Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Discussion, Questions, Help and Advice Thread

[unearth]

Since Oblivion was released today, I'm sure many people are going to want to talk about it and have questions and/or be able to offer help or strategies on character creation and combinations of skills, quest tactics, character builds, and so on. Since the game is brand new, try to avoid any kind of quest spoilers.

Also feel free to use this thread for any kind of PC tweak advice for making the game run better, as it has high hardware demands.

I'm installing now...I can't wait to play it.

[evilmittens]

Dont murder anyone right away. Bad things happen ><

Actually, practice with the "journal system" and get used to moving items about in inventory. Its a bit clunky.

[Life On Mars]

My disk won't run when I put it in my drive. I tried start-> run, but it acts as if there is no disk inside it.

Processor: Intel Celeron CPU 2.40 ghz
Memory: 510 mb
Graphics card: 9250 radeon

[evilmittens]

']My disk won't run when I put it in my drive. I tried start-> run, but it acts as if there is no disk inside it.

Processor: Intel Celeron CPU 2.40 ghz
Memory: 510 mb
Graphics card: 9250 radeon
Ok, basics first. Stupid question but you have a DVD drive and not a CD-Rom only right?

[Lord Ignus]

Not released here until later this week :(

[Life On Mars]

Ok, basics first. Stupid question but you have a DVD drive and not a CD-Rom only right?
I have a CD-RW(E: ) and a CD(D: )

[evilmittens]

']I have a CD-RW(E: ) and a CD(D: )
Ill do some looking, but I think you have to have a DvD drive for it to install/play.

[Life On Mars]

I could always buy one. Any at bestbuy.com?

[unearth]

Oblivion will only run with a DVD drive.

You pretty much have to have God's computer to run this damn game. It runs fine for me in dungeons, but when I'm in the overworld it's choppy as hell, and I'm above the minimum requirements.

512mb ram
2.4 ghz pentium 4 processor
radeon 9800pro 128 mb video card

Even with all that I have to run it on a low resolution and it's choppy as all hell. This is disappointing.

[Lord Ignus]

You pretty much have to have God's computer to run this damn game.
It's all good, I have a christian friend, I'll just see if he can persuade God to let me borrow it :dunce:

[m11a1]

I brought the game today, and I got home quickly to install it but once I got into the game I quickly decided to quit the game and uninstall, it's a great game folks. Wonderful......

I forgot to get a new graphics card.

[unearth]

You need more than that, I think. It's the card, ram, and processor speed combined. Mine still isn't running too good. I just updated my drivers though so hopefully that will help.

A word of advice, keep every lockpick you find. They don't weigh anything and with the new lockpick 'mini game', you're going to be breaking lots of them.

[m11a1]

Well, on a serious note, I sure hope Bethesda will release some fix patches soon because some of their stuff are killing me.

[Avo]

How do you take screenshots?

It seems print screen isnt working for me, is there another way?

[asdfkjhg]

damn.. i have to wait until i can summon up 550 dollars for a new pc to play this game. i've bacically been gathering up every single thing i can sell in my house. i have 125 right now.. almost there :uhoh:

just6 look at this pc though crazy crazy stuff (http://cgi.ebay.ca/eBay-Lowest-Price-on-Pentium-D-Dual-Core-Complete-Sys_W0QQitemZ8780817399QQcategoryZ51146QQtcZphotoQ QcmdZViewItem) and it's only 555 (CANADIAN!!) all i need is a video card and i should be good to go.

and from what i've seen minimum requirments just mean you can run the game.. not that it's playable :confused:

and guy up there, you should download a program called fraps. it allows you to record videos and take more than one screen at a time.

[unearth]

I closed the first Oblivion gate but I can't clear the courtyard. Anybody else there yet?

[evilmittens]

I am not that far in yet, just exploring and the like. The inventory system sucks but otherwise I am pretty happy with that game. Riding a horse is hard as hell, its like driving a fork truck.

[unearth]

Yeah, the horse controls were kinda hard to figure out at first but you get used to it. I also liked the inventory setup much better in Morrowind. I keep forgetting that in this game you don't have to follow the main quest, you can do whatever you want. I guess I'll roam around and try to get some better equipment and level up a bit before I continue with what I'm doing now. I need to find a city that has guilds and stuff so I can get started on that.

[kududoodoop]

damn.. i have to wait until i can summon up 550 dollars for a new pc to play this game. i've bacically been gathering up every single thing i can sell in my house. i have 125 right now.. almost there :uhoh:

just6 look at this pc though crazy crazy stuff (http://cgi.ebay.ca/eBay-Lowest-Price-on-Pentium-D-Dual-Core-Complete-Sys_W0QQitemZ8780817399QQcategoryZ51146QQtcZphotoQ QcmdZViewItem) and it's only 555 (CANADIAN!!) all i need is a video card and i should be good to go.

and from what i've seen minimum requirments just mean you can run the game.. not that it's playable :confused:

and guy up there, you should download a program called fraps. it allows you to record videos and take more than one screen at a time.

...get it for the 360

[Flesh Warlord]

damn.. i have to wait until i can summon up 550 dollars for a new pc to play this game. i've bacically been gathering up every single thing i can sell in my house. i have 125 right now.. almost there :uhoh:

just6 look at this pc though crazy crazy stuff (http://cgi.ebay.ca/eBay-Lowest-Price-on-Pentium-D-Dual-Core-Complete-Sys_W0QQitemZ8780817399QQcategoryZ51146QQtcZphotoQ QcmdZViewItem) and it's only 555 (CANADIAN!!) all i need is a video card and i should be good to go.

and from what i've seen minimum requirments just mean you can run the game.. not that it's playable :confused:

and guy up there, you should download a program called fraps. it allows you to record videos and take more than one screen at a time.


Nah man, if you put everything to the lowest, you will run it fine. Minimum isn't always the bare min.

[dutchie]

To everyone who is not able to run Oblivion, I would suggest go to newegg.com . I bought everything for my comp, and it cost me under a grand. ( for the essetnials, not including monitor, liquid cooling, etc.)

AMD 64 2800+ Processor
3X 512Corsair Value Select RAM (1.5Gb)
ECS Socket 754 Mobo
Sweet looking case
eVGA 7800GT Video Card
WD 120Gb Hard Drive
CD-RW Drive
DVD Drive

[refoops]

How do you take screenshots?

It seems print screen isnt working for me, is there another way?
There is a setting in the INI file:
bAllowScreenShot=0

change to:
bAllowScreenShot=1

[evilmittens]

I closed the first Oblivion gate but I can't clear the courtyard. Anybody else there yet?
I closed the gate (hella fun area/tower to run through btw...I used the stone from closing the gate (signal stone?) to enchant my sword to shock the enemy on hit.). The court yard took 3-4 tries, but I figured out that if I went for the draemora thing first in the broken down house things went smoother with the Clannifers and Scamps. Just made level 8. Starting to get some decent stuff including a full set of Blades armor.

[PinkMouse]

is this game on backorder, or can i pick it up at the store. I never reserved it and im regretting it :wah:

[unearth]

I closed the gate (hella fun area/tower to run through btw...I used the stone from closing the gate (signal stone?) to enchant my sword to shock the enemy on hit.). The court yard took 3-4 tries, but I figured out that if I went for the draemora thing first in the broken down house things went smoother with the Clannifers and Scamps. Just made level 8. Starting to get some decent stuff including a full set of Blades armor.

See I'm at that part but I'm only level 3. I guess I need to go level up some more before I attempt it again.

[evilmittens]

See I'm at that part but I'm only level 3. I guess I need to go level up some more before I attempt it again.
YOu ought to be able to do it at 3, the mobs are near your level at all times, so if you go higher you get higher. If you cleared the the tower you should be able to take on the court yard. You are going in with the guard right?

[Idmir]

YOu ought to be able to do it at 3, the mobs are near your level at all times, so if you go higher you get higher. If you cleared the the tower you should be able to take on the court yard. You are going in with the guard right?
I am just getting ready for the courtyard, but I'm a level one. I made it through the first gate, but it was hell as a level one. I guess I need to go level up for a bit.

[evilmittens]

I am just getting ready for the courtyard, but I'm a level one. I made it through the first gate, but it was hell as a level one. I guess I need to go level up for a bit.
Maybe, just remember as you level all mobs scale up with you. So at level 3 you are fighting lvl 3ish mobs. Its a weird system where I have heard of rats killing lvl 15 players.

[Idmir]

Maybe, just remember as you level all mobs scale up with you. So at level 3 you are fighting lvl 3ish mobs. Its a weird system where I have heard of rats killing lvl 15 players.
I see, what class are you? I'm playing a theif and the scamps were giving me hell during the first gate.

[unearth]

I'm a crusader...those little dinosaur things are giving me hell. All the guards die very fast so it's just me left to deal with all the monsters. I decided to go exploring down the road and I found some caves and have leveled up my skills so I'll go back soon. This game is so huge, it took me twenty minutes riding on horseback just to get halfway to Skingrad from the first Oblivion gate. Then I got sidetracked in this huge tomb which is where I'm at now.

[PinkMouse]

What classes are there in this game?

[evilmittens]

I am playing a custom class, combat-mage (almost like a battlemage but using blades instead of blunt).

Pink, there are something like 15 classes from acrobats,warriors, theif, paladins..etc...to an option to make a custom class.

[unearth]

The only thing that really matters is the sign you are born under, because you get different special skills. Other than that, your class doesn't really matter much except for in the very beginning. As you go along in the game you can master every skill, get all the spells, etc...by the time I finished Morrowind I was the head of every guild, I had every spell and was strong as hell, so my original class choice of 'rogue' didn't really even factor anymore.

I just joined the Mages guild in Skingrad in this game. You have to get 'recommendations' from every mages guild before you can even start going up the ranks...this game is ridiculously huge.

[Towedwart]

There are 21 classes premade.

I just can't wait to start buying houses and filling them with stuff.

I'm playing the game at highest settings, 1600x1200, 4xAA, etc. Runs perfect, overworld semi-choppy depnding on how many mobs are around.

[refoops]

Oh god! I can't wait for my copy to be finished "obtaining" by Monday! Oh boy oh boy oh boy.

Is it really good?

[unearth]

Yeah, I didn't like it as much at first...I have to run it on low settings so I'm not getting the best graphics. But as far as the game, you'll just lose yourself in it.

[Ænema]

Hey unearth, you seem to know a lot about this game.

Do you think trading Madden 06 and Call of Duty 2 for this game is worth it? I'm hearing so much rave from this game and it looks great.

[Lord Ignus]

A word of advice, keep every lockpick you find. They don't weigh anything and with the new lockpick 'mini game', you're going to be breaking lots of them.

Been playing for a couple days now, and even though I'm still an "Apprentice" on my Security skill, I can usually pick a lock without breaking a pick. Even the "Very hard" ones. Took me a while to realise it wasn't just random.

I'm playing a custom class.
Race: Nord
Sign: Lady
Skills: Blade, Light Armor, Security, Athletics, Block, Alchemy, Armorer. A good mix of stuff I think.

I'm also a vampire which is pretty cool. Some nice stat and skill bonuses if you can put up with having to feed regularly.

[Teh Gir]

HOW THE FUCK DO YOU LOCK PICK???


ive read every tut i can find, its always just "press a to lock it in place"

[louis117]

HOW THE FUCK DO YOU LOCK PICK???


ive read every tut i can find, its always just "press a to lock it in place"
While in the game, hit the tilde key [~] at any time to bring up the console. With the console open, there are multiple commands that can be used, some that require targeting by selecting an object with the mouse while the console is open.

Click a locked door or chest, type "unlock"/ Unlocks target object
rofl cheat owns!!!

or

The lockpicking portion of the game will appeal to you "twitch" gamers out there. The trick is the hit the button and just the right time. It's tricky..and yes the autoAttempt may work better since it is based on your current skill level, whereas attempting it manualy is based on your own personal twitch skills.

[Lord Ignus]

When you push a tumbler up with your pick, only press/click if it moves upward slowly/smoothly.
If it kinda "snaps" upward, wait until it falls down and push it again. If it goes up smoothly, press/click when it hits the top.

With this method you should be able to pick any lock very early in the game, and you won't break a single pick once you get used to it. :)

[unearth]

Hey unearth, you seem to know a lot about this game.

Do you think trading Madden 06 and Call of Duty 2 for this game is worth it? I'm hearing so much rave from this game and it looks great.


I haven't played either of those two games so I can't really make a decision on that one..but I will say that Oblivion is an amazing game..just make sure your computer can run it before you get rid of your other games.

[DreadPirateWes]

I wanna know about the porn scenes. In another thread they have a vid. of some elf blowing a guy. Hot coffee II? Or just some mod someone's already created.

[Zantutsuken]

I haven't played either of those two games so I can't really make a decision on that one..but I will say that Oblivion is an amazing game..just make sure your computer can run it before you get rid of your other games.

A friend's birthday is coming up and I bought her this game today, I tested it out on my computer and Unearth is correct it really is an amazing game from what I've played.

If you're curious about if your computer can run it or not go here:

http://www.srtest.com/referrer/srtest

Click Oblivion from the list and it will read out what your computer is up to par with in regards to the game's requirements.

[Ænema]

I haven't played either of those two games so I can't really make a decision on that one..but I will say that Oblivion is an amazing game..just make sure your computer can run it before you get rid of your other games.
I just got it for the 360. Man does it live up to its potential. It's a solid and beautifully designed game. The maps and areas are freaking huge!

[unearth]

Yeah no joke...I have spent the past two days running around exploring caves and doing quests and realized I have only covered about 5% of the entire map.

[Big_Jake]

Ok there might be a little spoiler in this but im stuck and i need some help.
Does anyone know where the spies MAIN base in bruma is, its part of the main quest. Its when jaufree tell you they noticed spies down by the place him and martin are at, then you have to go and eliminate all the spies and there base. So far i managed to kill only 2 spies, but cant find there base, if anyone can help or knows what im talking about plz do so, and if u dont want to spoil anything jsut send me a personal message.

[refoops]

Wheres the darn Thieves Guilds? I heard you can sell stolen goods there.

[NightStalKeR]

Wheres the darn Thieves Guilds? I heard you can sell stolen goods there.
Get a begger/bum to like you then ask them about gray fox. They will tell you where to meet him at midnight, where you can join it. :)

[Franzman]

Do you guys think I can run this on these specs:

Intel Celeron 2.44 gHz

Sapphire ATI Radeon 9200 128 mb PCI

768 mb RAM?

[silverspade14]

Do you guys think I can run this on these specs:

Intel Celeron 2.44 gHz

Sapphire ATI Radeon 9200 128 mb PCI

768 mb RAM?
Yea it will, dont know what it will look like though. Did anyone else get stuck in Kvatch? I think its a glitch because the captain is stuck behind a wall and wont talk to me.

[NightStalKeR]

Do you guys think I can run this on these specs:

Intel Celeron 2.44 gHz

Sapphire ATI Radeon 9200 128 mb PCI

768 mb RAM?
That graphics card wont do...since it's a 9200, 128 md, and PCI (regular not express).

Well anyways if your motherboard has an agp port then get a agp card or get a new computer/motherboard with pci express on it.

[Lord Ignus]

Yea it will, dont know what it will look like though. Did anyone else get stuck in Kvatch? I think its a glitch because the captain is stuck behind a wall and wont talk to me.

Sounds like a glitch to me, I got through Kvatch no problem.

Edit: Well, when I say "no problem" I mean there were no bugs. It was pretty tough :D

[unearth]

I still haven't attempted the Kvatch courtyard again...

[mad_serb69]

omg oblivions really good but morrowind kicks ass this map is like 1/4 of the size of morrowind

[unearth]

omg oblivions really good but morrowind kicks ass this map is like 1/4 of the size of morrowind


It looks smaller but once you start playing, you realize that it's probably twice as large.

[evilmittens]

Spent the weekend playing mostly sub quests. I did all recommendation quests for the mages guild and was promoted to the rank of Evoker by the time I was done. I also made about 4k at the arena. Might go for 5k and go buy that haunted house in Anvil....

[Lord Ignus]

I also made about 4k at the arena. Might go for 5k and go buy that haunted house in Anvil....

I got Grand Champ rank at the arena with my last character :D
Got pissed off with vampirism though, so I've created a new character now that I know how to avoid it.

Male Wood Elf, Assassin Class. (Security, Sneak, Acrobatics, Marksman, Light Armor, Alchemy, Blade)
The "Sneak Attack" thing is pretty awesome. I've been taking people out with a single arrow from the shadows.

[evilmittens]

I got Grand Champ rank at the arena with my last character :D
Got pissed off with vampirism though, so I've created a new character now that I know how to avoid it.

Male Wood Elf, Assassin Class. (Security, Sneak, Acrobatics, Marksman, Light Armor, Alchemy, Blade)
The "Sneak Attack" thing is pretty awesome. I've been taking people out with a single arrow from the shadows.
I got to be a vampire also, but went back to the auto save since I didnt like that path. Currenttly a "Warrior" in the arena. Fun stuff. I have a custom class that is a sort of warrior paladin (blade, destruction, restoration, conjuraton, and heavy armor). So far he is pretty tough.

[Lord Ignus]

destruction, restoration, conjuraton

I've been put off using magic because it was so crappy in Morrowind. Is it actually viable against enemies in Oblivion?

[adam_toker]

hey has anyone done that Dark Brotherhood thing where you have to kill some dude named Rufio?? That was sick. Also there was this one quest where some bitch lost her potatoes, and i was sent to find the guy who stole em... but i cant find them!!!

[Lord Ignus]

I got the Dark Brotherhood initiation quest with my last character, but didn't do it.
Since I'm playing an Assassin this time, I'll give it a try. Poison my dagger and get the bastard in his sleep :cool:

[Deathdart]

Ok there might be a little spoiler in this but im stuck and i need some help.
Does anyone know where the spies MAIN base in bruma is, its part of the main quest. Its when jaufree tell you they noticed spies down by the place him and martin are at, then you have to go and eliminate all the spies and there base. So far i managed to kill only 2 spies, but cant find there base, if anyone can help or knows what im talking about plz do so, and if u dont want to spoil anything jsut send me a personal message.

In Jaerl's house, you'll find a little trap door under the carpet of her room. I didn't see this also, and was very confused. So go gadget go, and do it.

And to the response about magic: Magic is better than a blade and if you have both, then nice combo.

Destruction and restoration, but I haven't raelly tried conjuration.

[Lord Ignus]

Hmm. Might try a magic-based character next time I restart then.
But right now I'm having fun creeping around with my bow :) Seems to be working well. I just hope it holds up later in the game.

[Big_Jake]

In Jaerl's house, you'll find a little trap door under the carpet of her room. I didn't see this also, and was very confused. So go gadget go, and do it.

And to the response about magic: Magic is better than a blade and if you have both, then nice combo.

Destruction and restoration, but I haven't raelly tried conjuration.


Thx a bunch man, i was stuck forever on that

[Flesh Warlord]

Unearth hows your oblivion career going?

I've just restarted a new character because my first character was ab it messed up, I had speech craft and merc because it thought it would be a nice addition to my character. But it sucks for me.

I'm now a lv 18 Imperial, I use a sword and am good with destruction magic. Just then became the champion of the Imperial City Area.

I'm now going to continue my main quest, hop fully pick up some goodies.

(Btw, tips for anyone having a hard time with the final guy in the arena, if you use a blade and have sideways power attack, keep doing it to him until his sword is knocked out of his hand, then pick it up, this will leave him very weak!)

[Lord Ignus]

(Btw, tips for anyone having a hard time with the final guy in the arena, if you use a blade and have sideways power attack, keep doing it to him until his sword is knocked out of his hand, then pick it up, this will leave him very weak!)

There's an even easier way to beat him ;)
Don't wanna spoil it for anyone, so highlight this if you wanna know:

At any time when you're in the room where you arrange Arena fights, talk to the grand champion orc guy about "Gray Prince". He'll send you on a quest. If you complete it, he'll just stand there and let you kill him when you fight him for the top spot.

[evilmittens]

Yeah, grand champion last night also. The Gray fPrince is now caput. I am moving slowly on the main quest but 5 gates have opened up and I think Ill go and explore them. I killed Rufio for the Dark Brotherhood quest, it was nice and easy while he was sleeping. I also bought a shack in Imperial City, and left my Adoring fan there to watch over the place. :D

[unearth]

I actually haven't played in a few days since I've been working so much. I'm off tomorrow so I plan on playing quite a bit. I'm in Skingrad, it's the only big city I have been to so far. I'm having a hard time getting gold. I can't really afford anything. I got a recommendation at the mages guild there, but nobody seems to have any quests for me. I can't find the fighter's guild so maybe it's in another city.

[Idmir]

I have seen about 12 gates now, but I have only closed 3 total and I am working on my 4th. This 4th one has been the hardest so far. I keep getting 3 to 4 guys attacking me at once.

The other day I was following this woman for someone and a black guy started following the both of us. I backed off and when I did he moved in closer to the woman and robbed her. then the guards came and killed him, it was great.

[Lord Ignus]

I can't find the fighter's guild so maybe it's in another city.
Just ask a guard for directions :) If there's a Mages Guild in a city, there's usually a Fighters Guild too.

I'm having a hard time getting gold.
Heh, as a thief class I'm not really having much trouble with gold, as I can steal pretty much anything that isn't nailed to the ground. I'm quite a successful pickpocket too.
Just now I stole the keys to Castle Cheydinhal from someone's pocket, and went on a looting spree :D
Eventually got caught picking a lock. I paid my fine of 5 septims, then went and stole all my pilfered goods back: +++$$$

[evilmittens]

I have seen about 12 gates now, but I have only closed 3 total and I am working on my 4th. This 4th one has been the hardest so far. I keep getting 3 to 4 guys attacking me at once.

The other day I was following this woman for someone and a black guy started following the both of us. I backed off and when I did he moved in closer to the woman and robbed her. then the guards came and killed him, it was great.
Thats great! I just killed some spies and took down another gate. I have 3 pieces of Orcish armor now. Fuck, I cant carry anything else now :(

[Scorpp]

I just recently beat Oblivion.. Well, finished the main quest.

I'm a level 64 Imperial.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y138/JakJakJakJonJakJak/ScreenShot13.png

Now I'm going to go around and do the side quests. ( I only stuck to the main one, except the arena.)

[Flesh Warlord]

Scorpp man, nice level. Still loving the game? even more maybe?

Anyway unearth, don't worry about money. When I started up I saved up all my gold for a steel set, then on my next quest a guard died and I looked in his body and guess what i saw? steel set...

Buying armor is a waste of money, same as weapons, you can find it all in oblivion gates. My friend has started an alch/thief and shes rolling in the cash and the only skills shes leveled up is sneak and alch. Seems abit boring to me though, if rather hit shit with a sword.

I like how its got guides on the "radar" for each quest on oblivion, unlike morrowind which made it abit boring trying to find all these locations.

[unearth]

I can't believe some of you have beaten this already. I'm taking it very slow, deliberately trying to explore every part of the map. When I was playing Morrowind, I discovered a cave that had the remnants of Indiana Jones in it along with a letter he wrote, a little easter egg in the game.

As far as vampirism, how do you contract it and how do you get rid of it? I entered a cave near Skingrad that was full of vampires but I didn't get any disease from them.

[evilmittens]

I can't believe some of you have beaten this already. I'm taking it very slow, deliberately trying to explore every part of the map. When I was playing Morrowind, I discovered a cave that had the remnants of Indiana Jones in it along with a letter he wrote, a little easter egg in the game.

As far as vampirism, how do you contract it and how do you get rid of it? I entered a cave near Skingrad that was full of vampires but I didn't get any disease from them.
Its sneaky the vampire thing, you get hit with a disease and after three days you wake up a vampire. Its really easy to miss the words on the upper left corner of the screen. its You contracted Psomething Hemosomething. Hurts your fatigue really badly. If you use a cure disease or go to a temple it will be cured.

[Lord Ignus]

Yeah I think you get the disease (something hemophilia) if you're hit by a vampire when fighting one.
As evilmittens said, that's real easy to cure, at a temple or with a potion.
But if you leave it untreated and develop full-blown vampirism, it's a bitch to get the cure.

[Scorpp]

The easiest way to become a vampire is by doing the DB quests.

After you're done with your first boss (the guy that gives you contracts) he will offer to turn you into one.

I find it fun to be a vampire. I got rid of it rather fast though, so people would talk to me.

[unearth]

I went all the way to the Imperial City to find that there is no fighter's guild there. Dammit. I guess I'll venture to the other cities and try to get my fighters and mages recommendations so I can start doing quests.

[Lord Ignus]

I find it fun to be a vampire. I got rid of it rather fast though, so people would talk to me.

If you feed regularly, people will talk to you, and you'll be able to walk in the sunlight.


Does anybody know if you can get into the Arcane University without joining the Mages Guild? I bet they have a whole load of expensive stuff in there. I managed to steal the Arch-Mage's key, but that doesn't get me in either.

[unearth]

Ignus I'm pretty sure you have to join and get recommendations from every mages guild before you can get access to the arcane university.

Does anyone know if there is a better way to travel than running everywhere? In Morrowind they had those huge bug things..but I haven't seen anything like that in this game.

[Idmir]

Ignus I'm pretty sure you have to join and get recommendations from every mages guild before you can get access to the arcane university.

Does anyone know if there is a better way to travel than running everywhere? In Morrowind they had those huge bug things..but I haven't seen anything like that in this game.

Not to sound stupid, but have you tried fast traveling? you know, where you click on a location on the map and go there right away.

[Lord Ignus]

Does anyone know if there is a better way to travel than running everywhere? In Morrowind they had those huge bug things..but I haven't seen anything like that in this game.
RTFM ;)
Like Idmir said, if you've been there before (or if it's a city location) you can just click it on your map.

I've just got the top rank in the Dark Brotherhood :cool: Might do some of the main quest now :/

[evilmittens]

RTFM ;)
Like Idmir said, if you've been there before (or if it's a city location) you can just click it on your map.

I've just got the top rank in the Dark Brotherhood :cool: Might do some of the main quest now :/
I just became whats his face's silencer in the DB. I wasnt going to join but was asked after killing the Gray Prince. Those quests are HELLLLLAAAA fun to do and I couldnt stop.

[Lord Ignus]

I wasnt going to join but was asked after killing the Gray Prince.
Yeah I got that with one of my first characters. Not sure why that one counts as a murder and the rest don't.
This time around I didn't want to wait until then to join the DB, so I just shot a beggar in the back while he was asleep :ahhh:

One thing that's been winding me up about Oblivion is that you can't wear a full set of armour underneath robes.

Edit: Oh, and mittens... I don't want to say too much, but if you've still got the Blade of Woe that LaChance gave you when you joined the DB... Keep it in your inventory.

[evilmittens]

Yeah I got that with one of my first characters. Not sure why that one counts as a murder and the rest don't.
This time around I didn't want to wait until then to join the DB, so I just shot a beggar in the back while he was asleep :ahhh:

One thing that's been winding me up about Oblivion is that you can't wear a full set of armour underneath robes.

Edit: Oh, and mittens... I don't want to say too much, but if you've still got the Blade of Woe that LaChance gave you when you joined the DB... Keep it in your inventory.
I have it. You cannot get rid of it iirc.

[Lord Ignus]

I have it. You cannot get rid of it iirc.
Ah fair enough. I never tried to get rid of it, because it doesn't weigh anything.

[unearth]

I skimmed the manual, I didn't read everything close enough obviously. Hell I can't even remember how to enchant items. =\

[Lord Ignus]

I skimmed the manual, I didn't read everything close enough obviously. Hell I can't even remember how to enchant items. =\

I think it says you can only have items enchanted at the arcane university (unless you use an Oblivion Sigil Stone).

Edit:
From the manual:
The crafts of Spellmaking and Enchanting are secrets of the Mages Guild. Achieve the proper rank in the Mages Guild, and you are given access to the Altar of Spellmaking and the Altar of Enchanting in the Arcane University, and instructed in their uses.

[Idmir]

I skimmed the manual, I didn't read everything close enough obviously. Hell I can't even remember how to enchant items. =\
I think you just clik on the stone you want to use and it takes you to a screen to do it.

Edit: I was thinking of the Oblivion Sigil Stone's

[No0n3]

Damn.. Just bought it, installed it, and spent 30 minutes looking at the environment. The water looks amazing.

[Choral_Inc]

So I'm a Wood Elf (I think). Im in the first oblivion gate. My buddy died. THese goblins are fucking the shit out of me. All I have is an ironshortsword (66 %) and a steel one (33%). I can't handle all these goblins. Any advice?

[Flesh Warlord]

Rofl unearth. Only just found out how to fast travel?

Anyway, if you want to get rid of vampirism:

Talk to someone in a church (any church) about the cure for it. Then you will be lead to a few people all around the map until you reach an old ladies house, shes a witch. do some shit for her and get some ingredients and Sally's your sister, you're done. Vampirism is cool though. When you're a full vamp you get +5 to all stats, or most of them and a few really strong spells.

[PsiRedEye22]

5 Grand Soul gems, then some text, then...

6 Garlic. 5 Nightshade. Blood of an Argonian from an enchanted dagger. 2 Bloodgrass. Ashes of the Vampire King.

After that, she cures you. You also get an invisible extra one that you take to the count of Skingrad to "cure" his wife.

Chorral: There are no goblins in Oblivion. Do you mean Scamps?

Ignus: You have to be Arch-Mage to use the Altar, because it's in the room you earn. Enchanting from the altar is BULLSHIT, because anything over like 12 chargers is like 10k gold.


My thoughts on Oblivion:
Good game in THEORY. The scaling system ruins it. No incentive to level, no incentive to do anything except for uber weapons even though you can slaughter every guild quest and the main quest at level 1 if you never rest in a bed. Pathetic.

[refoops]

5 Grand Soul gems, then some text, then...

6 Garlic. 5 Nightshade. Blood of an Argonian from an enchanted dagger. 2 Bloodgrass. Ashes of the Vampire King.

After that, she cures you. You also get an invisible extra one that you take to the count of Skingrad to "cure" his wife.

Chorral: There are no goblins in Oblivion. Do you mean Scamps?

Ignus: You have to be Arch-Mage to use the Altar, because it's in the room you earn. Enchanting from the altar is BULLSHIT, because anything over like 12 chargers is like 10k gold.


My thoughts on Oblivion:
Good game in THEORY. The scaling system ruins it. No incentive to level, no incentive to do anything except for uber weapons even though you can slaughter every guild quest and the main quest at level 1 if you never rest in a bed. Pathetic.

I agree with *most* of what you say, although I don't understand what you mean by the 'if you never rest' part. Are you saying that if you stay at level one everything is made easier to suit your level? I'm just curious.

[PsiRedEye22]

Yes, the enemies auto-scale to the level you currently are.

[refoops]

Yes, the enemies auto-scale to the level you currently are.

Jesus christ, That sounds like suckage. X3. Completely destroys the satisfaction of getting stronger.

[Idmir]

Jesus christ, That sounds like suckage. X3. Completely destroys the satisfaction of getting stronger.
I don't know, I was getting fucked up wolfs for a while and now I kill them with one hit with the same sword I was using before.

[unearth]

I don't know, I was getting fucked up wolfs for a while and now I kill them with one hit with the same sword I was using before.

I think only certain enemies scale with you. Weaker enemies don't, but I'm guessing enemies like Daedra do. It's still kinda stupid though.

[Idmir]

I think only certain enemies scale with you. Weaker enemies don't, but I'm guessing enemies like Daedra do. It's still kinda stupid though.
well my first gate was a pain in the ass, the next couple were not as bad. I think if you level your skills enough the auto-scale does not matter as much.

[PsiRedEye22]

The point is: You can level your skills normally without levelling up at all. You have to REST to level up. The main quest is possible at level 1, with the same amount of life and magicka that you started out with.

[Lord Ignus]

Got all my MG recommendations :D Time for a looting spree.

[Idmir]

The point is: You can level your skills normally without levelling up at all. You have to REST to level up. The main quest is possible at level 1, with the same amount of life and magicka that you started out with.
Agreed, but I was just saying its not like its pointless to level up.

Got all my MG recommendations :D Time for a looting spree.

I've made about 5k+ stealing from the mages guild and selling them their own stuff. I steal it right in front of the guy I am getting ready to sell it to and then make him pay me for it.

[unearth]

Got all my MG recommendations :D Time for a looting spree.


How did you get the Bruma recommendation? I can't figure out what to do. I know the guy is downstairs but he's invisible.

[Lord Ignus]

I've made about 5k+ stealing from the mages guild and selling them their own stuff. I steal it right in front of the guy I am getting ready to sell it to and then make him pay me for it.
If you can sell it to him, it wasn't a crime to pick it up anyway. You can only sell stolen goods to a Thieves Guild fence.

How did you get the Bruma recommendation? I can't figure out what to do. I know the guy is downstairs but he's invisible.
I don't remember the name, but you have to talk to one of the people in the Bruma guild about it. You'll need to use persuasion or a charm spell, but he'll do it for you if he likes you enough.

[unearth]

Ok...

About five days ago (real time...not game time) I was running from Kvatch to Skingrad and I found this ruined templed called Miscarand. I decided to explore it. I killed a bunch of zombies and got some Welkynd stones, and after awhile I finally reached the bottom chamber, which had a Varla stone. As soon as I grabbed the Varla stone, all these zombies appeared and the Miscarand King appeared and started casting all kinds of fucked up spells on me. Since I was a very low level, I just decided to run for it and after a minute or two I made it back out to the overworld. A zombie actually came out of the tomb so I killed him. I went back to my horse and went on my way.

So tonight, five days later, I'm doing a quest in Skingrad for the Mages guild and I get sent to the castle jail because I picked a lock and got caught. They release me from the jail, and as soon as the game loads outside the Skingrad castle, I'm confronted by the fucking Miscarand King and about three zombies. Even after days of playing the game, he was still trying to find me and kill me. This game kicks ass.

[Idmir]

Even after days of playing the game, he was still trying to find me and kill me. This game kicks ass.

My first day playing I was exploring houses and I went to this one where two guys were sleeping. I left and about 5 houses later one of them walks in and tells me to leave of he would kill me. they he leaves and walks home.

[refoops]

Where can I buy a house? And what are the benefits of owning a house?

I feel like a real-estate ad.

[At The Gates]

Ok...

About five days ago (real time...not game time) I was running from Kvatch to Skingrad and I found this ruined templed called Miscarand. I decided to explore it. I killed a bunch of zombies and got some Welkynd stones, and after awhile I finally reached the bottom chamber, which had a Varla stone. As soon as I grabbed the Varla stone, all these zombies appeared and the Miscarand King appeared and started casting all kinds of fucked up spells on me. Since I was a very low level, I just decided to run for it and after a minute or two I made it back out to the overworld. A zombie actually came out of the tomb so I killed him. I went back to my horse and went on my way.

So tonight, five days later, I'm doing a quest in Skingrad for the Mages guild and I get sent to the castle jail because I picked a lock and got caught. They release me from the jail, and as soon as the game loads outside the Skingrad castle, I'm confronted by the fucking Miscarand King and about three zombies. Even after days of playing the game, he was still trying to find me and kill me. This game kicks ass.


Be sure to keep this place in mind you will have to do a mission in which you need to get a great welkin stone from it for your main quest. The fucking crazy zombies fuck me up and my guy is a 25.

I love this game.

[refoops]

Heres a few FAQ's For the Main quest along with some other stuff.

Main Quest Walkthrough 1.
Link (http://dw.com.com/redir?asid=924363&astid=8&siteid=19&edid=107&destCat=42056&destURL=http%3A%2F%2Fdb.gamefaqs.com%2Fcomputer%2F doswin%2Ffile%2Foblivion.txt)

Main Quest Walkthrough 2
Link (http://dw.com.com/redir?asid=924363&astid=8&siteid=19&edid=107&destCat=42162&destURL=http%3A%2F%2Fdb.gamefaqs.com%2Fcomputer%2F doswin%2Ffile%2Foblivion_a.txt)

Mages Guild Guide
Link (http://dw.com.com/redir?asid=924363&astid=8&siteid=19&edid=107&destCat=42154&destURL=http%3A%2F%2Fdb.gamefaqs.com%2Fcomputer%2F doswin%2Ffile%2Foblivion_mages_guild.txt)

Thieves Guild Guide (Including how the join it)
Link (http://dw.com.com/redir?asid=924363&astid=8&siteid=19&edid=107&destCat=42062&destURL=http%3A%2F%2Fdb.gamefaqs.com%2Fcomputer%2F doswin%2Ffile%2Foblivion_thieves_guild.txt)

The DarkBrotherHood Guide (Including how to join it)
Link (http://dw.com.com/redir?asid=924363&astid=8&siteid=19&edid=107&destCat=42064&destURL=http%3A%2F%2Fdb.gamefaqs.com%2Fconsole%2Fx box360%2Ffile%2Foblivion_dark_brotherhood.txt)

[Lord Ignus]

I just finished the last Thieves Guild quest (holy shit it took me 2 hours real time).
Anybody else done it? I don't want to spoil anything, so I'll put the rest in white text. Read at your discretion, unless you've finished the Thieves Guild quests...


Ok, what the crap is with this? It's like Bethesda just stopped caring about the Thieves Guild after you get the Cowl... Okay, so now I've got a Guildhall. There's a wooden door in it that doesn't work, I don't make any money, and I can't even get the Thieves to do anything.
The cowl is pretty awesome, especially for the 200 Feather, but... So I go to a dungeon, carry ridiculous amounts of loot back to town, but then I can't wear the Cowl in public or I'll be killed by the guards. So I take it off, but now I have to drop my loot because it's too heavy. Leaving expensive items around on the floor is risky business... I guess I just have to sneak back to a safe place without being seen by a single NPC. I'm not sure the final quest was worth two hours of my time :/
[/rant]

Edit: Ah ok. Just been playing for a few minutes to try and figure it out, and it makes more sense now. The door in the guildhall does nothing because it's nailed shut from the outside. Also, if the guards come after you for wearing the cowl, and start attacking you, you can take off the cowl and yield to them (block and speak to them at the same time) and they'll go away. No complaints any more :D

[unearth]

Be sure to keep this place in mind you will have to do a mission in which you need to get a great welkin stone from it for your main quest. The fucking crazy zombies fuck me up and my guy is a 25.

I love this game.


Uh oh...I hope I didn't mess anything up. In Morrowind if you did something stupid it would say 'you have doomed yourself etc etc....' does this game do the same thing?

[m11a1]

Uh oh...I hope I didn't mess anything up. In Morrowind if you did something stupid it would say 'you have doomed yourself etc etc....' does this game do the same thing?

What do you mean fucked up? Like kill an important storyline NPC? No, you can't kill important NPC in Oblivion, you can only make them unconsicious.

[evil joe]

Holy steaming pile of erectile disfunction! This game kicks ass!

My friend got it for his birthday on Wednesday for Xbox 360 (rich bastard) and I didn't know it was out on PC. So right now I'm downlo- I mean, buying it.

I don't want to go through all the pages of this topic. So I will ask some questions:

1. Has anyone found a patch to make the game run smoother yet?
2. What do you think is the best race? When I played it with my friend I picked the reptile dude because he looks sexy and can breathe under water. The lion guy can see in the dark so he is a close second.
3. I love stealing stuff and pickpocketing.
4. This is like question 3. Where is the best place to get picklocks? I need some but I don't want to buy them from the theives guild because I don't have much money.
5. Can you actually mine metals or go fishing? I know there are mines and I know that you can get fishing waders and pickaxes but I never found any way to use them. They could just be useless like the broom.
6. Does the glitch where you kill the Dorian guy and steal his coins to get infinite money work for the PC version or is that just Xbox?
7. Tell me some really cool stuff you can do in the game.
8. What do you do in the Dark Brotherhood (the one you get accepted into after you kill someone)? Do you just murder people?

This is the best game in the world (at least until Grand Theft Auto 4 comes out on PS3).

[Lord Ignus]

1. What do you mean by "smoother"?

2. I think your race is mostly inconsequential, as any race can become good for any class. But for starting out, I'd say Bretons for magic-based, Orcs for combat based, Wood Elf for stealth-based.

3. I see.

4. Unfortunately, the easiest way is to buy them from a Thieves Guild fence. They're 6 gold each.

5. Fishing, no. You can't "mine" as such, but in some mines you'll find somehting like a "gold vein" poking out of the rock, from which you can take some gold.

6. Dorian guy?

7. Figure it out yourself :p

8. Yes, you just go around murdering people.

[mad_serb69]

im a lvl 11 imperial assaissin
got all chainmail armor (light)
elven longsowrd
dwarven bow

done all dark brotherhood quests (head of dark brotherhood)
1/3 of the way through mages quests (in arcan uni)
1/3 of the way through thieives guild

Got a 5000gold black horse for free from DB

just finnished the spies quest in the main quest

done about 20 random side quests

ohh and got the prima strat guild just now and
it says even thing there is to no maps of all citys and regons
all plants and food, all weapons (non enchet)
even single side quest
complete walthrough of main quest and guilds
its got guilds on how to do anything and gives u
alot of helpful things (and im just useing it for the city maps)

[evil joe]

1. What do you mean by "smoother"?

2. I think your race is mostly inconsequential, as any race can become good for any class. But for starting out, I'd say Bretons for magic-based, Orcs for combat based, Wood Elf for stealth-based.

3. I see.

4. Unfortunately, the easiest way is to buy them from a Thieves Guild fence. They're 6 gold each.

5. Fishing, no. You can't "mine" as such, but in some mines you'll find somehting like a "gold vein" poking out of the rock, from which you can take some gold.

6. Dorian guy?

7. Figure it out yourself :p

8. Yes, you just go around murdering people.
Thanks. And I decided not to download it since I can't find any good places that won't take 34 months to download so I'm buying it on ebay.

Edit: And by smoother I mean not laggy. My computer is alright and I will delete a lot to make room for the game but I still think a game of that size will be slow on my computer. When GTA: Vice City came out on PC I bought it and it was a pain in the ass to play because it would go really slow so I had to pause it and unpause it to make it go a little faster.

I guess my question is; will the game run slow, laggy, or glitchy on a slow computer and is there any downloadable patch to help stop the laggyness or the glitches?

[Lord Ignus]

im a lvl 11 imperial assaissin
got all chainmail armor (light)

done all dark brotherhood quests (head of dark brotherhood)

ohh and got the prima strat guild just now

Why not use the DB robes/armor if you're an assassin? I'm a level 17 assassin and only ever use the robes.
Depends on your style of play I guess. I hardly ever confront enemies, but lurk in the shadows and get them with my bow, so I have no use for armor because I very rarely get hit.

Also, I wouldn't like to use any sort of guide. Most of the enjoyment is discovering things by yourself.

will the game run slow, laggy, or glitchy on a slow computer and is there any downloadable patch to help stop the laggyness or the glitches?
The game will run very poorly (if at all) on a slow computer.
And no, as yet there is no such patch.

[evil joe]

So if I get a better video card would that help? And if so what type?

[Lord Ignus]

Depends on the rest of your spec. As for what type, you're better asking on a computer forum, or looking for a thread in Everything/Nothing.

As a rough guide, here's what I'm running:

P4 2.8GHz
1024MB RAM
Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB AGP

On medium to low graphics settings on 1024x768, I get a playable framerate most of the time, but it gets VERY choppy if there are more than a couple of NPCs/creatures fighting.

[likethis]

I played it today on my brand new xbox 360. It was pretty fun. I am a level one nord. I went through the Oblivion portal against like 8 goblins and got my ass owned.

[mad_serb69]

im a lvl 11 imperial assaissin
got all chainmail armor (light)
elven longsowrd
dwarven bow

done all dark brotherhood quests (head of dark brotherhood)
1/3 of the way through mages quests (in arcan uni)
1/3 of the way through thieives guild

Got a 5000gold black horse for free from DB

just finnished the spies quest in the main quest

done about 20 random side quests

ohh and got the prima strat guild just now and
it says even thing there is to no maps of all citys and regons
all plants and food, all weapons (non enchet)
even single side quest
complete walthrough of main quest and guilds
its got guilds on how to do anything and gives u
alot of helpful things (and im just useing it for the city maps)


woo quoting my self

well i dont use DB armor cause chainmail is light and does more protection then DB but i just got a whole set of light mitril armor so yea and today i got through 1/3 of the fighters guild.

[Lord Ignus]

well i dont use DB armor cause chainmail is light and does more protection then DB

But the DB armor with the hood gives you +10 to all the best stealth skills, which should be good for you as an assassin. The Black Hand robes make it +15, but with less protection.

IMO, a good assassin doesn't need armor because the enemy never sees him. So I go with the skill bonuses instead of the armor class :)

[wpccrazy]

Heh I got my horse for free cause I stole it.

[PsiRedEye22]

You get a free horse at Weynon Priory when you ask Prior Maborel for assistance. Or after he gets assassinated when the amulet of kings is gone, you get to take it. Or even when you start the Black Hand quests, you get shadowmere. You should NEVER have to steal a horse.

[unearth]

Where is the best place to get a house? I'm carrying so much shit around I can't do the arena because I can't carry the uniform. =\

[Lord Ignus]

Where is the best place to get a house? I'm carrying so much shit around I can't do the arena because I can't carry the uniform. =\

Cheapest one is on the Imperial City Waterfront, afaik.
It's only a tiny shack, and it'll set you back 5,000 Septims.
Ask in the Imperial Trading Office in the Market District.

If you're looking for something bigger (2 floors, lots of space) try Cheydinhal. Costs 15,000 Septims. (Ask the Count/Countess)

Remember that the houses come completely unfurnished apart from a bed. You have to buy furnishings from a local trader. Also, the bigger the house, the more expensive the furnishings will be.

I hope someone releases a mod/plugin to include usable weapon/armor racks. I need somewhere to properly display my collection.


unearth, I know you're running a similar rig to me, so I wonder if you're getting this same graphical crap... When anyone/anything is being affected by a magic item/spell/whatever, and they're meant to have the colored glow, the person/item goes spotty. Click for example (http://img156.imageshack.us/my.php?image=graphicsdisease5pl.jpg). I expect it's my graphics card being unable to handle the shaders or something.

[unearth]

Ignus thanks for the tips..and no I haven't noticed that happening in my game. I have the graphics turned down pretty low though because I don't have enough RAM to run it smoothly with them turned up.

[Lord Ignus]

Update on buying a house:

Seek out Velyn Benirus in Anvil (he's usually in the Count's Arms), he's selling off Benirus Manor (huge house) for 5,000 Septims.
But there's a catch.

Once you've bought it, prepare for some heavy combat (make sure you've got a silver/daedric/enchanted weapon) and use the bed in the house.

There's also a cheap house (7,000 Septims) in Leyawiin. It's barely any bigger than the one in the Imperial City, but at least it's made of stone.

[XxJuggernautxX]

Where are the vampires at?
Edit: Also can u revive other people in the game cuz i accidently killed a person i needed to talk to.

[Lord Ignus]

Where are the vampires at?
Which vampires?

[XxJuggernautxX]

Any kind of vampires.

[Lord Ignus]

There are some non-hostile NPC vampires you can talk to and stuff, in the cities. You can spot them by their pink eyes and pale faces, and they have fangs if you look closely. One of the Dark Brotherhood members (Vincente Valtieri) is a vampire. One of the Counts is a vampire.

You can find hostile vampires in a lot of the caves/mines/Ayleid ruins dotted around the map. If you're going to fight them, make sure you have a few Cure Disease potions handy.

[XxJuggernautxX]

Thx shit i'm going to need alot of potions cuz my dude is a thief and sucks at attacking with swords.

[Lord Ignus]

If you're a thief, just sneak up behind them. If they don't notice you, your first hit will do 6x damage. I prefer a bow for stealth work - can get a 3x bonus with every shot if you stay undetected.

And you won't need so many potions, you don't have to cure the disease right away... Just don't leave it longer than a day (game time), or you run the risk of developing vampirism.

[XxJuggernautxX]

If u don't cure the disease u become a vampire for how long?

[Lord Ignus]

Permanently.
There is a quest to obtain a cure, but you need five empty Grand Soul Gems, which are very difficult to find.

[XxJuggernautxX]

Damn thats cool. What are the good things about it and the bad things about it.

[Lord Ignus]

Good things:
Skill bonuses (between 5 and 15, maybe between 5 and 10, I don't remember) to quite a few skills.
Extra powers (one use per day). A strong Charm power in the early stages of vampirism, and some other potent power (don't remember what it is) in the later stages.
You get pink eyes and fangs :D

Bad things:
You have to feed regularly on sleeping people to keep your vampirism low.*
If your vapirism gets too high, you lose health rapidly if you walk outside during daytime (6am to 6pm).
If you hit 100% vampirism, people won't talk to you, and some will attack you on sight.

Every time you feed, your vampirism goes down to 25% (lowest level) and you can walk in the sun again for a couple of days, and people will talk to you again.



* Your vampirism increases the longer you go without feeding. The lowest level is 25%, which becomes 50%, 75% then 100%.
Your skill bonuses and extra powers will increase with the vampirism, but so will the amount of damage you take from the sun.

[unearth]

Ignus have you found a good way to get gold? I'm pretty broke..I think I have about 2000 septims. Not enough to buy a house. Spells are really expensive and I haven't tried enchanting anything yet but I'm guessing that also costs a lot. I need to join the thieves guild so I can sell stolen stuff but I can't find it. Any hints?

[PsiRedEye22]

*SPOLER FOR UNEARTH*

Talk to the beggars in the imperial city. Increase their disposition a little, and they will help you into the thieves guild.

[evil joe]

*ANOTHER SPOILER FOR UNEARTH*
Once you try to join the theives guild you will have to do a quest. You need to compete against two other people to steal a diary. If you don't beat the other two people you will get one more chance to join. I think the second chance was easier to do than the first (because I failed the first) so don't worry too much if you don't get the diary.

[PsiRedEye22]

*ANOTHER SPOILER FOR UNEARTH*
Once you try to join the theives guild you will have to do a quest. You need to compete against two other people to steal a diary. If you don't beat the other two people you will get one more chance to join. I think the second chance was easier to do than the first (because I failed the first) so don't worry too much if you don't get the diary.

True, but it's unnecessary. Just rest till midnight, and pickpocket the diary from the thief who managed to get it, right before she reaches the doyen.

[unearth]

Psi are you talking about beggars that are in the town, or the ones down by the waterfront? Ah fuck it I'll just mess with it tomorrow.

[evil joe]

Actually the way I got into the theives guild is that I stole a lot of stuff and then I got a letter from the grey fox to meet him somewhere. I don't think I talked to beggars.

[PsiRedEye22]

The easiest way is to talk to any beggar in the imperial city. At first, theyll say "hes a fairy tale", but the conversation topic stays lit. Give them some coins, and bam, meet the doyen at midnight.

[Lord Ignus]

Ignus have you found a good way to get gold? I'm pretty broke..I think I have about 2000 septims.

I've got about 17,000 plus 4 houses...

I don't think selling to Thieves Guild fences is ever the most effective way to make money, except for in the very early stages of the game.
- Do a load of quests for your preferred guild[s], they usually pay well, especially in the higher ranks.
- Compete in the arena.
- Explore dungeons (mines, caves, castle ruins, Ayleid ruins). You'll often find bandits/vampires with some decent equipment that you can sell.
- If you're good enough at sneaking/lockpicking there's a chest just outside the arena entrance with 500 Septims in.

If you're looting dungeons for expensive weapons/armor, remember to have some potions (or preferably enchanted items) of feather or strength. There's always more good stuff than you can carry.

[Idmir]

I've got about 17,000 plus 4 houses...

I don't think selling to Thieves Guild fences is ever the most effective way to make money, except for in the very early stages of the game.
- Do a load of quests for your preferred guild[s], they usually pay well, especially in the higher ranks.
- Compete in the arena.
- Explore dungeons (mines, caves, castle ruins, Ayleid ruins). You'll often find bandits/vampires with some decent equipment that you can sell.
- If you're good enough at sneaking/lockpicking there's a chest just outside the arena entrance with 500 Septims in.

If you're looting dungeons for expensive weapons/armor, remember to have some potions (or preferably enchanted items) of feather or strength. There's always more good stuff than you can carry.

Have you found anyone who pays more then 1200? that is the most I have seen a shop pay. I did some quest where I found some great shit, but no one would pay enough.

[Lord Ignus]

Nah, I usually use traders that have 1000 gold.

Also, I don't know if this is a bug or what, but it's been constant since I installed the game.

A trader's gold never goes up or down.
For example, they have 1000 gold, you sell them something worth 800, and they still have 1000. So you buy something worth 2500, and they still only have 1000.

Maybe I'll have a look around in TESCS, see if I can find someone with a lot of gold.

[Idmir]

Nah, I usually use traders that have 1000 gold.

Also, I don't know if this is a bug or what, but it's been constant since I installed the game.

A trader's gold never goes up or down.
For example, they have 1000 gold, you sell them something worth 800, and they still have 1000. So you buy something worth 2500, and they still only have 1000.

Maybe I'll have a look around in TESCS, see if I can find someone with a lot of gold.


I found that too, great for making gold. I also found a bug where if you loot a dead body and then put the items back on the dead body sometimes you will get two of each item.

[Lord Ignus]

Had a look around in TESCS, there's only one trader with more than 1200 gold.

A Thieves Guild fence called "Fathis Ules" has 1500.


There is one other, but he can't be found anywhere in the game - he's just a test NPC used by Bethesda called "Denyiir" and he has 65,536 gold.

[Flesh Warlord]

I have 100,000 and all houses bought, along with the black horse. I just raid dungeons, fill my cap with dadric armor and sell it.

I'm now getting myself to the top of fighters guild.

[unearth]

Flesh where do you find the daedric armor? From oblivion gates?

[mad_serb69]

flesh no shit but i think no 1 belives u same with that lvl 64 guys a few pages back update on my stuff i got

elven armor
glass longsowrd
black horse
9000 gold
finnished DB
2/3 through fighters
1/3 of thieves
1/3 of mages
lvl 14
imperial assasin

[bonenator]

yaaa my dl finished last night and i only got to be in the dungeon. I pumped to see the landscape when i get home.

[Lord Ignus]

Flesh where do you find the daedric armor? From oblivion gates?
I expect it only apperas when you reach high levels... I've not seen a single Daedric weapon/armor yet, and I'm level 19

[PsiRedEye22]

Arent dremora maces considered daedric weaponry?

[Lord Ignus]

Dremora weapons look the same as daedric weapons, and can damage ghosts, so in that repsect you could say that they're daedric.
But true daedric weapons do a lot more damage and are a lot more valuable.

Data taken from TESCS:

Dremora Longsword
Weight: 48.00
Health: 150
Value: 100
Base Damage: 16

Daedric Longsword
Weight: 48.00
Health: 672
Value: 3100
Base Damage: 24

[Bidwell]

I've had this game sitting at my house for the last week or so without installing it, 'cause it won't run on my current system. I only have a pci-compatible motherboard, so I ordered a pci-e one along w/ a Radeon X1600XT card, another 512 mb of ram, and a new 450 watt power supply 'cause the shite one I have now's only 250 watts, and I'm pretty sure that's not gonna hold up. Basically, this game's already cost me over $350.

But anyway, the stuff's supposed to get here today, and while I was waiting for it to arrive, I found a pretty useful tool for creating characters. The single biggest problem I had with Morrowind was having to go back and restart 'cause my characters couldn't handle shit. Partly it was 'cause I was trying to gear them towards stealth when I was really interested in combat, but I'm guessing this'll still be helpful.
http://www.oblivionmods.info/

If everything goes well, I should have this up and running by tonight. It's gonna be so awesome.

[evil joe]

I really hope my computer can hold the game. I don't really have a job so I can't pay for new computer parts.

[xeoset]

OK, I need some views on whether my character is any good because no matter how long I try, I seem to get my arse beat and barely last 5 minutes in any cave anymore!

I'm Level 17
HP: 276
Magicka: 114
Fatigue: 264
Race: Nord
Birthsign: Warrior
Class: Custom
=
Athletics: 51
Blade: 70
Heavy Armor: 70
Conjuration: 64
Destruction: 34
Restoration: 47
Security: 43
Everything else: 30+

STR: 94
INT: 57
Will: 51
Agility: 44
Speed: 45
Endurance: 80
Personality: 39
Luck: 50

I have ALL the Spells worth having (Bound item, Restore, Summon, Drain E.T.C)

EDIT: Equipment:
Ebony Longsword 16 ATT
Arnorna's True Amulet
Full Ebony Aromor 43 DEF
Legion Helmet
Weatherward Circlet

Why do I find it so hard to survive?

And where's the best place to get my Weapons/Armor Enchanted?

[Lord Ignus]

I don't see any reason you should be having a hard time... What weapon/armor are you using?

The only place to get your weapons/armor enchanted with custom enchantments is the Arcane University.

But you can use Sigil Stones (from closing Oblivion gates) to enchant things too.
Each Sigil Stone comes with 2 enchantments - one for weapons, and one for clothing/armor.
If you choose to use it on a weapon, you'll get an offensive "on strike" type enchanment. On clothing and armor you'll get a "constant effect" type enchantment.

[evilmittens]

Update on buying a house:

Seek out Velyn Benirus in Anvil (he's usually in the Count's Arms), he's selling off Benirus Manor (huge house) for 5,000 Septims.
But there's a catch.

Once you've bought it, prepare for some heavy combat (make sure you've got a silver/daedric/enchanted weapon) and use the bed in the house.

There's also a cheap house (7,000 Septims) in Leyawiin. It's barely any bigger than the one in the Imperial City, but at least it's made of stone.
Best part, you have a cool dungeon in your own basement.

Xeoset, thats about what my character is, even the birthsigh. the only difference is I have a DE not nord character. Not sure why you are having trouble.
I carry three weapons with me, a sword with a silence enchant for use against spellcasters, a sword with a shock damage enchant for general use, and a sword with a damage spell on it for back up. Everything I have is enchanted.

And use the signal stones to make yourself better.

[silverspade14]

Has anyone else found Umbra? Theres a ruin southwest of the imperial city called Vindasel and Ive heard its the best sword you can get.

[Idmir]

Best part, you have a cool dungeon in your own basement.

And use the signal stones to make yourself better.

That basement was bad ass.

All my signal stones just give me turn undead. its starting to piss me off.

[Lord Ignus]

Got a nice Sigil Stone earlier that I used on an amulet for 30% Chameleon, constant effect. I can pretty much punch people in the face without them even noticing.


silverspade - Umbra has the highest base damage of any one-handed weapon in the game. The only weapon with a higher base damage is the Daedric Warhammer.
However, this doesn't make it the best, because the only enchantment it has is Soul Trap. As such, no more enchantments can be added to it. So something like an enchanted Daedric Longsword is potentially better.


All my signal stones just give me turn undead. its starting to piss me off.
The "Turn Undead" stones come with "Detect Life". Use it on an amulet or something, detect life is the best thing ever :D

[Idmir]

The "Turn Undead" stones come with "Detect Life". Use it on an amulet or something, detect life is the best thing ever :D

I got some boots that gave me that already. That does come in handy, I love how it works through walls.

[xeoset]

Also, how the fuck do I open that 'Portal' in the Benirus Manor's Basement?

[evil joe]

I went here: http://www.srtest.com/referrer/srtest to see if my computer was compatible to run the game and it said my CPU speed, RAM, and video card aren't good enough to run the game. I read somewhere that sometimes it doesn't read your hardware right but I still think that I won't be able to play it.

I already bought the game on eBay and it should be here next week. If it doesn't run my plan is to re-sell it on eBay and then wait untill I can find a job and save up for a video card (and maybe a whole new CPU) and buy it again on eBay (the price should have gone down by then) and try to play it again.

But by then the next Elder Scrolls game might be out so I'll have to get new hardware for that. I am really hoping that the game runs (and if it does at all I will have to set the game quality to its lowest setting).

So I guess my point is; can I have your computer/video card?:)

[Lord Ignus]

You get Belyn Venirus to open it.



The "grab" function is a pain in the ass to use, but I always feel the need to display my armor collections, so I spend ages putting things on shelves xD
Ebony (http://img367.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ebonycollection9hk.jpg)
Mithril (http://img367.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mithrilcollection7db.jpg)
Elven (http://img367.imageshack.us/my.php?image=elvencollection7zs.jpg)

Only been able to find one piece of glass armor so far - the gauntlets - and they appear to be a few sizes too large (http://img367.imageshack.us/my.php?image=glassgauntlets6ce.jpg) for my character :D

I also tried to make a display for my collection of Sigil Stones, but there seems to be something about them that the physics engine doesn't like. If I arrange them all, then leave the room and re-enter, the Stones are scattered all over the house.

[evil joe]

Ok, so I found a video card that should work for the game (and it's only $52): http://www.imagestore.us/_e/ATI/product/VG%2DAT%2F9250%2D256/ATI_Radeon_9250_256MB_AGP_128bit_DDR_V04.htm

Now all I need is RAM and CPU speed.

[PsiRedEye22]

Ok, so I found a video card that should work for the game (and it's only $52): http://www.imagestore.us/_e/ATI/product/VG%2DAT%2F9250%2D256/ATI_Radeon_9250_256MB_AGP_128bit_DDR_V04.htm

Now all I need is RAM and CPU speed.

Nope, that is an awful card. My brother's Radeon 9550 is even sketchy on Oblivion.

[camjoe87]

Okay, I'm at a big "wtf" point right now. I'm in bruma (burma. sp?) and I am on the vampire hunter mission right now. I just gave Carius the book from the vampire hunter's inn room and he told me to meet him back at the inn in an hour. So I went to the inn, decided to hit the wait option and clicked one hour. Well, an hour passed and he did not show up. actually a whole day passed and he didn't show up. WTF?

[mad_serb69]

Omg Why Is Ur Penis So Big (i Mean Ur Character)

[RamblingFool]

ZOMG! "The Lusty Argonian Maid"... ummmm... eww.

On a completely different matter... Cthulu is in this game! OMG! Hackdirt.. and then I think some shrine west of Bruma off some winding path deep into the mountains... on the long way to Tiber Septim's Tomb. I'm a good guy so I don't get to do the shrine.. but that has soooo got to be Cthulu!

[Idmir]

So I was in anvil yesterday and I talked to some random lady and she asked me what the fine was for necrophillia(sp). WTF!!! Then she tells me it is not her first time she did it!!!

[Lord Ignus]

Are you sure she didn't say "necromancy"? :err:

Edit: Hahaha, no, you're right, I just found the line of dialogue in TESCS.

"I'm the only alchemist in Skingrad. Not much business here, but I can't go back to Morrowind. It's just like anywhere else in the Empire. By the way... do you happen to know what the fine is here in Cyrodiil for necrophilia? Just asking."

[PsiRedEye22]

Ignus, I demand you come to the states and LAN with me someday.

[Lord Ignus]

I'll put it on my list of things to spend large amounts of my non-existent money on :D

[evilmittens]

Nope, that is an awful card. My brother's Radeon 9550 is even sketchy on Oblivion.
I have a Radeon 9600. Barely good enough. Truth be told, I used to be a Ati fan, but seems their products are getting to be more and more shitty as time goes on.

Yesterday, I went and tore it up in some elven ruins by Cloud Top. Found 2 varla stones. Those things are nice! recharge all your magic items in your inventory without the use of a soul gem or going to the mages guild and spending money on it.

[Lord Ignus]

varla stones. Those things are nice! recharge all your magic items in your inventory
Does one stone recharge everything?!

[evilmittens]

Does one stone recharge everything?!
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes,

I fucking love them. I want another one, but cant find one. makes me want to run the console and get another one.

[Lord Ignus]

I found an Ayleid ruin with 3 Varla stones a while ago... Don't remember what it was called though.

Edit: There are 58 Varla stones in the game.

Ayleid ruins with the most Varla stones:

Mackamentain: 4
Veyond: 3
Atatar: 3
Nornal: 3
There are 13 others with 2 each. All the others have 1, and there's 1 Varla stone in Chorrol Castle.

[bonenator]

Ignus, I demand you come to the states and LAN with me someday.
psi red eye you are from my beloved childhood town!

[Lord Ignus]

Check out this room (http://img299.imageshack.us/my.php?image=armorwarehouse3bv.jpg) I found on TESCS :D

Shame it's not actually used.

You could probably get in there if you typed "coc WarehouseArmor" in the console.

[XxJuggernautxX]

Being a vampire sucks ass kinda. i let the vampire from the dark brotherhood bite me and now my dude looks ugly and rusty lol

[xeoset]

Still can't find that Guy who sold me the Haunted Manor. I need to speak to the Count's Guards yet every Guard in Anvil I talk to says 'Talk to the Count's Guards'. Bastards.

I was doing the DB Guild's quests today and made it to a 'Silencer' and got my sexy Shadowmere PLUS all the cool shit I looted along the way, now my Stats are Fortified through the roof and I look like a pimp. I love this game, LVL 20 and have played +40 hours!

[XxJuggernautxX]

The haunted house is in anvil. Does anyone know where that one eyed monster is my friend was telling me about him.

[No0n3]

Kinda newbie question but.. After having entered and cleaned out some caves and such, I was wondering if the mobs inside respawn after a while. And what about chests and such?

[Lord Ignus]

Still can't find that Guy who sold me the Haunted Manor. I need to speak to the Count's Guards yet every Guard in Anvil I talk to says 'Talk to the Count's Guards'. Bastards.
Ask at the "Count's Arms", it's an Inn in Anvil. They'll tell you that he ran off to the Imperial City after you bought the house.

Kinda newbie question but.. After having entered and cleaned out some caves and such, I was wondering if the mobs inside respawn after a while. And what about chests and such?
I'm pretty sure the caves get reinhabited. Ayleid ruins definitely do. Not sure about chests.

The haunted house is in anvil. Does anyone know where that one eyed monster is my friend was telling me about him.
Any idea what it's called? Can't find it in TESCS.

[XxJuggernautxX]

Man he really didn't say the name of it. shit all he said was it was in a haunted castle and graveyards were in front of it

[No0n3]

About those varla stones.. I think I have one. They're worth 1000 septims, aren't they? Wondering if I should keep or sell :(

[Lord Ignus]

Keep it, they're very useful, and there are only 58 in the game. In a best case scenario you're only going to get 600 for it anyway. Just store them in your house or something until you need them.

Take all the Welkynd stones and sell those instead. Only 50 (base value) each, but you can usually find 20 or so in a ruin.

[bonenator]

hey guys im having some trouble, every time i try to go into a town with gates and such the guards try to arrest me,why? I dropped all my stolen shit one time,i was on my quest to get into the murderers guild(whatever its called)where you kill the guy at the inn and the guy visits you in you sleep.and when the guy told me togo to the abandoned house i got to the city and they put me in jail and my levels dropped!do i have to sneak in at night or what?


please excuse my noobness i have never played an rpg/action game before

[xeoset]

You might just have a Bounty on your head for Lockpicking/Stealing from another time or somebody saw you kill Rufio.

LMAO, just finished the Quest with those sluts down at Anvil who rob married men...I wanted Buttshecks, but the Bitch tried to rob me so...Necrophillia.

[evilmittens]

You might just have a Bounty on your head for Lockpicking/Stealing from another time or somebody saw you kill Rufio.

LMAO, just finished the Quest with those sluts down at Anvil who rob married men...I wanted Buttshecks, but the Bitch tried to rob me so...Necrophillia.
Thats the best part of this game, the quests are so well written and fun.
I slaughtered those bitches.

Yeah, Bone, you need to hit tab, adn go under your characters info and look at the stats section, it will tell you what the bounty is. Hide your stolen stuff and pay it or go to jail.

[Lord Ignus]

Hide your stolen stuff and pay it

Pff. Just pay it and steal your stuff back :p

please excuse my noobness i have never played an rpg/action game before
It's just common sense really... If you've been seen committing a crime the guards aren't gonna stop until you're caught.
Your choices are: a) Avoid the guards. b) Pay the fine or go to jail. c) Pay half the fine to the Thieves' Guild.

[Flesh Warlord]

Does anyone know how to turn off the damn sap machine in the HQ of the Black wood company? I figure it would be from the training area or something down below but I cant get in there without a key.

Any ideas?

[Idmir]

You might just have a Bounty on your head for Lockpicking/Stealing from another time or somebody saw you kill Rufio.

LMAO, just finished the Quest with those sluts down at Anvil who rob married men...I wanted Buttshecks, but the Bitch tried to rob me so...Necrophillia.

Watch out, the fine for that is 500g.

I found a bunch of loot they took from different people, but none of the people want their stuff back.

[evilmittens]

Watch out, the fine for that is 500g.

I found a bunch of loot they took from different people, but none of the people want their stuff back.
Thats the best part, they want it secret since they were screwing around with those girls. they are embarassed. I took the stuff and set it in the street hoping people would make fun of them.

[xeoset]

Grrrrr!

Fucking stuck in an Oblivion Gate, the one outside Anvil. It's SO fucking long, I've hade to go through 7 Caves and I still don't think I'm half way there, I've been exploring it for what, 4 hours!

[Lord Ignus]

Screw the caves, just look for a door to the main tower.

Does anyone know how to turn off the damn sap machine in the HQ of the Black wood company? I figure it would be from the training area or something down below but I cant get in there without a key.

Any ideas?

I've not really been in there, but I've looked in TESCS and here's what I've got:
Ri'Zakar has the key to the basement, you might have to pickpocket him for it, or maybe you can get him to give it to you.

As for the training hall, look for yourself (http://img466.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nokey8aj.jpg). Seems it can only be opened as part of a quest or something.

[Idmir]

Grrrrr!

Fucking stuck in an Oblivion Gate, the one outside Anvil. It's SO fucking long, I've hade to go through 7 Caves and I still don't think I'm half way there, I've been exploring it for what, 4 hours!
I think I ended up jumping one level down while in the main tower and it got me inside the halls of that tower. took half my life on the fall so make sure you kill whatever is down there first.

I also might be thinking of a different gate. the one i am talking about was one that had 5 smaller towers and they all linked to the main tower, but it only led to the other smaller towers.

[xeoset]

I think I ended up jumping one level down while in the main tower and it got me inside the halls of that tower. took half my life on the fall so make sure you kill whatever is down there first.

I also might be thinking of a different gate. the one i am talking about was one that had 5 smaller towers and they all linked to the main tower, but it only led to the other smaller towers.

Doubt it's the one I'm stuck in, this one has about 3 tiny towers littered on the outskirts which have sod all in them. One had a cage at the top with someone from the Mythic Dawn resting in there, I couldn't talk to him so I thought I'd free him and beat his arse...Only to find out the bottom of the cage fell open and he dropped about 400 feet, onto the elevating floor...Which had a 7 foot spike in the middle which he landed flat on, I laughed so hard!

[evilmittens]

Doubt it's the one I'm stuck in, this one has about 3 tiny towers littered on the outskirts which have sod all in them. One had a cage at the top with someone from the Mythic Dawn resting in there, I couldn't talk to him so I thought I'd free him and beat his arse...Only to find out the bottom of the cage fell open and he dropped about 400 feet, onto the elevating floor...Which had a 7 foot spike in the middle which he landed flat on, I laughed so hard!
Some of those gates are hard, One cave one I was in led to about 6 caves then you got to the tower. Bring some potions of invisibiity if you want to explore without constant fighting.

[Idmir]

Some of those gates are hard, One cave one I was in led to about 6 caves then you got to the tower. Bring some potions of invisibiity if you want to explore without constant fighting.
I remember that one. One of the funner ones I have been to. But I remember thinking "when is this fucking cave going to end???"

[Teh Gir]

anyone know how to do the dreamworld quest for a recomandation for the mages guild??

im stuck on everything


also, i cant seem to find the recomandation quest at the mages guild in chorrol


help??:wah:

[Idmir]

anyone know how to do the dreamworld quest for a recomandation for the mages guild??

im stuck on everything


also, i cant seem to find the recomandation quest at the mages guild in chorrol


help??:wah:
there are doors you have to go into. inside each door is a task, mostly getting to the end of the room.

[Teh Gir]

^^^

well yeah

i think anyone would guess to go into the doors :dunce:


im stuck on the test of patience, i picked up the scroll but what do the codes mean on it?

[likethis]

For a small fee I can answer questions about quests.

[bonenator]

For a small fee I can answer questions about quests.
man this thread wasnt created for contracting help GTFO

[Flesh Warlord]

I'm now the leader of the fighters guild and half way through mages guild, done main quest and have all the houses and horses. after mages guild is done, what to do?

[evil joe]

Anyone want to help me out on finding a good video card and a RAM drive for not very much money?

[Lord Ignus]

after mages guild is done, what to do?
Thieves Guild, Arena, Dark Brotherhood, and all the side-quests :p

[T.I]

Man the cure for vampirism is hard. The lady told me to find her grand soul gems or something like that.:confuzed:

[Flesh Warlord]

Man the cure for vampirism is hard. The lady told me to find her grand soul gems or something like that.:confuzed:


Buy the gems at every towns alchemist shop. Easy. Then the ingredients are a bit hard, took few a few hours to find all the nightshade. If you have trouble finding them ask for help here, I'm sure someone will tell you where to go.

Also, I've done mages now, arena I'm grand champion and I doubt ill be able to do thief's guild quests... No security skills.

Anyway, I'm still not anywhere near to ending my career of oblivion after i finish it all. There are hundreds of different combinations i have to try character wise!

[evil joe]

Anyone want to help me out on finding a good video card and a RAM drive for not very much money?
Anyone? I just got the game yesterday but I can't play it. I really need advice on a video card and RAM drive.

[Albeano]

Anyone? I just got the game yesterday but I can't play it. I really need advice on a video card and RAM drive.

www.newegg.com

I am horrible at these games. I have no patience. I saw that the house in Lejawin was 20,000 septims and you had to be famous, sooo.....

after quite alot of hexing, I was invulnerable to all arena guys, and shocked the shit out of the grey prince.

me = cheap

[OneEvilPenguin]

Also, I've done mages now, arena I'm grand champion and I doubt ill be able to do thief's guild quests... No security skills.
The thief's guild quests are not so hard, long as you have unlock very hard door spell, invisible spell, and you can live with getting caught and paying a fine.

[Lord Ignus]

The thief's guild quests are not so hard, long as you have unlock very hard door spell

You don't need it. You can unlock any pickable lock with a very low Security score if you're good at the "mini-game".
But yeah, invest in some Invisibility potions (or a spell) and you're good to go.


Something interesting I've discovered, for those of you who've completed the Thieves Guild quests:

(highlight white text)
Any crimes (or good deeds) you commit whilst wearing the Cowl of Nocturnal do not affect your standard bounty, or your Fame/Infamy ratings. If you put on the Cowl, kill 5 guards, then take it off and speak to a sixth, you won't be in any trouble. Adversely, shutting an Oblivion gate (i.e. taking a Sigil Stone) whilst wearing the Cowl will not affect your standard Fame rating (but it will increase the fame rating of your Gray Fox persona). Same goes for any actions that affect fame/infamy.

[Chocotaco]

Anyone want to chat on X-Box Live? Just send me a friend request and leave your ebaums name so I know who you are.

My X-Box Live name is mrchocotaco.

[unearth]

Damn chocotaco...I haven't seen you post in forever.

[Chocotaco]

Damn chocotaco...I haven't seen you post in forever.

I spend to much time playing games. I've put in 51 hours into Oblivion so far.

EDIT: Grammar Error

[refoops]

Can I get a good enchantment on my stuff even though I have no points in enchantment?

[No0n3]

How the hell do I decorate my house? Other than buying/stealing pitchers and using the grab key to place em on crates and stuff. I heard you can buy furniture and such?
That lich you had to beat to 'uncurse' the house was pretty tough btw :(

[refoops]

How the hell do I decorate my house? Other than buying/stealing pitchers and using the grab key to place em on crates and stuff. I heard you can buy furniture and such?
That lich you had to beat to 'uncurse' the house was pretty tough btw :(

Took me a while to find it but,
From a thread in: http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10864&page=3&pp=10

"You buy furniture from a merchant in town, it gets directly installed in the house, I believe. Someone should direct you toward it, but I can look it up in the guide if you can't find them."

WHERE TO BUY FURNITURE AND HOUSES
Town: Bravil
Price: 4000
Buy From: Count Regulus Terentius (>50 Disp)
Furniture: Nilawen @ The Fair Deal

Town: Bruma
Price: 10000
Buy From: Countess Narina Carvain (>60 Disp)
Furniture: Suurootan @ Novaroma

Town: Cheydinhal
Price: 15000
Buy From: Count Andel Indary (>60 Disp)
Furniture: Borba gra-Uzgash @ Borba's Goods and Stores

Town: Chorrol
Price: 20000
Buy From: Countess Arriana Valga (>70 Disp, 13+ Fame)
Furniture: Seed-Neeus @ Northern Goods and Trade

Town: Imperial City
Price: 2000
Buy From: Vinicia Melissaeia
Furniture: Sergius Verus @ Three Brothers Trade Goods

Town: Leyawiin
Price: 7000
Buy From: Count Marius Caro (>60 Disp)
Furniture: Gundalas @ Best Goods and Guarantees

Town: Skingrad
Price: 25000
Buy From: court steward Hal-Liurz -> Shum gro-Yarug (>70 Disp, 15+ Fame)
Furniture: Gunder @ Colovian Traders

[Lord Ignus]

Can I get a good enchantment on my stuff even though I have no points in enchantment?

None of your skills/attributes have any bearing on your enchantments, as far as I know.