The best thing about RPGs is that there is no set path you must take.Oblivion Remasteredis no different, and you can play the game however you want. This means you can forsake the main quest and do the sidequests or just travel through Cryodiil to take in the sights.
If you want to make the most of the game from the start, then you must focus on the essential bits and try to complete them first. The best thing to do first would be to set up the game in a way where you are at your best in terms of early-game weapons, joining the right factions, and collecting gold to buy items.
10Steal To Make Gold
TheThief’s Way
At the beginning of the game, you’ll likely be running low on gold, so you can either go into dungeons and fight enemies to get loot or try something different.The Mages Guildhas some of the most valuable items lying around and, with everyone sleeping at night, you can easily steal the items and sell them to your Thieves Guild fences.
Another potentially good location for scoring good items is the various castles in the cities, but they are a harder target, as unexpected guards may appear at the wrong time and catch you. Stealing items around sleeping targets is also a good way to bring up your sneaking skills so that you’re able to hit two birds with one stone.
9Talk To NPCs
Uncover Secrets
When you’re in a city bustling with citizens, it’s not a bad thing to mingle with them and exhaust their dialogue options. This can lead to you getting information about quests or locations that can make you wealthy. For instance, talking to beggars in Imperial City is one of the ways to find out about the Thieves Guild.
If you want to talk to NPCs just because of the unique conversation style they have, then that isn’t a bad thing either. You can also play the interestingpersuasion minigamewith NPCs to increase your speechcraft skills. This can come in handy if you are on people’s good side, since they will favor you more.
8Kill An Innocent
The Assassin’s Origin
Joining the Dark Brotherhoodin Cryodiil requires you to kill an innocent person. After killing someone and sleeping, you’ll be visited by Lucien Lachance, Speaker of the Black Hand. As a guild member, you will have access to the sanctuary in the basement of the abandoned house in Cheydinhal, which gives you a place to rest during your adventure.
Completing the first quest of the brotherhood gives you the Shrouded Armor andShrouded Hood, which increase your acrobatics, blade, illusion, marksman, and sneak skills. This is a good bonus to have at the beginning of the game and should make things easier as you learn the ropes.
7Get A Horse
The Monk’s Gift
Traveling the lands of Cryodiil is essential for various quests and dungeons, and even for just immersing yourself in the game. Sprinting across the vast land may not be as fun or practical at times, so you may want to get a horse that you can ride. While it’s possible to buy horses from the stables outside various cities, you can score a free horse by progressing in the main quest.
Once you deliver the Amulet of Kings to Jauffre at Weynon Priory, you can ask him for assistance by talking to him. This will allow you to get free supplies from the monks of Weynon Priory. Prior Maborel will give you a free horse when you ask him for assistance. While the horse isn’t the fastest, it’s better to travel on horseback than sprinting across the land.
6Buy A House
Your Humble Abode
Sleeping in the game is essential if you want to level up as the pop-up won’t appear until you go to bed. This is why it’s necessary to have access to a bed and the best way is to buy a cheap house. The Imperial City’s Waterfront District has an abandoned shack that you can buy for 2,000 gold.
If you sold the loot from the tutorial then it should be easy to buy this house. If you’re short on gold and a member of the Thieves Guild, then you may steal from around the city and fence off the items. Regardless of how you go about buying your first house, it’s useful to have a bed to sleep in and containers to store your valuables in.
5Save Kvatch
The Hero Of Kvatch
Clearing Kvatch and delivering the Amulet of Kings at the beginning of the game starts a sequence of events that leads to the Oblivion Gates opening in Cryodiil. If you want to plunder the gates and get the valuable loot from within them, then it’s essential that you go and save Kvatch.
Going there right after exiting the sewers isn’t a bad plan either, as at a low level, the city will be easier to save. Once you clear the city of the Deadra, you’ll be hailed as the Hero of Kvatch and the city will be rebuilt soon with the citizens returning. You’ll also get a Sigil Stone, which should be your first for closing the Kvatch Oblivion Gate.
4Join The Thieves Guild
The Journey To Becoming The Gray Fox
If you don’t want to make your character athief, you still may want to have a fence available so you can make quick gold if the need arises. This is whyjoining the Thieves Guildearly in the game is a wise choice, so you have the option if you ever need it. Joining the guild will also give you the ability to pay your bounty without going to jail.
In addition, joining the guild makes beggars like you more, which may make them look the other way if you commit a crime in front of them. They could also give you helpful information. The Thieves Guild fences also sell lockpicks, which you need to get into locked doors. The Thieves Guild also has one of the best quest lines in Oblivion Remastered, so that’s another plus for joining.
3Explore The World
Discover Cyrodiil
In Cyrodiil, most of the quests are set further away from the point of origin, so it’s efficient if you’re able to fast travel to multiple locations. You must have found and visited locations before you may fast travel to them, so it’s crucial that you explore and discover different points of interest in the world.
Another benefit of exploring the world is that you can find different dungeons, caves, and forts to plunder and get valuables. Clearing dungeons is one of the best ways to level up your skills while getting good gear. Bandits drop lockpicks and killing them is a fast way to level up your weapon skills while getting loot. You can also discover unique creatures like the Will-o-the-Wisp and unicorn by traversing the land.
2Save Before Exiting The Sewers
A Backup
You can change everything about your characters before you exit the sewers. Everything from the character’s name to their skills can be modified according to your preference. If you exit before making a manual save, the autosave will be triggered, and you’ll need to finish the lengthy tutorial again.
This is why it’s wise to make a manual save even if you may not need it. If, for some reason, you want to change something in the future or even make a new character, you can do it without going through unneeded steps in the tutorial.
1Plunder Loot In The Tutorial
Easy Money
The tutorial’s main objective is for you to get the hang of the controls, weapons, and other elements. However, there is some serious loot that you can get your hands on in the tutorial which you can use or sell once you exit from the sewers. The most obvious item you may want to keep is the wrist irons that you have in your prison cell. This item has zero weight, which makes it thebest jewelry for enchantingas it won’t add to your encumbrance.
The Mythic Dawn assassins drop potions, gold, and their signature red robes. The fallen Blade Captain Renault drops herAkaviri Katanaand aSteel Shortsword. The caverns have various valuable items, like gold, weapons, lockpicks, soul stones, potions, and some ingredients lying around. However, the best item within the cavern may be theGoblin Shaman Staff, which you get by killing its owner.
CaptainRenault’s Akaviri Katanais only usable within the tutorial and you won’t be able to take it with you when you exit the sewers.
