Character Creation & Early Game

Character Creation & Early Game

Your journey in Oblivion begins with the crucial step of character creation, where you define your race, appearance, and starting skills. This initial choice sificantly impacts your gameplay experience, influencing your strengths, weaknesses, and how you approach the challenges of Cyrodiil. Following this, the early game focuses on learning the core mechanics and establishing a foundation for your adventure.

The character creation process involves selecting a race, each with unique starting attributes and special abilities, and then allocating points to your primary and major skills. The early hours of the game are desed to introduce you to combat, magic, stealth, and interaction with the world, while also setting the stage for the overarching main quest and the myriad of side activities available.

Character Creation Steps

1. Race Selection: Choose from races like the hardy Nords, agile Wood Elves, magically adept High Elves, or the versatile Imperials. Each race has inherent bonuses to attributes and skills.
2. Appearance Customization: Tailor your character's facial features, hair, and body type to your liking.
3. Class Selection: You can choose a preset class (e.g., Warrior, Mage, Thief) or create a custom class.
4. Skill Allocation: For a custom class, you select seven major skills that will level up faster. It's generally advisable to choose skills that al with your chosen race and playstyle.
5. Attribute Allocation: Your initial attributes (Strength, Intelligence, Willpower, Agility, Speed, Endurance, Personality, Luck) are influenced by your race and class.

The Early Game Experience

After escaping the Imperial Prison, you'll find yourself in the wilderness. The initial quests will guide you towards the Imperial City and introduce you to the game's fundamental mechanics:

• Combat: Learn to wield weapons, cast spells, and block attacks.
• Stealth: Practice sneaking to avoid detection and perform sneak attacks.
• Interaction: Engage with NPCs, use Speechcraft to influence conversations, and accept quests.
• Exploration: Familiarize yourself with the map, discover new locations, and loot containers.
• Skill Progression: As you use skills, they will improve, leading to character level-ups.

Tips for New Players

• Focus Your Skills: Don't try to be good at everything at once. Concentrate on a few key skills that complement your character's race and class.
• Explore the Tutorial Area: The initial wilderness area provides a safe space to practice mechanics.
• Follow the Main Quest (Initially): The main quest will lead you to key locations and introduce you to important characters and factions.
• Save Often: Use quick save frequently, especially before challenging encounters or important decisions.
• Don't Be Afraid to Experiment: Try different weapons, spells, and approaches to combat.