I'm a level 19 Assassin Options

[Ennui]

and I need help finding a better bow. Right now, my bow is a regular Dwarven that deals 10 damage...I just shut down my fifth Oblivion gate and the enemies have such a high level of health that it takes 6 or 7 arrows just to kill a Cinnefear, much less a Daedra Spider or Daedroth. Needless to say, I had to resort to running past most of the enemies in the actual tower. As a matter of fact, I really need better gear all around. Do you know of any places to steal high level light armor/bows?

[Ennui]

Yeah, I got myself an enchanted Ebony bow that does a base damage of 17, plus ten fire, ten shock.

I'm at somewhat of a disadvantage because I didn't really play Morrowind too extensively, so I'm really still learning the fundamentals of the best weapons and armor to utilize, and how to enchant them.

The only true weakness of my character now seems to be my armorer skill, which is only 12 or 13 levels away from being able to fix magic items...

Oblivion is an excellent game, however, and one of it's many brilliant points is that is does allow you to make mistakes and correct them, if you comprehend the mistake that you made...

[Furious_George]

Yeah, I got myself an enchanted Ebony bow that does a base damage of 17, plus ten fire, ten shock. 

I'm at somewhat of a disadvantage because I didn't really play Morrowind too extensively, so I'm really still learning the fundamentals of the best weapons and armor to utilize, and how to enchant them. 

The only true weakness of my character now seems to be my armorer skill, which is only 12 or 13 levels away from being able to fix magic items...

Oblivion is an excellent game, however, and one of it's many brilliant points is that is does allow you to make mistakes and correct them, if you comprehend the mistake that you made...

Yep, there are several skills which have been turned on their heads.... (BTW, just crossed 80 hours in game!!!)
I won't bother to upgrade security at all, as the skeleton key is easy to get (and the mini-game lets you open anything anyway).... I won't bother with personality either, since speechcraft is easy to master and money has a hard ceiling so mercantile is useless as well. Armorer is ESSENTIAL. You can't fix magic items until level 50 and level 75 lets you increase armor/weap effectiveness by 75 (it was the first skill I sought out the master trainer for).

Lol, loving the game, maybe I'll even play the main quest line soon