Tamriel, the main setting of the Elder Scrolls games, is a place of classic western fantasy adventure, where enterprising heroes can carve their mark into the land with swords, spells, and the right choice in a dialogue tree.
Like many computer fantasy RPGs, T he Elder Scrolls franchise has a lot in common with tabletop roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons - classic western fantasy creatures, character levels, classes, etc. In particular, the setting of the Elder Scrolls games, introduced in Arena and Daggerfall and greatly fleshed out in Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim, was strongly influenced by tabletop RPGs like RuneQuest and their unique innovations when it comes to building fantastical worlds for RPG players to explore.
