Articles tagged with: Elder Scrolls: Oblivion

Things happen slow sometimes, and too fast other times...

I've been busy commercing in the city, learning where is each shop and important point.

The city guards are very helpful and usually give tips and directions to find the most common places.

I also visited the chapel, searching for someone able to identify a strange plant I found.

I even did some sneaknig missions, like following a suspicious shopkeeper to learn where his goods came from. It resulted he has a strange companion who looks very very suspicious.

Meanwhile, to earn some money and train my combat skills, I continued my career at the city's Arena. I had to fight many battles, and in some of them I almost died.

Some foes were very hard, but I managed to win, and now I'm the champion. There's only one battle left to fight, but I promised the actual Grand champion I would help him first to find his heritage, so I'll keep my word before reclaiming the final battle.

I bought a small wooden house outside the city. With the money earned at the arena, I've bought all available furniture, and now I'm getting decorative elements.

It's a bit spooky, but I like it that way (I've been informed that almost all medium-to-big-sized cities usually have one house to sell, so I'll suit other more formally).

One tip: Be careful when travelling at night outside cities. Even sticking to the roads, there are lots of bandits, wolves and even monsters lurking in the shadows...

The suspicious good provider resulted to be a thief, getting the jewels and stuff from dead people at the city graveyard. I surprised him (and his bodyguard) and had to kill them.

Thanks to that, I now have a new, better armor and a powerful elven sword.

Posted on 2006-04-01

Tags: Elder Scrolls: Oblivion

As I said in the last post, here it is my character:

Kartones is a dark elf (wich can summon a guardian imp to protect him for 60 seconds), warrior mostly, but getting better with the bow (I just love shooting things in this game).
Also, he has a bit of magic knowledge, just to cast minor healing spells into himself.

As it's becoming a good thief, he can afford high quality armors (not magical items yet, but at least the best non-magic equipment). Also I'm training the repair skills, as armor and weapons can broke (and after paying for that equipment nobody wants to destroy it ;)

I usually carry a bow and a fine steel one-handed sword, but I kwow how to handle axes and maces too.

Yesterday I bought a horse!!! It's fantastic to be able to have one of this.
He's fast, and now I can cross forests in no time.

Here's a closer view of it. I dismounted to hunt some animals for food (just got a rabbit... I need more practice).

My only complaint about this marvelous game is that I couldn't make a "genuine Kartones" (bold hair and beard). There's no option of bold characters, neither they can have facial hair. So I made that Darth Maul-style elf (thanks to Lobo666 for the tips).

Posted on 2006-03-27

Tags: Elder Scrolls: Oblivion

All I remember was waking up in a jail. The emperor of this lands had to go through my cell into a secret cave, and I were free to go with them. We went and after a fight he died, giving me a special talisman to bring it to his secret heir.

And so my story began...

I had to escape through some goblin caves, full of traps. By looking carefully at the surroundings I was able to activate them with a bow shot and then walk when they were useless.

I ended in a big city, and went shopping to equip myself.

People here are very varied, and almost everyone is helpful to find the shops, directions or even giving some small tasks to earn extra money.

I've become a gladiator warrior, to earn money and fame. I'm just a beginner, but I've won 4 rounds.

The outside of the city is overwhelming... vast forests and distant mountains, full with fauna that I can hunt to eat, but also some thiefs and bandits, so it's better to be ready for combat.

The last thing I've done has been helping an old man's sons to clean a nearby farm from a goblin infestation.

Saddly both sons died (there were too many goblins for me to fight while protecting them), but the mission was accomplished.

Oh, by the way... I like to "take care" of some things I see at houses and shops. I'm not a thief because I need them, and hey, if the owner can afford some silver plates, he can afford to replace them...

Posted on 2006-03-01

Tags: Elder Scrolls: Oblivion