Kagemitsu

If I didn't have to get off my horse whenever I meet a mob, and if such mob wouldn't automatically attack my horse and kill it, while completely ignoring me and resulting in a waste of 1000 gold, I'd probably ride around Skyrim a bit more.

Thanks everyone for the replies. :) I found the key to solve all my problems in Conjuration. Either by summoning atronachs or reanimating corpses, I have someone doing all the dirty work, or at least someone to tank while I poke the enemy with a Bound Sword (+ a Shield) or Bound Bow. I wear Heavy Armor where I can't put something that boosts magicka. So basically I became what, in old times, we would call a Battlemage. :|

Wow thanks for the quick reply! Do you mean Ward spells or Shield as in metal shield (Block skill)?

My esteemed colleagues, I need your help. I've always played stealthy characters, and I already beat the main storyline as a stealthy character. I started a new game because I wanted to try something different, so I created a Breton guy and decided to walk the dangerous path of magic. I'm getting r****d so hard it's not even funny. I'm level 8 and using mostly Conjuration and Destruction. I spent very few perks: I got dual casting for both schools of magic and novice and apprentice spells for both. I got 3 perks available as for now. My average battle consists of running around like a madman while summoning Flame Atronachs or reanimating the corpses I find, while trying to avoid enemies, and shooting flames from my hands when I got the magicka. Are there any tips or guide on playing a mage character you feel like sharing? Any perks or spells I should look forward to? Should I look into armors or just go for tunics? Thank you very much for any info. :)

Multiplayer is all I'd like to see really. It doesn't have to be a huge multiplayer experience like a MMO, I'd be happy with a co-op mode with 2-4 people, and maybe make the world persistent. Sorta like, when you log in alone you can do stuff on your own, whoever logs after you finds the world the way you left it (aka cleared dungeons, merchants got the stuff you sold them and so on), or just go adventuring together. ;) I'd also like to see an extremely huge world like Daggerfall, with pretty much endless chances of exploration. (Let's face it, Cyrodill is kinda small lol).

Thanks for the walkthrough, I'll keep this in mind if I get that quest too. :)

I'm level 16, I'm a master in Blade, I'm a master in Sneak, I got the Sneak Overhaul mod where sneak attacking with a dagger does x15 dmg at master sneak level. That means I do a shitload of damage, completely ignore armor AND that damage get multiplied x15... add a poison to that and the shocking damage from my dagger. Sylvan Warsmer and such, these guys barely feel me, not to mention that whenever I attack one, the whole dungeon comes after me. They're damn strong and if you can beat them, please let me know how because I don't think there's much more I can do to improve my character skill wise (although I could use some better gear). If you play OOO and want to see what I'm talking about, go to Barastas, an Ayleid ruin NW of Anvil.

Wow I'll have to try some of these since pretty much all I play are stealth characters. :\ Thanks a lot for the list!

Well, the Thieves Guild gives you Infamy, so some shrines won't heal you up because you're considered a criminal (but for some reason the shrine of Mara works for me). Maybe that Mages guild quest involves going to the same place as the Thieves guild quest you're currently doing. Or maybe you killed an innocent person by mistake and the Thieves guild goes angry 'cause you can't kill innocent people. If the next time you sleep you recieve a visit by Mr. Dark Brotherhood it means that I'm probably right. Else, I dunno. :S

Oh very cute, somehow reminds me of my University days where we would stay awake till early in the morning, go to the bakery to grab some still warm croissants and go watch the sunrise. Totally random I know, lol. Nice job. :)

I feel you, I always got so mad when the people I was escorting died on me, no matter how much I tried. The only way I had found back then to save their asses was by cheating: either giving myself a Resurrection spell so I could bring them back to life or making them spawn again through console commands. But, I recently installed the mod "Unofficial Oblivion Patch" which seems to have fixed this sort of problem. For some reason, even during the siege of Kvatch, all the NPCs remained alive for all the duration of the quest, while they used to die as soon as I stepped into the city. :\ Try getting the Unofficial Patch and see if it solves anything. And about killing them yourself, try paying a bit more attention. :P Flank or get behind the enemy, and instead of swinging your sword like crazy, attack with less frequency and only when you're pretty much sure you got a clear hit. If by some misterious reason the NPCs get against you because you hit them, remember that you can hit space while blocking to make friendly NPCs stop attacking you. Good luck!

Oh god, I definitely have to try that lol.

Well, I love my horsey because I don't use the Fast Travel, and even though I have a fast character, going with my horse is insanely faster. You might be seeing poor results 'cause you got a dumb horse, so if you want my opinion: if you want to see a difference, gather up 5000 gold, head over to Cheydinhal and buy a Black Horse (being the fastest buyable horse in the game). Have fun getting to places even faster than fast travel and outrunning whatever stands on your road. :whistling:

Oh god, I lol'd hard. :laugh:

Look for this guy outside of the Imperial City. Or join the Thieves Guild. (we have cookies) ;)

As much as I try to play the "bad guy", I cannot stop helping those in need, taking care of the powerful harassing the powerless and such, so I always end up falling into the "Robin Hood" stereotype. I love stealth characters but I always end up being the Honorable Thief, stealing from those who are blatantly evil, killing bandits and pretty much being the Holy Paladin of Justice. <.< I've always wanted to see what's the Dark Brotherhood like but I just can't force myself to kill an innocent person. :\

Well why not? But then you'll really want to put Intelligence as your second main stat because you'll need a decent amount of magicka, or Willpower to regenerate it faster :)

Whenever possible, have your companions go ahead and draw the enemy's attention, while you stay in the back and land sneak attacks like no other. Try flanking whenever possible, so you don't hit the friendly NPCs. Very often the crosshair will remain bright, because your companions know that you are there and see you, but very often the enemy does not, so even if the crosshair is bright you can land sneak attacks. I hope that helped. :P

Blade, Block, Sneak, Marksman, Alteration + 2 skills of your choice is the setup I recommend. Why? As a sneaky character you'll want to have good Sneak and Blade to make the most out of your sneak attacks. Marksman is good for when you want to weaken the enemies from safe distance and then eventually finish them when they get to close quarters. Block and Alteration are essential when you actually get to close quarters imo: as a stealth character you're gonna be wearing light armor most of the time, so the Protect line of spells from alteration will come in a handy. Not to mention Feather to carry more loot, Water Walking and Breathing when needed. As for class stats: Agility is a must, then Intelligence if you want to focus more on spellcasting or Strenght to make those Blade hits hurt. ;)

Thanks guys, knowing that I'm not alone is somewhat comforting lol. Sadly I don't have the knowledge to do any modding myself, so yeah, I was referring to installing and using them. And I guess I learned my lesson: changing the game completely makes no sense if it becomes an unpleasant experience, no matter how sexy some mods can look. I'm gonna try OOOing for a bit, and if it keeps being so stubborn I'm just gonna make a clean install and add exclusively adult mods to my game. That would definitely make it a pleasant experience. :P

Well, first off, hi all. New forum user here. I've been using the Nexus since forever, being the awesome source of mods that it is. I'm an avid Oblivion player and I love modding it, just like pretty much everyone. Sadly, I can't avoid getting headaches each time I try playing with some mods because such mods end up screwing the game some way or another. This time I tried to give the famous OOO a go, along with MMM, Stealth Overhaul (I love playing stealthy characters), Oblivion XP and the Unofficial patches. The game has been a complete hell so far: besides the fact that I can't kill a bandit for the life of me, and even a well placed sneak attack deals merely 1/20 of anything's total life, the mods create a plethora of bugs like hell. I can't complete some of the main quests, sometimes quest characters get stuck on a rock, sometimes the mob I need to kill spawns god knows where and I'm in "combat" for the next 20 mins and can't fast travel... Oblivion is an incredibly glitchy game, and mods sometimes make it really, really worse. This happens every time I try and use some of the mods with the most impact on the game and I'm kinda surprised that I seem to be the only one with these kind of problems. And yes, I read all the damn readmes and I install everything correctly. How's your experience with modding? Ever had such a bad gaming experience that you just wanted to uninstall and start anew?