraveled

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Should you read every book in Skyrim? And what are the top five books in Skyrim? Brian David Gilbert is once again put in a suit and locked in a room in order to answer those eternal questions in this episode of Unraveled.
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  • @controllerfreak78
    @controllerfreak783 жыл бұрын

    You’re completely wrong. The best book in Skyrim is the one where a little girl has a meeting with some dragons and asks them “how do you speak when your jaws and lips are clearly not designed to create human speech?“ And the dragons respond “the same way our bat like wings carry us when we’re obviously too heavy to fly”

  • @simongosimon

    @simongosimon

    3 жыл бұрын

    m a g i c k , b a b y

  • @taakotuesdays

    @taakotuesdays

    3 жыл бұрын

    according to all known laws of aviation- [I AM SHOT]

  • @matthewcampbell3155

    @matthewcampbell3155

    3 жыл бұрын

    Whats this book called?

  • @controllerfreak78

    @controllerfreak78

    3 жыл бұрын

    @i want to commit literal genocide. sadly I don't remember, it's been nearly a decade since I read it and I couldn't find it by googling it

  • @aboveaveragecat44

    @aboveaveragecat44

    3 жыл бұрын

    What about a hot lizard

  • @VicinalGuide69
    @VicinalGuide695 жыл бұрын

    Brian, I have bad news for you. The people who want to read Skyrim histories are the same people who want to watch videos about Skyrim books. In this essay I will

  • @harrylane4

    @harrylane4

    5 жыл бұрын

    thank you for coming to my ted talk

  • @CptCoco35

    @CptCoco35

    4 жыл бұрын

    IS EVERYTHING OKAY AT HOME??

  • @2345tomson

    @2345tomson

    4 жыл бұрын

    WHERE'S THE ESSAY. But really I would love to have an audio book set with all of these fully voice acted.

  • @Karkatrielle

    @Karkatrielle

    4 жыл бұрын

    You will what?!

  • @sircatfaceesq578

    @sircatfaceesq578

    4 жыл бұрын

    Where’s the essay OP?!

  • @theophrastusbombastus1359
    @theophrastusbombastus1359 Жыл бұрын

    My favourite book was the one where the guy has his men around the table for dinner, and knows one of them has betrayed him. He waits until they have all eaten before telling them all that he knows of the plot and has poisoned only the traitor's food - whilst the antidote is in either a wine vessel or dessert or some such. The guilty party immediately dives for the antidote and guzzles it down. Only then, does the man reveal that he wasn't _exactly_ sure which one betrayed him, and so he launched a trap. Turns out, the food was never poisoned, and the "antidote" was indeed the poison all along. In one fell swoop the man was able to not only identify his enemy, but deliver his punishment simultaneously. Absolute legend.

  • @luxiam9148

    @luxiam9148

    9 ай бұрын

    Damn, that's a very good one. Do you remember the name of the book?

  • @shadowshatto

    @shadowshatto

    9 ай бұрын

    A game at dinner@@luxiam9148

  • @Gumper30

    @Gumper30

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@luxiam9148 "a game at dinner." it's also a skillbook for alchemy since it teaches your character about poisoning people, lol

  • @lavabiscuits

    @lavabiscuits

    7 ай бұрын

    The alternate last supper.

  • @leonardocota4703

    @leonardocota4703

    7 ай бұрын

    A GAME AT DINNER IS GREAT

  • @MadMusic26
    @MadMusic262 жыл бұрын

    “I read every book in Skyrim!” Me: Wow, that’s impressive! “I printed it out in 5.5 font.” Me: Wow, this guy is mad!

  • @TobiasFangorIsntCis

    @TobiasFangorIsntCis

    Жыл бұрын

    💯

  • @jameshart2622

    @jameshart2622

    Жыл бұрын

    You must be new here.

  • @IstasPumaNevada

    @IstasPumaNevada

    Жыл бұрын

    There's a reason the series is called "Unraveled". :D

  • @masonweaver5455
    @masonweaver54555 жыл бұрын

    “what qualifies you to do this?” *ignores creative writing degree from Hopkins*

  • @genuineinterest

    @genuineinterest

    5 жыл бұрын

    I think reading all 337 books was probably more effort than getting a degree tbh

  • @allrad4911

    @allrad4911

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@genuineinterest Well, no.

  • @lucus6458

    @lucus6458

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@allrad4911 I think he was being sarcastic, if he wasn't though that wouldn't matter because you are right

  • @8Rincewind

    @8Rincewind

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@lucus6458 wait, you actually think a degree makes you an authority what is and isn't "good" fiction? It's all subjective. Brian's intelligence and experience means he can give a more nuanced and informed opinion, but it's still an opinion.

  • @lucus6458

    @lucus6458

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@8Rincewind I don't even know man, someone here is right but it's probably not me

  • @Masomqwwq
    @Masomqwwq4 жыл бұрын

    "It's time for the number one book" Me: "it's the lusty a..." "It's NOT the lusty argonian maid" Got me

  • @yt_krg

    @yt_krg

    4 жыл бұрын

    Timestamp...?

  • @Davesoft

    @Davesoft

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@yt_krg ..no, you're a timestamp!

  • @Masomqwwq

    @Masomqwwq

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@yt_krg 9:22

  • @michaelhoback5376

    @michaelhoback5376

    4 жыл бұрын

    I was your 1k like 💪

  • @JacketCK

    @JacketCK

    4 жыл бұрын

    I cried

  • @whymihere86
    @whymihere862 жыл бұрын

    If only Brian had learned that Bethesda printed whole collections of the books so he didn't have to print them.

  • @polygon

    @polygon

    2 жыл бұрын

    He loved to print. He just lived for printing.

  • @wanamingo4961

    @wanamingo4961

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@polygon polygon why do you say this like he’s dead. Did pat use gnarly wrestling moves to huck him through a table or something.

  • @mischiefandmisadventurestu1878

    @mischiefandmisadventurestu1878

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@wanamingo4961 brian left polygon

  • @blucheavy3282

    @blucheavy3282

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mischiefandmisadventurestu1878 no he died

  • @Argusthecat

    @Argusthecat

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@polygon "He loved to print. He still does, but he also used to as well."

  • @JJPoiesidion99
    @JJPoiesidion99 Жыл бұрын

    The Lusty Argonian Maid is the Elder Scrolls equivalent to those erotic visual novel games where you start because you wanna see sexy times but then complete the games because your engrossed into the story of people in the game. The sexiest thing of all is being emotionally open and caring

  • @sage-py6fr

    @sage-py6fr

    Жыл бұрын

    echo? idk dont spoil it

  • @marcuswestphal4955

    @marcuswestphal4955

    Жыл бұрын

    That is a book that exists in skyrim lol?

  • @death-kyun

    @death-kyun

    Жыл бұрын

    It became a work of satire for me because all female Argonians have smokers lung, and reading the maids lines with that kind of voice makes me laugh.

  • @Balam_Gordoa

    @Balam_Gordoa

    Жыл бұрын

    That's Adastra for the furs out there.

  • @emptyjumplow

    @emptyjumplow

    Жыл бұрын

    @@marcuswestphal4955 yes

  • @elschaefer3448
    @elschaefer34485 жыл бұрын

    No joke, I'd pay real money to see those staged readings of Skyrim drama

  • @possibly_human_tree1844

    @possibly_human_tree1844

    5 жыл бұрын

    Sammmeee

  • @louconnolly2907

    @louconnolly2907

    5 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @eldritchinsomniac

    @eldritchinsomniac

    5 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @sugarkane1571

    @sugarkane1571

    5 жыл бұрын

    I’d pay money for someone to complete The Lusty Argonian Maid with the consistent erotic tension for the whole 7 Acts.

  • @lizestrydom3009

    @lizestrydom3009

    5 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @Melmyel
    @Melmyel3 жыл бұрын

    "316,000 words" Fanfic readers: Oh, that's average

  • @ayeseejay2457

    @ayeseejay2457

    3 жыл бұрын

    Gotta get those numbers up, those are rookie numbers

  • @angelmarianna8863

    @angelmarianna8863

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @matieskiart5990

    @matieskiart5990

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me, casually reading a 2 million word fic: IVE BEEN ATTACKED

  • @Silverwind87

    @Silverwind87

    3 жыл бұрын

    Homestucks: You sweet summer child, you babe swaddled in the cashmere blanket of ignorance.

  • @thechangamire3495

    @thechangamire3495

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Silverwind87 I've only heard legends and they scared me.

  • @andyb2977
    @andyb29772 жыл бұрын

    I love that The Book of Fate (which is a blank page) is included in the list of good fiction. The Book of Fate shows the destined fate of the reader. The player's character is a hero, which in TES lore is someone who is unbounded by fate and free to forge their own destiny.

  • @fapl985

    @fapl985

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this, kind strangers. I was trying to find "the book of fate" in a collection I own and was almost losing my mind

  • @NigerianCrusader

    @NigerianCrusader

    11 ай бұрын

    AND THERE IS ALSO A BOOK CALLED THE PIRATE

  • @lavabiscuits

    @lavabiscuits

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@@NigerianCrusaderis that the fith book of beggar, thief, warrior, king?

  • @NigerianCrusader

    @NigerianCrusader

    7 ай бұрын

    NOPE ITS STANDALONE@@lavabiscuits

  • @reddsaint2600

    @reddsaint2600

    5 ай бұрын

    A bit of lore behind that, Our heroes in every game aren't born under any of the star signs on the standing stones, they are technically born under The Prisoner sign. The Warrior takes away the Prisoner's skills, the Thief takes away their possessions, and the Mage takes away their identity. When The Prisoner is freed (and the character customized) it is their symbolic act of becoming anything they desire and being unbound by the Fate of the Aurbis. There are a lot of pages that explain it better than me, but that's the basics.

  • @giggityguy
    @giggityguy2 жыл бұрын

    The Real Barenziah is like fanfiction, in that it starts out incredibly horny as the main character screws everyone in sight, and then gets way too real and horribly depressing as the author gets bogged down in lore and heavy storytelling.

  • @jewelv1652

    @jewelv1652

    2 жыл бұрын

    IM SORRY W H A T

  • @giggityguy

    @giggityguy

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jewelv1652 Oh yeah, apparently "all young dunmer are promiscuous" and she has lots of partners when she's young. And then she gets caught up in numerous political love affairs and becomes the mistress of Tiber Septim himself, most of the people she loves end up dying, she falls out of favor with Talos, and gets tricked into revealing the Staff of Chaos by Jagar Tharn. At least, that's what I remember from reading it several years ago

  • @argella1300

    @argella1300

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jewelv1652 yep. Then you meet her granddaughter in Skyrim during the Thieve’s Guild quest line!

  • @ahobbit1273

    @ahobbit1273

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@giggityguy That feels like a fantasy version of Roxana by Daniel Defoe 🤔 (Which is also terrible btw)

  • @CoRLex-jh5vx

    @CoRLex-jh5vx

    Жыл бұрын

    @@giggityguy also feels very fanfic-y where she pops out a few kids who are then barely mentioned again

  • @breloomy
    @breloomy5 жыл бұрын

    brian you _cannot_ and _will not_ stop me from reading all the books in skyrim

  • @headoftaxreformandpercenta4908

    @headoftaxreformandpercenta4908

    5 жыл бұрын

    Twice

  • @magicmac6184

    @magicmac6184

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ya done yet

  • @deffdefying4803

    @deffdefying4803

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@magicmac6184 No, polar died a fifth of the way through. The fiction was so dry it dehydrated them to the point of death

  • @magicmac6184

    @magicmac6184

    5 жыл бұрын

    YA DONE YET???

  • @DerUbermonke

    @DerUbermonke

    4 жыл бұрын

    polarbethy YA DONE YET??

  • @EllaBonbon
    @EllaBonbon4 жыл бұрын

    All the different angles make me feel like I’m multiple students attending his weird class

  • @ellerynelson8918

    @ellerynelson8918

    4 жыл бұрын

    44EllaBonbon44 this comment made me make the single grossest laugh I have ever done. I’m pretty sure i sounded like a donkey on crack. I’m sick and I laughed and coughed at the same time

  • @EllaBonbon

    @EllaBonbon

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ellery Oh my gosh lol. You’ve made my day with your crackhead donkey laugh.

  • @chromatic_fate7114

    @chromatic_fate7114

    4 жыл бұрын

    I would LOVE Brian David as my college professor

  • @user-ik7vm1kt6q

    @user-ik7vm1kt6q

    4 жыл бұрын

    ARandomFandomFan that sounds like a questionable porno

  • @14o1chan

    @14o1chan

    4 жыл бұрын

    Where do I enroll?

  • @Fishystyxx
    @Fishystyxx2 жыл бұрын

    He mentioned fast traveling by worm and I said out loud "Oh yeah that one!"

  • @polygon

    @polygon

    2 жыл бұрын

    oh worm

  • @Jamixiy

    @Jamixiy

    2 жыл бұрын

    Out of all the comments, mr. Polygon decided to give this comment the spotlight. Congrats!

  • @TheHdlichtner

    @TheHdlichtner

    8 ай бұрын

    SHAI HULUD

  • @beebix247
    @beebix247 Жыл бұрын

    Brian, I've got some potentially sad news: Waughin Jarth is probably dead. He's a Breton author who was around during the late third era, which means it's unlikely he'd be alive by the time of Skyrim as he'd be well over 200 years old.

  • @pedrojose660

    @pedrojose660

    Жыл бұрын

    Time for a necromancer to get him back on the writing table

  • @ZoraHimself

    @ZoraHimself

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@pedrojose660Let's hope he'll find a particular disk and not mistakes the names

  • @goranpersson7726

    @goranpersson7726

    8 ай бұрын

    or he could go the boring route and idk show up as a ghost or something

  • @redthunderbird7332

    @redthunderbird7332

    8 ай бұрын

    So he really is like the Tolkien of Skyrim

  • @plugshirt1762

    @plugshirt1762

    6 ай бұрын

    @@goranpersson7726 Yeah like being dead means nothing in the elder scrolls lol half the important characters we meet are dead

  • @starwarsfool
    @starwarsfool4 жыл бұрын

    Brian *reads all books in skyrim* *Hermaeus Mora wants to know your location*

  • @demonguy5082

    @demonguy5082

    4 жыл бұрын

    This guy have all the forbidden knowledge in skyrim

  • @bweise3

    @bweise3

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lmao

  • @calliecalamity8787

    @calliecalamity8787

    4 жыл бұрын

    *Hermaeus Mora already knows your location*

  • @thecakeisalie652

    @thecakeisalie652

    4 жыл бұрын

    😂👏

  • @glovedgamer4982

    @glovedgamer4982

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oh god. Not him

  • @sampletext4481
    @sampletext44815 жыл бұрын

    *I read All 337 books in Skyrim* Weird flex but ok

  • @feedandseed5632

    @feedandseed5632

    5 жыл бұрын

    Gay

  • @gamaltk

    @gamaltk

    5 жыл бұрын

    Didn't expect that reaction but that's ok

  • @qwerty49424

    @qwerty49424

    5 жыл бұрын

    I commented just bcoz

  • @opolyk9231

    @opolyk9231

    5 жыл бұрын

    perfect meme fit

  • @darthrevan8737

    @darthrevan8737

    5 жыл бұрын

    So "weird flex but okay" is getting kinda famous Weird flex but okay

  • @PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth
    @PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth2 жыл бұрын

    3:00 This is why Tolkien never intended for the Silmarilian to be published. The dude recognized that 99% of people do not care about real or fictional history.

  • @sloppyphart7879

    @sloppyphart7879

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's the stupidest thing I've ever read. 99% of people don't care about real history? Dude, 99% of your family and friends don't care about you. History rules.

  • @PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth

    @PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sloppyphart7879 | Yeah, sure, we all find PARTS of history interesting, but that's because most of us only know the interesting parts. The vast majority of history absolutely does not rule. Most of it resembles what BDG described.

  • @Florescentia02

    @Florescentia02

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ive tried to read that book like 5 times and i cant get too far without zoning out and getting confused and bored

  • @kendalljennings3417

    @kendalljennings3417

    2 жыл бұрын

    ?? Personally I care a lot about those elves and their bad decisions.

  • @BassMaster.454

    @BassMaster.454

    2 жыл бұрын

    I like it because it's nice for people who do like it. Just like real life, you dont have to read them, unless you're in school

  • @mylahobbit1815
    @mylahobbit18152 жыл бұрын

    in case you need context for how big *316k words* is, the longest Harry Potter book (Order of the Phoenix) is 257k words. A Game Of Thrones (the 1st book in the series) is 298k. The entire 7 book series of the Chronicles of Narnia is 345k. The Lord of the Rings trilogy is 481k. War and Peace is 561k. It is longer than any single book in the Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, or Chronicles of Narnia series. it's a LOT avg adult reading speed (according to I Googled It Once And This Is What It Said) is 200-250 words per minute. Let's say Brian can read 250 wpm. 316,000 divided by 250 is 1,264 minutes, or *21 hours and 4 minutes* When he said "multiple 8-hour days" that means he read skyrim for *3 straight days* (3x8 is 24, let's say the excess ≈3 hours is lunch/bathroom breaks) I know this came out like 3 years ago but I am still in awe. I consider myself an avid reader but DUDE

  • @martijn6613

    @martijn6613

    Жыл бұрын

    @E. Strnad yeah especially if you consider that this is well... kind of his job

  • @sylvy16

    @sylvy16

    Жыл бұрын

    I mean i finished reading order of the phoenix in like two days, and i woke at like 6 pm on one of those days cause i was sick.

  • @joshwhite5730

    @joshwhite5730

    Жыл бұрын

    You know lord of the rings is one book

  • @mylahobbit1815

    @mylahobbit1815

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@joshwhite5730 yeah while it is technically all one book it's most well-known today as a trilogy, so i just wanted to be clear

  • @danielclemann1715

    @danielclemann1715

    Жыл бұрын

    Dude this is just my Tuesday I read 300k words like way to much

  • @RetroAllianceGaming
    @RetroAllianceGaming4 жыл бұрын

    "Tolkien did the world a disservice by convincing fantasy writer's that they need to chronicle every single second" As a fantasy writer... THANK YOU.

  • @rizahawkeyepierce1380

    @rizahawkeyepierce1380

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, A. It was his life's work, that's not something you can just pull out of your ass in a week, and 2. That's how you only publish like 5 books in your life.

  • @CoRLex-jh5vx

    @CoRLex-jh5vx

    4 жыл бұрын

    I've been working on a universe for almost 9 months now (longer than some people work on their children) and basic backstory; monarchy was overthrown cause the king burnt his 6yo son alive, all the records for the rulers before then were destroyed, only folk tales and records in other places survived. So now, if I want to chuck in some cool ancient hero I can, and just have that be fine, and if I want to leave 7000 years of a blank slate; I can. Records got destroyed all the time throughout history. If it wasn't something undeniable and important enough to be documented, then it's unlikely that it'll be recorded, and if it is, it's even more unlikely that everyone will have the same version. Make it inconsistent. Make things be forgotten. Whether you know the truth in your head or not; preach to faulty record keeping. Get wild. Have fun with it.

  • @Gejmi

    @Gejmi

    4 жыл бұрын

    Just to add on your comment from a different perspective. Think of it this way: Imagine that you knew you will continue to live on for an absurd amount of years... 400 000 years let's say! Would you keep your phone as a memento to this era? Keep it and make sure it survives another 1000 years so that at one point you can sell it as a historical artifact, or preach to your great great grea x100 grandchildren about the age that to them would be equal to a stone age culture for us, or even better, it would be magic to them if there was a big cataclysm or sth? No, you wouldn't! It's an everyday object that serves it's purpose. Heck, you wouldn't even remember most "epic moments of history" in a lifespan of 400 000 years.

  • @Yal_Rathol

    @Yal_Rathol

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@rizahawkeyepierce1380 especially considering that tolkien was a linguist and not a writer by trade, meaning he spent a lot of time in screaming matches with everyone who edited his books, because he was making up words and language structures as he wrote and had to convince every publisher that they were legitimate and intentional. he also apparently stated that he wrote the books in such a way as to make a movie based on them impossible, but that might be apocryphal. so the lord of the rings is obtuse on purpose.

  • @haasva2637

    @haasva2637

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Gejmi the movie "The man from the Earth" tells about that very topic

  • @jaywalkin8205
    @jaywalkin82054 жыл бұрын

    The cameras be like : 🔼🔽⬅️➡️↙️↘️↪

  • @__-rs8kr

    @__-rs8kr

    4 жыл бұрын

    Cant unsee

  • @KnightroBlue22

    @KnightroBlue22

    4 жыл бұрын

    I don’t think it would have bothered me too much to begin with, but now this is really distracting lol

  • @kingkebo3960

    @kingkebo3960

    4 жыл бұрын

    They’re following his eyes

  • @Bluemilk92

    @Bluemilk92

    4 жыл бұрын

    No joke, I thought you were going to enter the Konami code.

  • @t.h.mcelroy6597

    @t.h.mcelroy6597

    4 жыл бұрын

    Damn

  • @josephdbeecher
    @josephdbeecher2 жыл бұрын

    Remember when Unraveled started, and Brian was just like, neurotic, instead of channeling eldritch madness?

  • @alepenagorbe9135

    @alepenagorbe9135

    Жыл бұрын

    No

  • @michaeltraina7646
    @michaeltraina7646 Жыл бұрын

    My favorite was this blind bandits book, and it having absolutely no text at all. Just a blank book. Made me actually laugh out loud

  • @CahtodeRay

    @CahtodeRay

    6 ай бұрын

    Ahh, I but didn't you notice the braile?

  • @kraztar
    @kraztar5 жыл бұрын

    i love how when he says "what gives you the right to decide whats good writing" he says he read all the skyrim books and not HE HAS A CREATIVE WRITING DEGREE!

  • @williamvalorious4403

    @williamvalorious4403

    5 жыл бұрын

    With both he would have such a power to say what is good fiction

  • @larslowther1495

    @larslowther1495

    5 жыл бұрын

    If you need a degree in creative writing...

  • @CuriousKey

    @CuriousKey

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@larslowther1495 Exactly. How many of the great modern authors had degrees in creative writing? You know, the ones who grew up/went to college when creative writing degrees were already popular? I can't think of one.

  • @finchhawthorne1302

    @finchhawthorne1302

    5 жыл бұрын

    qwerp poiuytre creative writing degrees don’t teach you how to decide what’s good.

  • @iamtheonewhotrulyasked

    @iamtheonewhotrulyasked

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@finchhawthorne1302 Reading all 337 books does though, ya dingus.

  • @ValueNetwork
    @ValueNetwork4 жыл бұрын

    “History is so boring”: the guy who has spent hours overanalysing the history of the sonic the hedgehog production bible.

  • @graafitusberitus3670

    @graafitusberitus3670

    3 жыл бұрын

    Writing history thats litterally made up is less boring than reading history

  • @Brickedup4life

    @Brickedup4life

    3 жыл бұрын

    THE WHAT Edit: when I read this I imagined a version of the bible where the people are replaced by sonic characters

  • @kninenights

    @kninenights

    3 жыл бұрын

    Mr Random look up sonic bible Brian David Gilbert. It’s worth it. Trust me.

  • @Silverwind87

    @Silverwind87

    3 жыл бұрын

    That wasn't history, that was GOSPEL!

  • @ashley5515

    @ashley5515

    3 жыл бұрын

    Didn’t he also read the Geneva Convention

  • @cryptiddmashups0011
    @cryptiddmashups00112 жыл бұрын

    3:29 is probably my favorite part of the video, the way he says *R I V E T I N G* will always crack me up

  • @JDRetrolUtion

    @JDRetrolUtion

    Жыл бұрын

    It's so powerful I love BDG

  • @stocktonjoans
    @stocktonjoans2 жыл бұрын

    my favorite thing about the Lusty Argoinian maid is that it's basicly a neon sign that says "The owner of this book is DTF"

  • @derpyherpy3773
    @derpyherpy37734 жыл бұрын

    He's become the new librarian of the College of Winterhold

  • @rahulverma8774

    @rahulverma8774

    4 жыл бұрын

    I hope he manages to tolerate tht irritating orc ............

  • @Moonhunter97

    @Moonhunter97

    4 жыл бұрын

    New librarian or not, Urag's rules about books still stand

  • @larrysal8866

    @larrysal8866

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@rahulverma8774 i like that guy :')

  • @lordihlendam3619

    @lordihlendam3619

    4 жыл бұрын

    *A S S O R T E D B O O K S*

  • @shadowdepths2486

    @shadowdepths2486

    4 жыл бұрын

    Neva loved Urag Gro-Shub

  • @M12GProductions
    @M12GProductions5 жыл бұрын

    If your erection lasts for more than 7 acts, consult your physician.

  • @donaldchandler2520

    @donaldchandler2520

    5 жыл бұрын

    Such a LArGe and MAgNiFICent piece!

  • @sunfeatherX3

    @sunfeatherX3

    5 жыл бұрын

    Oh I snortled!

  • @vladtepes2667

    @vladtepes2667

    5 жыл бұрын

    If you need me call me

  • @TheCheezeFactor

    @TheCheezeFactor

    5 жыл бұрын

    HA

  • @abdelhamidalasasfeh4636

    @abdelhamidalasasfeh4636

    5 жыл бұрын

    1000 likes Perfect

  • @targetbuddy5
    @targetbuddy52 жыл бұрын

    I would legitimately pay for a stage play version of The Lusty Argonian Maid with BDG as the lead actor.

  • @matheusexpedito4577

    @matheusexpedito4577

    8 ай бұрын

    💀

  • @technotrapper
    @technotrapper Жыл бұрын

    BDG: ITS OVER 312,000 WORDS!! *fan fic writers/ readers laughing maniacally in the distance *

  • @SnailHatan

    @SnailHatan

    Жыл бұрын

    Ew.

  • @rantatouille7178

    @rantatouille7178

    Жыл бұрын

    Ew.

  • @Henrex2000

    @Henrex2000

    Жыл бұрын

    C0DA

  • @anartoast

    @anartoast

    Жыл бұрын

    Ew.

  • @mohamad5762

    @mohamad5762

    Жыл бұрын

    My exact thoughts.

  • @bee-zeesoul1018
    @bee-zeesoul10184 жыл бұрын

    3:30 So, in summary: Four guys went to a place, had a conversation, and then went home.

  • @prim16

    @prim16

    4 жыл бұрын

    rIVETING

  • @rinodino13

    @rinodino13

    4 жыл бұрын

    And they became buddies :-))))

  • @rinodino13

    @rinodino13

    4 жыл бұрын

    @GiantGoblin oh my god, they were roommates...

  • @megy570

    @megy570

    4 жыл бұрын

    The true friends was the conversation we had along the way.

  • @bannerturtoise1219

    @bannerturtoise1219

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's just a basic nightout

  • @atticuso3831
    @atticuso38313 жыл бұрын

    He’s not exaggerating about The Chronicles of Nchuleft. I read the whole thing. It’s all like that.

  • @Shazam-rj9js

    @Shazam-rj9js

    3 жыл бұрын

    You poor, poor soul. WHY

  • @Ahmed-vk8pv

    @Ahmed-vk8pv

    3 жыл бұрын

    Can you tell me more about general Rkungthunch? Was he a dwemer by any chance?

  • @Gh0StF1sHy

    @Gh0StF1sHy

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Ahmed-vk8pv Just going by the name; I would think so.

  • @Punchy-Mango

    @Punchy-Mango

    3 жыл бұрын

    I carry that book around as a grim reminder

  • @atticuso3831

    @atticuso3831

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ahmed He was a dumb bitch and the only information I retained from the book was that A) I hated reading it and B) No he wasn’t a dwemer they were ruins when he got there the dwemer were gone

  • @grime2381
    @grime23812 жыл бұрын

    "Don't read them!" Me: _That sign won't stop me because I cant read_ wait...

  • @user-pg5ji7xi4i
    @user-pg5ji7xi4i Жыл бұрын

    My personal favorite book in Skyrim is Racial Phylogeny, because, "... it is by no means clear whether the Argonians should be classified with dreugh, men, mer, or (in this author's opinion), certain tree-dwelling lizards in Black Marsh." I'm not quite sure why, but that line gets me every time.

  • @plugshirt1762

    @plugshirt1762

    6 ай бұрын

    its just so funny how casually racist like half the books in these games are to every race without exception

  • @Silverwind87

    @Silverwind87

    3 ай бұрын

    @@plugshirt1762 This a problem pervasive in the high fantasy genre.

  • @MistaOppritunity

    @MistaOppritunity

    3 күн бұрын

    @@Silverwind87 Why is it a problem? Racism is a thing that would 100% exist in that setting, and it should be there for the player to either have the chance to combat it(such as when you can persuade the argonian dock workers employer to pay them the same wages a nord receives) or ignore it or enable it.

  • @booboogunner
    @booboogunner4 жыл бұрын

    They need to put this man in Elder Scrolls 6 as a book keeper or something to honor his work

  • @argella1300

    @argella1300

    4 жыл бұрын

    Christofunk Well Shirley Curry is already gonna be in there, so why not?

  • @oddacity5883

    @oddacity5883

    4 жыл бұрын

    Make Brian as Shirley’s assistant, maybe?

  • @ziggyhfx8202

    @ziggyhfx8202

    4 жыл бұрын

    It would be amazing if he was a bard screaming about stories

  • @tarekmoneimsaid

    @tarekmoneimsaid

    4 жыл бұрын

    The Keeper of the Picture

  • @gingainfinity1034

    @gingainfinity1034

    4 жыл бұрын

    Like shitesda will care enough

  • @l0v3l4c3
    @l0v3l4c34 жыл бұрын

    This video is basically Hermaeus Mora having a mental breakdown while speaking to the dragonborn about all the knowledge he has except Hermaeus Mora is less sexy than David Brian Gilbert

  • @guesswho2778

    @guesswho2778

    4 жыл бұрын

    hmm... tentacles...

  • @PauaP

    @PauaP

    4 жыл бұрын

    HAY! This comment section is kink shame free. If you wanna bang Hermaeus Mora (in tentacle form) go and follow your deams!

  • @ECSizemore

    @ECSizemore

    4 жыл бұрын

    Not to me

  • @aboredguywithaninternetcon4663

    @aboredguywithaninternetcon4663

    4 жыл бұрын

    He's actually secretly Hermaeus mora's new champion and got that title after doing this

  • @aboredguywithaninternetcon4663

    @aboredguywithaninternetcon4663

    4 жыл бұрын

    Also "DRAGONBORN!" "Aw, crap, he's mad at me." "I just read every single book in tamriel!" "I'm regretting becoming your champion." "HAVE YOU HEARD OF WAUGIN JARTH?!"

  • @Nijht
    @Nijht2 жыл бұрын

    Some very, *very* good ones he didn't put in his 'good fiction' category: The Rear Guard, The Wraith's Wedding Dowry, The Locked Room, and Withershins. Of his 'good fiction' category, several particularly good ones are The Armorer's Challenge, Chance's Folly, A Game at Dinner, and Breathing Water. Morrowind has even more, but I'm very glad that these at least made it all the way into Skyrim.

  • @testedTransgressor

    @testedTransgressor

    10 ай бұрын

    Rear Guard was probably my favourite ngl

  • @plugshirt1762

    @plugshirt1762

    6 ай бұрын

    Wait he really didn't put Withershins in good fiction. I thought this guy's taste couldn't get worse lol

  • @ob2kenobi388
    @ob2kenobi388 Жыл бұрын

    NOTE: Something that Brian didn't mention was that _The Argonian Account_ is actually the sequel series to _A Dance In Fire,_ both of which feature Decumus Scotti. If you decide to read TAA, you should consider reading ADIF first (although ADIF is 7 books while TAA is only 4, and according to Brian TAA is better, so I'm not gonna break down your door if you decide to just read TAA straight away).

  • @DJ_Penguin
    @DJ_Penguin4 жыл бұрын

    "I read everything, I am the keeper of the picture" This man needs his own NPC in the Arcanaeum with a bunch of lines from this video. Modders I'm looking at you

  • @rezandrarizkyirianto-1933

    @rezandrarizkyirianto-1933

    4 жыл бұрын

    I want Urag to just randomly shout "SKYYRIM BOOK REPOOOOORRT!"

  • @CarlosFadiga

    @CarlosFadiga

    3 жыл бұрын

    OH, GOD. YES, PLEASE!

  • @tuesdaynext7370

    @tuesdaynext7370

    3 жыл бұрын

    He could give you a quest where you have to bring him a copy of all of Jarth's books.

  • @Clicint

    @Clicint

    3 жыл бұрын

    Low key want a small quest line where you can hear this entire rant.

  • @m0nkeywrench

    @m0nkeywrench

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nah he'd probably be wandering through Apocrypha at this point

  • @lunasmith9367
    @lunasmith93674 жыл бұрын

    The first Skyrim book I legitimately decided to read was Alduin is Real. I was immediately captured by the horrible lack of grammar.

  • @yanivproselkov4555

    @yanivproselkov4555

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oh man that one was so funny

  • @jamesiorio2558

    @jamesiorio2558

    4 жыл бұрын

    Was it written that way on purpose

  • @bionicalloy1619

    @bionicalloy1619

    4 жыл бұрын

    Jimbo yes because it is a uneducated nord who wrote it but he was correct 100% which is very ironic

  • @akrinornoname2769

    @akrinornoname2769

    4 жыл бұрын

    And he ent Akatosh

  • @Anarcho_Insurrection

    @Anarcho_Insurrection

    3 жыл бұрын

    You got to love that irony

  • @majapaja_
    @majapaja_ Жыл бұрын

    Thief was like the first book i found and omg let me tell you i was enthralled by the story, and excited to find the other three

  • @stacyowl1658
    @stacyowl1658 Жыл бұрын

    you know a video is legendary when your brain plays it in your head out of nowhere even after 4 years

  • @Goofballhero

    @Goofballhero

    Жыл бұрын

    Went through the same motion. This Brian Gilbert guy is a KZread legend for me.

  • @MnemonicHeadTrip

    @MnemonicHeadTrip

    Жыл бұрын

    True

  • @rafaelfigfigueiredo2988

    @rafaelfigfigueiredo2988

    Жыл бұрын

    I was getting a bus and as I climbed its stairs, I heard a bass boosted RIVETING in my head and paused for like one second, delaying the rest of the passangers who began to scream at me. Thanks Brian and Polygon

  • @samsilly123456

    @samsilly123456

    Жыл бұрын

    🎶SKYRIM BOOK REPOOORT🎶

  • @jackthefrog80085
    @jackthefrog800855 жыл бұрын

    I give two shits about a king who lost a war seven hundred years ago

  • @johnpepito6514

    @johnpepito6514

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yeet

  • @MiguelFlores-gj5kt

    @MiguelFlores-gj5kt

    5 жыл бұрын

    Everyone does, they just don't know it. August, Saturday, etc.

  • @eoincronin6146

    @eoincronin6146

    5 жыл бұрын

    I give three tbh

  • @frost_d_jageryt4333

    @frost_d_jageryt4333

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@eoincronin6146 I give three hundred shites!

  • @PortalBreaker.

    @PortalBreaker.

    5 жыл бұрын

    slow down there ^

  • @raven3864
    @raven38644 жыл бұрын

    Idiots: Fifty Shades Of Grey Me, an intellectual: The Lusty Argonian Maid

  • @josephsmith246

    @josephsmith246

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sexy lizard > actual people

  • @Snakekitty94

    @Snakekitty94

    4 жыл бұрын

    The sultry argonian bard

  • @Silverwind87

    @Silverwind87

    4 жыл бұрын

    I mean both have the same level of foreplay.

  • @rocknrevolt938

    @rocknrevolt938

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Snakekitty94 so just a bard.

  • @Akira-ss6cm

    @Akira-ss6cm

    4 жыл бұрын

    Argonian or Draconian?

  • @pickle2654
    @pickle26542 жыл бұрын

    Took a break from reading an academic book on history to watch this, spat my drink all over the desk when he said 'nobody has ever enjoyed writing or reading an academic paper'

  • @stickbugorozzie6371
    @stickbugorozzie63712 жыл бұрын

    I don't think I can explain how desperately attracted to Brian David Gilbert I am. Not because I'm at a loss for words, but because I'm too embarrassed about how attractive a man doing an obsessive book report about books in a video game is to me

  • @dylanswales9511
    @dylanswales95115 жыл бұрын

    Necromantic romance? So like zom-rom-com

  • @sumdud2129

    @sumdud2129

    5 жыл бұрын

    I like your style

  • @ezekielmartin4323

    @ezekielmartin4323

    5 жыл бұрын

    Marry me

  • @slightlyuncomfortable

    @slightlyuncomfortable

    5 жыл бұрын

    That's just Santa Clarita Diet.

  • @cjvscripter

    @cjvscripter

    5 жыл бұрын

    Shaun of the Dead?

  • @hughjass2024

    @hughjass2024

    5 жыл бұрын

    zom?

  • @friendlyellipse
    @friendlyellipse4 жыл бұрын

    this man has now caused me to unironically say "rIVETING" in everyday conversation and i dont know whether to curse or thank him

  • @user-pp5oh9ee1k

    @user-pp5oh9ee1k

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ellie Peltz unironically?

  • @nephdrummond3168

    @nephdrummond3168

    4 жыл бұрын

    _ Correct, as in they aren’t doing it purposefully to reference him as a joke, but they do it without thinking, genuinely it’s become a real reaction they have. I’ve had it happen with a few comedians, it’s weird but fun

  • @user-pp5oh9ee1k

    @user-pp5oh9ee1k

    4 жыл бұрын

    Neph Drummond yeah, but the way that he used it was ironically, so if they just used it like he used it instead of as a reference to him using it it is still ironically.

  • @nephdrummond3168

    @nephdrummond3168

    4 жыл бұрын

    _ It may or may not technically correct, but that’s what they meant and how it’s used.

  • @2cheetahseatingapumpkin502

    @2cheetahseatingapumpkin502

    4 жыл бұрын

    _ He may have used it ironically but that doesn’t at all mean that OP uses it ironically. That’s not really how picking up other’s lingo works. You start to subconsciously use it, whether ironically or unironically, and then it just seeps into your natural dialogue.

  • @jellybelly8672
    @jellybelly8672 Жыл бұрын

    The thing is that a lot of the literary analysis of historical, mythological, and even “eh” texts are important to the lore. “Alduin is Reel,” which was in your Eh section, shows the concept of mirrors, how different cultures *literally* shape gods, something confirmed by multiple other books like the Monomyth or even out of game lore like Shor, Son of Shor. Also the sermons of Vivec are a master class in metaphorical analysis.

  • @Dalton_Boardman2000
    @Dalton_Boardman20009 ай бұрын

    Congrats on playing (a) Simon Petrikov in Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake.

  • @KumarAnshs

    @KumarAnshs

    9 ай бұрын

    Here here 🥂

  • @gummyguppy3785
    @gummyguppy37854 жыл бұрын

    *walks into Starbucks with acoustic guitar* "Ooooooh there once was a hero named Ragnar the Red-"

  • @lordzeuscannon6400

    @lordzeuscannon6400

    4 жыл бұрын

    this needs to happen

  • @Flowtail

    @Flowtail

    4 жыл бұрын

    i wonder if, someday, i'll understand the joke here.. probably not :)

  • @hel2727

    @hel2727

    4 жыл бұрын

    I believe in you Gallag.

  • @conios9141

    @conios9141

    4 жыл бұрын

    IKRR

  • @Flowtail

    @Flowtail

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@hel2727 kzread.info/dash/bejne/YpiemaePesLTpKQ.html i believe this song and its awkward presentation has, maybe ironically, become the "play wonderwall" of video game circles thanks for coming to my Ted Talk. **clap* *clap* *clap**

  • @Godsgrampa38
    @Godsgrampa383 жыл бұрын

    Random Guy: "Oh, so you're a Skyrim fan? Name every book in it." Brian David Gilbert: "I'll do you one better."

  • @jvpro2076

    @jvpro2076

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ok so I have come to the conclusion that Brian is a simp for lizards since the lusty argonian maid is short and only has innuendos

  • @sheath420

    @sheath420

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ah, perfect, 337 likes

  • @VincentGonzalezVeg

    @VincentGonzalezVeg

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jvpro2076 scalie

  • @jvpro2076

    @jvpro2076

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@VincentGonzalezVeg if this word is gonna mean the reptile version of furries then I don't wanna be credited in its creation

  • @the-anhpham3364

    @the-anhpham3364

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jvpro2076 dont worry, it does mean that but, you werent the first its been like this since 2020

  • @ashspectrum
    @ashspectrum Жыл бұрын

    rewatching this video again and remembered that directly because of this video recomendation i read Beggar, Thief, Warrior, and King as my reading book in english last year. i copied the entire series into my phones notes app and really enjoyed reading it. i even took notes and wrote summaries during the last two minutes of our class reading time so that i could better remember and understand the story as i read it. it was such a different style from everything else i read that year and reminded me how much i enjoy reading and analyizing stories, aand encouraged me to actively find media that i enjoyed rather then just pick a random book from my shelf when i was told i need a reading book for my english class.

  • @aboxinspace
    @aboxinspace2 жыл бұрын

    I will never forget the book about the thief girl who worked too slowly & her vampire-related revenge on her teacher. It was brilliant. I kind of forgot what I was doing in-game after the book ended honestly... The book about Sheogorath's background is pretty cool too

  • @LastTheNoel
    @LastTheNoel5 жыл бұрын

    Fun tip for you Skyrim lore nerds: there is a website called The Imperial Library that has every single piece of written media from every single game.

  • @troyna77

    @troyna77

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ty

  • @aidanquiett668

    @aidanquiett668

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, should make actually reading the chronological books easier then

  • @Syrange13

    @Syrange13

    5 жыл бұрын

    UESP.net also has that, along with detailed information on literally everything in the games. Best elder scrolls resource by far, better than wikia stuff.

  • @nathanhorton8873

    @nathanhorton8873

    5 жыл бұрын

    Oh dear god...

  • @MethuselahWinter

    @MethuselahWinter

    5 жыл бұрын

    AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! T H A N K Y O U!!

  • @Lolavs
    @Lolavs4 жыл бұрын

    I don't know who this strange well dressed nerd is, but I am in love with him.

  • @gamingbitchface6823

    @gamingbitchface6823

    4 жыл бұрын

    I just came down here to the comments section to say, "so it's not just me, right? Everyone's in love with him?"

  • @Lolavs

    @Lolavs

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@gamingbitchface6823 He's soooooo dreamy...

  • @Lolavs

    @Lolavs

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Anthony White The tie.

  • @shahin1339

    @shahin1339

    4 жыл бұрын

    if u think his dreamy then im angel from heaven ... :D :)) jk

  • @arminho21

    @arminho21

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@shahin1339 wtf

  • @ladybuggames8162
    @ladybuggames81622 жыл бұрын

    My favorite Skyrim book is The Locked Room. It's actually a lockpicking skill book in the form of a short story, and I really liked it!

  • @ThoughEvolution
    @ThoughEvolution Жыл бұрын

    The Mystery of Talara is the best book in my opinion. Its a good story, has mystery and captivation, follows a medieval storytelling structure that is always good, and has a serious, serious twist at the last sentence.

  • @netowner666
    @netowner6664 жыл бұрын

    "There's no way you can maintain that kind of erotic tension for seven acts" *cries in 400k words slow-burn enemies-to-friends-to-lovers fanfic*

  • @baguettegott3409

    @baguettegott3409

    4 жыл бұрын

    I feel that.

  • @lord_of_the_flies_6429

    @lord_of_the_flies_6429

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lol you’re actually right about this.

  • @nikkoa.3639

    @nikkoa.3639

    4 жыл бұрын

    No lie, I wanna read that.

  • @michi4066

    @michi4066

    4 жыл бұрын

    YES. THIS.

  • @tekakiuluy3221

    @tekakiuluy3221

    4 жыл бұрын

    @아니네 But its a vkoooook

  • @sinom
    @sinom5 жыл бұрын

    316k words? That's the size of a good fanfic.

  • @absolutcabbagery3661

    @absolutcabbagery3661

    5 жыл бұрын

    Good fiction

  • @cloudyar6726

    @cloudyar6726

    5 жыл бұрын

    Goooood fiction

  • @bleachitwhite

    @bleachitwhite

    5 жыл бұрын

    on this watch I was definitely like, hold on a sec, Embers by Vathara is 700,000+ words, 300,000 is sizable but it’s not wild

  • @thewolfofthestars1847

    @thewolfofthestars1847

    5 жыл бұрын

    Everyone, reply with the biggest fanfic you've ever read! Mine is 789,589 words long (according to the AO3 word counter).

  • @SaitosaBard

    @SaitosaBard

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@thewolfofthestars1847 Around 1.3 million words was probably the largest one I've read in its entirety.

  • @khajiitimanus7432
    @khajiitimanus7432 Жыл бұрын

    "Beggar, Thief, Warrior, King" are all amazing, but I also personally recommend: The Armourer's Challenge Vernaccous and Bourlor

  • @zonkvervonk
    @zonkvervonk2 жыл бұрын

    this is my comfort unraveled episode. i've memorized the entire video and included key phrases into my daily vocabulary.

  • @DrewColpurs
    @DrewColpurs5 жыл бұрын

    I want a mod to add him into the game as an NPC book collector trying to get his hands on some of these books and you can take quests from him to give them to him. It'll help highlight these more interesting books.

  • @deffdefying4803

    @deffdefying4803

    5 жыл бұрын

    And if you give him a particular one he takes a moment to read it then looks up at you completely dead-eyed and *_R I V E T I N G_*

  • @spthibault

    @spthibault

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thats... just flipping genius... modding community! You have a side quest!

  • @IlSharmouta

    @IlSharmouta

    5 жыл бұрын

    I thought you were gonna say just make his quest to read those books as he said. It'll activate when you find one of them, and give you 300 gold (...pieces) if you flip through every page

  • @valeriek8537

    @valeriek8537

    5 жыл бұрын

    So basically we should replace the vanilla NPC who asks you to hunt down books for the mage's guild.

  • @missdreavus649

    @missdreavus649

    5 жыл бұрын

    You get extra payment if you take a quiz he gives you on the contents of some of the books

  • @sbeveguggenheim4935
    @sbeveguggenheim49354 жыл бұрын

    Bethesda pulls this stuff all the time. When making Oblivion they gave Sir Patrick Stewart and ENTIRE BINDER about the character he voices. A character that lives for a solid 5 minutes.

  • @Liggliluff

    @Liggliluff

    3 жыл бұрын

    But if I recall it, he still loved readin it and getting into the character, even though it was just 5 minutes. But I can't find any information about this binder even.

  • @johnpage1622

    @johnpage1622

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Liggliluff Oblivion behind the scenes... There was a bonus disc that came with the Oblivion Special Edition.

  • @har-binger7645

    @har-binger7645

    3 жыл бұрын

    I dream to be that extra one day

  • @funnyvalentinedidnothingwrong

    @funnyvalentinedidnothingwrong

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Ben Affleck Is An Ok Actor The thing is, you really don't _need_ a binder's worth of details to educate someone on the importance of Uriel Septim. Going that far to ensure a VA has an accurate grasp on a character with, like, eight lines in the game he's in is very extra.

  • @azteqc7647
    @azteqc7647 Жыл бұрын

    I remember playing either Skyrim or Oblivion and I found a book called A Dance in Fire. The book was written by Waughin Jarth, surprise surprise, and it was about Decumis Scotti again and his adventures in Valenwood. I always wanted to know more about Valenwood as it seems the most interesting province but to my knowledge no games have taken place there. The book was such a deep dive into what Valenwood and the wood elves were like through the eyes of a "civilized" imperial. I made it my personal mission to find every volume of the books and read them and I did. Finding a volume of that book was worth more to me than any other loot in the game.

  • @AndEzutarian
    @AndEzutarian2 жыл бұрын

    Every now and then I watch this video just to hear Brian sing "skyrim book report!"

  • @SnowblindOtter
    @SnowblindOtter5 жыл бұрын

    Lusty Argonian Maid should be an honorable mention, just because they had the balls to write actually somewhat decent erotica about an adulterous affair between a human and his lizard maid _AND_ hide it in a video game that is so broad that they might never even see it.

  • @crtki4825

    @crtki4825

    5 жыл бұрын

    somewhat decent

  • @damnwtf3968

    @damnwtf3968

    5 жыл бұрын

    it's pretty badly written

  • @byakuyatogami2905

    @byakuyatogami2905

    5 жыл бұрын

    Now I wanna read this dragon maid fanfic

  • @MerYerTerb

    @MerYerTerb

    5 жыл бұрын

    It's awfully written what do you mean 😂

  • @Ryotaiku

    @Ryotaiku

    5 жыл бұрын

    Lusty Argonain Maid was written for Morrowind. You have no goddamn idea how much suggestive content is in Morrowind.

  • @qqpascal
    @qqpascal5 жыл бұрын

    he really embodied griffin mcelroy when he exclaimed "hEY TODD"

  • @nahina801

    @nahina801

    5 жыл бұрын

    I really don't want to like this comment because it's at 337 and that's perfect so I'll just leave it alone :)

  • @amandafrazier9724

    @amandafrazier9724

    5 жыл бұрын

    I had the exact same thought!

  • @imeaniguess7608

    @imeaniguess7608

    5 жыл бұрын

    2:08 if anyone’s wondering

  • @jocelemon

    @jocelemon

    5 жыл бұрын

    i legitimately can't tell if that's him or a clip of griffin audio

  • @Trogdor390

    @Trogdor390

    5 жыл бұрын

    TODD? DAMN.

  • @tallowport2943
    @tallowport29432 жыл бұрын

    I really liked the book 'Immortal Blood', it was a very fun read- and gives some interesting lore to different vampires

  • @bagellord9337

    @bagellord9337

    2 ай бұрын

    Immortal blood is my favorite book in the game. It's actually so friggin cool and how it was set up in the end had my mind blown.

  • @landongatchell5136
    @landongatchell51362 жыл бұрын

    I wish there was a PDF of his list of books. I could really consider scouring Skyrim for all 337* books to put in my homestead library

  • @RegiRuler
    @RegiRuler5 жыл бұрын

    "They are valid. And they're wrong. And they always seem to find my comment sections."

  • @SorchaSublime

    @SorchaSublime

    5 жыл бұрын

    I was scrolling through the comments while the video played. Somehow the second I got to this comment, this line played. I am a sorcerer.

  • @az-sy7be

    @az-sy7be

    5 жыл бұрын

    323 likes and 1 comment

  • @Nikapocalypse

    @Nikapocalypse

    4 жыл бұрын

    Been trying to get KZread's "end" URL parameter to work for like 10 minutes so I could send just that to a friend...

  • @mittensfastpaw

    @mittensfastpaw

    4 жыл бұрын

    RegiRuler 5:23 AM you get your 1,400 like 10 months later you swine!

  • @jubjub7673
    @jubjub76735 жыл бұрын

    Unintellectual: I play Skyrim for the plot Slightly less unintellectual: I play Skyrim for the rag doll physics Slight intellectual: I play Skyrim for the mods Genius: I play Skyrim for the B O O K S

  • @snowfeather9621

    @snowfeather9621

    5 жыл бұрын

    jUb JuB Is it bad that I just kept playing to break into houses and steal + read all the books I could find and throw them out in the woods later because I had too many of them? Yes? Shit.

  • @weevilwizarddotmusic9711

    @weevilwizarddotmusic9711

    5 жыл бұрын

    mega genius: play the game for the furry character

  • @manuel2824

    @manuel2824

    5 жыл бұрын

    *ASSORTED BOOKS*

  • @karkatvantas9557

    @karkatvantas9557

    5 жыл бұрын

    I guess that makes me a genius then. The little stream under the bridge in front of Whiterun's main gate is clogged up with duplicate copies of books I already owned. I wanted a place to drop them that I wouldn't notice looked horribly ugly.

  • @hockyjocky4

    @hockyjocky4

    4 жыл бұрын

    jUb JuB I guess I’m a super unintellectual because I play just to kill *things*

  • @rocketfallen
    @rocketfallen Жыл бұрын

    Does anyone else come back because you randomly get "in my Skyrim book rePOOOOOOORT~" in your head? Just me? Okay then.

  • @supereddie789
    @supereddie7892 жыл бұрын

    I liked the Alteration book with the story about the guy who tried to learn water breathing so he could loot a shipwreck

  • @lizardgirl43
    @lizardgirl435 жыл бұрын

    Doesn’t include The Lusty Argonian Maid because it’s 7 acts. The number one book is “four books actually”

  • @chlorbleicher

    @chlorbleicher

    4 жыл бұрын

    True

  • @falloutdude2308

    @falloutdude2308

    4 жыл бұрын

    bruh

  • @bambina_bren

    @bambina_bren

    4 жыл бұрын

    I was waiting for someone to bring this up

  • @igedekrishnaadi4898

    @igedekrishnaadi4898

    4 жыл бұрын

    If you have read the book, you should watch kobayashi dragon maid

  • @D0cSwiss

    @D0cSwiss

    4 жыл бұрын

    You do not need 5 hours of smut acted in front of you, and reading it isn't as good either

  • @alabamaboy753
    @alabamaboy7535 жыл бұрын

    Extremely disappointed that The Lusty Argonian Maid didn't make it into what you call "good fiction". If you can't appreciate the tale of a master asking his lizard maid, Lifts-Her-Tail, to polish his spear and knead his loaf, then I'm not sure I can trust your ranking system.

  • @shepherdsgamingrun

    @shepherdsgamingrun

    5 жыл бұрын

    He probably didn't like it because it was just a rehash of Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid...

  • @matbroomfield

    @matbroomfield

    5 жыл бұрын

    ROFL!

  • @matbroomfield

    @matbroomfield

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@cdgonepotatoes4219 LOL

  • @oniongummy8969

    @oniongummy8969

    5 жыл бұрын

    The Musty Argonian Laid

  • @meandmybobbygee1812

    @meandmybobbygee1812

    5 жыл бұрын

    That book was soooooooo wholesome. How could he not?

  • @BierBart12
    @BierBart12 Жыл бұрын

    I always kept an entire library of books in my houses in Skyrim so I could read them some day. I never did, so this is extremely appreciated

  • @Dead_Pegasus
    @Dead_Pegasus2 жыл бұрын

    I'm convinced that if Brian was a make a wish child his wish would be to add Waughin Jarth into Skyrim.

  • @riaowhaiwhn3525
    @riaowhaiwhn35255 жыл бұрын

    "rrrRRRRIVITING" "mythicaaaaaaaaaal stories" "eEH" "Waughin Jarth" "Im a big jArTh hEaD" "Decumus Scotti" "you have to fast travel by, being eaten alive with a worm? thats great" "it's just so flavourful, and thats why im a jarth head"

  • @Pantsmode

    @Pantsmode

    5 жыл бұрын

    "HEY TODD! WhAT THE FuUCK???" "History's so bOOOORIIIIIIIIIING. *aAAA-* "

  • @sirpineapple2486

    @sirpineapple2486

    5 жыл бұрын

    "jARTH, YA DID IT AGAIN!"

  • @maddi6132

    @maddi6132

    5 жыл бұрын

    "Who doesn't love a little erotic lizard fiction?"

  • @MrAceofspades627

    @MrAceofspades627

    5 жыл бұрын

    "HOW COULD YOU JETTISON MY GIFT?!"

  • @luminatron

    @luminatron

    5 жыл бұрын

    _(inhales)_ *_N O O O O O O O O - -_*

  • @1999worldjacob
    @1999worldjacob5 жыл бұрын

    *plays skyrim* *opens the lusty argonian maid* *one handed skill increased to 100*

  • @moppsis1897

    @moppsis1897

    5 жыл бұрын

    Lmao

  • @ChaosWolf1982

    @ChaosWolf1982

    5 жыл бұрын

    There's actually a mod that gives you a One-Handed skillup upon acquiring a copy of TLAM...

  • @tomfisher6258

    @tomfisher6258

    5 жыл бұрын

    Huh my 2 handed skill increased altho my character is argonion 😉😉

  • @leandrofod

    @leandrofod

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@tomfisher6258 would be more realistic if it was for Orcs

  • @larsulle3842

    @larsulle3842

    5 жыл бұрын

    This comment is amazing

  • @rodguy35
    @rodguy352 ай бұрын

    What a funny guy, I hope his employer gives him health insurance

  • @ManforSomeMarkets
    @ManforSomeMarkets2 жыл бұрын

    0:15 Hey, the barbs are an important detail. Can’t forget about the barbs.

  • @GlitchCrunch
    @GlitchCrunch5 жыл бұрын

    Can we have BDG and the rest of the Polygon staff perform the whole Lusty Argonian Maid play?

  • @jennbaker6964

    @jennbaker6964

    5 жыл бұрын

    Chris Brinkley I need this to happen

  • @JMarchel

    @JMarchel

    5 жыл бұрын

    PLEASE

  • @jennbaker6964

    @jennbaker6964

    5 жыл бұрын

    May Bracy you doubt their theatrical strength?

  • @jennbaker6964

    @jennbaker6964

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@voiceofsaph3225 It is my belief that they are the ultimate thespians.

  • @KamekFox

    @KamekFox

    5 жыл бұрын

    Chris Brinkley the maid should be a random lizard they find somewhere

  • @DCSunspot
    @DCSunspot5 жыл бұрын

    "No one has ever enjoyed writing or reading an academic paper" is a completely true sentence and I feel very strongly about it.

  • @Jesse__H

    @Jesse__H

    4 жыл бұрын

    I have, but it's like 1 in 10 at best

  • @TheHortoman

    @TheHortoman

    4 жыл бұрын

    The trick is cherrypickin so you only read academic papers you enjoy

  • @KnightMirkoYo

    @KnightMirkoYo

    4 жыл бұрын

    I've actually enjoyed both writing and reading papers, but yeah, I had opportunities to choose topics that were interesting to me at the time

  • @comandantethorn9929

    @comandantethorn9929

    4 жыл бұрын

    that quote comes from the guy who has spend a bit more than a year now with a series almost always reading way too much academic papers xd

  • @falconbanshee

    @falconbanshee

    4 жыл бұрын

    literally busy procrastinating by having this video open while trying to write a journal article I really don't want to anymore

  • @Alstor_H2O
    @Alstor_H2O9 ай бұрын

    Still amazed that this is likely the video that made BDG a Bethesda voice actor.

  • @isaacbear7115

    @isaacbear7115

    9 ай бұрын

    If he doesn't voice like a librarian in ES6 I'm going to be so upset

  • @caitfitz8029
    @caitfitz80292 жыл бұрын

    I put 900 hours into skyrim during first year of pandemic, I think it kept me sane. As someone who had a meticulously maintained library in my gaff, consisting of my favourite books, I agree with your top pick 🤘😹 I never clocked the backwards names 🤦🏻‍♀️😹

  • @blonded0532
    @blonded05325 жыл бұрын

    Those 8 writers deserve paid retirement for the rest of their days

  • @cloutdracula807

    @cloutdracula807

    5 жыл бұрын

    For real tho

  • @pumpkinpartysystem

    @pumpkinpartysystem

    5 жыл бұрын

    everyone does

  • @thomastakesatollforthedark2231

    @thomastakesatollforthedark2231

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@pumpkinpartysystem no. If this was a fair world you'd have to earn that which these writers have

  • @pumpkinpartysystem

    @pumpkinpartysystem

    5 жыл бұрын

    If this was fair everyone would get that by default. Everyone should have everything they need by default and I think a system that doesn't provide that, and instead forces people to suffer, like the one we have now, is a system in need of massive change.

  • @thomastakesatollforthedark2231

    @thomastakesatollforthedark2231

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@pumpkinpartysystem no that's wrong. People have to EARN their keep. If you cant earn your food and living you shouldn't want it.

  • @HenrikoMagnifico
    @HenrikoMagnifico5 жыл бұрын

    "history is boring" - video made for fans who are invested in a game's lore and history

  • @callmenorman631

    @callmenorman631

    5 жыл бұрын

    Henriko Magnifico we are kinda boring.

  • @AnthonySmith-sc4zs

    @AnthonySmith-sc4zs

    5 жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed the accounts of Mzelfenkelt or whatever. Seriously. Both him and Bzaltenzalft. Okay that was my lame attempt at being funny, But I literally enjoyed every historical book I came across, especially the ones about Dwemer lore because their civilization fascinated me.

  • @Shortymack420

    @Shortymack420

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Mendes idk I like it all

  • @Hail2TheGun

    @Hail2TheGun

    5 жыл бұрын

    I've had to pause this video after he said that to come and make this comment. He has the songs of Pelinal in his "boring" category, and I just have to wonder what fucking life he lives that the stories of a racist time travelling robot are fucking boring.

  • @Hail2TheGun

    @Hail2TheGun

    5 жыл бұрын

    "I don't care about Barenziah, it's boring" DID YOU MISS THE BOOK WITH THE THORNED KHAJIT COCK? YOU THINK BARBED CAT MAN PENIS IS BORING?

  • @vinkita7550
    @vinkita7550 Жыл бұрын

    5:38 good fiction. gooooood fiction.

  • @taylorneal5825
    @taylorneal5825 Жыл бұрын

    I did this in Oblivion when I was a kid. I collected every single book in the game and stored them in my house, sorted alphabetically. I read every single one of them and enjoyed a lot of them.

  • @therealneal9980
    @therealneal99804 жыл бұрын

    “History is BOORRRINGGGG” As a history major, I feel that.

  • @MsKariYagami

    @MsKariYagami

    4 жыл бұрын

    Imagine Sheo's voice (aka Wes Johnson) saying that, friend.

  • @waynepurcell6058

    @waynepurcell6058

    4 жыл бұрын

    SOME history is boring. Migration and war history is never boring. History of the common bowl and spoon would be boring. Things like Norse history, the Mongols, or the Great Plague isn't. I can spend hours just reading about or listening to knowledgeable people talk about ancient weapons and armor and their history.

  • @Aplesedjr

    @Aplesedjr

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wayne Purcell some migration and war history is very boring. A lot of the wars that were started over the dumbest things and resulted in no gain whatsoever can get boring after the 100th time.

  • @michaelhenry3234

    @michaelhenry3234

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Aplesedjr Sometimes I find the stupid and pointless history to be fun because the stupidity and pointlessness is amusing.

  • @Aplesedjr

    @Aplesedjr

    4 жыл бұрын

    Michael Henry there’s a level just above that though. The point where something was really pointless or stupid but not pointless or stupid enough to be amusing. It’s like the movies that are so bad they’re funny, but there’s also just bad movies.

  • @gf-official
    @gf-official3 жыл бұрын

    coming back to this after the halo video is like looking at firelord ozai's baby pictures

  • @DarthRelkew

    @DarthRelkew

    3 жыл бұрын

    Amen to that

  • @JiffyJames85

    @JiffyJames85

    3 жыл бұрын

    Coming to this after Halo is somewhat disappointing. In most videos he has a dry, sarcastic, sometimes self-deprecating, always funny theme running under the sated goal. In this one, he just seems to be doing exactly what he stated he was going to do.

  • @saltypumpkin927

    @saltypumpkin927

    3 жыл бұрын

    JiffyJames85 it’s impressive to see how much his content has evolved

  • @alycias7345

    @alycias7345

    3 жыл бұрын

    i appreciate this comment 10/10 reference

  • @sydshu5550

    @sydshu5550

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’m doing the same AND YOU ARE RIGHT

  • @WoobertAIO
    @WoobertAIO2 жыл бұрын

    8:08 you can encounter Waughin Jarth in some of the previous games of the franchise. Games that happen more than 200 years before Skyrim. And Waughin was a human, so...

  • @emmemmm4238
    @emmemmm42382 жыл бұрын

    8:27 I just realized the story I’m writing is basically the hobbit and I’ve never read (much) of the first or any of the book or really payed attention to the movies. Now I have to rewrite my story, goddamnit.

  • @ExpandDong420

    @ExpandDong420

    Жыл бұрын

    You don't have to change it if you do it well enough, it's a fundamentally solid base for an adventure story

  • @TheRundownRabbit
    @TheRundownRabbit5 жыл бұрын

    My friends, The Lusty Argonian Maid is both academic AND instructional.

  • @red_boi9059

    @red_boi9059

    5 жыл бұрын

    It taught me how to polish spears. But for sone reason I have yet to find spears on my travels.

  • @auspiciouspotato3515

    @auspiciouspotato3515

    5 жыл бұрын

    serious li Use mods and you can download Spears and other “spears “.

  • @MrSneakySunday

    @MrSneakySunday

    5 жыл бұрын

    Before you bake bread you must let it rise

  • @verified7950

    @verified7950

    5 жыл бұрын

    I used to use the picture you used for the longest time. I called myself dady smuirf

  • @xStatiik

    @xStatiik

    5 жыл бұрын

    2

  • @anyaklum8757
    @anyaklum87573 жыл бұрын

    Brian gives off a very specific "let's do the fork in the garbage disposal" energy

  • @doctorwholover1012

    @doctorwholover1012

    3 жыл бұрын

    "I am going to throw myself into the sea" "OH MY GOD GUYS KIKI'S DEAD!! SHE YESS-ED TO DEATH! WE GOTTA YES HARD ENOUGH TO REVIVE HER!"

  • @Teague92

    @Teague92

    3 жыл бұрын

    I would give you a like but you're at 666 already

  • @onesadfrog

    @onesadfrog

    3 жыл бұрын

    why is this??? accurate??

  • @akiramakara2062

    @akiramakara2062

    2 жыл бұрын

    I hate how accurate that is

  • @zzzcocopepe

    @zzzcocopepe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Brian is the fork and the books are the garbage disposal

  • @virdrae
    @virdrae Жыл бұрын

    Now I kind of want to read them

  • @herostorm8939
    @herostorm89392 жыл бұрын

    I love that annad plays absolutely every time I get to that one strong inhale after Brian takes a drink

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