Oblivion: What Race will you play first?

[CptStern]

what race will you play first?

here's a guide

http://www.oblivionportal.com/info/races.php

I havent decided yet, there's just so many things to facor in as each have their strengths ..then there's class...

[operative x]

imperial - then i might either be somekind of "good" knight or copy Garret and be a thief.

[Glirk Dient]

I am gonna go for a dark elf assasin first off. Never really did that in morrowind because fighters kicked too much arse. Hopefully this time around it will be more than worth it.

[WaterMelon34]

Dark Elves appeal to me. It would just be cool being some kind of mysterious ranger. The only problem is that Dark Elves are pretty much outcasts.

[Spoonoop]

Imperial knight kind of class/race

[P43.2/1Gig/X800P]

imperial class .

[The Mullinator]

The idea of rangers, northern barbarians, lone woodsmen, and the "noble savage" have always appealed to me. For that reason the Nords are going to be my race of choice for my primary character. Second after them would come the wood elves.

My favored class I will probably have to decide later once I know more about the game mechanics, but will probably be a combination warrior wearing light/medium armor and utilizing ranged weapons and some stealth. I will name the custom class "ranger".

[AmishSlayer]

Going for a badass warrior that's Nord or Redguard.

[DarkStar]

Redguard thief all the way. My skin is dark so I can hide in the shadows better bitches!

[Gargantou]

I'll be Imperial, just like I were in Arena, Daggerfall and Morrowind.:p
Wannabe-Romans ftw!

[HunterSeeker]

Likely Imperial, whenever I create a character I drag the whole culture of the characters race into the concept.

[B_MAN]

gonna start with a noble knight :)

[Gargantou]

B_MAN, okay, but what RACE?:p

[CR0M]

If the Bosmer aren't irritating stunted New Yorkers like in Morrowind, I'll be a wood elf as I'm into archery and sneaking. Otherwise, it'll be Nord.

[Gorgon]

Imperial............eh¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬

[Drackard]

Aye, i'm going for an Imperial first time through :)

[PriNcE oF SpAcE]

Argonian was my plan, some sort of shaman like class.

only problem is that they've seemed to have removed the unarmored skill which was a skill I wanted to see how usefull would be.

[Samon]

Dark Elf.

[Jack_Karverboy]

Nord definitely

[Icarusintel]

A Redguard knight of sorts, with a few modifications - just like I did in Morrowind

[3ssence]

I like the look of the dark and wood elf races, and the imperial. I know very little about rpg's so i'll just go with whichever class seems like the most fun to me.

[Dalamari]

Either a Nord ass-kicker, or an Elf-raced thief

[oldagerocker]

Either an Imperial Knight or a Kajiit Assassin :D

[DigiQ8]

Imperial Knight ^^

YAY CANT WAIT TO PLAY IT !

[Raziaar]

Orc baby! They may look stupid(they'd look awesome if they were like Warcraft II orcs, not world of warcraft or warcraft 3 orcs.)

Nobody can defeat the green skins!

[Warbie]

Does your race affect which class you can choose?

I like the idea of being an inept Breton. After reading the IGN handson I was intrigued that luck was a stat in Oblivion. I'd like my guy to be born to a magic background, but pretty rubbish at it, and extremely lucky. His magic failings will be compensated for a little by small small weapons/armour training. Any stats that improve the chance of hiding, running away, bluffing/charming, would be good. A stumbling fool with a dagger - think Presto from Dungeons and Dragons :)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6d/D%26Dpresto.jpg

[StardogChampion]

One of the human ones to begin with...

[VictimOfScience]

Khajiit Thief probably first.

Sad that Orcs have gotten such a bad rap in fantasy games. No one voting for them yet! ;(

[dekstar]

Dark Elf.
THE Dark Elf? ;)

I'm going to start as my morrowind character - The Archer/thief Wood-Elf.
Don't like close range combat, and prefer to pick my foes off at range where I can calculate the best possible approach to winning. I just loved seeing loads of daedric enemies coming towards me with battleaxes, and I'd jump up to a high ledge and just take my time shooting arrows into their faces.

EDIT: Probably going to go for something unique to me and be Orc next, then Imperial.

[Mutley]

Imperial - I seem to like the idea of been human, like been yourself in the game. If you get what I mean. :)

[Mr. Redundant]

probably Imperial for my knight, Breton for my caster.

[Raziaar]

Does your race affect which class you can choose?

I like the idea of being an inept Breton. After reading the IGN handson I was intrigued that luck was a stat in Oblivion. I'd like my guy to be born to a magic background, but pretty rubbish at it, and extremely lucky. His magic failings will be compensated for a little by small small weapons/armour training. Any stats that improve the chance of hiding, running away, bluffing/charming, would be good. A stumbling fool with a dagger - think Presto from Dungeons and Dragons :)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6d/D%26Dpresto.jpg

Nope! It doesn't affect what class you can choose! Elder scrolls games are great in the sense you can be any class, with any skills. You can be a battle mage with heavy armor... you just might not be able to do both at the same time. You can do exactly what you want to... and I applaud you on creating a character with preplanned 'flaws'.

[Que-Ever]

dammit, voted breton before I noticed the guide- I rememebr they had the highest sneak and stuff when you started ni morrowind, but it doesn't seem so now. And NOW I remember it wasn't breton, it was the bosmer...*grumble grumble*

[Gargantou]

Race does not effect the class no, but doesn't it affect the stats however?
Also, sure you can be a battle mage with heavy armor, however, the heavy armor adds a large penalty to your spells,
So I'd rather be a NAKED battle mage with ultra powerful spells that kill enemies with one hit <3

[Raziaar]

Race does not effect the class no, but doesn't it affect the stats however?
Also, sure you can be a battle mage with heavy armor, however, the heavy armor adds a large penalty to your spells,
So I'd rather be a NAKED battle mage with ultra powerful spells that kill enemies with one hit <3

It affects the states I think. Certain classes have better predispositions, at least in morrowind.

And you dont need to go naked. Wear robes, goofbutt.

[Warbie]

Maybe he wants to be naked. What would scare you more, a pretty normal looking mage dressed in a fine robe, or a jibbering naked magic user waving his wand about? :)

[Raziaar]

Maybe he wants to be naked. What would scare you more, a pretty normal looking mage dressed in a fine robe, or a jibbering naked magic user waving his wand about? :)

Which wand? His magic missile wand or his penis wand?

[Gargantou]

Warbie, what sort of wand are we talking about here..?;)

Edit: Damnit Raziaar, you beat me to it.. You bastard!

[Raziaar]

Warbie, what sort of wand are we talking about here..?;)

Edit: Damnit Raziaar, you beat me to it.. You bastard!

Welcome to every day of the rest of your life! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!



:dork:

[Warbie]

I'm leaving that up to you guys to decide :)

I was just reading about the factions you can join from the same site - http://www.oblivionportal.com/info/factions.php

Does anyone know if the faction you join has any bearing on the skills you can learn, or just on the quests you have access to? Could you be in the mages guild yet still focus soley on melee for example? I didn't play Morrowind enough to see how these things worked.

[Angry Lawyer]

I'll wait for the editor to be released and make Gargoyles, like I did with Morrowind :P

-Angry Lawyer

[Raziaar]

I'll wait for the editor to be released and make Gargoyles, like I did with Morrowind :P

-Angry Lawyer

I wanna play as a minotaur!

I always use the most awesome name for a minotaur...

Shartug The Devourer

Pronounced Shar-toog


The game that had the most kickass minotaurs ever was Shadowbane.

[Angry Lawyer]

Ultima had the most kickass Gargoyles ever.

-Angry Lawyer

[CptStern]

I'm pretty sure you can play as a vampire

[Icarusintel]

Ultima had the most kickass Gargoyles ever.

-Angry Lawyer
FACT - Gargoyles had the most kickass Gargoyles ever :rolleyes:

[Gargantou]

I'll wait for the editor to be released and make Gargoyles, like I did with Morrowind :P

-Angry LawyerWell, they've removed the ability to make new animations according to FAQs, so unless you plan on using an in-game animation from another monster, good luck.

[Raziaar]

FACT - Gargoyles had the most kickass Gargoyles ever :rolleyes:

I *LOVED* that cartoon!

[Angry Lawyer]

Well, they've removed the ability to make new animations according to FAQs, so unless you plan on using an in-game animation from another monster, good luck.

I've never let something like that get in my way.

-Angry Lawyer

[Gargantou]

Angry Lawyer, can you make a mod like Hawt Coffee for teh Oblivionz0r? It'd be great to fawkz0r khajiit women as an orc.<3
lol

[Reginald]

Khajiit Thief probably first.

Sad that Orcs have gotten such a bad rap in fantasy games. No one voting for them yet! ;(

Likewise. Although if I can make a Breton like the one in the picture... :dozey:

[Jangle]

Most likely I will just burst into tears like I did at the start of Morrowind because there are so many races, classes, skills etc. to choose from. ;(

[clarky003]

Ill be a wood elf, because I like the idea of living in the forest's :D

[dekstar]

Ill be a wood elf, because I like the idea of living in the forest's :D
Come to wales - you can have all the ****ing forests you want.

[Malfunction]

Does anyone know whether or not your race directly affects the classes you can play? For example, could I choose to be an Argonian Warrior/Soldier, or will I be more naturally tuned to magical abilities?

I'd much rather prefer to be like the weirdest race, but be some crazy uber knight.

[Angry Lawyer]

I'm hoping they keep it like Morrowind. Certain races start off with free points in certain skills, but there's nothing stopping you from mixing and matching as much as you want.

-Angry Lawyer

[Warbie]

That's what I asked on the previous page, Malfunction :)

It seems that you can pick any class you want, regardless of race (although some races will be superior in certain areas). According to some previews you can also create your own custom classes from scratch. Oblivion looks to offer us all we want when it comes to character customisation.

[Malfunction]

That's what I asked on the previous page, Malfunction :)

It seems that you can pick any class you want, regardless of race (although some races will be superior in certain areas). According to some previews you can also create your own custom classes from scratch. Oblivion looks to offer us all we want when it comes to character customisation.

Ahh, I see, very sexy.

[B_MAN]

B_MAN, okay, but what RACE?:p
lol imperial:smoking:

[DeusExMachina]

Any one of the 4 human races. I like playing as a human in fantasy games. On my next go around, probably a Dark Elf.

[Drackard]

Hmm, i recently installed Morrowind, as i've had it ages but never really got into it, can anyone give me any tips on the combat .. i'm finding it a little difficult to actually hit anything lol :|

[Hazar]

I'll have to see when I get the game :p

[dekstar]

Hmm, i recently installed Morrowind, as i've had it ages but never really got into it, can anyone give me any tips on the combat .. i'm finding it a little difficult to actually hit anything lol :|
Yeah, wait for Oblivion xD

Or I guess you could try this http://www.mwmythicmods.com/telesphoros.htm#24
Download Morrowind Enhanced, then combat enhanced. Don't know what it does but it might help.

[Drackard]

Nah, just wondering if anyone had any tips for the basic combat in it, meh, thanks anyway Dek :P

[NJspeed]

I believe it's possible to play as a Daedra , unless this is no longer true? I remember hearing that a year ago when they came out with the Daedra race "oblivion" mod for Morrowind.

Personally, I always play a customized Redguard paladin/ranger type of character at the start of every new Elder Scrolls... and I've been doing that since Arena was released.

[short recoil]

Argonian....probably, i'll have to see when it comes out though.

[DeusExMachina]

Argonian....probably, i'll have to see when it comes out though.

Are you serious o_O? I always found the Argonians...like...a waste of disk space.

[short recoil]

Are you serious o_O? I always found the Argonians...like...a waste of disk space.
I've always hated playing as the most common/popular race.
I don't mind a disadvantage either......it's a challenge.

[Krynn72]

Ill play an imperial. Not because they are the most like us, or they are popular, but because I like playing sweetalkers. Go speechcraft!

[TheAmazingRando]

I'm pretty sure you can play as a vampire

Not only that but they've made it so you can complete the main game as one to. If you stay well fed you can even walk around in the daylight.

Back on topic Argonians for the win. Never have to worry about catching a disease and Lizardmen are just plain cool.

[Uriel]

Orc.......... if i was gonna buy it.

[Dog--]

Khajiit Theif.

Dark Elf Assassins are too common, in Morrowind I've created 3 Dark Elf Assassins, I'm sick of em, I probably make like 20 in Oblivion though...

P.S. Didn't short recoil leave? Can't Stay away from HL2.net Forums?!

[Zeus]

I've always hated playing as the most common/popular race.
I don't mind a disadvantage either......it's a challenge.

I'm thinking imperial myself..hey wait a minute didnt you make some big dramatic thread saying you were leaving hl2.net?

[Uriel]

Who cares? He's back and im happy

[Steve]

Dark elf.

[Revisedsoul]

Argonian

[dekstar]

I've always hated playing as the most common/popular race.
I don't mind a disadvantage either......it's a challenge.
They're some of the most agile creatures in the game and can swim damn well. Hardly disadvantaged.

[Raziaar]

How come i'm the only one who voted Orc?

You're all racists! What's wrong with the greenskins? :P

[Steve]

How come i'm the only one who voted Orc?

You're all racists! What's wrong with the greenskins? :P
We want to be able to talk to people without them hating us.

[Raziaar]

We want to be able to talk to people without them hating us.

Raaaaaaaaacism! :p

All i'm hearing is Raaaaaaaaacism!

[VirusType2]

In morrowind, the Nord looked pretty cool with the tattoos, and the argonian looked pretty sick, but I tried them all and the Redguard's racial trait "adrenaline" put them in a category by themselves.

It was MUCH more useful than the other traits. You basically become a nasty quick killing machine for 60 seconds if I remember correctly, and after you use it, and annihalate everyone, you can just command your character to sleep to reset the 24 hour timer for that ability, there-by giving you an always on-tap mega ass-kicking session for ill situations.

I had no trouble maxing out all the Redguards stats by training in many things. Very well balanced and well rounded.


The orc was really good for melee as well they didn't miss very much. 9/10 hits at 100 damage per hit is a hell of a lot more damage per second or DPS than 6/10 hits at 95 damage. So ya, the orcs were great, but their racial trait - although it was awesome, it had a penalty that could accidentaly kill yourself with if i remember correctly.

[Jintor]

Khajit. There's something really sneaky about the bastards.

[Drackard]

I loved going around on Morrowind and slaughtering the khajit shop keepers :P then stealing all their moneys !

[phantomdesign]

I would play kajit, except they can't wear helmets or shoes - which means I'll miss stat-bonuses from armor. It's not very good for the long run.

[Raziaar]

I would play kajit, except they can't wear helmets or shoes - which means I'll miss stat-bonuses from armor. It's not very good for the long run.

Which is lame. Khajit and argonian should be able to have specially tailored boots/helmets.

[dream431ca]

Either imperial or dark elf..I think dark elf has resistance to fire..while imperial are just good fighting characters.

[DeusExMachina]

I hope there's coats. I just wanna be a bad ass with a big sword and like a trench coat. Eff this armor crap, I don't need it.

[Steve]

Somebody likes the unarmored skill, eh?

[DeusExMachina]

Oh yeah ;).

[Steve]

Hmm...maybe I'll give it a shot this time around.

I mean, light armor's my favorite...and I love jumping around...makes sense to just go the next step, I guess.

[dekstar]

Hmm...maybe I'll give it a shot this time around.

I mean, light armor's my favorite...and I love jumping around...makes since to just go the next step, I guess.
You're going to need a VERY fast computer to be able to keep up with all the high-detail segment loading you'll be doing if you have the speed skill or high-jump skill.

[Steve]

****.

6char

[PriNcE oF SpAcE]

Hmm...maybe I'll give it a shot this time around.

I mean, light armor's my favorite...and I love jumping around...makes sense to just go the next step, I guess.

the unamored skill isn't in Oblivion anymore according to the website...atleast it's not listed with the rest of the skills.

[Steve]

************.

[DeusExMachina]

Well there's always the athletics and agility skills. I think you can dodge in Oblivion.

[Steve]

Sweet.

[StardogChampion]

I've decided I'm going Nord.

[xombine]

I have to go with a good old Orc. lol seems like nobody wants High Elf.

[Gorgon]

guys, a counter :)

http://home.planet.nl/~willi408/TES-Countdown/

[Qonfused]

Wood Elf, if they upload a picture. But for now Imperial.

[Krabjuice]

Nord. They're such sexy beasts.

[DEATH eVADER]

I'll be an Imperial first, and a Nord second. In ESIII, I always was a nord, but now the Imperial sounds promising (mainly because the sword skill isn't as crap as it was in MW, the early part of the game anyway)

[VictimOfScience]

I'm pretty sure you can play as a vampire
Oh yes. I have heard this too and I absolutely love that they aren't talking about it, like the house you can buy that is haunted. We have to find it for ourselves and when I do...oh boy am I going to have fun with that one!!! :devil:

[CptStern]

Oh yes. I have heard this too and I absolutely love that they aren't talking about it, like the house you can buy that is haunted.


hopefully it will have a tiolet and lots of books (no handheld pcs back then) ;)

[CR0M]

Now THERE'S an idea for a mod.
Find a pile of boulders and crouch behind it once a day or suffer fatigue inducing flatulence and constipation. Collecting leaves that aren't spikey to use as toilet paper could be a sub quest.

i'd buy THAT for a dollar :D

[CptStern]

irritated bowel syndrome can be a penalty for not defecating on a regular basis ..you could purchase herbs to fix the problem from Ye Olde Butt Remedy Merchant ...wow this is truely a golden age of immersive gameplay :O



new dev diary with the making of Oblivion

http://www.bethsoft.com/newsletter/devdiary_3.09.06.html



..some new screens ...man this looks awesome


http://www.bethsoft.com/newsletter/images/devdiary_march_screen11B.jpg
http://www.bethsoft.com/newsletter/images/devdiary_march_screen08B.jpg

the 20th cannot come fast enough

[Steve]

Heh that first screenie looks like Isengard.

[WhiteZero]

Khajiit, cuz they make the best rogues

[Tantalus]

Either Night Elf or Wood Elf.

[CR0M]

..some new screens ...man this looks awesome



indeed. First time such a realistic landscape has existed in a game - those shots are so much like the English countryside around where I live. Combining that with things that want to chew your intestines in the dark will be a little unnerving to play...

and If all those plants run smoothly on my rig i'll eat somebody else's hat.

[VirusType2]

I was just reading about the factions you can join from the same site - http://www.oblivionportal.com/info/factions.php

Does anyone know if the faction you join has any bearing on the skills you can learn, or just on the quests you have access to? Could you be in the mages guild yet still focus soley on melee for example? I didn't play Morrowind enough to see how these things worked.

I played Morrowind alot.

Yea you can do quests in the mages guild even if you are a fighter, but I think after a few quests, you need to be a certain skill with magic to proceed any further with the mages guild quests.

Best thing to do is take all the quests you can get from all the guild masters, once you find them.

[CptStern]

indeed. First time such a realistic landscape has existed in a game - those shots are so much like the English countryside around where I live. Combining that with things that want to chew your intestines in the dark will be a little unnerving to play...

bet hiking in the countryside after you're done should be interesting :)


BOO!!!


/me screams like a frightened girl

[Drackard]

:laugh: Stern you so silleh dude :P ... yeah, i have to say the scenery is amazing, and tbh, probably some of the best i've seen in any game to date.

[oldagerocker]

No unarmored? wtf :( I enjoyed my unarmoered fist fighting ninja/monk. :(

[Gargantou]

No form of "medium armor" either, all armors either go into light armor class or heavy armor class..

[Raziaar]

For those who play Khaajit. From Wikipedia

You now play as the Cathay-Raht breed of Khajiit, who are nearly elven in appearence, and can wear boots, rather than the Suthay-Raht who were the playable breed in Morrowind.

[Gargantou]

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/4549/racestats0oh.png

There are the Oblivion racestats guys.
Each race (male or female) has a total of 320 attribute points.

Thanks goes out to FatonMontana on the GameSpot forums for translating a german article on hte game into a nice Exel document for the race stats.

Nord Barbarian for me <3

[WhiteZero]

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/4549/racestats0oh.png

There are the Oblivion racestats guys.
Each race (male or female) has a total of 320 attribute points.

Thanks goes out to FatonMontana on the GameSpot forums for translating a german article on hte game into a nice Exel document for the race stats.

Nord Barbarian for me <3
Those stats are from obliv and not Morrowind, right?
If so, awesome. Nice find.

[Gargantou]

Oblivion, but I won't trust anything 100% til the game is out..
I mean, according to that list Orcs are weaker in strenght than Nords and Redguards, wtf is up with that?
Was it that way in Morrowind? I can't remember..
If that list is the accurate one, I hope someone can make a realism mod..

[WhiteZero]

Oblivion, but I won't trust anything 100% til the game is out..
I mean, according to that list Orcs are weaker in strenght than Nords and Redguards, wtf is up with that?
Was it that way in Morrowind? I can't remember..
If that list is the accurate one, I hope someone can make a realism mod..
Why should orcs be really strong? Most of them are scronny. Your thinking of Ogres...

[Gargantou]

True, I must be thinking of Ogres.

By the way, guys, I have new info on where the info is from, apparently the Prima Strategy guide has been released early in Germany, and that's where the stats are from.
So these ARE final.