1. How to use this guide 2. The different races and skill perks and stats 3. Different trades and what best fits your character 4. The importance of each skill 5. My personal preference of an ideal character 6. Helpful hints and strategies 1. How to use this guide. This guide was made to help you start your character in oblivion. There is nothing worse than finding our half way through the game you forgot some important skill are one you don’t need. In this guide there will facts and opinions so try to take both into account before starting your character? Also in the end follow your heart because this game is meant to be played the way you want it to be played I am just here to guide you along the way 2. The different races Argonian- Skill bonuses __________________ Alchemy+5, Athletics+10 Blade+5, Hand To Hand +5 Illusion+5, Mysticism+5 Security+10 Breton- Skill Bonuses ______________________ Alchemy+5, Alteration+5 Conjuratiion+10, Illusion+5 Mysticism+10, Restoration+10 Dark Elf- Skill Bonuses ___________________ Athlectics+5, Blade+10 Blunt+5, Destruction+10 Light armor+5, Marksman+5 Mysticism+5 High elf- Skill Bonuses _________________ Alchemy+5, Alteration+10 Conjuration+5, Destruction+10 Illusion+5, Mysticism+10 Imperial- Skill Bonuses _____________________ Blade+5, Blunt+5 Hand To Hand+5, heavy armor +5 Mercantile+10, Speechcraft+10 Khajiit- Skill Bonuses ______________________ Acrobatics+10, Athlectis+5 Blade+5, Hand To Hand+10 Light Armor+5, Security+5 Sneak+5 Nord- Skill Bonuses _____________________ Armorer+5, Blade+10 Block+5, Blunt+10 Heavy armor+10, Restoration+5 Orc- Skill Bonuses ___________________ Armorer+10, Block+10 Blunt+10, Hand To Hand+5 Heavy Armor+10 Redguard- Skill Bonuses __________________ Athlectics+10, Blade+10 Blunt+10, Light Armor+5 Heavy armor+5, Mercantile+5 Wood Elf- Skill Bonuses ___________________ Acrobatics+5, Alchemy+10 Alteration+5, Light armor+5 Marksman+10, Sneak+10 3. There are 3 basic types of players in oblivion. They are fighters, thieves and mages. But those are just the outline characters and you can make a character like a spell sword or a assassin so it all depends on how you want to play the game and below I am going to tell you the different races and what category they fit into but in the end it should be what you want it to be. Argonian- Mainly a stealth character with a few warrior and mage skills thrown in. But the skill bonuses are weak and has no once a day powers so is only recommended for lizard lovers. Breton- purely a mage character and its +50 magic is not bad, combined with the resistance to magic and you got yourself a really nice character. It lacks in the ability to protect itself against attacks and has no real fighting perks but good if you are looking for a character to introduce you to magic. Dark elf- not really much of anything. This character was made in the last game designed to take on all the challenges Morrowind could through at you. But in oblivion there really is no use for him. Some people like the irregular skills of the dark elf and like that it has blade and destruction with the perks, but I do not see why, then again I like a character with only the skills that are meant to be with it High Elf- This is a mage character and has no real fighting is stealth skills to go with it. It has a +100 magic which is twice as more as the Breton but it comes with one major downfall. It has a 100% weakness to magic so it is really risky because you might die before you can cast a spell. Recommended for experienced magic players Imperial-The game takes place in the homeland of the imperials called Cyrodil. But the character is nothing to be proud of; it is a mock fighter with weak skill bonuses. The only good thing is it introduces the whole game of oblivion to you and not just one aspect. But it lacks the skill perks and once a day powers the other races have. Khajiit- Probably the most stealth oriented character in the game. The skill perk are strong and with the acrobatic and light armor skill perks you got yourself a real thief. The only thing it lacks is the marksman ability, because in my opinion you need to have marksman to be a good thief. Recommended for new to the game thieves Nord- this is a fighter pure and simple. He goes kills anything that looks at him funny then walks away, he has no need for stealth are fruity magic spells he goes of pure strength and that alone. The nord are said to be barbarians and drunks in there province of Skyrim. But they are the strongest and best warriors in the game next to the orc and have great skill bonuses. Orc- The orc is like the nord with a few differences. It has less strength then the nord witch is strange because they look stronger. But they have better skill bonuses for a fighter type so it really goes of what you want; they also have a berserker power which makes them stronger for a short amount of time. Redguard- It almost exactly like the orc but with different face and red skin. They have the same strength almost the same skill perks. They even have adrenalin rush witch does the same thing as the orc berserker power. Wood Elf- This the character I always play, it has the best skill perks in my opinion and it has really the only marksmanship skill perk from any of the races. They can command creatures to fight for them and they can protect themselves from damage 4. In this section I am going to outline the importance of each skill to its character type and how fast they level up. Here is the order of how fast they level up from slowest to fastest on the scale. VERY slow, slow, Average, fast, lightning. Here is a basic outline of how will each skill look Skill: how fast it levels up The type of category it fits into Description of the skill And my opinion on the skill Blade: Slow-Average Fighting It is very useful to fighters but a minor skill to everyone else in the game I don’t like fighters so I could do without the skill but it is important to any fighter so I rate it essential Blunt: Slow-Average Fighting Facts about the skill: Kind the underdog of fighting weaponry, most big rewards come in blade form not blunt. So it is not completely useless but more useless then the blade skill My opinion: I like blunt better then blade it looks color and has more style to it but most rewards are blade so this would be rated a minor skill. Hand To Hand: slow to average Fighting I think this is the coolest fighting skill but the most worthless. You can’t enchant you your fist so you can’t fight ghost and the maximum strength is about the strength of an iron dagger I love the fight with your hands concept but hate that you can’t win the game without some other form of killing things Alchemy: fast-lightning Magic This is a valuable skill to any character in the game. Good for power leveling to, all you have to do is put two common foods together and mix them over and over again in till you have maxed out your skill I love this skill because it is helpful and I have it as a major skill for every character I ever play Destruction: average Magic This skill is required for mage types and good for a secondary fighting style when you can’t use your sword. And some of the most powerful attacks in the game can be cast under this school of magic Every time I make a mage I get this skill up to 100 so I can cast spells that can make 110 points of damage to any character for little magic cost. Conjuration: lightning fast Magic This skill is common for mage types but people from all forms of life us this skill. It allows you to summon creatures to fight for you. You can also summon weapons and armor that weigh nothing and they are all deadric This skill I rarely use but always have on my mage. This skill levels up so fast, just keep summoning up a skeleton for a while and watch your skill soar. It is also a great way to power level Mysticism: Lightning fast Magic This skill the strangest school of magic in the world. They have the least amount of spells you can get and the ones you don’t need are that you can’t enchant a powerful spell into your clothing I like this skill because it levels up fast but is kind of worthless in the big picture Illusion- Lighting fast Magic BEST SKILL EVER!!! This skill is invaluable to any mage are thief. You can make yourself invisible are see in the dark are send light from you and light those dark caves. This skill makes the game so much easier when you can just walk by without sneaking with invisibility. Alteration-lighting fast Magic If you are skilled in armor you don’t need this skill. It is mainly meant to protect you from other people’s attacks. It can also open locks but that is so minor that is not really even worth considering when trying figuring out if this skill is worth taking. Restoration-Painfully slow Magic This skill is the most useful skill next to illusion in the game. You can heal yourself up to 120 points in an instant and cure poison. So if you can master yourself in this skill you pretty much can’t die. But it levels up slower than anything else in the game Sneak: fast Stealth It helps you steal things without being seen, sneak around places so you don’t get caught so it is pretty essential for any thief In my opinion it is not that great of a skill, you can get around more easily with an invisibility potion or scroll and that increases your chances that you won’t get caught. Mercantile: slow Stealth One of the most important things in oblivion is money, and mercantile will let you sell your items for more and buy items for less. And you can actually make a lot of extra gold doing that This skill is kind of worthless, it is slow to level up and you can always make that extra dungeon raid to get the money you lost. Plus you are giving up a valuable skill slot that could have been used for a more important skill. Speech craft: fast Stealth skill it allows you to get the NPC disposition up so you can get a better deal on buying or selling goods are get some information out of a unwilling NPC Once again a skill that’s purpose could be done by a scroll or spell. You could always just bribe the person are use a charm spell on them for a quick easy fix and on a shop owner to. It is only good if you want a pure stealth type character Marksman: slow-average Stealth Marksman is the thinking man’s weapon. You can pick enemies of from a distance and poison your arrows for a more deadly kick in the teeth. It allows you to get a sneak bonus attack that could not be done as easily with the sword. This is my favorite fighting type in the game; it allows you to stay far away from the NPC while harming them. All you have to do is run faster than them to avoid getting hit. Light armor: fast Stealth Light armor is meant for a marksman or a hardcore thief. Light armor does not weigh very much but it can also take less damage and does not protect you as much as heavy armor I love light armor, since I am a marksman I don’t need heavy armor since I won’t be getting hit by others. Plus at the master skill perk light armor protects you as much as heavy armor does. And at expert skill perk so long as you are wearing light armor it does not weigh anything. So you got weightless heavy armor. Athletics: Painfully slow Fighter When running in oblivion you lose fatigue. Fatigue is a very important attribute in oblivion because it governs how much damage you can do when you swing a sword or shoot a bow. And every time you jump or swing a sword you lose some fatigue and have to wait to gain it back, are you won’t do much damage with your sword. Running slows your fatigue regeneration significantly, so athletics makes your fatigue regenerate faster at higher levels. To me another worthless skill you can always get back some fatigue with potion are spells. Plus you could always slow down and walk when you want it to regenerate faster. Heavy armor: fast Fighter Heavy armor is for fighters only; it provides some serious protection against attacks but weighs 100-175 encumbrance points for a full set of heavy armor, And that would not work for a thief are a mage. It wears down less quickly and can absorb more damage done by attackers then light armor. I don’t like this skill, since I am a thief I can’t carry much stuff with light armor so adding 150 pounds to that is not going to help. But it is essential to all fighter types since they are going toe to toe with some of the bad guys so it is recommended for fighters only. Acrobatics: slow- average Stealth Acrobatics lets you jump up to higher to reach places you normally couldn’t. It can let you go on top of a building and snipe people with a bow in a safe area. This is a good skill if you want to be able to reach places others cannot, and some Easter eggs in the game require a high acrobatics skill. It is mainly for fun though, because at the master skill perk you have the ability to jump of the surface of water with perfect timing. Block: average Fighter Blocking with a shield are a sword will let you take less damage from attacks, blocking with a shield absorbs more damage than blocking with a bow are a sword. It also adds to your armor rating overall Blocking is good for fighters, and even a thief might need to use it once in a while when he lets an enemy get to close to him, so I would call it an overall good skill for anyone. Armor repair (the only reason I am calling it that is that the computer says the real term is wrong so I can’t us it): average Fighting Armor repair lets you fix your armor and weapons when they get broken are just out of shape. Damage armor protects you from attacks less and damage weapons do less damage. So when you are in a cave and your weapon breaks you need to know how to fix it yourself This is a good overall skill; at journeyman level of this skill you can repair magical items which are good when you need them to stay alive in the field. So this skill is good for most characters but would not be a major skill for thieves or mages. Security: slow Stealth Security lets you liberate those nice items from the unworthy and give them to the less fortunate (which is you). As you increases in level the locks will become harder to jimmy so do not neglect your security skill. This skill is not worth getting in my opinion, because at level 10 you can do a daedric quest where you get an unbreakable lock pick as a reward, so there is no need for this skill overall 5. My ideal Character _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Going through this guide I have shown you the skills of oblivion, the races of oblivion and the perks that go with each on. Those were all fact with a little opinion thrown in there, but now I am going to show you how I picture my favorite stealth, fighter, and mage character Fighter character Race: Nord Birth sign: warrior Class: Custom Skills: armor repair, heavy armor, blade, alchemy, athletics, mercantile, blunt or hand to hand Major Attributes: strength and endurance Name of character: Hans Hard-Hans Mage character Race: High Elf Birth sign: apprentice Class: mage Skills: alchemy, destruction, mysticism, illusion, alteration, restoration, conjuration Major attributes: Willpower and intelligence Stealth character Race: wood elf Birth Sign: thief Class: thief Skills: speech craft, mercantile, marksman, illusion, acrobatics, sneak, light armor, Major Attributes: agility and speed 6 tips and tricks for Oblivion 1. the first thing you should do after you exit the sewers is put the difficulty on the lowest it will go if you want a easy but fun game play experience. 2. After you exit the sewers go to the imperial city arena. Enter the arena and fight all the way up to the top and kill the grand champion. By the end you should have 5000 gold at level one. A great way to by some better armor then the one you came out of the dungeon with. 3. The first thing you should do after the arena is go to the mages guild in any city (except the imperial city) and join the guild. Then complete the entire recommendation quest to gain access to the Arcane University in the imperial city. 4. After that get a spell go buy a spell that will damage an opponent’s SKIL not attribute. You have to be able to cast the spell, that means at your skill level and you have enough magic. 5. After you have the spell ready go back to the Arcane University and go to the building farthest on your right. The building is located behind the black gates in the open area. There should be enchanting alters there, activate one and create a spell that drains the SKILL you want to upgrade. That means you have to get a spell that drains the skill on yourself. 6. After you have done that, go to the trainer of the skill you want upgraded. Then right before you talk to them about training, cast the spell on yourself, then talk to them while the spell is still in effect, when you click the train button you should be able to train for almost free since you have a skill of zero he can’t charge for it. And after you get done training you should have 5 extra skill points with less work and money. This is great to do for your fighting skill because you want to get better at those very fast. 7. To get your armor skill high very fast just put the difficulty on the lowest setting there is. Then go out in the wilderness and find a rat or something and have it hit you. Your armor rating should skyrocket. Just make sure that you don’t die while doing this, and repair your armor otherwise it will break. The same works for blocking to. 8. I considered this cheating, but I am going to post it anyway. In oblivion you can duplicate items that you have in your inventory. What you need to do is get as many scrolls of the same type as you need to duplicate. For instance if you want 30 long swords you need 30 of the same type scroll. After you have that, go to a open space somewhere. Then go to the part of your inventory where it shows all the items. Then go down to the scrolls, and click on them about 6 times really fast. Do not leave the screen while doing this. Then scroll back up to the item you want duplicated and drop it on the ground. You should have that many number of items as there were scrolls. ( This will not work on magic items that are not fully charged or some special items like the nirnroot ) 7. Terms and conditions This guide is only meant to be posted on CheatMasters.com so no one has the right to post this on another website without my permission or the owners of CheatMsters.com. Faliure to comply will result in the website being shut down. I will send you a lot of hate mail. If you have any suggestions about this guide or any suggestions for another one contact me at kickball10 (at) hotmail (dot) com |
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