Newbie - essential questions Options

[Duezala]

Hello there,

I just bought Oblivion and come from an adventure/exploration gaming background. This games looks interesting but I have a few questiions:

- Is it possible to successfully play the game without having to kill and can I do this by setting the difficulty slider on '0'?

- Can I die in this game? If so, will I have to start over from scratch?


I just really want to manoever in all the environments and meet the characters without having to fight. I don't mind the magic and stealth, providing I'm not spending my time stealing or what not.

Bit lame, I know...but does anyone mind addressing my questions and offering me some tips?

thanks

[Ibis]

Yeh your right Dungeon Hunter, thanks for the reminder.

Well, the topic authors approach is original ... wanting to win the quest without taking lives. Hard to do in a game but actually a much more challenging approach than mere slaughter of numbers.

I have thought of another way. My hubby has made a character class that he calls Brawler that uses no weapons .. just fights with his fists. He is a big Orc wearing Heavy Armor. He punches out and stuns unconcious rather than killing.

Also make enchanted weapons that have reflect more than direct damages like fire, frost, etc. That will work good against Magicka, they'll kill themselves. And put fairly long paralysis enchantments on weapons against fighters ... just paralyze them and then do what you wish and get away before they move again.