General:Interviews

Several people who have contributed to The Elder Scrolls series have given interviews. The most interesting of these are included here.

Developer Interviews

1993

• Gamebytes - An Interview With Vijay Lakshman — November 1993: An interview with Vijay Lakshman about Bethesda and Arena

1994

• Arena Conference — March 1994: An interview with Vijay Lakshman and Julian Lefay about Arena

1995

• Interactive Entertainment Previews: Daggerfall — March 1995: An interview with Ted Peterson about Daggerfall
• Powerplay Magazine: Ted Peterson on Daggerfall — November 1995: An interview with Ted Peterson about Daggerfall

1996

• Speciale Bethesda Softworks Report — January 1996: An interview with Julian Lefay about Daggerfall
• Score Magazine: Ted Peterson on Daggerfall — April 1996: An interview with Ted Peterson about Daggerfall
• PC Player Magazine: The Making of Daggerfall – TED'S WORLD — June 1996: An interview with Ted Peterson about Daggerfall
• PC Games Interview: Julian LeFay In Conversation — November 1996: An interview with Julian Lefay about Daggerfall

1997

• Battlespire Pre-Release Interview — July 1997: An interview conducted by OGR.com, before release
• Interview with the Bethesda Softworks' Elder Scrolls Team — 1997: An interview conducted by Gamepen with Julian Lefay, Ken Rolston, and Todd Howard about Battlespire and Redguard

1998

• Redguard Todd Howard Interview — 1998: Interview with project leader Todd Howard prior to the release of Redguard
• Redguard Behind the Scenes Interview — 1998: Interview with Todd Howard and Ashley Cheng prior to the release of Redguard
• Eye on Bethesda — February 1998: Interview with Christopher Weaver on the future of Bethesda and TES, commenting on Morrowind

1999

• Hugh Riley Interview — August 1999: An interview with Hugh Riley prior to the release of Morrowind

2001

• Morrowind Italia Interview with Ken Rolston — March 2001: An interview Ken Rolston prior to the release of Morrowind
• Ted Peterson Interview I — April 2001: An interview with Ted Peterson prior to the release of Morrowind

2004

• Most Memorable Elder Scrolls Moments — April 2004: A series of tidbits with Todd Howard and crew about The Elder Scrolls
• N-Page Shadowkey Interview — August 2004: An interview conducted with a developer of Shadowkey
• Ted Peterson's Book Prompting — September 2004: A thread created by Xanathar which evolved into book prompts for Ted Peterson to consider for The Elder Scrolls IV
• The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE — October 2004: GameInformer interviews with Todd Howard about Oblivion
• Greg Gorden Interview — December 2004: An interview conducted with a developer of Shadowkey

2005

• Ted Peterson Interview — February 2005: An interview with Ted Peterson prior to the release of Oblivion
• Oblivion Fan Interview — February 2005: Interview with Todd Howard prior to the release of Oblivion
• Douglas Goodall Interview — July 2005: An interview conducted with a Morrowind developer who left after the game's release. It was conducted during Oblivion's development, and contains several interesting insights into how lore was designed by Bethesda internally
• Oblivion Fan Interview II — August 2005: Interview with Todd Howard prior to the release of Oblivion
• Natalia Smirnova Interview — December 2005: An interview conducted with Oblivion's interface artist

2006

• Oblivion Fan Interview III — January 2006: Interview with Gavin Carter, Pete Hines and Todd Howard prior to the release of Oblivion
• Oblivion Mobile Interview — April 2006: An interview asking Vir2L president Douglas Frederick about the development of Oblivion Mobile, with input from Greg Gorden and Brad Pitser
• The Elder Scrolls: A Brief History of Tamriel — June 2006: GameInformer interviews with Todd Howard about the making of Oblivion
• Tales from the Edge of Oblivion — August 2006: GameInformer interviews with Todd Howard and his team about the making of Oblivion and anecdotes from doing so

2007

• OXM Shivering Isles Interview — February 2007
• Shivering Isles Fan Interview — March 2007: Interview with Todd Howard and Bruce Nesmith prior to the release of Oblivion
• Todd Howard Shivering Isles Interview — March 2007: Interview with Todd Howard prior to the release of the Shivering Isles expansion

2009

• Infernal Interview — November 2009: An interview with Greg Keyes on The Infernal City
• The Loremasters, How developers keep their fictions straight — November 2009: GameInformer interviews with Kurt Kuhlmann about how he manages the fiction of The Elder Scrolls, and how he's interacted with Greg Keyes in writing The Infernal City

2010

• Greg Keyes Interview — July 2010: An interview with Greg Keyes on The Infernal City
• Decrypting the Elder Scrolls — December 2010: An interview with Todd Howard and Kurt Kuhlmann and others about the various Elder Scrolls games, their development and their in-world consequence

2011

• Skyrim - Secrets Of The Wall — January 2011: Using commentary and imagery from Bethesda Game Studios, GameInformer breaks down the story behind Alduin's Wall
• Wiwiland's Interview with Ken Rolston — June 2011: An interview with Ken Rolston, lead designer on Morrowind and Oblivion
• Eric Heberling Interview — June 2011: An interview with Eric Heberling, composer on Arena and Daggerfall
• Craig Lafferty Interview — June 2011: An interview with Craig Lafferty, lead producer on Skyrim
• Skyrim Fan Interview — July 2011: Interview with Todd Howard, Bruce Nesmith, and Matt Carofano
• Mark Jones Interview — November 2011: An interview with one of the artists behind Daggerfall, Battlespire, Morrowind, and TES Travels
• Reading a Video Game - The Books of Skyrim — November 2011: An interview with Kurt Kuhlmann on Skyrim

2012

• Fireside Chat - Reman and the Shonni-etta — February 2012: A chat with Michael Kirkbride about authoring Remanada, as well as excerpts from a new narrative about Reman Cyrodiil he was authoring for fun
• Skyrim’s Dragon Shouts — June 2012: GameInformer interviews with Todd Howard and Emil Pagliarulo on the Dragon Shouts in Skyrim
• The Elder Scrolls Online: From Skyrim to Morrowind, and everything in between — June 2012: GameInformer interviews Matt Firor and his team about The Elder Scrolls Online
• Skyrim Team Diary 6: Hearthfire — August 2012

2013

• Michael Kirkbride AMA — November 2013: An Ask Me Anything with Michael Kirkbride at the r/teslore subreddit

2014

• The Making of The Elder Scrolls Arena — March 2014: An Interview with Vijay Lakshman, Game Director of Arena
• ESO AUA — March 2014: An Ask Us Anything with some of the creators of ESO at the r/elderscrollsonline subreddit
• Future of The Elder Scrolls Online Panel from QuakeCon 2014 — July 2014: The ESO panel at QuakeCon
• ESO Art Team AUA — July 2014: An Ask Us Anything with some of the artists of ESO at the r/elderscrollsonline subreddit
• ESO Writing Team AUA — September 2014: An Ask Us Anything with some of the writers for ESO at the r/elderscrollsonline subreddit

2015

• Tamriel Unlimited AUA — January 2015: An Ask Us Anything regarding ESO's Tamriel Unlimited at the r/elderscrollsonline subreddit
• ESO Live Lawrence Schick Interview — April 2015: ESO Live interview with loremaster Lawrence Schick
• ESO Live Funny Lore Bits with Lawrence Schick and Zach Bush — May 2015: ESO Live interview with Lawrence Schick and Zach Bush
• ESO Live Wrothgar's Lore with Loremaster Lawrence Schick — November 2015: ESO Live interview with Lawrence Schick prior to the release of the Orsinium DLC
• ESO Orsinium AUA — November 2015: An Ask Us Anything regarding ESO's Orsinium DLC at the r/elderscrollsonline subreddit

2016

• ESO One Tamriel AUA — September 2016: An Ask Us Anything regarding ESO's One Tamriel update at the r/elderscrollsonline subreddit

2017

• ESO Audio Team AUA — June 2017: An Ask Us Anything with the audio team of ESO at the r/elderscrollsonline subreddit
• Tribunal Cover Interview — September 2017: Interview by the Imperial Library with Clyde Caldwell, who did the original poster art for The Elder Scrolls III
• ESO Live Lore of the Clockwork City — October 2017: ESO Live Lore exploration of the Clockwork City with Lawrence Schick and Leamon Tuttle
• Julian Jensen AMA — November 2017: An Ask Me Anything with Julian Jensen, "Father of the Elder Scrolls", at the r/Daggerfall subreddit

2018

• Pete Hines Legends Interview — February 2018: The UESP's interview with Pete Hines in relation to Legends
• Matt Firor & Rich Lambert Summerset Interview — April 2018: The UESP's interviews with Matt Firor and Rich Lambert about ESO and its Chapters, particularly Summerset
• ESO Live Summerset Story and Lore — May 2018: ESO Live interview with loremaster Lawrence Schick and Bill Slavicsek about Summerset
• Interview with Matt Firor at Gamescom 2018 — August 2018: Gamescom with Matt Firor

2019

• Chelsea Monroe-Cassel AMA — January 2019: A Reddit AMA with the author of The Elder Scrolls: The Official Cookbook at the r/skyrim subreddit
• Chelsea Monroe-Cassel Interview — March 2019: The UESP's interview about The Elder Scrolls: The Official Cookbook
• Josh Utter-Leyton Isle of Madness Interview — March 2019: The UESP's interview interview with Josh Utter-Leyton in relation to the Isle of Madness expansion for Legends
• ESO Live Loremaster Leamon Tuttle Introduction — March 2019: ESO Live interview with Leamon Tuttle in his new role as Loremaster for ESO
• Leamon Tuttle Loremaster Interview — March 2019: The UESP interviews Leamon Tuttle about his new role as Loremaster for ESO
• Todd Howard PAX East 2019 Interview — March 2019: The UESP interviews Todd Howard about his career, work, and all things Elder Scrolls at its 25th anniversary, his first fan interview for nine years
• Building the Interface of The Elder Scrolls: Blades in Landscape and Portrait — March 2019: GDC 2019 presentation by Marie Jasmin
• Illustrating Tamriel: Creating Key Art for The Elder Scrolls Online — March 2019: GDC 2019 presentation by Lucas Slominski
• Elsweyr & Update 22 AUA — June 2019: An Ask Us Anything with some of the minds behind ESO at the r/elderscrollsonline subreddit
• Tori Schafer Twitter Ask Me Anything — July 2019: An Ask Me Anything with Tori Schafer, writer for the ESO
• Tel Mora Independent Press: Interview with Lawrence Schick — October 2019: A chat with Lawrence Schick about his time on Elder Scrolls

2020

• Representing LGBT+ Characters in Games: Two Case Studies — March 2020: GDC 2020 presentation by Tori Shaffer
• ESO Live Art and Lore of Greymoor — May 2020: ESO Live interview with loremaster Leamon Tuttle and CJ Grebb about Greymoor

2021

• Anthony Gill Interview — January 2021: Interview with the key co-designer bhind The Elder Scrolls Travels: Stormhold
• ESO 2021 Global Reveal — January 2021: Pete Hines interviews Rich Lambert and other members of the ESO development team about the then-upcoming Blackwood Chapter
• Rich Lambert Reflects Back On Rough Launch, "We Didn't Have An Identity" — May 2021: Reflection on the launch of ESO and it's post-game support as of 2021
• Todd Howard AMA — November 2021: An Ask Me Anything with Todd Howard at the r/IAmA subreddit

2022

• ESO 2022 Global Reveal — January 2022: Pete Hines interviews the ESO development team about the High Isle Chapter

2023

• ESO 2023 Global Reveal — January 2023: Pete Hines interviews Rich Lambert and other members of the ESO development team about the Necrom Chapter
• Talking Elder Scrolls Online's Necrom Reveal With Rich Lambert — February 2023: mmorpg.com interviews Rich Lambert, Game Director and Creative Director, about the Necrom Chapter
• 2023 Necrom Brian Wheeler Interview — April 2023: The UESP interviews Brian Wheeler, Lead Combat Designer, about the Necrom Chapter
• Michael Zenke & Tom Murphy 2023 Necrom Interview — April 2023: The UESP interviews Michael Zenke, ESO Loremaster, and Tom Murphy, Zone Lead, about the Necrom Chapter and Lore

2024

• ESO 2024 Global Reveal — January 2024: Global reveal for the Gold Road chapter.
• Official Gold Road & Update 42 AUA — January 2024:

2025

• 2025 ESO Direct — January 2025: Global reveal for the Seasons of the Worm Cult content.
• Sparkypants Interview — January 2025: A 2025 interview carried out by ianbits with Jason Coleman, Peter Janaros, and Ryan Siegel-Stechler of Sparkypants Studios

In-Universe Interviews

• People of Morrowind — An in-universe lore interview conducted by Skeleton Man in 1999
• Interview with a Dark Elf — An in-universe lore interview conducted by Dave Humphrey prior to the release of Morrowind
• Interview With Three Booksellers — An in-universe lore interview conducted by Qwerty in 2001
• Withershyn's Interview with a Legionnaire Concerning Solstheim — A pre-release Bloodmoon interview from 2003
• Interview With Two Denizens of the Shivering Isles — An in-universe lore interview with Kurt Kuhlmann and Bruce Nesmith
• Vampirism and Lycanthropy — An in-universe post by PRIMA Games for their Legendary Edition of the Skyrim game guide
• Loremaster's Archive — A series of in-universe interviews published on the ESO website
• Loremaster's Episode of ESO-RP ZOS Interview — A transcript of the interview with Jessica Folsom and Lawrence Schick conducted by op-cast.com
• Special ZOS Lore Master Interview with Lawrence Schick — A transcript of the second ESO-RP interview with Lawrence Schick, conducted by op-cast.com
• Interview with Three Argonians in Shadowfen — A roleplay interview with questions asked by Lady Nerevar, and answers from Lawrence Schick and Leamon Tuttle
• New Life Festival Interview — An in-universe lore interview with Lawrence Schick in relation to ESO's New Life Festival event
• Homestead Interview — An in-universe lore interview with Lawrence Schick in relation to ESO's Homestead update
• A Matter of Voice and Brass: Dragon Bones DLC Interview — An in-universe lore interview with Lawrence Schick in relation to ESO's Dragon Bones DLC
• Zumog Phoom Interview — An in-universe Twitter roleplay by Leamon Tuttle
• ESO Twitter Lyranth Roleplay — 2021 Twitter roleplay featuring Lyranth
• ESO Twitter Hermaeus Mora Roleplay — 2023 Twitter roleplay featuring Hermaeus Mora

Other Interviews

• Interview With Three Writers — A 2005 unofficial in-universe interview with the three writers of Oblivion books
• Partial Interview With Vivec — An unofficial in-universe interview with Vivec
• Stri'ker's Interview with Divayth Fyr — An unofficial in-universe interview with Divayth Fyr for the Modern Adventurer magazine
• Ted Peterson on High Rock and Summerset
• Fireside Chat - Reman and the Shonni-etta
• Greg Keyes Interview — An interview with Greg Keyes prior to the release of Lord of Souls
• Jobasha Interview — An unofficial in-universe interview with Jobasha
• Made Up Word Round Up
• Meet the Devs of Skyrim
• Morrowind Team IRC Interview/July 2000
• Morrowind Team IRC Interview/November 2000
• Morrowind Team IRC Interview/April 2001
• Necrom Preview — An interview with the ESO devs at an event in San Francisco regarding the then-upcoming Necrom Chapter
• Reading a Video Game - The Books of Skyrim — An interview with Skyrim Co-Lead Designer Kurt Kuhlmann about the books in the Elder Scrolls series
• ZOS Correspondence

See Also

• Developer Posts
• Unofficial Lore
• Loranna's RP
• elderscrolls.fandom – Interviews