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Strung up last night by insomnia and a long-term internet outage, and not wanting to bother with a console (since I might lack FAQs), I turned to my PC and looked through my games available. There was Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Spore, Diablo II. The latter tempted me, but not strongly enough. Spore also tempted me, but playing off-line just isn’t as fun. And besides, I’d been watching some amusing and informative Oblivion videos. So I popped the CD in, and started a game anew.




Now, I’ll note: I played through Daggerfall extensively back in the day, but I skipped over Morrowind, and have only dabbled very briefly in Oblivion. I’m also playing blind, outside of the few starter quests I did before that I remember. So while many players have been over this content time and time again, and expansions and mods for it, it’s all new for me. (Note: my dad is working on a huge Oblivion mod. Maybe I’ll showcase it when he’s done.)

So, for simplicity’s sake, I chose an Imperial female, Knight prototype (which is a mistake I regret already), sign of the Steed. I decided I’d do whatever little quests I ran into along the way, and start doing the Fighter’s Guild quests - pointedly avoiding the main story, just like I did in Daggerfall. Had a great deal of fun and remembered just how addictive the game is. Here’s a little portrait of my character, where I left off last:



Now, why did I mention I regretted taking the Knight prototype? I forgot that leveling in Oblivion is based on raising your main skills. The problem is, several of the Knight main skills I don’t use yet or use enough: namely Blade, Hand to Hand, and Illusion. My starting approach is as a stealth warrior with a bow: heavy armor, blunt and board, and a bow - then sneak around, do as much stealth attacks with a bow or melee as possible, to avoid confrontation. I also like working on alchemy. See why I’m going wrong? After hours of playing last night, I still haven’t leveled.

So… I’m going to start once more. This time, I’m going to be more diplomatic as I start, not only making sure I do a custom class (I’m still /facepalming on that one!), but being a little more adaptable to the character I’m creating. So, I’m going to go Bosmer, stick with Steed, and opt for lighter armor since I rarely get into melee confrontations (and when I do, I’ll still be able to block and fight well on my own.) And since I love thieving, well, I might have to think about Thieve’s Guild first. Hee hee hee.

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