Yeah, you're a hippy.

Very cool. I may be going back to Oblivion when I'm done with Fallout. I've got the expansion packs unopened by my computer.

My agenda is: exploring the many sqaure miles of gorgeous forest, picking ingredients for potions, some of which I can sell for gold, some of which I can make custom poisons for my arrows, which I will pick people off with while I'm lockpicking and sneaking around in the shadows of dungeons. I want to develop my speed, agility, and acrobatics so that if caught in a melee I can do stuff like backflip/fire arrow, backfilp/fire arrow.

One hint for potion making - try and use light ingredients (weightwise). The weight of a new potion is based on the weight of the ingredients used the first time that potion is made. So if you have two ingredients with the same property, use the lighter one first.

And when your alchemy skill improves, the next potions you make will be the first ones with that new strength. So once your alchemy skill is maxed out, be sure to use light ingredients or you'll be stuck with heavy potions for the rest of the game.

Because he like RPGs or because he picked the wrong one?

Yes, I want that shrouded armor. Super lightweight and gives me a bonus in most of my main skills.

I'm playing basically a stock assassin, but I replaced intelligence with agility (because intelligence doesn't actually make better potions/poisons). I am getting wealthy from alchemy. I have the grass fade slider turned all the way down to reveal plant objects.

I have started using the Jaufree's chest at Weynon Priory as a "safe container" (the cell never resets). This is the only time I fast travel--when I'm getting over-encumbered with loot, I drop it off, and later I pop back in and out to sell it.

good thing you don't play fantasy football......people would think you're a dork.

I highly recommend Fallout 3, also, though Oblivion is ever so nice.

I got my shrouded armor, plus I found a constant effect chameleon ring. I'm semi-invisible--I look just like Predator did in the movie.

I was sneak/running through the forest and ran right up on a wolf. I was right in front of him, about 10 feet away, and he just sat there.

I just decided about 10 minutes ago that I'm heading into town to buy Oblivion, and I come in and find there's a whole thread dedicated to finding it. This could've saved me $20 and a week of useless RPG hunting.

Stupid New Post option filtering in stupid non-read political stupid posts in the stupid order so I miss good posts. Grr.

That was the funniest thing I've heard all night.

But seriously, I love Oblivion. I just started playing again.
First time I played I made a mage orc. Funniest shit ever.
Don't forget to fight in the Arena!

I will get that for the kids to play on their Wii - looks awesome. I might even give it a go. Post more links to that kind of stuff - I'm out of the loop on this topic.

Will do. I love this kind of game. I got it for the Wii, and SonofV and I played it a lot. It is *playable* for one player, and you can have fun, but some things are only possible with the cooperation of two players.

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NUMBER ONE TIP (I wish I had known from the beginning of the game):

DO NOT NEGLECT YOUR ARMORER SKILL. Why? Because you cannot repair magical items without Journeyman (50+) Armorer skill.

This is what happened to me: all along I’ve been dropping damaged items when I found ones in better condition. When I was in town I would pay to have all my items repaired. My Armorer skill was getting zero development.

Then…I got the Shrouded Armor by joining the Dark Brotherhood. And it was so cool--until I realized I can’t repair it myself (I.e. in the field). So…I could be in the middle of a dungeon with 0% armor and not be able to do anything about it except, what? Carry a spare set of armor? Jeez.

Now, I'm having to develop Armorer--fast. Instead of sneaking around picking people off with arrows, I run up to them and get in close range combat. I have to make sure that both of us take a few hits before I win the fight. Then I pick up all their items, and repair EVERYTHING (their items as well as my own). What a hassle.

Well, at least my Blade, Light Armor, Block etc. skills are improving. I am learning the combat system much better, which will surely come in handy some day.

P.S.

People can hit you with some pretty messed-up stuff when you get in close. This one guy hit me with a hammer that had Burden and Drain Strength, which caused the inventory I was carrying to over-encumber me--I couldn’t move! . . . I’ll be so happy when I can go back to being a proper assassin.

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