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The fourth installment in Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls series, where the player takes on the role of the Champion of Cyrodiil against the forces of Mehrunes Dagon, Daedra Lord of Destruction.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is the fourth installment in Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls series, where the player takes on the role of the Champion of Cyrodiil against the forces of Mehrunes Dagon, Daedra Lord of Destruction.

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I need some help getting rid of a body

I've just lifted the siege of Battlehorn Castle and there are bodies everywhere. I'd really like to make my new home presentable. I am, after all, a lord now. I'm trying to lift the hands and feet and head because they seem the easiest, but I'm…
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Why am I dying when I go outside?

I admittedly haven't played Oblivion in a while and may have forgotten something as whenever I go outside, my player starts losing health. I know this wasn't happening to my player before stopping playing. I completed a mission in a dungeon from my…
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How do I find Shadowmere again if I lose her?

I dismounted Shadowmere during a fight in the woods and became separated from her. Now I can't find her. Is there any way to find her without wandering aimlessly through the woods?
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Playing a sneaky character in Oblivion

I've found quite difficult to use a sneaky character mostly because it's quite impossible for me to avoid close combat. What are the best strategies to 'one-shot' an enemy or to deal with a crowd?
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What items are worth more when brought/sold to a specific NPC(s), rather than to a regular merchant?

(Inspired by the 'What items should be saved for turn-ins?' question for Fallout: New Vegas.) In Oblivion, what items should be saved for turn-ins? For example, Roland Jenseric of The Order of the Virtuous Blood will pay 250 gold for Vampire Dust…
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Possible houses in Oblivion?

I've been playing The Elder Scrolls games for many years and I have recently re-installed Oblivion after a break of more than a year. I'm using my savegame from that time and now I have problems finding my old stuff. Let me explain that. In my list…
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Why doesn't my killing trigger the Dark Brotherhood questline?

I've wandered into some dungeon and encountered some necromancers or bandits. I killed some with sneak attack by bow and some turned hostile and they rush to me and I killed them directly. When I sleep, there are no Dark Brotherhood members…
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Will I miss out on any opportunities by procrastinating?

In Oblivion, there's a clearly defined calendar, with roughly one game minute passing for every two seconds of real time. My question is this: do any events happen at specific dates and times, and is it possible to miss out on them by side-questing…
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How to clone an npc character's face/body as your own?

Is there a way to get a formula or set of parameters for a random npc's physical appearance? Say I want to make my character's face look like Martin or Jeoffry or a Mythic Dawn Acolyte I just slain, what would be my options?
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Does character creation dictate my role?

During character creation, you select race and gender, birthsign and class (or create your own) in addition to cosmetic appearance. No matter what I select, will I be able to play different roles ("fighter", "mage" and "thief" are the character…
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Which Oblivion house will give me the fastest time from fast travel to chests?

Pretty straightforward question. Of all the Oblivion houses available to me, which is going to give me the shortest time from when I fast travel to when I have at least 3 safe chests? Right now I'm using the Imperial City because it's cheap and…
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Character Building tips for Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion?

What are your good tips/strategies for making a good character build in Oblivion?
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Is it possible to stop monster respawns in Oblivion?

Is it possible to stop monsters from respawning in Oblivion ? Is it also possible to prevent monsters from auto-leveling with your character?
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In theory, what is the maximum practical level for skills and attributes in Oblivion?

Given free use of the console to increase skills and attributes and objects/other effects held, used, obtained or invoked (e.g. a Fortify Attribute from a spell or birthsign) is there a maximum level that is practically used in-game for skills or…
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Why can't I use the Staff of Sheogorath?

After beating the main quest line on Elder Scrolls Oblivion: Shivering Isles you get the Staff of Sheogorath. When used against hostile creatures it freezes them, but I can't kill them either with weapons or spells. Why?
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