I suddenly realized yesterday that I'm going to be a Loremaster when I grow up. When not plugging away at the thesis, I happily spend my breaks gathering fluff and data from
Star Wars,
Warhammer,
Fable and, more recently,
The Elder Scrolls, compiling my findings into lists and charts as I daydream about fanciful realms and high doings of eternal fame. This I do in my free time, and then just for fun. For Lawrence Schick, it's a living.
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The UK edition of WIRED has the
story, interviewing Loremaster Schick as the anticipated
Elder Scrolls Online makes its debut. Schick's job is to imagine things, and manage a team of imaginers, who craft characters, books, and trivia in order to spice up the world of Tamriel. I suppose there are some games that require no insight to understand the situation - I once knew a guy who had no idea about the storyline of his own
Call of Duty game, perhaps out of loyalty to the argument that, "if they are shooting at you, then shoot back" - but for worlds as in-depth as Tamriel or Azeroth, fluff is more than half the point, and at least as much the fun. The loremaster occupies an enviable position, spending his days dreaming and conducting meetings about NPC names and dialogue, and enjoys a resume packed full of work experience in all manner of RPG backgrounds. Though I certainly can't speak for others, I confess that any interview wherein they ask "are you an Elder Scrolls fan?" is one in which I would happily find myself.
