The entire series of The Elder Scrolls games is famous for its unique capabilities for playing a particular role. Different chains of quests, guilds, types of pumping, plot choice - all this gives us the opportunity to go through the game more than once, each time playing a new character, unlike the previous one. And the last choice in immersion in the history of his protege is the choice of the race of the hero.
About the game
The fourth part of the series of "Ancient Scrolls" was released in 2006 and was a dizzying success among both players and critics. The new game multiplied all the advantages of the previous one (Morrowind) and developed them even more: a huge world, wide freedom of action, an unimaginable number of quests. And, of course, in “Oblivion” migrated the system of choosing a character’s race. For the most part, this game feature does not greatly affect the process of passing, but has several certain advantages:
- Role component. For those players who like to play a certain role in the most meticulous manner, choosing a race in Oblivion will allow them to get closer to their virtual incarnation. Someone wants to be a stern orc warrior, someone wants to be a clever Khajiit thief, and someone wants to be a sophisticated high elf sorceress.
- Racial bonuses. Depending on the choice, the player receives small bonuses to certain skills (light armor, safety, melee, etc.).
- Basic characteristics. Each race has its own basic characteristics at the beginning of the game. Someone has more developed power, but less - eloquence and so on.
- Abilities. Some races have a certain ability that can be used as a magical skill, but only once a day.
- Features These are passive skills that provide certain bonuses that cannot be developed, unlike characteristics and skills.
Races in the game
There are ten races in the standard Oblivion. They are also found in Morrowind and Skyrim.
We list them:
- Argonians are humanoid lizards, suspicious, but loyal and honest. Famous thieves and illusionists.
- Bretons are impulsive, emotional people, wonderful magicians and poets.
- High Elves or Altmers are arrogant, contemptuous of all other races. Some of the best wizards in all areas of magic.
- Dark elves or Dunmer - hate strangers, keep only their relatives. They are good both on the battlefield and in the magic of destruction.
- The Imperials are a nation-forming nation of people, good traders and diplomats.
- Orcs are fierce fighters and good blacksmiths, a little silly and cruel.
- The Nords are harsh natives of Skyrim, rude and straightforward. Great fight.
- Redguards are excellent soldiers, who were born to fight with any kind of weapon.
- Forest elves or Bosmer are clever and crafty rogues and the best archers of Cyrodiil.
- Khajiit (Khajiit, Khajiit) - cat people, famous liars, thieves and smugglers. Very dexterous and cunning.
Which race to choose?
As mentioned above, each race in Oblivion has its own specific set of bonuses. Thanks to him, it will be easier for you to develop along the path that is closer to a particular race. However, there is no framework in Oblivion, and you can easily make both an eloquent orc sorcerer and a strong Bosmer in heavy armor with a two-handed hammer. Unless it will be a little harder to pump at the beginning of the game.
What race to choose in Oblivion:
- Argonians are good magicians due to the developed skills of illusions, mysticism, alchemy. As well as clever thieves.
- Bretons are good only in magic, but practically in any.
- High elves also most preferably wield witchcraft.
- Dark elves differ in melee, shooting, destruction magic and mysticism.
- Imperials have bonuses to heavy weapons and equipment, trade and eloquence.
- Orcs are exceptional fighters in heavy armor and with blunt weapons.
- The Nords are also good at heavy weapons and possess blacksmithing and restoration magic.
- Redguards are wonderful fighters with good bonuses to a variety of fighting skills.
- Forest elves are beautiful archery, light acrobats and warriors.
- Khajiit are the best thieves in the game, fighting very well in light armor with one-handed weapons.
Mods for the game
The entire series of "Scrolls" is loved by modders, as it has a large open world, as well as an affordable mod builder. Naturally, they could not ignore such a part of the game as the Oblivion race.
There are dozens of new groups of heroes in these Oblivion mods: ghosts, daedrots, desert elves, lychees, skeletons, demons, and a large number of fictional races, many of which have never been seen in the franchise before.