General:Pete Hines' Posts

Pete Hines' Posts
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These are a few notable comments from Pete Hines on The Elder Scrolls setting. Hines is known as @DCDeacon on twitter and u/DCDeacon on reddit. These comments were originally archived by The Imperial Library.

2003

Do Argonians lay eggs? (2003-11-06)

Argonians are ovoviviparous. [Wow. I was SURE I'd never have to use that word again.] They don't lay eggs like reptiles. Note that Lady Argonians have big bumps on their chests.

2011

Are the novels canon? (2011-01-03)

Yes, we consider the Elder Scrolls novels canon to TES lore.

Does Bethesda consider Obscure Texts and developer comments as "actual lore" or "canon"? (2011-11-24)

It depends.

2016

The card art for General Tullius is nearly identical to a still frame from the film 1612. (2016-05-26)

General Tullius

Thanks for pointing this out. gonna have someone look into this

Where is M'aiq? Having a card of him in Legends would be great. (2016-08-02)

When I asked him he said he was in the game. I guess he was lying.

If i can ask, why is General Tullius' voice in legends weird? Could you not use Michael Hogan's voice from Skyrim? I made a few threads about it but not one peep

not sure what you mean, but no, you can't use a VO recording from one game in another game. you basically have to hire that actor again for the game you want to use him in

2018

Aything you can tell me about this logo? It shipped on the Morrowind CD but was not (as far as I know) created around the time of Redguard. (2018-01-05)

I don’t know what that is and I don’t recall it being on any game disc

@LadyNerevar: "Huh! The mystery deepens! Thanks for the quick answer.

That logo is embedded in the Daedric font found on the MW CD and in the Oblivion fansite kit. It's mapped to the number 0, with logos of other TES games on 1-5."

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@LadyNerevar: "This is such a strange, fun way to start TES fandom in 2018.

Happy friday!"

Happy Friday!

Who won Skyrim's Civil War? Empire or Stormcloaks? (2018-02-09)

As with other Elder Scrolls games(like the multiple endings to Daggerfall) the studio doesn’t really force one outcome as canon. That’d sort of diminish each player’s choice.

Is TESVI going to take place in Hammerfell or High Rock or both like Daggerfall did, based off of the TESVI trailer referencing Shadowkey? (2018-08-26)

I think it's awesome to think you think the teaser for TES6 would be a reference to a mobile phone game none of us really remember existed in the first place.

In response to multiple questions about canon/lore (2018-10-09)

Sorry, I’m not the lore guy. I don’t answer questions about lore or canon.

2020

When can we expect information on TESVI? (2020-05-10)

It’s after Starfield, which you pretty much know nothing about. So if you’re coming at me for details now and not years from now, I’m failing to properly manage your expectations.