General:Lawrence Schick

Lawrence Schick

Lawrence Schick is the former lead writer for The Elder Scrolls Online. He joined ZeniMax Online Studios in May 2009 as lead content designer for ESO. He was promoted to lead content writer in 2010, and in 2011 was promoted again to lead loremaster. Schick's career as a game writer began in the late 1970s, when he was one of the early writers involved in Dungeons and Dragons. Through the 80s and 90s he was involved with many successful titles, and developed an interest in LARPs (Live Action Role Playing). In the early 2000s he was a freelance writer, up until 2007 when he joined the team for the planned MMO (but released as a single-player game) Kingdoms of Amalur. The team for KOA included former Elder Scrolls developer Ken Rolston. He announced in February 2019 that he would be retiring from his position due to family reasons, being succeeded by Leamon Tuttle, and wrote an open letter to the community about the lore of the franchise's unique world. He now works at WarDucks Studios in Ireland.

Schick often roleplayed and answered questions under the name Phrastus of Elinhir, occasionally appearing as a guest on episodes of ESO Live.

Books

Books Authored (Non-Exhaustive)

ESO A Betrayal of Our Heritage A Child's Tamriel Bestiary A Life Barbaric and Brutal A Life of Strife and Struggle A Looter's Paradise A Reminder from the Judge A Royal Embarrassment A Warning to the Aldmeri Dominion Alchemy: Discovering Traits Amethyst Mining in the Alik'r Ancient Scrolls of the Dwemer IV Ancient Scrolls of the_Dwemer VIII Ardent Flame: Draconic or Endemic? Aspects of Lord Hircine Aura of the Righteous Aurbic Enigma 4: The Elden Tree Ayleid Survivals in Valenwood Ayrenn: The Unforeseen Queen Bangkorai, Shield of High Rock Beginning Bladecraft: 7 Precepts Bisnensel: Our Ancient Roots Blessed, Blessed Satakalaam Bowyer and Fletcher Breaking the Cycle of Tyranny Chaotic Creatia: The Azure Plasm Chim-el Adabal: A Ballad Clothier: Light Armor Basics Cohort Briefing: Arenthia Cooking Mastery, The Easy Way Correct Ways of Slaying Ra-Netu: 12 Crimes of the Daggerfall Covenant Crow and Raven: Three Short Fables Daedra Dossier: Cold-Flame Atronach Daedra Worship: The Ayleids Daedra Worship: The Chimer Dark Magic: Three Pretexts Den of Thieves, Part Two Elven Eyes, Elven Spies Enigma of the Runestones Epode of the Ansei Wards Eulogy for Emperor Varen Exegesis of Merid-Nunda Factor Luluelle's Report Field Guide to Spriggans Forged in the Heart of Mundus Fragmentae Abyssum Hermaeus Morus Ghosts of the Old Tower Glyphs and Enchantment Goodnight Mundus Guide to the Daggerfall Covenant Guide to the Ebonheart Pact Guild Memo on Soul Trapping House Tharn of Nibenay I was Summoned by a Mortal Jorunn the Skald-King Khajiiti Honorifics King Farangel's Beer Ballad King Kurog's Promise Lady Laurent's Qharroa Notes Lady Murcien's Folly Legacy of the Dragonguard Legend of the Yokudan Chargers Lessuns Lerned Garding Caravans Letter to Hosni Mine Safety Regulations Moon-Sugar for Glossy Fur? Yes! Mora'at's Theory of Lightning Motalion Necropolis Report Mythical Beast, Real Powers Nilata Search Plan Northglen Farm Opportunities Northpoint: An Assessment Note to Throne Keeper Farvad Noxiphilic Sanguivoria Oath of a Dishonored Clan On the Detachment of the Sheath On the Nature of Coldharbour On the Utility of Shock Magic Once One Staff, Many Staves Persistence of Daedric Veneration Picnic at Pelin (A Horror Story) Princess Urenenya's Letter Principles of Conjuration Proper-Life: Three Chants Proposal: Schools of Magic Protocols of Propriety, Order Seven Protocols of the Court of Contempt Crafting Motif 1: High Elf Style Crafting Motif 2: Dark Elf Style Crafting Motif 3: Wood Elf Style Crafting Motif 4: Nord Style Crafting Motif 5: Breton Style Crafting Motif 6: Redguard Style Crafting Motif 7: Khajiit Style Crafting Motif 8: Orc Style Crafting Motif 9: Argonian Style Crafting Motif 10: Imperial Style Crafting Motif 11: Ancient Elf Style Crafting Motif 12: Barbaric Style Crafting Motif 13: Primal Style Crafting Motif 14: Daedric Style Receipt for Arcane Tomes Regarding the "Fists of Thalmor" Regarding the Ebonheart Pact Return to Orsinium Rituals of the Harmonious Masters Rumors of the Spiral Skein Sacred Rites of the Stonechewers Sacrilege and Mayhem in the Alik'r Secrets Overheard in Apocrypha Sentinel, the Jewel of Alik'r Shipyard Workers, Take Warning! Shornhelm, Crown City of the North Sorcery is Not Necromancy! Speech Notes Sphinxmoth Bandit Leader's Notes Stendarr's Divine Spear Stepping through Shadows Stibbons' Qharroa Checklist Strakes and Futtocks Subtropical Cyrodiil: A Speculation The 26th of First Seed is Upon Us! The All-Beneficent King Fahara'jad The Ballad of Navid the Singer The Black Forge The Book of Circles, Sundas Maxims The Book of Circles, Tirdas Maxims The Book of Circles: Forging Maxims The Bretons: Mongrels or Paragons? The Coldharbour Compact The Consecrations of Arkay The Eagle and the Cat The Eight Steps of Mummification The Exclusionary Mandates The Five Points of the Star The Four Abominations The Friend of All Mortals The Glenmoril Wyrd The Great Siege of Orsinium The Heartland of Cyrodiil The Horse-Folk of Silverhoof The Illusion of Death The Knightly Orders of High Rock The Lay of Firsthold The Library of Dusk: Rare Books The Lightless Oubliette The Lost Islands of Old Yokuda The Moon Cats and their Dance The Mystery of Gargoyles—Solved! The Nereid's Dilemma The Onus of the Oghma The Order of the Black Worm The Remnant of Light The Ring of Daggers The Rite of Boethiah's Gauntlet The Royal Lineage of Sentinel The Salas En Expedition The Second Akaviri Invasion The Slave Pits of Coldharbour The Story of Princess Eselde The Time of the Ebonheart Pact The True-Told Tale of Hallin, Pt. 1 The True-Told Tale of Hallin, Pt. 2 The Viridian Sentinel The Whithering of Delodiil The Worthy Ar-Azal, His Deeds Threat of the Baandari Pedlars To Clarice—Be My Darling! To Dream Beyond Dreams To Smite with Dragon Claws Tower of Adamant Triumphs of a Monarch, Ch. 3 Triumphs of a Monarch, Ch. 6 Triumphs of a Monarch, Ch. 10 True Heirs of the Empire Tu'whacca, Arkay, Xarxes Uela's Song Vindication for the Dragon Break Wait Till Next Time Wayrest Guard Orders Wayshrines of Tamriel Welcome to New Aldmeri Irregulars Worm Saga Yours for the Taking!

Elder Scrolls Game Credits

The Elder Scrolls Online — Lead Writer and Loremaster

The Elder Scrolls Legends — Lead Loremaster

External Links

Reddit

Wikipedia

Imperial Library archive of Lawrence Schick's posts

Post-ZOS interview with Lawrence Schick