The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Game Manual

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INTRODUCTION TO OBLIVIONW ith T he E ld er S cro lls , o ur g oa l h as a lw ay s b ee n to c re ate a g am e th at o ffe rs u n lim ite dp _o ss ib ilitie s. A g am e w he re y ou c ou ld b e w ho ev er y ou w an te d a nd d o w ha te ve r y ou w an te d."Live another life, in an oth er w orld" h as been our m otto, and WE w ant you to d o just that.

5 0 if you like w anderin g a nd exploring , that's w hat you sh ould do , If you sim ply wanttoc om plete the m ain q uest and feel like yo u "finished" the gam e, then you can do just that.M os t fo lk s w ill fin d th em se lv es s om ew he re in b etw ee n, a nd fo rtu na te ly th ere 's a lo tw an de rin g a nd e xp lo rin g in vo lv ed in fin is hin g th e m ain q ue st.

There a re four guilds you can Jo in, e ach with the ir ow n storyline an d re wards, and you can risea ll th e. w ay to th e h ea d o f e ac h fa ctio n. S o w h eth er y ou 're in to s te alin g, m ag ic , a ss as sin atio ns ,orfig hting (or all of the abov e), the re 's a group Ju st for y ou. O r the re's the A rena, w here youcan go and place bets on fights, or becom e a com batant and enter the arena for your ownh on or a nd g lo ry .

A nd of course everyon e in O blivion se em s to need help at on e tim e or another. T alk to people,f in d o ut What 's g oin g o n in th eir liv es . P erh ap s th ey n ee d y ou r a ss is ta nc e, o r k no w s om eo new ho doe s, O r, for eve n le ss structu re, h ead out into the w ilderness an d se e w hat kind oflo ca tio ns y ou c aA u nc ov er. O bliv io n is f ille d w ith a ll k in ds o f ru in s, s hrin es , c un qe on s, c av es ,c am ps , h id eo uts , a nd fo rts th at m ay c on ta in th eir o wn s to ry . p ow erfu l a rtifa ct, o r p erh ap s J us tc re a tu re s g u ar cl in g o v er t he ir t re a su re .

A nd just as yo u c an g o and d ~ w hatever you like, you can also be wh ate ver kind o f characteryou wan t. T he early part of the gam e IS y ou r c ha nc e to try d iffe re nt ty pe s of w e ap on s, a rm o r,a nd m ag ic . E xp er im en t w ith d iff er en t p la ys ty le s . .. t ry in g p ic ki ng lo ck s a nd s ne ak in g, o r u si ngs pe ll s a nd s cro lls , o r k illi ng t hi ng s w ith v ari ou s w ea po ns .

O nc e y ou 'v e h ad a c ha nc e totry everyth ing, you'll be offered a su ggestion as to w hat typ e ofcharacter y ou m igh t like to play, base d on how you've been pla ying th e g am e. Yo u c an acce ptth at c ho ic e, c ho os e a no th er c la ss ' fro m th e lis t, o r c re ate y ou r o wn c us to m c ha ra cte r w ith y ou ro wn c om bi na tio n o f s pe cia liz ati on s a nd s ki ll s. T he p os si bil it ie s a re , q uit e li te ra lly , e nd le ss .

Don't wo rry to o m uch abou t the choices ygu'll m ake for your race , birthsign, or cla ss the firsttime through, because before you head out into the w ide world we give you a chance torecon side r any choices you 've m ade up to that p oint. At that tim e yo u can cha nge an ythingyou w ant, from your nam e to your hairstyle to y our m ajo r skills.

A fter tha t, it's up to yo u. F ind your own path an d follow it wh ere ver it m ay le ad y ou . T ha nkyou for joining us on this adventure. W e hope your time w ith the gam e is a s rewarding aso urs h as b ee n.

- T he O bliv io n T ea m

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MAIN MENU

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CONTINUEC on tin ue p la yin g fro m y ou r m os t re ce nt s av ed g am e.

NEWS ta rts a n ew g am e o f O bliv io n.

tOADA llo ws y ou to s ele ct fro m a lis t o f p re vio us ly s av ed g am es .

OPTIONST ak es y ou to th e O ptio ns M en u w he re y ou c an a dju st y ou r v id eo , s ou nd , c on tro ls , d ow nlo ad s,a nd p re fe re nc es . S ee p g. 4 7 fo r m ore in fo .

CREDITS

V ie w th e c re dits fo r th e te am th at b ro ug ht y ou O bliv io n.

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GAMEPLAY CONTROLSBLOCK

HOTKEYSOVE L.OOKITURN

o ACTIVATE)JOURNAL., READY WEAPONITORCH

JUMP

m LEFT BUMPER .......... GRAB1& RIGHT BUMPER ................ CAST SPElIILEFT TRIGGER ............. BLOCKi ii RIGHT TRIGGER .... , ..... ATTACKg , ,.,"", WAITg ,..., ,.,"',." PAUSE(tEFT THUMBSTICK ., ..... MOVE(tEFT THUMBSTICK BUTTON ....... TOGGLE SNEAK MODEo PPAD ........... HOTKEYSOIGHT THUMBSTI.CK ....... LOOK. LEFT, RIGHT, Up , DOWNOIGHT THUMBSTICK BUTTON ..... SWITCH BETWEEN FIRST-PERSON AND

,HIRDPERSON VIEWS. HOLD DOWN TO ENTER VANITY MODE. l D LEFT TRIGGER- AND IIRIGHT TRIGGER ZOOM IN AND OUT. THIS WILL ALSO aECOM EYOUR 3RD PERSON ZOOM LEVEL.

IV; OBL.IVIQN

THE GAME SCREEN

Spel l E f fe c t

Ta rg e t He a lt hCrcsshair

L ev el U pHealthMagickaFatigue

Target Name

Weapon Arrows Magic CompassHEALTHT he am oun t o f d am ag e yo u c an ta ke . S lee ping . w aitin g. p otio ns o r sp ells c an res to re y ou r H ea lth .MAGICK.AC as tin g s pe ll s u se s M ag ic ka . M ag ic ka re ge ne ra te s b as ed o n y ou r W illp ow er. S le ep in g. W aitin g.p otio ns o r s pe lls ca n a ls o r es to re y ou r Ma gl ck a.FATIGUEF atig ue is h ow t ire d y QU a re . L ow F ati gu e h urts y ou r e ffe ct iv en es s. especially wheE l d o in gmelee e t t acks . F atigu e returns fa ster if yo u w alk ins tea d o f ru n.WEAPONY Ou r a ctive w ea pon .ARROWSN um be r o f a rro ws e qu ip pe d.MAGICYour active spell.SPELL EFFECTAny te mp ora ry s pe ll( s) a ff ec tin g y ou .TA.RGET HEALTHShoWs the health o f y ou r targetTARGET NA.M.EN am e of h ig hligh te d o bje ct or c ha ra de rCROSSHAIRH elp s y ou ta rge t ob je cts an d ch arac ters. S ee ne xt p ag e fo r d etails .. 'COMPASSS ho w; d ire ctio n. lo ca tio ns , an d m ark ers. S ee n ext p ag e fo r de ta ils .LEVEL UpIndicates you can sleep in a bed to advance to the next level.


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COMPASS AND ACTIVATION ICONS

ico ns o n th e co mp as s in dic ate n ea rb y plac es o f in te re st (lik e du ng eo ns, citie s, o r inn s), an dQ ue st T arg et m ark er s in di ca te th e d ire ctio n o f y ou r a ctiv e q ue st o bje cti ve ,

TARGET MARKeRSI ! l A red arrow m ea ns yo u m ust trav el thro ugh a d oo r o r p ort al to r ea c h y o ur o b je c ti ve .I ! I A qreen a rr ow m ea ns you are a lr ea dy i n the s ame g en er al l oc at io n as you r ob jec t ive ,I I I A b lu e arrow is o ne y ou c an p la ce yo urse lf o n yo ur loc al or w orld m ap . See P9 14.P LACES O F I NTEREST1 ! 3 C a m piiiC a v eDD a e d ri c S h r in e

IIIE l v e n RuinE 1 F o rt R u inE3Mine~ landmark

iiiOblivion G a l em S e t t l e m e n tgT a v e r n / S t a b l em t y

CROSSHAIRH elp s y ou ta rge t o bje cts an d ch ara cters. It w ill ch an ge d yn am ic ally b as ed on whatact'on thet) BUTTON w il l p er fo rm .

I n d i c a t e s you a re in s ne ak'O l m o d e , F o r m o re o n 5 ne ak in g, 1m E n t e r a lo ca tio n o r o pe nl : : : : : : . J I . . ! : : : : ! J a d o o r ,se e page 40,, , , A lo c k e d d o o r , T h e d i f f ic u l t y o f ,r : ; ; : : ; J Pick u p t h e I t e m a n d a d d I t t o ~ t h I k i d' I d i th I f i i 1 S it o n t h e o bje ct P re ss etoI . : : : : J y o u r i n ve n t o ry , I . ! ! ! ! ! J lo !e ~~ ig ~ t ~ ~ ~~ e In e ~ ge t u p , '

~ Activate th e object ~ S l e e p i n t n i s b e d , ~ Read th e i t e m ,

r&;;l R i d e th e s ele c te d h o rs e, P re ssI!!.I 0o d is m o u n t.

~ T a l k to this.character,A n im p o rt a nt c ha ra ct e r w ho

~ p la y s a s ig n if ic a nt r ole inq ue sts a nd c an no t b e k il le d,

~ O pe n th e c o n t a in e r .

F e ed o n a s le e pin g c h ar ac te r.( a n o nly b e d on e ~ s a v am p ir e ,

"A red icon always indicates a crime if you perform the action.

JOURNAL AND ST.ATS MENU

T he re are fou r m ain se ction s of y ou r Jo urna l: S tats , In ve nto ry , M agic . an d M ap s.

m BUTTONEnt er /e xi t J ou rn al mo de ,

.E FT T HU MB ST IC K O R 0 (D-PAD)S cr ol l u p/ do wn t hr ou gh lists: m ove left an d rig ht thro ugh ta bs in ea ch se ction ,

IE FT T RIG G ER A N DIR IGHT TR IGGERCyc le r igh t /l e ft throuoh th e fo ur m ain s ec tio ns ,O IG HT THUMBSTI CKR ota te /z oo m y ou r c ha ra cte r to e xa min e h im /h er.


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STATS .MENU

FactionsT he S la ts M en u h as fiv e ta bs , fro m le ft to fig ht: C ha ra cte r. A ttrib ute s, S kills ,. F ac tio ns , a ndAccomplishments.

Character

CHARACTERB as ic i nfo a b ou t y ou r c ha ra cte r,

AnRIBUTESI nfo rm atio n o n y ou r e ig ht A ttr ib ut es .

SKILLSInform ation on your 21 skills. See next page for m ore Info.

FACTIONSS hows th e factions you belong to and your current rank in e ach.

ACCOMPLISHMENTSL is ts y ou r ma ny a cc omp li shmen ts .

1i~~=:;'!lF;:;;;;;!I--a jo r S ki ll sP osi ti ve S k il l Mod if ie rS ki ll P ro gr es s B a rC ur re nt S k il l L ev el

Skills

-~~i+ --Minor SkillsN eg ati ve S kill M od ifi e rle ve l p ro gr es s B ar

SKILLS TABY ou h av e s ev en M ajo r S kills a nd 1 4 M is ce lla ne ou s S kills . U nd er e ac h s kill is a b ar in dic atin g(in red) how close you are to increasing that skill The m ore you use that skill, the faster itw i ll i nc r ease.

MAJOR SKILLST he s kills th at d efin e y ou r c ha ra cte r. Y ou m us t in cre as e a ny c om bin atio n o f y ou r m ajo r s kills b ya total of 10 poin ts to advance your chilracter to the next level.

MINOR SKILLSIncreasing these skills m akes you bette r at them , but does not help you level up

SKILL PROG RE5S BART ra ck s h ow c lo se y ou a re to ra is in g th at s kill b y a no th er p oi nt .

POSITIVE SKILL MODIFIERV alu es a pp ea rin g in g re en a re c urre ntly b ein g m od ifie d b y p os itiv e s pe lls , a bih tie s, p ow ers , o ro t he r e ff e ct s.

NEGATIVE 5KILl MODIFIERV alu es a pp ea rin g in re d a re c urre ntly b ein g m od ifie d b y n eg ativ e sp ell e ffe cts , d is ea se s, o ro t he r e ff e ct s.

LEVEL PROGRESS BARH ow c lo se y ou a re to ra is in g y ou r c ha ra cte r's le ve l. S ee p g. 2 7 o n L eve lin g U p"


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INVENTORY MENU

Th e tovontcry M en u h as five tab s, from le ft to rig ht: A ll Item s, W eap on s, A rm or, A lc he my,Miscellaneous.~ALLITEMS~ This list includes everything in your inventory.

~WEAPONS~ This displays only the weapon Items in your inventory.

ARMORTh is d isp lays on Iy arm or and cloth ing in you r inventory.

~ALCHEMY~ This lists all potions, alchem y apparatus, food, and alchem ical ingredients.

MISCELLANEOU.ST his . Iis t d is pla ys M is ce ll an eo us ite ms , in clu di ng B oo ks , N ote s, G em s, K ey s, T or ch es ,toc kp ck s, M ag ic S ton es , a nd o th er ite ms.

f)- E qu ip o r U se the se le cte d item., - Drop the selected item ,dl I LEFT BUMPER - D ro p th e se lec te d item in grab m ode .HOTKEYSIn the Inventory M enu, define H otkeys by pressing and holding oneo f th e eig ht p os ition s on 0 (D -P AD ) w hile sim ulta neo us ly s ele ctin gthe w eapon, arm or, spell, or item you w ant in that slot. N ote, you canstill change m enus w ith the H otkeys open, and the item w ill beassigned w hen you release 0 C D-PA D).

W hile p lay in g, us e 0 (O -P AD ) to se lec t a ny o f y ou r e ig ht H otke ye d item s.

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RIGHT-HAND .ANO LEfT"HANO SLOTSW ea pon s e quip in .y ou r rig ht h an d, sh ie ld s an d torch es in y ou r le ft, S hie ld s a nd to rch es e achhave thei r own slot, but will n ot b e u se d w itll tw o- ha nd ed w ea po ns Iik e c la ym ore s,w arham mers, bow s, and m agical staves, even though the slot is equ.pped. An equppod torchis alw ays u sed w hen yo ur w eap on is s he athe d; 50 pressing t3 is a good w ay to switchbe tw ee n y ou r w ea po ns a nd torc h.

USING INVENTORY MENUSCer ta in icons and displays appear on one or m ore of the Inventory M enus. Y ou can also selectthe se to s ort yo ur ite ms b y th es e v alue s. S ele ctin g th e ic on ag ain w ill so rt th e list in a sc en din go r de sc end ing order.

An i tem 's b a se v a lu e i ll g o ld . How much a rmo r p ro te c ti on t h is i tem p ro v id e sfor y o u , Se e pg 2 9 .Qua li ty o f t he i temA n i te m 's H e al th o n a s ca le o f 0 to 1 D O , where1 D O means the i tem i s i n p e rf ec t c o nd it io n a n do means t he i tem i s b ro k en a n d u s el es s .

An i tem 's we ig h t.H o w much d a m ag e a w ea po n d oe , for y o u .

Y our cu rre nt E ncu mbran ce co mpa re .d to yo ur M ax im um E nc um bra nc e, If yo u a re1 $ 198/2001 carrying too m uch you w ill be O ver ER cum bered and you cannot m ove until youdrop s om e ite ms to r ed uc e y ou r e nc um bra nc e.

~ The combined effects of your physical armor and active magl6al arrnar e ff ec ts . T he~ higher the number, the better. See pg . 29.1 @ 311 H ow m uch gold you have.

IN VE NT OR Y IT EM SItem s in inventory are represented by an icon to the left of the nam e of the item , A num berindicates a stack of more than one of the item. In addition, one or m ore of th e f Ol lo wi ng i co nsm ay appear on the item icon:

10] I nd ica tes a mag ica l i tem,[Q ] I nd ica tes a po isoned weapon ,

~ Indicates a sto len item .~ In dica te , th e ite m h as b ee n b rok en a nd isL!!J uselessunt i l repaired,


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MAGIC MENU

Mag icka Cos t

Spell Name

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Targe tSuccessfu ll y cas ting spe ll sw i l l r a iseyou r sk il l i n that spe ll 's schoo l. You can buy new spel ls f r omv ar io us p eo pl e in t he w orl d w ho s el l th em . T he Ma gi c.M e nu h as f i ve t ab s, f rom l ef t t o ri gh t:A l l Mag ic , Ta rge tMag ic , TOUChMag ic , Se lf Mag ic , and Ac tive t ffects .~ALLMAGIC~ A ll you r spells, a bilitie s, pow ers, an d oth er m agical effects.~TARGET~ A ll m agic that requires h itting a ranged target.~TOUCH~ A ll magic t hat requires touching a t arget.rffi"lSELF

~ All m agic t hat you cast u pon yourself,~ACTIVE~ A ll s pe lls , a bilitie s, p ow ers , a nd m ag ic th at a re a ffe ctin g y ou cu rre ntly .SPELL ICONT he m ag ic e ff ec t o f t he s pe ll .SPELL NAMEName of"selected spel l.MAGICKA COSTI nd ic at ed b y t he ught ni ng Bo lt i co n [B, t hi s c ol umn p ro vi de s t h e Magi ck a c os t o f c as ti ngt he s pe ll . T h is i s d ependen t o n y our s ki II i n t he s pe ll 's s c hoo l.

Na vi ga ti ng t o t he l is te d s pe ll d is pl ay smo re abou t t he s pe ll .~ Shod::~70pt5Q1'1- Tar!il~ ~.,__Ma[lk:5dloOl; Dcstru-ett ; ; ln

M ag ic Effects - Any e ff ec ts c on ta in e d b y t hi s s pe ll ( Le ., Sheck Damage) . When as pe ll c on ta in s m o re t ha n o ne e ff ec t, t he m os t p ow erf ul e ff ec t i s u s ed t o d et erm in e t heMag ic Schoo l .

M ag ic 5 ch oo l- N am e o f s ch oo l o f m ag ic th at g ov ern s t he u se o f th is s pe ll (i.e .,Des tr uct ion ). Successfu ll yus ing the spel lw i l l he lp improve th is sk il l,

M ag ni tu de - a n i nd ic at io n o f t he p ow er o f t he s pe ll 's e ff ec t (i .e .. 7 0 o ts ). D ur at io n - H ow l on g t he s pe ll e ff ec t la st s (i .e ., f or 1 0 s ee s) . R a ng e - S pe lls c an b e d e li ve re d i n o n e o f t hre e w ay s:

T ou ch - T he s pe ll e ff ec t i s c as t u p on t ou ch in g a t ar ge t (i .e ., o n T o uc h) . T ar ge t - A r an ge d s pe ll e ff ec t t ha t c an b e d e li ve re d f rom a d is ta nc e ( i. e. , o n T ar ge t). Se lf - A s pe ll e ff ec t t ha t a u tomat ic al ly a ff ec ts t he c as te r ( i .e ., o n Se lf )

A re a - T he r ad iu s o f a s pe ll' s e ff ec t, i n f e et (i .e ., 2 0 ft).SPELL EFFECTIVENESSWearing a rmor lower s the e f fec ti veness o f your spel ls .To incr easeyou r spe ll e f fec ti veness ,e it he r wear l es s a rmo r, o r r ai se t h e app ro p ri at e a rmo r s ki ll ( li gh t o r h eav y) .A l owe r s pe lle ff ec ti ve nes sw i ll r ed uc e t h e magn it ud e and du ra ti on o f y ou r s pe ll s.ACTIVE EFFECTS TABAl l spe ll s, ab il it ies , power s , and o the r mag ica l e f fec ts cu rr ent lyaffect ing your character. I t inc ludes always-act ive births ignabil rties, powers , and d iseases ,~ T he c om bi ne d m a gn it ud e o f a ll m a gi c u s in g th is e ff ec t o n y ou .RACIAL ABILInesI nh e re n t a b il it ie s t ha t n ev er n eed t o be c as t a nd a re a lwa ys a ct iv e.POWESSMany r ac e s and b ir th s i gn s a l s o p r o vi de s pe ci al p owe rs t ha t c an be u s ed onc e a day but a rer ead ie d and c as t j us t l ik e s pel ls Powe rs a re not a ss ig n ed t o a s choo l o f magi c, s o u si ng t hemwi ll no t improve your mag .iesk il ls ,LESSER POWERSThes ea r e s im i la r t o Powe rs , b u t l es s powe rf ul a n d c an be c as tmo r e t han on ce pe r d a y .DISEASESWhi le no t ac tua ll y mag ic , the e f fec ts o f d iseasea res im ila r to mag ica lcu rses.You can ge t c~ reda t chape ls in towns and Waysh rines in the Wi lde rness,o r by us ing a Cure D iseasespel lo r po tion.

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MAPS AND QUESTS

Ques t Ta rg etYour Ta rge t

The M aps Section has five tabs, from left to right: Local M ap, W orld M ap, Active Q uest.C urre nt Q ue sts , a nd C om ple te d Q ue sts .

L OC AL M APT his s ho ws y ou r immed ia te s urro un din gs . R ollov er ic on s d is pla y in fo rm atio n a bo utdoors and their destinations, and quest targets Indicate your quest objectives.

Q- F as t T ra ve l (w he n h ig hlig h ting a d is co ve re d lo ca tio n)0- Place your own m arker on the m ap.OIGH T TH UM BSTICK - M ove the cursor, scroll the m apO IG HT T HUMB ST IC K B UT TO N or hold. LEFT BUMPER - Pan the map

~WORlDMAP~ This shows a map of Cyrodiil.

[ A I Y ou r P os it io n: T he g ol d a rr ow s ho ws y ou r p os iti on o n t he mapQ ue st T ar ge t: T he Q ue st T ar ge t i s a r ed o r g r ee n a rr ow o n t he Wor ld Map . T h e Q u es t T a rg et i s a lw ay sdetermined by y ou r Ac ti ve Ques t. To ma ke a q ue st a ct iv e, s el ec t i t f rom t he l is t. i n y ou r Cu rr en t Qu es tt ab . See n ex t p ag e.

I Y Im You r Ta rge t: Ih e B l ue A rr ow . Yo u c a n p l a ce , mo ve , o r r emo ve t hi s by pressing O.D is co ve re d L oc at io n: Da rk ma rk er s c an b e s e l ea ed f or f as t t ra ve l. Y o u canno t fast t ravel f rom inte rio rso r wh il e i n c ombat .When you f as r t ra ve l, t ime w il l m o v e a he ad a cc or di ng t o h ow l on g it woul d h av et ak en y ou t o g et t he re n ormal ly . I f y o u h av e a h or se , i t w il l f as t t ra ve l w it h y ou .When t ra ve li ng t o d ti es ,y ou r h or se w il l b e p la ce d i n t h e n ea re st s ta bl e.K no wn L oc at io n: B ri gh t mark er s a r e k no wn t o y ou , b u t c an no t b e f a st t ra ve le d t o u nt il y ou d is co ve rt hem o n y ou r o wn .

ACT IV E QUESTT his displays entries for your active quest. S elect a quest in the C urrent Q uests tabto make it your Active Q uest. The Q uest Targets displayed on m aps and yourC om pass (pg. 6 ) are the Q uest Targets for your Active Q uest. Press the () BU TTONto view the position of your Q uest Target on you [ W orld M ap.

C URRENT QUESTST his displays entries for all your quests that you have not yet com pletedQ uest to rn a ke it your A ctive Q uest.

Select a

COMPLETED QUESTSL ists a ll o f the q ue sts y ou h av e c om ple te dfo r th at q ue st.

S ele ct an e ntry to dis pla y a ll th e e ntrie s

Q UE ST S A ND Q UE ST T AR GE TSW hen a quest is Active, Q uest Target arrows are displayed on your Com pass (see pg 6) and onyour Local and World m aps (see previous page). You can use these m arkers to guide you tothe next step in com pleting your Active Q uest. On the W orld M ap, Q uest T argets indicate thegeneral location of your next step. On the Local M ap, the Q uest T arget will indicate thelocation of the next step, or the door you m ust go through to reach that location.

Note: Not every quest wi ll provide Quest Targets . Insome quests , you must discoverthe objective's location on your own.

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RACESW hen you begin O blivion, you m ust choose a nam e and race. You'll be asked to choose from1 0 ra ce s c omm on ly e nc ou nt er ed in C y ro diil .ARGONIAN

T h is re p t i l ia n r ac e, w e ll - su it e d f o r th e t r ea ch e ro us s w am p s o f i t s h om e la nd , h asd ev elo pe d n at u ra l im m un it ie s t o d is ea se s a nd p ois on s. T he y c an b re at h e w a te r a nda re g oo d a t p ic ki n g l o ck s.S k il l B D n u se sA lc h em y + 5 , A th le tic s + 1 0 , B la de + 5, H a n d t o H a n d + 5, I l lu s i o n + 5, M ys t id sm + 5,S e c u r i t y + 1 D .S p e c i a l sR e s is t D is e as e, I m m un e to P o is o n, W a te r B r ea th in g

BRETONI n a dd it io n t o t h e i r q u ic k a nd p e rc ep tiv e g ra sp o f s pe ll c r af t , e v e n t h e h um b le st o fB re to ns c an b oa st a r es is ta nc e t o m a gic al e ne rg ie s. T he y a re p a r t ic ula rly s ki l le d a ts um m on in g a nd h ea li n g m a g ic .S k il l B o n us e sA lc he m y + S ,A lte ra ti o n + 5, C o nju ra tio n + 1 0 , I llu s io n + 5, M y st i c is m + 10 ,R e st o ra tio n + 1 0 .S p e c i a l sF o rt if ie d M a g ic ka , D r ag o n S k in , R e s is t M a g ic kaDARK ELF

A ls o k no wn a s " D un m er " i n t h ei r h om e la nd o f M o r ro w in d, t h e D a rk E lv es a re n ot e d f o rt h ei r s ki l le d a nd b ala nc ed in te gr at io n o f th e s w or d, t h e b ow a nd d es tr ua io n m a gic . T h eya re r e s i s t e n t t o f i r e a nd c an s um m on a n a nc es tr a l g ho st f o r a id .S k il l B o n us e sA th le tic s + 5, B la de + 1 0 , B lu n t + 5 , D e s tr uc ti on + 1 D . L ig h ! A rm o r + 5 , M a rk s m a n + 5,M y st ic is m + 5 .S p e c i a l sA n ce st or G u a rd ia n , R e s is t F ir e

HIGH ELFA ls o k no wn a s " Al tm e r " in t h ei r h om e la nd o f S um m e r s et ls le , t h e H ig h E lv es a re t h em o s t s tr on g ly g if te d in t h e a rc an e a rt s o f a ll t h e r ac es . H o w ev er . t h ey a re a ls os om e w ha t v uln e ra b le t o f i r e , f r o s t a nd s ho ck .S k il l B o nu s esA lc h em y + 5 , A l t er at io n + 1 0 , C o n ju ra tio n +5 , D e s tl1 J ct io n + 1 0 , I llu s io n + 5 , M y s tic is m + 1 0 .S p e c i a l sW e a k ne s s t o F ir e, F ro s t a n d S h o ck . I \e s is t D is ea s e, F o rt if ie d M a g ic kaIMPERIAL

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N a tiv e s o f th e c iv il iz ed , c os m op ol i t a n p ro v in ce o f C y ro di i t t h ey h av e p ro ve d t o b es hr e wd d ip lo m a ts a nd t r a de rs . T he y a re s ki l le d w it h h ea vy a rm o r a nd in t h e s od als ki l ls a nd t e nd to f a vo r t h e w a rr io r dasses.S k il l B o n us e sB la de + 5, B lu nt + 5, H a n d t o H an d + 5 , H e a vy A rm o r + 5, M e r c a nt i le + 1 0,S pe ec h aa ft + 1 0 .S p e c i a l sS ta r o f t h e W e st , V o ic e o f t h e E m pe ro r

THE ELDER SCROLLS IV: OBLIVION

KHAJIITH a il in g f r om th e p ro v in ce o f E ls w ey r, t h ey a re in te ll ig en t. q uic k, a nd a gi le . T h ey m a kee xc el le n t t h ie ve s d ue t o th e i r n a t u ra l a gi l i ty a nd u nm a tc he d a cr ob at ic s s ki l l . A ll K h aj i i tc en s ee in t h e d ar k .Skil l B o n u s e sA cr o ba tic s + 10 , A th le tic s + 5, B la de + 5. H a nd t o H a nd +10, L ig ht A rm o r + 5,S e cu ri t y + 5 , S n ea k 1 "5 .SpecialsE ye o f F e ar . E y e o f N ig h tNORD

C it iz en s o f S k y rim , t h ey a re a t a ll a nd f a ir - h ai r e d p eo ple . S tr o ng a nd h ard y, N a rd s a ref a m ou s f o r t h ei r r e s is ta nc e t o c old . T he y a re h ig h ly t a le n t e d w a rr io rs .S k il l B o n us e sA rm o r e r + 5, B la d e + 1 0 , B lo ck + 5, Blunt+ 1 0 , H e a vy A rm o r + 1 0 , R e st o ra tio n + 5S p e c i a l sN o rd ic F ro st, W o a d, R e sis t F ro st

RmGUARD

T he p eo ple o f t h e W r o th ga ri a n a nd D ra go nta il M o u nt a in s, O rc is h a rm o r e rs a re p riz edf o r t h ei r u af t s m a ns hip . O rc t r o op s in h ea vy a rm o r a re a m o ng th e f in es t in t h e E m pir e ,a n d a re f ea rs o m e w h e n u s in g t he ir b e rs er ke r r ag e .S ki II B o n u s e sA rm o r e r + 1 0 , B lo c k + 1 0 , B l u n t + 1 0 , H an d to H an d + 5 , H ea v y A rm or + 1 0 .S p e c i a l sB e r se r k, R e s is t M a g ic k a

T he m o st n at u ra lly ta le n t e d w a rr i o rs in I a r n r i e l , In a d di tio n to t he ir c u lt ur al a ff in iU e sf o r m a n y w e a po n a nd a rm o r s ty le s, t h ey a ls o h av e a h ar d y c on st i t u tio n a nd a n at u ra lr es is ta n ce t o d is e as e a n d p o is o n.S k il l B o n us esA th le tic s + 10 , B la de + 1 0 , B lu nt +1 0 , l ig ht A rm o r + 5, H ea vy A rm o r 1 "5 ,M e r ca n ti le + 5 .S p e c i a l sA d re na lin e R u sh , R e sis t P o is on , R e sis t D ~ ea se

WOOD ELFT he d an fo lk o f t he W e ste rn V a l e nw o o d fo re st s , a ls o k no wn a s "Bosrner" W o od E lv esa re n im b le a nd q uic k, m a k in g th em g oo d s co ut s a nd t h ie ve s, a nd t h ere a re n o f in era rc h er s in a ll o fT a m rie l. T h ei r a b il i t y t o c o m m an d s im p le c re a tu re s is w e ll - kn o w n.Skill B o n u s e sA c r o b a t i C S +5 , A lc h em y + 10 , A lt e ra tio n + 5, l ig ht A rm o r + 5 , M a rk s m a n + 1 0,S n ea k + 1 0SpecialsB e as tT o ng u e, R e s is t D i se a se


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ATTRIBUTESA cha ra ct er 's mental , p hy si ca l, a nd magi ca l a bi li ti es a re mode le d b y e ig ht p rim ar ya tt rib ut es , P ri ma ry a tt ri bu te s ra ng e f rom 0 -1 00 , b ut c an b e c ha ng ed b y m ag ic , p ot io ns , o rd is ea se . Ra is in g y ou r c ha ra ct er 's l ev el a ll ows y ou t o i nc re as e y ou r a tt ri bu te s. A r ed numberi nd ic at es t he a tt ri bu te h as b ee n d am ag ed . A g re en n um be r i nd ic at es t he a tt ri bu te h asbeen i nc re as ed b y magi c

STRENGTHA ffe cts h ow m uc h y ou c an c arry , h ow m uch F atig ue yo u h av e, a nd h ow m uchd am a ge y ou c an d o w it h m el ee w ea po ns s uc h a s s w ord s a nd a xe s. G o v ern s t hes kil ls o f B lu nt . B la de , a n d H an d t o H an d.INTELLIGENCEA ff ec ts y ou r t ot al Magi ck a and magi c u se .Gover ns t he s ki ll s o f A lc hemy,Con ju r at ion , and Mys ti ci smWILLPOWERA ff ec ts h ow qui ck ly y ou r egene ra te Magi ck a, a nd how much Fa ti gu e y ou hav e.Gove rns the sk il ls o f Des tr uct ion , A l te ra t ion , and Res to r at ion .AGILITYA ff edS you r a bi li ty t o maneuver a nd bal an ce , y o u r t o t al F a ti gu e, a nd how muchdamage y ou c an do w it h ma rk sman weapon s s uc h a s bows. Gove rn s t h e s ki ll s o fSecuri ty, Sneak,and Marksman.SPEEDDe te rm i ne s how fas t y ou move . Gove rn s t he s ki ll s o f A th le ti cs , L ig ht A rmo r,and Acrobatics .ENDURANCEA ff edS how much Fat ig ue y ou hav e. y o u r Heal th , a n d how much y ou r Heal th w il lincreasewhen you raiselevels .Governsthe sk i llsof Block,Armorer ,and HeavyArmor.PERSONALITYAf fec ts how much peop le l ike you, wh ich leads to be tte r in fo rmat ion -ga the ring.Gove rns the sk il ls o f Speechcra ft , Mercant ile , and I llusion .

DERIVED ATTRIBUTESThese a re de ri ve d f rom the p rim ar y a tt ri bu te s, a nd a re a ff ec te d b y c hange s t o y ou rpr imary attributes.

HEALTHHeal th i s t he amount o f d amage y ou c an t ak e bef or e y ou d ie . Your maximum Heal th i nc re as ese ve ry t im e y ou gai n a l ev el .Endur an ce a ff ec ts h ow much Heal th y ou gai n per l ev el .You rs tar ting Hea lth is tw ice your Endurance .S leeping, po tions o r spel ls can resto re your Hea lth .

MAGICKAMagi ck a i s u s ed t o c as t s p e ll s.You s ta rt w it h Magi ck a equal t o d oubl e y ou r I nt el li ge nc e.Choos ing ce rta in r acesand b i rthsigns w i ll g ive you Mag icka bonuses that incr easeyou rMax imum Mag icka. Mag icka regeneratesbased on you r W i llpower. S leep ing , po tions Drspe l lscan resto re your Mag icka more qu ick ly .

B 2 !FATI.GUEFa tigue is how t ir ed you a re . Low Fa tigue hu rts your e f fec ti veness . espec ia l lywhen do ingme le e a tt ac ks . F ig ht in g hand- to -h and, sw in g in g a weapon , o r j umpi ng may r educ e y ou rFa ti gu e. I f y o u r Fa ti gu e f a ll s b el ow zer o due t oa s pe ll o r o th e r s pe ci al e ff ec t, y ou a re k no ck eddown. Wa lking , r est ing , wa it ing , po tions , and spel ls can resto re your Fa tigue . You rm ax imumFa tigue is the combined va lues o f your S t reng th , Endurance ,Ag i li ty , and Wi llpower.ENCUMBRANCEEncumbr an ce i s t he t ot al we ig ht o f i tem s y ou c an c ar ry .You c anno t move a t a ll when f ul lyencumbered. Max imum Encumbrance isequa l to f ive t imes your S t rength .

lUCKLuc k ha s an e ff ec t o n e ve ry th in g y ou do, b ut g ov er ns no s ki ll s.


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SKILLS,MASTERY LEVELS,AND SKILL PERKSA s you rise in proficiency with skills, you gain Skill Perks at new Mastery Levels. You willeagerly anticipate the special benefits of these Skill Perks each time a s k i l l is raised to a newl evel o f mas te ry . A red number indicates the skill has been damaged. A g re en n um be rindicates the skill has been increased by magic.SKill MASTERY LEVH SKill SCORESNovice 0-24Apprentice 2549Journeyman 5074ExpertMaster

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COMBAT SKILLSBLOCK

Gov er nin g A tt rib ute : A gil ityP ar ry mel ee a tt ac ks w it h shi el ds and weapons, Successfu l b locks reduce damage.o A N ov ic e i s f atig ue d by b locking , and h a n d - t o - h a n d b locking agains t weaponshas no e ff ec t.

A n A pp re ntic e is n o lo ng er fa tig ue d b y b lo ck in g. A Jo urn ey ma n's sh ie ld or w ea po n is n o long er d am ag ed w hen h e b lo ck s, an dopponen ts may r ecoi l when b lo ck in g w it h hand- to -h and.

o A n E xp er t b lo ck in g w ith s hie ld h as a c ha nc e to d o a k no ck ba ck c ou nte ra tta ckstaggering the enemy If the shield blow connects. '

A M as te r b lo ck in g w ith s hie ld h as a n a dd itio na l c ha nc e o f d is armin g a n e nemywi th a successfu l knock back coun te ra tt acK .

ARMORERGov er nin g A ttr ib ute : E nd ur an ceM ain ta in w ea po ns a nd a rm or a t to p e ff ic ie nc y. D am ag ed w ea po ns a nd a rm or a re le sseffective. A N ov ic e c a n n o t repa ir magi c i tems. R ep ai r h amme rs la st tw ic e a s lo ng fo r a n A pp re nti ce . A Jo urn ey ma n ca n n ow re pa ir ma gic item s. A n E xp er t c an r ep air ite ms b ey on d th eir h ig he st c on di tio n ( to 1 25% ). T he se E xp er t-I mp ro ved weapons do ext ra damage, a nd E xper t- im pr oved a rmor p ro te ct s mor e.

A M as te r n ev er b re ak s r ep air h amme rs ; o ne h amme r l as ts a li fe ~m e.I .

HEAVY ARMORGov er ni ng A ttr ib ute : E nd ur an ceMake more e ff ec ti ve u se o f I ro n, S te el , Dwa rven , O rc is h, E bony , a nd Daedr ic a rmor s. F or a N ov ic e, h ea vy a rm or d eg ra de s r ap id ly w it h u se ( 15 0% o f n orma l r ate ).o A n A pp re nti ce 's h ea vy a rm or d eg ra de s a t a n orma l r ate . A Jo urn ey ma n's he av y arm or d eg rad es at a 5 0% s low er rate. A n fx pe rt's e qu ip pe d he av y arm or on ly en cu mbe rs him by 5 0% . A M as te r's eq uipp ed h ea vy arm or do es no t e nc um be r him a t a ll.

G ov er nin g A ttr ib ute : S tr en gthDel iv er t he c ru sh in g b lows o f mace and axe weapons more e ff ec ti ve ly . A N ov ic e d oe s a B as ic P ow er A tta ck w ith a d am ag e b on us in a ll d ir ec tio ns . A n A pp re nt ic e g ain s d am ag e b on us es w ith th e M as te ry S ta nd in g P ow er A tta ck . A J ou rn eyma n g ai ns th e M as te ry L eft a nd R ig ht P ow er A tta ck s, a nd h as a c ha nc eto d isa rm ,

o A n E xp er t g ai ns a M as te ry B ac kw ar ds P ow er A tta ck , a nd g ai ns a c ha nc e o f aknockdown.

A M as te r g ai ns a M as te ry f or wa rd P ow er A tta ck , w it h a c ha nc e to p ar aly ze ,

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BLADEFf~~~~ilIGov er nin g A tt rib ute : S tr en gthDe li ve r t he s lashing and thrust ing a tt acks o f dagger and sword weapons more e ff ec ti ve ly ,o A No vic e d oe s a B as ic P ow er Ma ck w ith a d am ag e bo nu s in a ll d ire ction s.o A n A pp re ntic e g ai ns d am ag e b on us es w ith a M as te ry S ta nd in g P ow er A tta ck . A J ou rne ym an ga in s the Ma ste ry Le ft an d R ig ht Pow er Attac ks , w hic h h av e achance to d isa rm .

o A n E xp er t g ai ns a M as te ry B ac kw ar ds P ow er A tta ck , w hic h h as a c h an c e of aknockdown.

A M as te r g ain s a M as te ry F or wa rd P ow er A tta ck , w it h a c ha nc e to p ar aly ze .

ATHLETICSG ove rnin g Attri bu te : Sp ee dRun and swim f as te r, a nd r egener at e l os t f at ig ue f as te r, A N ov ic e r eg en er ate s F atig ue s lo wl y w he n r un ni ng . A n A pp re ntic e r eg en er ate s F atig ue 2 5% fa st er w he n r un ni ng . A J ou rn eyma n r eg en er at es F ati gu e 5 0% fa ste r w he n r un ni ng .o A n E xp er t r eg en er ate s F atig ue 7 5% f as te r w he n r un ni ng . R un ni ng n ev er r ed uc es a M as te r's r eg en er at io n o f F ati gu e.

HAND TO HANDGov er ni ng A tt rib ute : S tr en gthA tt ac k w it hout weapons t o damage and f at ig ue opponen ts . A N ov ic e d oe s a B as ic P ow er A tta ck w ith a d am ag e b on us i n a ll d ir ec ti on s,o A n A pp re nt ic e g ai ns d am ag e b on us es w ith a M as te ry S ta nd in g P ow er A tta ck , A J ou rn eyma n g ai ns th e M as te ry L eft a nd R ig ht P ow er A tta ck s, a nd h as a c ha nc eto d isa rm .

An E xp ert gains a Ma stery B ac kw ard s Po wer Attac k, a nd ga in a ch an ce o f ak no ck down , a nd , w he n b lo ck in g, g ain s a c ha nc e o f a k no ck ba ck a tt ac k,

o A M as te r g ain s a M as te ry F or wa rd P ow er A tta ck , w ith a c ha nc e to p ar aly ze , a nd ,w he n b lo ck in g, g ain s a c ha nc e o f a d is arm o n a k no ck bs ck a tta ck .


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MAGIC SKILLSDESTRUCTION

C a st s pe ll s t o i nf li ct m a g ic al f ir e, f ro st , a nd s h oc k d am a q e, o r r ed uc e r es is ta nc es t om a g ic a t ta ck s. D e st ru ct io n s pe ll s a nd s pe ll e ff ec ts a re r at ed b y M a st er y L ev el s; y o uc an o nl y c a s t s pe ll s r at ed a t o r b el ow y ou r c ur re nt M a st er y L ev el .

ALTERATIONG o ve rn in g A t tr ib u te : W i ll po w erC a st s pe ll s t o b re at h e o r w a l k o n w a t er , o pe n l oc ks , s h ie ld f ro m p h ys ic al a nd m a g ic ald am a g e, a nd a lt er e nc um b ra n ce . A lt er at io n s pe ll s a nd s pe ll e ff ec ts a re r at ed b yM a st er y L ev el s: y o u ( a n o nl y c as t s pe ll s r at ed a t o r b el ow y ou r c ur re nt M a st er y L ev el .

ILLUSIONG o ve rn i ng A t tr ib u te : P er so na li tyC a st s pe ll s t o c ha rm , c on ce al , c re at e l ig h ~ s il en ce , p ar al yz e, c omm a nd o r a f fe ctm o r al e o r a g g re ss i vene s s. I ll u si on s p el ls a n d s p el l e f fe ct s a r e r a te d b y Mas tery Level s ;y ou c an o nl y c as t s pe ll s r at ed a t o r b e lo w y ou r c ur re nt M a st er y L ev el .

CONJURATIONG o ve rn in g A t tr ib u te : I nt el li ge nc eC a st s pe ll s t o s u mmo n o th er w or ld ly c re at u re s, s u m m on m a g i ta l w e ap on s a nd a rm o r.a nd t u rn t he u n de ad . C on ju ra ti on s pe ll s a nd s pe ll e ff ec ts a re r at ed b y M a st er y L ev el s;y ou c an o nl y c a st s pe ll s r at ed a t o r b e lo w y ou r c ur re nt M a st ery L ev el .

MYSTICISMG o ve rn in g A t tr ib u te : I nt el li ge nc eC a st s pe ll s t h at a b so rb , r et le rt , a nd d is pe l m a g ic , m o ve o b je ct 5, s en se l if e, a n d b in 0s ou ls . M y st ic is m s pe ll s a nd s pe ll e ff ec ts a re r at ed b y M a st er y l ev el s; y ou ( an o nl yc as t s pe ll s r at ed a t o r b e lo w y ou r c ur re ii t M a st er y L ev el .

RESTORATIONG o ve rn in g A t tr ib u te : W i ll po w erC a st s pe ll s t o r es to re , l or ti ly , o r a b so rb p hy si ca l a nd m a g ic al a t tr ib u te s, c ur e d is ea se ,a nd r es is t m a g ic al a tt a ck s, R es to ra ti on s pe ll s a nd s pe ll e ff ec ts a re r at ed b y M a st er yL ev el s; y o u [ a n . on ly c a s t s pe ll s r at ed a t o r b e l ow y ou r c u rr en t M a st er y L ev el .

ALCHEMY;;;;:: :;;~ -~ ~--, G overning A ttrib ute: Intelligence

C r ea t e po ti on s a n d g a in b ene f it s 110m a l c hem ic a l i ng r ed ie nt s m o r e e tf e ai ve ly . A N ov ic e r ec og ni ze s o nl y t h e f ir st o f f ou r p ot .e nt ia l a lc hem ic al p rq pe rt ie s o f asubstance. A n A pp re nt ic e r ec og ni ze s t he f ir st t w o o ff ou r p ot en ti al a lc hem ic al p ro pe rt ie so f a s u bs ta nc e. A J ou rn eym a n r ec oq nl ze s t he f ir st t h re e o f f ou r p ot en ti al a lc hem ic al p ro pe rt ie sof a s u bs ta nc e ..

A n E x pe rt r ec og ni ze s a l l f ou r p ot en ti al a lc h em i ca l p ro pe rt ie s o fa s u os ta ns e A M a st er c an m a ke p ot io ns f ro m a s in gle i ng re di en t.

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STEALTH SKILLSSECURITY

G o ve rn in g A t tr ib u te : A g il it yU se l or kp kk s t o o pe n l oc ke d d oo rs a nd c on ta in er s. A s m a ny a ~ f ou r t um b le rs w ill f a ll w h en a N ov ic e f ail s a n d b re ak s a p ick . A s m a ny a s t hre e t um b ler s w il l f al l w h en a n A pp re nt ic e f ai ls a nd b re ak s a p ic k. A s m a ny a s t wo r um b le rs w il l f a ll w h e n a J ou rn ey ma n f ail s a nd b re ak s a p ic k. O nl y o ne t um b le r w il l f a ll w h e n a n E xp er t f ail s a n d b re ak s a p ic k. N o t um blers fa ll w h en a M as ter f ails and b rea ks a pick.

SNEAKG o ve rn in g A t tr ib u te : A g il it yP ic k p oc ke ts a nd m o ve u ns ee n a nd u nh ea rd b y o bs er ve rs , A N ov ic e g ain s a 4 x d am a ge b on us f or o ne -h an de d w ea po n a nd h an d- to -h an d.and a 2x d am a g e b on us f or m a rk sm a n a tt a ck s, w h en u nd et ec te d,

A n A pp re nt ic e g ain s a 6 x d am a ge b on us f or o ne -h an de d w ea po n a nd h an d- to -h an d a tt ac ks . a nd a 3 x d am a ge b on us f or m a rk sm a n a tt ac ks , w h en u nd et ec te d.

A J ou rn ey m an re ce iv es n o p en alt y t o h is c ha nc e o f d et ec tio n w h il e S ne ak in g f ort he w ei gh t o f h is b oo ts .

A n E xp er t re ce iv es n o p en al ty t o h is c ha nc e o f d et ec ti on w h il e S ne ak in g f orm ov in g w h i le S n eak in g .

T he a tt ack of a M as ter on a n opponent ig nores a rm or ra ting w hen th e M as ter isundetected.

ACROBATICSG ov ern in g A tt ri bu te : S pe edJ um p l on g d is ta nc es a nd a vo id d am a ge w h en f a ll in g g re at d is ta nc es . A N ov ic e c an no t a tt ac k w h en j um pin g o r f a lli ng . A n A pprent ice ca n m ake norm al a tt acks -- not pow er a tta cks -- w hen ju mping orfalling.

A Jou rney ma n g ains t he D odg e a bilit y, a n d ca n h old b lock a nd ju mp in ad ir ec ti on t o d o a q u ic k a vo id an ce r ol l.

F a ti gu e l os s f or j u m p in g i s r e du ce d by 5 0% f or a n E xp ert . A M a st er g ain s t he W a te r J um p a bi lit y. a n d. w it h p re cis e t im in g. c an ju m p o ff t hes u rf a ce o f w a t er .

LIGHT ARMORG ov er nin g A tt rib ut e: S pe edMake mo re e f fe ct Iv e u s e o f F u r , L ea t h er , C h a inm a i l . M i th r il , E l v en . a n d G l a ss a rm or s . F or a N ov ic e. li gh t a rm or d eg ra de s ra pi dl y w i th u se [ 15 0% o f n or ma l r at e] . An A pp re nt ic e's li gh t a rm or d eg ra de s a t a n or ma l r at e. A Jou rney ma n's lig ht a rm or deg ra des a t a 50% s low er ra te. A n E x pe rt 's e qu ip pe d li gh t a rm or d oe s n ot e nc um b er h im a t a ll. W hen a M as ter w ea rs only lig ht a rm or, h e g a ins a b onu s of 50 % to t he a rm orr at in g o f t h a t a rm o r.

MARKSMANG ov er nin g A tt ri bu te : A gi li tyD e li ve r m o re d ea dl y r an ge d a tt a ck s w i th b ow a nd a rr ow w e ap on s. A N ov ic e is f at ig ue d w h il e h old in g a b ow d ra w n b ac k. A n A pp re nt ic e h as n o F at ig ue c os t f or h ol di ng h is b ow d ra w n b ac k. A Jou rney ma n h olding B lock w h ile t he b ow is d ra wn h as a Z oom a bilit y. A n E xp er t's a rr ow a tt ac ks h av e a c ha nc e o f k n oc ki ng t he t arg et d ow n. A M a st er's a rr ow a tt ac ks h av e a c ha nc e o f p ara ly zin g t he t ar ge t.

MERCANTILEG o ve rn in g A t tr ib u te : P er so na li tyG e t b et te r d ea ls w h en b u yi ng o r s el li nq g oo D s. F or a N ovice. t he va lu e of a n item h e s ells Is r edu ced b y t he w om condit ion of t he Ii tem.

F or a n A ppren tice t he va lu e of a n it em h e s ells is not a ff ected b y t h e w ornc on di ti on o f t he i te m .

A J ou rn ey ma n c an b uy a nd s el l a n y o b jec t t o a ny v en do r. e ve n i f h e n orm a ll yd oe s n ot d ea l in t ha t t yp e o f w a re s,

A n E xp er t c an i nv es t i n a s ho p. g iv in g t he m er ch an t m on ey t o p er ma ne nt lyi nc re as e h is s h op 's a va il ab le g ol d b y 5 00 .

F or a M a st er . a ll s h o ps I n t he w o rl d a lw i lY s h av e 5 00 m o re g ol d a va il ab le f or b a rt er .

SPEECH CRAFTG o ve rn i ng A t tr ib u te : P e rs on al it yUse speech to persuade listeners t o like and t ru s t you . " A N ov ic e c an o ff er b ri be s t o i nc re as e t h e D i sp os it io n o f s o m e p er so ns . A n A pp re nt ic e g ai ns a f re e ro ta ti on o f a w ed ge in t he P ers ua si on M en u. T h e f a ll in g- D is po si ti on t im e r i n t h e P er su a si on m i ni gam e i s 5 0% s lo w er f or aJourneyman.

D is po si ti on l os s f r om 'H a te it ' r es ult s i n t he m in ig am e a re r ed uc ed f ro m - 15 0% t o L .-1 00 % f or a n E xp er t. B rib es c os t h al f a s m u ch f or a M a st er .


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CLASSESY ou r c la ss d e fi ne s y ou r w ay o f I ff e a n d w hic h s ki lls a re m o st i mp or ta nt t o y ou . D ur in gO b li vi on 's in tr od uc to n, t he g am e o bs er ve s t he w ay y ou p la y a nd s ug ge st s a p re de fi ne d C la sst ha t ma tch es yo ur p la y s ty le . Y o u ma y e it he r a c ce p t t ha t C la s s, p i c k a n ot he r C la s s, o r c re a tey ou r o wn C us to m C la ss . Al so , a t t he e nd o f O bl iv io n' s i nt ro du cti on , y ou a re g iv en o ne m o rech an ce t o ch an g e yo ur m i nd . E a chC l a ss f e a tu re s a S p ec ia li za ti on , s e ve n ma jo r s k il ls , a n d a +5b o nu s t o two A tt ri bu te s .PREDEFINED CLASSESOb l iv ion comes w i th 21 p redef in ed C lasses ,seven fo r each spec ia l iza t io n . The ir Spec ia l iza t io n s ,Ma jo r S k il ls , a n d A tt ri bu te b o nu ses h a ve a lr ea d y b e en se le c te d f or y o u.CUSTOM CLASSESY ou c an a ls o c r ea te y ou r o wn c us to m c la ss b y s el ec ti ng y ou r A tt ri bu te b on us es a nd y ou rMa jo r Sk il ls yourself a n d n am in g yo ur C u st om C la s s.R e v iew t he P r ed e fi ne d C la s se sa smo d e ls ,t he n c re at e y ou r o wn C us to m C la ss t o r ef le ct y ou r o wn v is io n o f y ou r i de al h er o o r v ill ain .SPECIALIZATIONEa ch c l a ssh a s a sp ec ia li za ti on , e it he r C omba t A rt s, Ma g ic A rt s, o r S te a lt h A rt s. T h is i s t h ema in a ven u e o f s tu d y t hi s c la s s fa ll s i nt o. Y o u w il l r ece iv e+ 1 0 t o e ve ry s ki ll in t ha ts p ec ia li za ti on , a n d t ho se sk il ls w il l b e e a si er t o i nc re a se .MAJOR SKILLSEa ch c l a ss h a sse ve n ma jo r s k il ls T h ese a r e t he e sse n ti al s k i ll s f o r t hi s c la s s Ma jo r s k il ls h a veb as e v a lu es o f 2 5 a nd a re e as ie r to i nc re as e t ha n o th er s ki ll s a n d w il l d et ermi ne w he n y oule ve l up .MINOR SKILLSA ll s kil ls n ot c ho se n a s M a jo r S kil ls a r e M in or S kil ls a nd h av e b as e v a lu es o f 5 . M in or S kil lsi nc re a se mo re s low ly t ha n Ma jo r S k il ls . I n c re a si ng t he se sk il ls d o es n o t h e lp yo u l eve l u p , b u tw ill c on tr ib ut e t o a tt ri bu te b on us es w he n y ou d o l ev el .

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INCREASING YOUR SKILLSAND LEVELING UPINCREASING SKILLST h er e a r e t h re e wa ys t o i nc re a se a sk il l:

1 . U s e i t o ve r a nd o ve r. T h e l ow er t he s ki ll s co re , t he e as ie r i t is t o in cr ea se i t b y u sin g it . I tt ak es m u ch l on ge r t o r ais e a h ig h s kil l b y u si ng i t. R e vi ew y ou r p ro gr es s t ow a rd in cr ea sin ga s kil l in t he S kil ls D is pl ay o f t he S ta ts M e nu ( se e p g . 9 ).

2 . B u y t ra in in g f ro m a no th er c ha ra ct er . Y o u c an o nl y t ra in 5 s kil ls p oi nt s p er l ev el .3 . L ea rn m o re a bo ut t he s ki ll f ro m s pe ci al b o o ks .

RAISIN.G YOUR LEVELI nc re a se t h e Ma jo r S k il ls a s so ci at ed w it h yo ur c la s s to r ai se yo ur l eve l. I n o rd e r t or ai se y ou r l ev el , y ou m us t im p ro ve a ny c om bi na tio n o f y ou r M a jo r S kil lsby a to ta l o f

1 0 p o in ts . R e v iew yo ur p ro g re s s t ow ar d i nc re a si ng yo ur l eve l i n t he S k il ls D is p la yo f t he S ta tsM e nu ( se e p p . 9 ).

Y ou w il l r ec ei ve a m e ss ag e a nd a n I co n w il l a pp ea r o n t he s cr ee n ( s ee p p . 5 ) w h e n y ou h av er ais ed y o u r s ki lls e no ug h t o r ai se a l ev el. Y ou m u st u se a b ed t o s le ep a nd m e di ta te o n w ha tyo u' ve l ea rn e d i n o rd e r t o i nc re a se yo ur l eve l.W h en y ou r ais e a l ev el, y o u a re g iv en a n o pp or tu ni ty t o in cr ea se t h re e o f y ou r e ig htA tt ri bu te s . C e rt ai n a tt ri bu te s ma y r ece iv e a b o nu s mo d if ie r, w h ic h i s d e te rm i ne d b y wh ic hs k il ls y o u h a ve i nc re a se d s i n ce yo u l as t r a is e d l eve l. F o r e xamp le , i f y o u impr ove d se ve ra l s k il lst ll at h a ve P e rso na li ty a s a g o ve r ni ng a tt ri bu te , t he n yo u w il l s e e a n a p pr op ri at e b o nu s mo d if ie rf or P er so na lit y.W h e th er a s ki ll is M a jo r o r M in or d oe s n ot a ff ec t t he m od if ie r. I n a dd it io n,w he n y ou r ai se a le ve l, y ou r H e alt h i s i nc re as ed b y o ne -te nt h o f y ou r E nd ur an ce .

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THE ARTS OF COMBATT o de fe nd th em se lv es from m on ste rs a nd m arau ders , tra ve lers a nd ad ve nture rs lea rn to us ew ea po ns a nd arm or,

WEAPONSThere are tw o kinds of weapons: m elee w eapons like sw ords and m aces, and bows. B etterw eap on s are m ade from p re cio us m aterials , a nd m ay b ea r u se ful e nc ha ntm ents. T he da ma geyou do depends on the w eapon itself, your skill, and the condition of the weapon (i.e.,w hethe r th e w eap on is in go od re pa ir).

MELEEATTACKST here are tw o ty pe s of a ttac ks: B as ic A ttac ks an d P ow er A tta ck s. B as ic A ttac ks a re q uic k, b utdo less dam age. P ow er Attacks are slow , but do m ore dam age. T o m ake a B asic Attack, pulla nd re le as e t he iRIGHT TRIGGER.To make a Power Attack, pull and hold the iRIGHTTRIGGER. M ove the OEFT THUMBSTICK to p erf orm d if fe re nt P ow er A tta ck s,

A t low er M astery Levels, B lade, B lunt. and H and to H and skills le t you m ake a basic Pow erA tt ac k i n a ny d ir ec ti on . At high er M aste ry Le ve ls , B lad e, B lun t, a nd H and to H an d s kills let y oum ake M aste ry P ow er A tta ck s w ith le ft, rig ht. a nd re ar ch arac ter m ove me nts; th es e M asteryP ow er A ttac ks h av e sp ec ial bo nu se s a nd e ffe cts. (S ee s kill M astery Le ve ls a nd S k i l l Perks,pg 20 - 25, f or d e ta .s .)RANGED ATTACKSTo attack w ith a bow, pull and hold the iRIGHT TRIGGER to draw the bowstring to fulle xt en sio n, th en re le as e th e IRIGHT TRIGGER to fire the arrow. It takes tim e to draw thebow string back for a full-power attack. A Journeym an of M arksm an can zoom -in w ith thebow by holding B lock (I LEFTTRIGGER) w ith a n a rro w n ocke d.ONE-HANDED AND Two-HANDED WEAPONSC ertain w ea po ns , like d ag ge rs , s ho rt sw ord s, m ac es , a nd w ar ax es , are o ne -h an de d w eap on s,an d ca n be us ed w ith a sh ield. O th er w ea po ns , like ba ttlea xe s, clay mo re s, an d w arha mm ers ,require two hands, and cannot be used with a shie ld. (H ighlight a weapon in the InventoryM enu to se e w he the r it is on e-h e n de d or tw o-h an de d.)

BLOCKINGTo block, pull and hold the IILEFTTRIGGER. A s hie ld o r w ea po n blo ck red uc es the da mag eyo u tak e. S hield s are m uc h m ore e ffe ctive at B lo ck ing tha n w ea po ns .

A n effective com bat strategy is to block an enem y's blow , then quickly fo llow up with yourow n attac k to ca tc h th e en em y b efo re he c an re ad y his b loc k. E sta blish in g th is blo ck -a nd -co un ter rhy thm in m elee c om bat ca n gre atly im prov e yo ur co mba t effec tiv en es s.

ARMORE ach piece of arm or you w ear adds to your overall protection, or .. arm or rating." T he higherthe armor ratin9, ~ the better you are protected. The amount of protection youreceive from a piece of arm or depends on the arm or itse lf, your skill w ith that type of arm or,and w hether the arm or is in good repair.

Your A rm or R ating is the percentage of da m age done to you that your arm or will absorb. A sarm or tak es da ma ge, its co ndition d ec re as es . T his a ls o lo wers h ow m uch p ro te ction the a rm oroffers. Y our arm or rating is the tota l of a ll the arm or you are wearing. C ertain piecesco ntribu te m ore tow ards yo ur rating tha n o th ers .

REPAIRINGWEAPONS AND ARMOR

W eapons and arm or sustain carnace as you use them . T he lower the condition of theweapon, the less dam age it does. W hen its condition goes to zero, the weapon or arm orb ec om es un us ab le. U se re pa ir ha mm ers to re pa ir y ou r a rm or a nd w ea po ns . T he s uc ce ss ofyo ur re pair de pe nd s on y ou r A rm orer sk ill.

Note: Only a Journeyman Armorer or higher can repair magic items. You can also findpeople who can repair these i tems as a service . I t wil f cost you, but they a/waysrepair the item back to full condition (even magic items).OTHER COMBAT SITUAT ONS

GETTING KNOCKED DOWNY ou can be knocked dow n during com bat as the result af a powerfu I b low from an opponent.H itting som eone w ho is knocked down does m ore dam age.

DODGINGA t Journeym an M astery, a Journeym an gains the D odge ability, and can hold block and jum pin a direction to do a quick avoidance roll.

YiElDINGIf you get into a fight w ith a friend, you can yield to him to stop the combat by holding Blockan d a ctiva tin g tha t c ha rac te r. If h e lik es y ou e no ug h, h e w ill s top th e fig ht.


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THE ARTS OF MAGICSPEtLCASTINGAND THE SIX COLLEGESOF MAGICYo ur u se o f ma g ic i s b a se d o n yo ur s k il l l e v el i n t he s ix s cho o ls o f ma g ic . I nc re a si ng yo u rp r of ic ie n cy d e pe n ds o n g a in in g u sesa n d t ra in in g t o i nc re a se yo u r s k il l l e v el . N ew sp el ls c a nbel ea rn e d b y b u yi ng t hem f rom ch ar a ct er s o r b y comp le ti ng ce rt ai n q u es ts .r=-."",,_ =.i SCHOOL OF CONJURATION~ Io n ju ra ti on summon s magi ca l i tems a n d b e in g s f rom t he o u te r r e alms t o se rve

1f~ yo u. C o nj ur in g e ff ec ts I nc lu d e summon in g o f o th e rw o rl dl y w e ap o ns a n d a rmo rI a nd s ummon in g o f D ae dr ic a nd u nd ea d s er va nt s a nd p ow er s t o s er ve a nd y ou

fiiil TURN UNDEAD~ T em po ra ri ly d ec re as es a n u nd ea d c re at ur e' s C o nf id en ce ( i. e. , i ts w il li ng ne ss t o f ig ht a na t ta cke r) . The e f fe c t 's magn itude is t he va lu e o f t he d e cr e ase i n C o nf id e nce .rt.iil SUMMON "CREATURE*~ S um mo ns o ne o f va no us u nd ea d a nd D ae dric c re atu re s fro m th e O ute r R ea lm s. It

a p pe a rs n e ar t he ca st er a n d a tt ac k s a n y e n ti ty t ha t a tt ac k s t h e ca st er u n ti l t he e ff ec te n ds o r t he summon ed c re a tu re i s k il le d .

rr.il BOUND "'ITEM"~ C on ju re s a le ss er Da ed ra b ou nd in the fo rm ~ f a m ag ica l, w on dro us ly lig ht D ae dric

- Ite m. T he w ea po n a pp ea rs a uto ma tic ally e qu ip pe d o n th e ta rg et, d is pla CIn g an ycu rr en tl y e q ui pp e d we ap o n t o i nve nt or y. P u tt in g yo ur w e ap o n away w il l c a use t h esummon ed we ap o n t o d is a pp e ar .

SCHOOL OF ILLUSIONI ll us io n a ff ec ts t he p e rce pt io n a n d m i nd o f l iv in g su bj ec ts

~CHARM~ T em po ra nly In cre as es ta rg et's d is po sitio n to wa rd s th e c as te r. W he n th e e ffe ct e nd s,

t he t ar g et 's d is p os it io n r et ur ns t o i ts o ri gi na l v a lu e .

~COMMAND~ M ak es ta rg ete d c re atu re s o r h um an oid s fig ht fo r th e c aste r. Th e m ag nitu de is t he

l eve l o f t he c re a tu r e o r h uman o id a ff ec te d .

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~ INVISIBILITY~ C om ple te ly c on ce als t h e s ub je ct fro m o th ers . If th e s ub je ct a tta ck s, s pe ak s, o r

a c ti vate s I tems (e .g . , doo rs ) , th e e f fe c t [5 d is p el le d . Wh il e o th e rs ca nn o t s e e t h es ub je ct , t he y m a y s ti ll b e a ble h ea r h im .

~CHAMELEON~ L ets t he s ub je ct b le nd in to th e su rro un din gs s o n o o ne ca n s ee h im . Th e s ub je ct ca n

a tt ac k a nd u se o bje ct s w it ho ut d is ru pt in g t he e ff ec t, b ut C h ame le on m a y r an ge f ro m1% t o 1 00 % e ff ec ti ve ne ss . T h e e ff ec t's m a gn it ud e i s t he d eg re e o f c on ce alm e ntw it h 10 0% . C h ame le o n e q ui va le n t t o i nv is ib il it y. Wh i Ie o th e rs ca n n ot s e e t h e su bj ec t,t he y m a y s til i b e a bl e h ea r h im .

~lIGHT~ Cast on yourse lf o r a ta rge t, it illum ina tes the ta rget fo r the dura tion . The

m ag ni tu de o f t he s pe ll i s t he r ad iu s o f t he il lu m in at ed a re a. D oe s n ot c au se d am a ge .~NIGHT-EYE~ G ives the ta rge t the ab ility to see in t he dark.r ; : p ; j ' ] PARALYZE~ R en de rs th e ta rg et u na ble to m ove fo r the e ffe ct's d ura tio n.~ SILENCE~ T em po ra rily re nd ers th e ta rg et u na ble to c ast s pe lls.

~CALM~ D ec re as es th e ta rg et's A gg re ss io n (i.e , its in clin atio n to a tta ck ). T he m ag nitu de is t he

amo un t t he A gg re ss io n i s r ed uc ed . U n de ad a nd D ae dr a a r e n ot a ff ec te d.

[;}il FRENZY~ In cre as es th e ta rg et's A gg re ss io n ( i.e ., its in clin atio n to a tta ck ). T he m ag nitu de is t heamo un t t he A g gr es s io n i s I n c re a se d .U n d e ad a n d Da ed ra a re n o t a ff ec te d .

~ DEMORALIZE~ D ec re as es h e t ar ge t'. sC on fi de nc e ( I .e ., it s w il li ng ne ss t o f ig ht a n a tt ac ke r) . T he m a gn it ud e

ISthe amoun t the Con fid ence isdecreased .Undead and Daed raa re no t a f fe c ted .

~RAllY~ I nc re as est he t ar ge t's C on fi de nc e ( i. e. , i ts w i ll in gn es s t o f ig ht a n a tt ac ke r) . T he m a gn it ud e

ISt he amo un t t he Co nf id e nce i s i n cr ea sed .U nd e ad a n d Da ed r a a re n o t a ff ec te d .

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SCHOOL OF DESTRUCTIONDe st ru c ti on h a rms l iv in g a n d u n de a d t hi ng s ." ".

DAMAGEL e ts t h e ca st er s h o o t o u t ma g ic a l e n e rg y wh ic h l ow e rs t he va lu e o f a t ar g et s a tt ri bu te s ,H e a lt h, Ma g iC ka, o r F a ti gu e .D amag ed a tt ri bu te s ca n o n l y b e r es to re d w it h a Re st or ee ff ec t s p el l o r p o ti on . T h e magn it ud e i s t he u n it s l os t e a ch se co n d o f d u ra ti on .FIRE DAMAGET his s pe ll e ff ec t p ro du ce s a m a ni fe st at io n o f e le me nt al f ir e. U p on c on ta ct w it h a nob je c t , t h is man ife s ta t io n exp lodes , caus ing damage .SHOCK DAMAGET h is sp el l e f f ec t p ro d uce s b o lt s o f e leme nt al l ig h tn in g . T h e magn it ud e i s th e d amag er ece iv e d b y t he fi rst t ar ge t a lo ng a b ol t's p at h. T he d am a ge m ay s pr ea d t osubsequent ta rge ts.FROST DAMAGET h is sp el l e f f ec t p ro d uce s a ma n if es ta ti on o f e leme nt al f ro s t. U p o n co nt ac t. w it h a no b je c t, t hi s ma n i fe s ta tl on ca use s fr o st d amag e o ver t he a re a o f t he sp el l

~DRAIN~ T em po ra rily lo we rs th e v alu e o f a ta rg et's a ttrib ute s, H ea lth , M ag ic ka , F atig ue , o r

s k il ls . T h e ma g ni tu d e i s t h e u n it s r e du ced e a ch se co n d o f d u ra ti on .WEAKNESSDecreasesthe ta rge t 's re s is tance to e lemen ts in cluding e lemen tal f ire , e lemen tal f ro s t ,e lemen tal shock, Mag icka (non-e lemen ta l ), n o rmal weapons (non-enchan ted ) ,d i sease ,and po ison .

~ DISINTEGRATE WEAPON OR .ARMOR~ Dam ages t he H ea lth o f an equ ipped weapon or arm or on a t ouched or ranged targe t.

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r--;;;;;"..-. SCHOOL OF RESTORATIONResto ra ti o nhea ls . re s to re s.and fo rt if ie s the body 's a t tr ib u tes and ab il it ie s ,cu re sd iseases,and p ro te c ts i t f rom o ther ma l ig n in fl u ences . Res to ra ti o n can a lso augmen to r abso rb s t reng th , endu rance , i n te l li g ence ,ag i l it y ,and o ther bod il y a t tr ib u tes .

ABSORBT empo ra r il y t ra n sf er s a p o rt io n o f t he t ar ge t' s a tt ri bu te , H e a lt h, Ma g ic ka, F a ti gu e , o rs ki ll t o t he c as te r. A c as te r's s t at s c a n e xc ee d t he ir m a xim um f or t he d ur at io n. W h ent he e ff ec t e n ds , a tt ri bu te s forthe c as te r a n d t he t ar ge t r et ur n t o o ri gi na l v al ue s.C h an g es t o He a lt h, Ma g ic ka, a n d F a ti gu e a re p e rma n en t.

ral CURE~ Cures d isease , p oison , o r paralysis.ra1RESTORE~ If t he ta rg et's attrib ute s, H ea lth , M ag ic ka , Fa tig ue ,. or s kill h as b ee n d am ag ed b y .

ma gi ca l a tt ac k , t hi s e ff ec t c a n r e st or e t h em t o t he ir a n gi na l v a lu e . T h e mag ni tu d eISt he u nit s o f a tt rib ut e r es to re d f or e ac h s ec on d o f d ur at io n.

~ FORTIFY ATTRIBUTE~ T em po ra rily in cre as es t he v alu e o f th e ta rg et's a ttrib ute s, H ea lth , M ag ic ka , F atig ue , o r

s k il l. T h e ma gn it ud e i s t h e va lu e o f t he i nc re a se o f t he a tt ri bu te .rAl RESIST~ In cre as es th e ta rg et's re sis ta nc e to d am ag e fr om th e fo llo win g: e le me nta l fir e,

e leme nt al f ro s t. e leme nt al s h oc k , Ma g ic ka- b ase d a tt ac k s, n o rma l w e ap o ns , c ommond is e ase , p o is o n, o r p a ra ly s is . T h e ma gn it ud e i s p e r ce n ta g e r ed u ct io n i n d amag eca use d b y t he e ff ec ts .


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S.CHOOL OF MYSTI.CIS.MM ys ticism inv olv es th e m an ip ula tio n of m ag ic al fo rce s a nd bo un darie s to b yp as sth es trw ctu re s a nd l im ita tio ns o f th e p hy sic al w or ld .

DISPELR em ove s M ag ic ka- bas ed s pe ll e ffe cts fro m th e targ et D oe s no t a ffe ct a bilities ,d iseases, cu rses, o r c on sta nt m ag IC item e ffec ts . T he m ag n itude o f th e D isp el m ustex ce ed the s pe ll's re sis ta nce to d is pe l (ba se d on its c astin g c ost) in o rde r to d is pel it

SOUL TRAPTra ps the s ou I o f th e ta rg et c re atu re in th e s ma lle st, a ppro pria te , e mp ty s oul g em int he c as te r' s: I nv en to ry . I f t h e c re at ur e ISkilled dU ri ng t he e ff ec t' s d ur at io n.TELEKINESISAllo ws the c as ter to p ic k u p a t arg et it em fr om a d . st a n ce , T he m ag n i tude is h ow fa r,In fe et, th e c as ter c an re ac h. U se the B lo ck a nd A tta ck b utton s to m ov e t he o bj ec tcloser and further from you once it is affected, You can throw or drop the item bypre ss in g b oth a t th e sa me tim e,

DETECT LIFEAllo ws y ou to d ete ct liv in g th in gs, T hey a ppe ar a s in distin ct m agica l im age s in th ew orld aro un d y ou, v is ib le thro ugh s olid ob jec ts Th e rnaqnitude is th e r ad iu s, in fe et,th at yo u w ill detect the target

~ SPELLABSORPTION~ Lets the target absorb an attacking spell's power as an increase in Magicka. The

m ag nitu de is th e pe rce nta ge c han ce o f su cc es sfu lly a bso rbin g th e s pe ll's p ow er. Its pe ll fails , th e a tta ck in g s pe ll tak es e ffe ct n orm ally . T he ta rge t's M ag ic ka c an no t bein cre as ed a bo ve it s m ax im um .

[j]REFleCTR efle cts a ny s pe ll effe rts b ac k a t a n a tta ck in g c aste r. T he m ag nitu de is th e p erc en tch an ce tha t s pe ll e ffed is re flec te d. If th e s pe ll fa ils , th e a tta ck in g s pe ll(s) ta ke se ff ec t no rma ll y

IV: OBLIVION

'-=--"'SCHOOL OF ALTERATIONA lt era ti on in vo lv es m an ip u la tio n o f t he p hy si ca l w orl d a nd its n atu ra l p ro pe rt ie s.

~ WATER BREATHING~ Lets the ta r get breathe underwater for the duration of spell.

r&1 WATER WALKING~ Lets the target walk on water for duration of spell.

SHIELDC re ate s a m ag ic al sh ield a ro un d th e ta rge t's b od y. Its m ag nitu de is a dd ed to th et ar ge t's A rm or R atin g.

r M i J FIRESHIELD~ Creates a f ir e s hi el d a ro un d the t ar ge t' s b od y. I ts m a gn it ud e 15 a dd ed to th e ta rg et's

. A rm or R atin g, a nd re du ce s d am age fro m fire a ttac ks .

~ liGHTNING SHIELD~ C,eates a lig htn ing sh ie ld a ro un d th e ta rg et's b ody , Its m agn itu de is a dde d to th e

ta rg et's A rm or R at in g, a nd reouces d am ag e fro m s ho ck attacks,FROST SHIELDC re ate s a fro st sh ie ld a ro un d th e ta rge t's bo dy . Its m ag nitu de is ad de d to th e ta rg et'>A rm or R atin g, a nd re d u ce s d am ag e fro m fro st a ttac ks .

~ BURDEN~ Temporarily increases the weight carried by the target. The m agnitude is t he am ounto f w eig ht b ei ng a pp lie d.

~ FEATHER~ Temporarily reduces the target's encumbrance. The magnitude is t he units of weight

r emo ve d f rom e nc umb ra nc e.

r t : . O \ l OPEN~ Opens a locked container or door. The magnitude is t he highest lock level that can

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MAGIC ITEMSMagi ca l weapon s p ro duc e t he ir m agi ca l e ff ec ts when y ou s tr ik e an enemy In t h e I nv en to ryMenu , a n i nf o b o x i nd ic at es t he weapon' s magi ca l e ff ec t, i ts maximum cha rg es , a nd numbe ro f u se s before t he weapon must b e r ec ha rg ed.Magi ca l a rmo rs , c lo th i n g , a nd j ewe lr y p ro du c ea c on st an t magi ca l e ff ec t o n y ou when the ya re equi pped . I n t he I nv .e nt or yMenu , a n i nf o b ox i nd ic at es t he i tem 's magi ca l e ff ec t Magi ca la rmo rs , c lo th in g, a nd j ewel ry d on 't n e ed t o be r ec har ged.Magi ca l S ta ve s ar e en c hant ed s ta v es t h at c as t r a n ged s pe ll s. I n t h e I nv en to ry Menu , a n i nf ob ox i nd ic at es t he s ta ff 's magi 'c al e ff e, ct , i t s maximum cha rg es , a nd numbe r o f u se s be fo re t heweapon must b e r ec ha rg ed .MAG!C SCROLLSMagi ca l s cr ol ls c a n be c as t l ik e a s pe ll . T h e y c an onl y b e u sedon c e, a nd a re des tr oy ed whent he y a re c as t. T o r ea dy a s cro ll a s y ou r A ct iv e Ma gi c, s ele ct i t f rom y ou r Mag ic Me nu I n t heInven to r y Menu , an in fo box indicatesa sc ro l l' s spe ll e f fec ts .RECHARG!NG MAGIC ITEMSSe rv ic e p ro vi de rs a t t he Mages Gu il d ~e cha rg emag ic i tem s fo r a f ee . You c an a ls o r e c ha rg emagi c i tem s y ou rs el f u si ng f il le d s ou l g ems o r Va ri a S to nes .

ALCHEMYIngred ien ts p roduce mag ica l e f fec ts when consumed. F ind ingredients in c r ea tur es' bod ies andp la nt s, o r i n v a r io u s c on ta in e rs i n t owns and bui ld in g s, o r b uy t hem f rom vendors. A n In fo b oxin your Inven to ry Menu iden t if ies an ingredien t 's e f fec ts . S lotsw i th a q ues tion m ark I?)i nd ic at e y ou r A lc hemy Sk il lMa s te ry i s n o t h ig h enough to i den t if y that e f fec t.Equi p an i ng re d ie n t i n y ou r i nv en to ry t o e a t i t an d p ro duc e t he f ir st m agi ca l e ff ec t l is te d i n t hei nf o b o x Make po ti on s and poi so ns f rom i ng re d ie n ts b y ws in ga l ch emi ca l a p pa ra tu s and twoo r mo re i ng re d ie n ts wh ic h p ro d uce t he s ame e ff ec tAlchemical apparatusesare f ou nd i n t h e w orl d o r purchasso f rom me rc han ts .Youneeda t l ea s t amo rt ar a nd pe st le t o make a po tion o r po ison ;o ther appara tuseshelp you make be tte r po tionsand poisons.Equip an alchemita l appara tus i n y ou r I nv en to ry Menu to b ri ng up t he Po ti on Make r.

Name

EffemApparatus

Ingredients

Sou I Gems Name Change the name of the potion or poison hereUse fi ll ed s ou l g ems to r ec ha rg e magi c i tem s F il l empt y s ou l g ems w it h magi ca l p owe r u si ngthe soul T rap spel l. F i ll edsoul gems may be d iscove redwh i le adven tu r ing o r may be pu rchasedf rom var io u s v endor s i n Cy ro d ii L Empt y s ou l g ems maya l so be f ound o r p ur cha sed, b ut t o u set hem for magi c i tem r ec ha rg e, y o u must f ir st f il l t hem w l th magi ca l e n e rg y u si ng t he SoulT r aps pe lLTo u se f i ll ed s oul g ems , s e le ct t h em in y ou r I nv en to ry MenuVa r ia S to ne sUseVar ia S t one s t o r ec ha rg e a ll m agi ca l i tem s i n y ou r i nv en to ry a t o nc e! Tou s eVa r ia S to nes ,s el ec t t h em in y ou r I nv en to ry Menu .WELKYND STONESWe lk ynd S to nes r es to re y ou r Magi ck a t o i ts maximum . Tou s eWe l ky nd S to nes , s e le ct t hem in"your Inventory Men~.S ig il S to ne sThese exot ic p roducts o f Daedr ic mag ic p roduce enchan ted i tems . To useS ig i lS tones ,se ledt hem in y ou r I nv en to ry Menu

Apparatus: Showsal l act iveapparatuseshere.Your bestapparatuseswill autornat ieafy be used.Mortar & P.est le :Mixesa potion or poison,and determinesthe in it ia lpot ion or poison strength.Re to rt : I nc re a se st he magn it ud e and dur at io n o f a ll p o si ti ve e tf ed s i n a po ti on ( does notaffect poisons) .A lembi c: De cr ea s es he magn it ud e and dur at io n o f a ll n e ga ti ve e f fe c ts i n a po ti on ( does r - otaffect poisons) ,Ca lc in at or : I nc re as es th e magn it ud e and dur at io n o f a ll e ff ec ts i n a pot io n o r p o is on .I ng re d ie n ts : Po ti on and poi so ns r equ ir e a t l ea st two i ng re di en ts w i th t he s ame e ff ec t.E ff ec ts : L is ts t he e ff ec ts t ha t t he po ti on o r p o is on w il l h av e .

POTIONS AND POISONSIngred ien t e f fec ts may be e i the r benef ic ial o r nega t ive . A po tion can have benef ic ial "e f fec ts,o rb o th bene fi ci al a n d nega ti ve e ff ec ts , a nq w il l a ppear a s a p in k bot tl e. A po ti on w it h a ll n ega ti vee ff ec ts i s a c tu a ll y a poi so n and w il l a p pear a s a g re en bo tt le . T ou s ea po is on , e qui p i t i n y o u rl nv en to ry Menu , a nd y ou a re a s k ed t o c on fi rm p la ci ng t ha t p oi so n on y ou r r ead ie dweapon "


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SPELLMAKING .AND ENCHANTINGSPELLMAKING AND ENCHANTINGThe t r a ft s o f Spel lm a ki ng and I tem Enchant in g a re s e cr et s o f t he Mages Gu il d


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THE ARTS OF STEALTHS trik e d ead ly b lo ws b y surprise, a nd te ase w ea lth fro m s hre wd m erc ha nts a nd lo ck edtre as uries , to re ap th e ric he st re wa rd s fro m y our life o f a dv en ture .

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CRIME AND PUNISHMENTCRIMES, BOUNTIES, AND JAILI n g en er al , th e f ol lo win g a cti on s a re c on sid er ed c rim e, a nd a re r ep or te d a s s u ch if y oua re de te c ted : S te a li ng i tems, h o rse s, e tc G ra bb in g o r p ic kin g u p an o wn ed i te m T respass ing S tar ti n g a f ig h t (defend ing you rse lf is no t a crime) K i ll in g a cha ra ct er ( de fe nd in g you rsel f i s n o t a crime)

W h en a c rim e i s r ep or te d, a B ou nt y o f a v al u e p ro po rti on al t o t he s er io us ne ss o f y ou r c rim e i sp la ce d o n y ou r head. I f y o u e n co u nt er g u ar ds wh il e yOUh avea B ou nty o n y ou r h ea d, t he ym ay a pp ro ac h a nd a rr es t y ou . I f y o u r un , t he y'll c ha se y ou . I f y o u m an ag e t o e sc ap e, y ou 'l lf in d t ha t t he l eg a I s ys te m is v er y e ffi cie nt , a nd a nywh er e y ou e nc ou n t er g ua r d s, t he y w illa tt emp t t o a rr es t y o u. O n ce t he y cat ch yo u, y ou 'l l h a ve seve ra l o p ti on s . If y ou h av e t he m on ey , y ou c an p ay off th eBounty o n y ou r h ea d a nd a vo id ja il. If y o u h av es to le n i te ms i n y ou r I nv en to ry , t he y'll b e t ak en f ro m y ou , i nc lu din g t hin gs y ou m ay h av es to le n w it ho u t g e tt in g cau g ht Gu ar ds can a lw ays sp ot s to le n me rcha n di se .

Y ou can r es is t a r r es t, which i s n o t r ea ll y a h ig h p e rcen ta ge mo ve , s in ce g u a rd s a re ve ryt ou gh , a tt em pt t o k il l t h os e w ho r es is t a rr es t, a nd e ve n if y ou d o e sc ap e, y ou 'r e s till h elda cc ou nt ab le f or t he B ou nty o n y ou r h ea d.

Y ou c an a gre e t o g o to ja il ra th er t h an p a y t he f in e . Wh en you a re r el ea se d , s ome ski ll sw i lld ec re as e d ue t o y ou r in ac tiv ity I n p ris on . T he n um be r o f s ki lls , a nd th e amo un t t he yd ete rio ra te , d ep en ds o n t he le ng th o f y ou r s en te nc e. A ny s to le n it em s i n y ou r I nv en to ry a ret ake n f rom you . O cca s io n al ly c e rt ai n s ki ll s i nc re a se , r at he r t ha n d e cr ea se. d u ri ng yo urcon fi nemen t, t ha n ks t o t he g e ne ro u s sh ar in g o f t ra d e se cr et s amon g t he c rimi na lc ommun it y. I t' s a ls o sa id t ha t t ho se i nt er es te d i n Jo in in g t he sec re ti ve T hi eves Gu il d ca nma ke h e lp fu l c o nt ac ts i n t he col le g ia l a tmo sp h er e o f c rimi na l o ff en de rs .

I t is p os si ble , b ut v er y d iff ic ult , t o e sc ap e f ro m ja il. It i s d if fic ult t o s ee t h e b en efi t o f s uc hana ct io n, s in ce y ou s til l h av e a B ou nt y o n y ou r h ea d. B ut s om e m em be rs o f t he c ri min alc ommun it y f ee l i t i s t he ir o bli ga ti on t o e sc ap e f ro m ja il a s a m at te r o f p ri nu pe ,I t is a ls o p os sib le t o r ec ov er s to le n i te ms ' t ha t h av e b ee n c on fis ca te d f ro m y ou u po n y ou ri ncar ce ra ti on . S u ch i tems a re h e ld i n S to le n Go od s con ta in e rs n e ar t he j ai l c el ls . S te a li ng t hi ng so ut f ro m u nd er t he n os es o f ja il g ua rd s i5 v e ry d iff ic ult , b ut, a ga in , s om e c rim in al s c on si de r it ama tt er o f p ri nc ip le t o r ecove r t h e ir i ll -g o tt en g o od s .

DIALOGUEWhe n th e S pe ak in g ic on is d is pla ye d, ~ a ctiv ate th e p ers on to in itia te d ia lo gu e. Th eD ia lo g u e M en u h as s e v e r a I Im p or ta n t a re a s.

Topics

Character Namei a lo gue Op tions

CHARACTER NAMEThe name 01 t he p er so n to w ham y ou a re s pe ak in g.TOPICSThi s i s a list 0 1 eve ry thing you ca n a sk th is p ers on a bo ut Y ou m ay n ee d to s cro ll d ow n tor ev ea l a d dit io na l t op ic s. A sk in g a bo ut c er ta in t op ic s m ay a dd n ew to pi cs t o t he li st.A topicdisplayed in g old h as in fo rm atio n y ou d o n ot h av e y et If it i s g re y, y ou a lr ea dy k no w t hein fo rm at io n t he c ha ra ct er w il l s ay . I f y ou a sk a t op ic a nd it s ta ys g old , th at m ea ns t hecha rac te r does not lik e y ou e no ug h t o t el l y ou e ve ry th in g t he y k no wDIALOGUE OPTI.ONSVar io u s d ia lo g ue . o p ti on s ma y b e d is p la yed b e ne a th t he l is t o f t op ic s. S el ec ti ng t he se i co n s w il lb ri ng u p o th er d ia lo gu e m en us .

Persuasion:Allowsyou toatterrpt to raisethe character'sDispositionhroughPersuasionam eplay( s e e page45) .

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BARTERINGC ho os in g B arte r w ill d is pla y b oth y ou r in ve nto ry a nd th e p ers on 's in ve nto ry , In th e B arte rm en u, u se th e. LE FT T~ !G GER to show a list of item s yo u ca n sell to the m ercha nt. U se theI i i [ R IG H T TR IGGU to s ho w a list o f ite ms th e m erc ha nt h as fo r s ale .

S e ll F r om Your Inventory ~~-,!;!!- Bu y FromS h o p~ e e pe r' s I n v. en t or ySelect any item (s) yo u w ant to obtain from the p erson and the y w ill be p lac ed in you ri nv en to ry . Y ou c an a ls o a tte m pt to sell hi m any of y our ite ms b y sele cting them from yo urin ve nto ry . T he p ers on y ou a re b a rte rin g w ith wi II c h oo se to a cc ep t D r re je ct a ny o ffe r y ou 'v em od ifie d b ased o n yo ur M erca ntile skill and how m uch you a re hagg ling. N ote that if theo ffe r is re je cte d, th eir D is po sitio n w ill d ro p b y a p oin t.

HAGGLINGT he p ric es a m erc ha nt o ffe rs a re d ete rm in ed b y y ou r M erc an tile s kill, th e m erc ha nt'sM erc an tile s kill, a nd th e m erc ha nt's D is po sitio n to wa rd s y ou . A m erc ha nt m ay a ctu ally b ew illing to sell at a lower price, or m ay be willing to pay rnore for your goods, but you can onlyfin d out ho w m uch m ore by ha gglin g.

P re ss to h ag gle . T he H ag gle d is pla y in dic ate s th e m erc ha nt's M erc an tile s kill m as te ry le ve la nd D is po sitio n, a nd le ts y ou a dju st h ow e 'a sy o r h ard y ou w an t to b arg ain . T he g re ate r y ou rM erc an tile s kill, th e lo we r th e m erc ha nt's M erc an tile s kill, a nd th e m ore th e m erc ha nt lik es y ou ,th e fa rth er y ou c an p us h y ou r h ag glin g to th e' H ard ' s ettin g a nd s till h av e y ou r o ffe r a cc ep te d.O nc e yo u fin d a pO In t on the slid er w here the m ercha nt w ill a ccept a n offer, h ow ever, hec on si ste nt ly < lc ce pt s o ff er s a t th at p oi nt (u nle ss h is D is po si tio n t ow ar ds y ou d ro ps ). A nd a s y o urM erc an tile s kill In cre as es , in tim e y ou 'll b e a ble to p us h y ou r h ag glin g e ve n h ard er.

PERSUASIONDISPOSITIONA p erson's D is position to you is a nu mber on a sca le fro m a to 100 t ha t r efl ec ts h ow he feelsabo ut you. The h ig her the n um ber, the m ore he likes y ouA p ers on 's D is po sitio n is b as ed o n a v arie ty o f fa cto rs , in clu din g ra ce , p ers on ality , y ou rre pu ta tio n, fa ctio n a ffilia tio ns , a nd h ow th e p ers on m ay fe el a bo ut y ou r p re vio us a ctio ns (e .g .,y ou h elp ed a m em ber of this in div idu al's gu ild, or stole from o r killed a frie nd o f his).

Disposit ionBribe

Rota teDone

D is po si tio n: T he p ers on 's c urr en t D is po sit io n s co re .B rib e: T he c os t o te b rib e a tte mp t. B rib es a llo w y ou to p ay to in cre as e a p ers on 's D is po sitio n.N ot e ve ry on e w il l a cc ep t b ri be s.R ota te : O nly a pp ea rs if y ou h av e th e S pe ec hc ra ft A pp re ntic e M as te ry L ev el. T hiS p erm its y oua fre e ro ta tio n o f th e w ed ge s o nc e in e ac h P ers ua sio n ro un d.Start: B e gi ns a P e rs ua s io n r ou n d.D on e: E xits th e P ers ua sio n M en cu . N o t a va ila ble u ntil y ou h av e mace - a fo ur a ct io n c ho ic es .PERSUAS ION RULESIn e ach ro und of P ersuas ion , you m us t Ad mire, B oast, J oke, and Co erce al'ld y ou can on lychoo se each op tion o nce pe r rou nd, but in any orde r you d esire Eac h of the se actions rais es6 r lo we rs th e p ers on 's d is po sitio n, Y ou m ay p la y m an y ro un ds o f P ers ua sio n b efo re ra is in g th ep er so n's D is po sit io n t o t he d es ire d le ve l,T O b eg in a ro un do f P er su as io n, p re ss O. E ach of th e tou r qua drants wililill w ith w ed ges o fd iffe re nt s iz es . T he s iz e o f th e w ed ge re fle cts th e s ca le o f th e p ote ntia l e ffe ct o f y ou r c ho os in ga n a ctio n. C ho os in g a la rg e w ed ge h as a g re at e ffe ct; c ho os in g a s ma ll w ed ge h as a s ma ll e ffe ct.As y ou h ig hlig ht in tu rn th e A dm ire , B oa st, J ok e, a nd C oe rc e q ua dra nts , th e p ers on s fa ceshow s h is re actio n to e ach o f the ac tions . For each of th e fo ur actio ns, he w i II L ove D Ae, L ikeo ne, D is like one, an d H ate o ne. D on't take 100 lo ng , b ec au se th e p er so n' s d is po si ti on iss te ad ily fa llin g. T he p ers on 's d is po sitio n g oe s u p w he n y ou s ele ct a L ov ed o r L ik ed a ctio n a ndg oe s d ow n w he n y ou s ele ct a D is llk e.d o r H ate d a ctio n.The poten tial ga in or loss for e ach actio n is ba sed on you r Sp eech craft and h ow full thew ed ge IS .T ry to s ele ct fu lle r w ed ge s w he n th ey a re a lig ne d w ith a ctio ns th e p ers on lik es T ryto select less full w ed ges w hen they are align ed w ith actio ns he d oesn 't like .

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HORSES, HOUSES, BOOKS,CONTAINERSHORSEST o rid e a h ors e, a ctiv ate it. U se th e 8EFT THUMBSTICK to steer the horse. and theOIGHT THUMBSTICK to look around. Activating a horse that does not belong to you is horses te alin g, a s erio us c rim e. T o p urc ha se y ou r o wn h ors e, V is it s ta ble s o uts id e th e to wn s. W he nyo u fa st- tra ve l to a c ity , y ou r h ors e is le ft fo r y ou a t th e lo ca l s ta ble , ju st o uts id e th e city g ate s.

HOUSES FOR SALEH ouses of varying C{ualities are for sale in each of the towns, and, once you own a house, youca n a ls o p urc ha se fu rn is hin gs fo r th at h ou se fro m lo ca l m erc ha nts . T o le arn m ore a bo uth ou se s fo r s ale , v is it th e c ou nts , c ou nte ss es , o r th eir a ge nts in th e to wn 's c as tle .

, BOOKS AND OTHER DOCUMENTSWhen you pick up a book or dorument to read, you can put it back where you got it (select'E xit') o r p ut it in y ou r in ve nto ry (s ele ct 'T ak e'). If a b oo k is a lre ad y in y ou r in ve nto ry , n av ig ateto it in your In ventory M enu and press f) to open it. Use lS I LEFTTRIGGER a nd th eIiIGHT TRIGGER to flip back and forth through a book's pages. U se 8EFT THUMSTICK oro (D-PAO) to scroll up and down through a scroll's text.S pe cia l S ki I I B oo ks i mp ro ve y ou r s kil ls . J us t o pe n in g t he se b oo ks p ro du ce s a m es sa ge in dic at in gw hic h s kill h as im pro ve d A b oo k o nly im pro ve s a s kill o nc e; re pe at re ad in gs h av e n o e ffe ct.

CONTAINERSC on ta in er s in clu de t hin gs l ik e c he st s, s ac ks , c ra te s, b arr els , d ea d b od ie s, a nd m or e. T o s e ew ha t's in sid e a c on ta in er, d ire ct y ou r C ro ss ha ir o ve r th e o bje ct s o th e P urs e ic on a pp ea rs , th enpress Q. If the Purse ico n is wh ite, you 're free to take and use the conte nts of the co ntain er.If the Purse icon is red, som eone else owns the container, an d taking anything from thecontainer is stealing, and a crim e if you are detected. If the Purse icon is red, and thec on ta in er is lo ck ed , a ny a tte mp t to p ic k th e lo ck is s te alin g, a nd a c rim e if y ou a re d ete cte d.T ak e th in gs o ne a t a tim e fro m a c on ta in er b y p re ss in g f). Scroll u p and down in lists with the8EFT THUMBSTICK or 0 (D-PAo); sh ift le ft a nd rig ht th ro ug h in ve nto ry ta bs b y m ov in g th e8EFT THUMBSTICK or 0 (D-PAD) l eft a nd ri gh t. P re ss m LEFTTRIGGERto d is pla y y ou r o wni n ven to r y; p re ss tRIG HTTRIGGER. o d is pla y t he c on ta in er's in ve nt or y. P re ss (+ to take allth in gs in a c on ta in er, a nd p re ss m to e xit a c on ta in er. T o p la ce so me th in g in a c on ta in er, p re ssm LEFTTRIGGERto d is pla y y ou r o wn in ve nto ry , a nd s ele ct a n ite m to p la ce it in th e c on ta in er.Warning! Don't leave things in containers you don't own! They may not be therewhen you come back for them!

t OPTIONS .ANDPREFERENCESYou can access the O ptions Menu from the Main Menu when you load Oblivion or at anypoint during the gam e, by pressing!?. The O ptions M enu allows you to adjust yourg am ep la y, a ud io , vid eo , a nd c on tro l s ettin gs , a nd g iv es y ou a cc es s to th e D ow nlo ad o ptio n.

GAMEPLAYU sin g th is m en u, y ou c an a dju st th e D iffic ulty s lid er a nd to gg le c erta in fe atu re s o ff o r a n,i nc lu di ng : G en er al S ub ti tl es , D ia lo gu e S ub ti tl es , C ro ss ha ir, S av e o n R es t, S av e o n W ait, a ndS av e o n T ra ve l.

VIDEOA dju st th e B rig htn es s s lid er w ith th is m en u. If y ou h av e c erta in T Vs (e .g . D LP o r L CDp ro je ctio n) o r p la y in a b rig ht ro om w e re co mm en d in cre as in g th e b rig htn es s. ' i l '--AUDIOU se th is m en u to a dju st v olu me le ve ls : M as te r, V oic e, (S ou nd ) E ffe cts , F oo ts te ps , a nd M us ic .

CONTROLSIn th is m en u y ou ca n a dju st V ertic al a nd H oriz on ta l S en sitiv ity , In ve rt th e Y A xis , a nd to gg leR u mb le . Y ou c an a ls o re as sig n th e A ctio n M ap pin g fo r th e g am e's c on tro ls .I

IDOWNLOADSS elect this option to download and view n ew c on te nt .

XBOX LIVEP la y a ny on e a nd e ve ry on e, a ny tim e, a ny wh ere o n X bo x L iv e. B uild y ou r p ro file (y ou r g am erc ard ) C ha t w ith y ou r frie nd s. D ow nlo ad c on te nt a t X bo x L iv e M ark etp la ce . S en d a nd re ce iv ev oic e a nd v id eo m es sa ge s. G et c on ne cte d a nd J oin th e re vo lu tio n.CONNECTINGB efo re y ou c an u se X bo x L iv e, c on ne ct y ou r X bo x c on so le to a h ig h-s pe ed In te rn et c on ne ctio nand sign up to becom e an X box Live m em ber. For m ore inform ation about connect.nq, and tod et erm in e w he th er X bo x L iv e i s a v ai la ble in y ou r re gi on , g o to w ww .x bo x, (o m/l iv e

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WARRANTY INFORMATIONLIM ITEDWARRANTYB e th e s da ~ lJ ft w o rk ~ L lC , a Z e n iM a x M e d ia c om p a n y ( "B e th e s da S o hw a rk s" ) w a rr an ts to y ou , t heo rig in a l p u r ch a s e r o f th is d is c a n d th e g am e s o f t w a re e n c od e d th e r e o n ( "G a m e " ), t h a t u nd e r n o r m alu se t h e G a m e w il l p e r fo rm s J J bs ta n t ia ll y a s d e s cr i b ed in t h e a cc om p a n yi n g m a nu a l f o r a p e r io d 0190d ay s f r om t h e d a te o f p u r ha se ( "W a rr an ty P e rio d " ). T h is l im i te d W a rr an ty : ( a ) d oe s n o t a pp ly i h heG a m e i s u se d f o r a b us in e s s o r c o r u n e rc a l p u r po se ; a nd ( b) i 5 v o id i f f a ilu re o f t h e G a m e h as r e su lt e df ro m a c c id e n t, a b u s e, v ir u s o r m i s a pp li ca ti oJ l.EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AND LIMITATION Of LIAalLlTVW a rr an ty c la im s m u st B e m a de to t h e r e ta ile r f r o m w h om y o u p ur ch as ed t h e G a m e . Y o u m u st r e tu rnth e G a m e t o y o u r r e ta il e r d u r i n ~ th e W a rr an ty P e rio d , to ge th e r w it h a c op y o f t h e o rig in a l s a le s r ec e ip ta nd a n ~ xp la n a tia n o f th e d if f i c u l t y y ou a re e xp e r i e nc in g w ith th e G a m e . A t i t s o p t i o n , th e r e ta il e r m a ye ith e r r e p a ir o r r e p la ce th e G a m e . A n y r ep la ce m en t G a m e w il l b e w a rr a n te d fo r t h e r em a in de r o f t h eo rig in a l W a r r~ n ty P e rio d o r 30 d a ys ; w h i ch e ve r is l on g er . B e th e sd a 's a n d i ts l ic e ns o rs ' a n d s u pp li er s'e n ti r e l ia b il i ty a n d y o ur e x clu s iv e r em e d y s h al l b e , a t th e r et ai le r's o p tio n , th e r ep a ir D r r ep la c em e n t o fth e G a m e t h a t d o e s n o t m e e t th i s U m ite d W a rr an ty a nd is p m pe rly le tu rn e d t o y o u r r et a ile r. O u tS id e th eU n ite d S ta te s, n e i th e r o f th e s e r e m ed ie s n o r a ny p ro du c t s u p po rt s e r v ke s a re a va ila b le w it h ou t p ro o f o fp u rc h as e f ro m a n a u th o riz e d in te rn a tio n a l s o ur ce .WASRANTY CARD AND WARRANTY PROTECTIONT o b e e lig ib le f o r w a rr a n ty p ro te c t io n , Y D U m us t f i l l o u t a ne m a il in th e W a rr a n ty R e g is tr a tio n C a rdin c lu d ed i n th is p a ck a ge w ith in th ir ty ( 30) d ay s o f p u r ch a s e . F a ilm e to s en d In y o ur W a r ra n ty C a rdw i th in t hi r t y (30) d ay s o f p u r r ha se s h o ll r e su lt io th e l o ss o f y o u r w a rr a n ty p ro te st o n . In th e e ve n t 'o fa n y q u es tio n s r eg a rd in g y o ur w a rr an ty p rc rc rn o n B e th e $d a S Q f tw o rk s r es e rv e s t he e x cl us iv e l ig h t t od e te rm i ne w a rr an ty e lig ib il i t y a n d a p pr op ria te r ed re s s, i f a n y .1110 OTHER WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS OR DUTIEST O :T H E M A X I M UM E X T EN T P E R M IT IE D B Y A P P L IC A B LE lA W , B E T H ES D A S O F TW O R K S A ND IT SL lG E N S O R SA N D S U P P L IER S D I SC lA IM A N Y A N D A L L O T H E R W A RR A N T I E S ,C O N D I T IO N S A N D D U T IE S ,W H E T H E R E X ~ R E S 5 ,IM P L IE D , S T A T U T O R Y O R O T H E R W I S E ,I N C LU D I N G B U T N O T L lM I TE D T O A N YW A R R A N T Y O F M E R C H A N T A B IL IT Y , F IT N E S S F

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