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

• Battlespire Pre-Release Interview — An interview conducted by OGR.com, before release
• Redguard Todd Howard Interview — Interview with project leader Todd Howard prior to the release of Redguard
• Redguard Behind the Scenes Interview — Interview with Todd Howard and Ashley Cheng prior to the release of Redguard
• Hugh Riley Interview — An interview with Hugh Riley prior to the release of Morrowind
• Ted Peterson Interview I — An interview with Ted Peterson prior to the release of Morrowind
• Ted Peterson Interview — An interview with Ted Peterson prior to the release of Oblivion
• Greg Gorden Interview — An interview conducted with a developer of Shadowkey
• N-Page Shadowkey Interview — An interview conducted with a developer of Shadowkey
• Douglas Goodall Interview — 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
• Natalia Smirnova Interview — An interview conducted with Oblivion's interface artist
• Oblivion Fan Interview — Interview with Todd Howard prior to the release of Oblivion
• Oblivion Fan Interview II — Interview with Todd Howard prior to the release of Oblivion
• Oblivion Fan Interview III — Interview with Gavin Carter, Pete Hines and Todd Howard prior to the release of Oblivion
• Oblivion Fan Interview IV — Interview with Todd Howard and Bruce Nesmith prior to the release of Oblivion
• Todd Howard Shivering Isles Interview — Interview with Todd Howard prior to the release of the Shivering Isles expansion
• Oblivion Mobile Interview — An interview asking Vir2L president Douglas Frederick about the development of Oblivion Mobile, with input from Greg Gorden and Brad Pitser
• Mark Jones Interview — An interview with one of the artists behind Daggerfall, Battlespire, Morrowind, and TES Travels
• Ken Rolstone Interview — An interview with Ken Rolstone, lead designer on Morrowind and Oblivion
• Eric Heberling Interview — An interview with Eric Heberling, composer on Arena and Daggerfall
• Craig Lafferty Interview — An interview with Craig Lafferty, lead producer on Skyrim
• Michael Kirkbride AMA — An Ask Me Anything with Michael Kirkbride at the r/teslore subreddit
• The Making of The Elder Scrolls Arena — An Interview with Vijay Lakshman, Game Director of Arena
• ESO AUA — 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 — The ESO panel at QuakeCon in July 2014
• ESO Art Team AUA — An Ask Us Anything with some of the artists of ESO at the r/elderscrollsonline subreddit
• ESO Writing Team AUA — An Ask Us Anything with some of the writers for ESO at the r/elderscrollsonline subreddit
• Tamriel Unlimited AUA — An Ask Us Anything regarding ESO's Tamriel Unlimited at the r/elderscrollsonline subreddit
• ESO Live Lawrence Schick Interview — ESO Live interview with loremaster Lawrence Schick
• ESO Live Funny Lore Bits with Lawrence Schick and Zach Bush — ESO Live interview with Lawrence Schick and Zach Bush
• ESO Live Wrothgar's Lore with Loremaster Lawrence Schick — ESO Live interview with Lawrence Schick prior to the release of the Orsinium DLC
• ESO Orsinium AUA — An Ask Us Anything regarding ESO's Orsinium DLC at the r/elderscrollsonline subreddit
• ESO One Tamriel AUA — An Ask Us Anything regarding ESO's One Tamriel update at the r/elderscrollsonline subreddit
• ESO Audio Team AUA — An Ask Us Anything with the audio team of ESO at the r/elderscrollsonline subreddit
• ESO Live Lore of the Clockwork City — ESO Live Lore exploration of the Clockwork City with Lawrence Schick and Leamon Tuttle
• Julian Jensen AMA — An Ask Me Anything with Julian Jensen, "Father of the Elder Scrolls", at the r/Daggerfall subreddit
• Pete Hines Legends Interview — An interview with Pete Hines in relation to Legends
• Matt Firor & Rich Lambert Summerset Interview — An interview with Matt Firor and Rich Lambert about ESO and its Chapters, particularly Summerset
• ESO Live Summerset Story and Lore — ESO Live interview with loremaster Lawrence Schick and Bill Slavicsek about Summerset
• Interview with Matt Firor at Gamescom 2018
• Chelsea Monroe-Cassel AMA — A Reddit AMA with the author of The Elder Scrolls: The Official Cookbook at the r/skyrim subreddit
• Chelsea Monroe-Cassel Interview — The UESP's interview about The Elder Scrolls: The Official Cookbook
• Josh Utter-Leyton Isle of Madness Interview — An interview with Josh Utter-Leyton in relation to the Isle of Madness expansion for Legends
• ESO Live Loremaster Leamon Tuttle Introduction — ESO Live interview with Leamon Tuttle in his new role as Loremaster for ESO
• Building the Interface of The Elder Scrolls: Blades in Landscape and Portrait — GDC 2019 presentation by Marie Jasmin
• Illustrating Tamriel: Creating Key Art for The Elder Scrolls Online — GDC 2019 presentation by Lucas Slominski
• Tori Schafer Twitter Ask Me Anything — An Ask Me Anything with Tori Schafer, writer for the ESO
• ESO Live Art and Lore of Greymoor — ESO Live interview with loremaster Leamon Tuttle and CJ Grebb about Greymoor
• Leamon Tuttle Loremaster Interview — An interview with Leamon Tuttle about his new role as Loremaster for ESO
• Todd Howard PAX East 2019 Interview — An interview with Todd Howard about his career, work, and all things Elder Scrolls at its 25th anniversary
• Elsweyr & Update 22 AUA — An Ask Us Anything with some of the minds behind ESO at the r/elderscrollsonline subreddit
• Anthony Gill Interview — 2020 interview with a TES Travels designer
• Representing LGBT+ Characters in Games: Two Case Studies — GDC 2020 presentation by Tori Shaffer
• ESO 2021 Global Reveal — Pete Hines interviews Rich Lambert and other members of the ESO development team about the then-upcoming Blackwood expansion
• Todd Howard AMA — An Ask Me Anything with Todd Howard at the r/IAmA subreddit
• ESO 2022 Global Reveal — Pete Hines interviews the ESO development team about the High Isle expansion
• ESO 2023 Global Reveal — Pete Hines interviews Rich Lambert and other members of the ESO development team about the Necrom expansion

In-Universe Interviews

• Skeleton Man's Interview with Denizens of Tamriel — 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
• 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

• Fireside Chat - Reman and the Shonni-etta
• Greg Keyes Interview — An interview with Greg Keyes prior to the release of Lord of Souls
• 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
• ZOS Correspondence
• From Elderscrolls.com:
  • Todd Howard: The RPG for the Next Generation
  • Emil Pagliarulo: Now You See Me
  • Steve Meister: To the Death
  • Pete Hines: E3 - Fear and Loathing in LA
  • Michael Ryan: The Darker Side of Cyrodiil
  • Brendan Anthony: Magical Mystery Meat
  • Pete Hines: Oblivion Collector's Edition
  • Mark Lampert: "It's Quiet... Almost Too Quiet"
  • Noah Berry: A Brief History of Cyrodiil
  • Mark Nelson: Dunces With Wolves
  • Noah Berry: Sky and Stars
  • Kerry Sergent: Smart Guys
  • Mark Bullock: Telvanni Architecture
  • Steve Meister: Industrial Magic & Light