Oblivion:Hints

Alchemy — How to gather and create powerful potions to aid your adventuring

Burglary — Advice on separating unsuspecting home owners from their possessions

Combat — How combat works and tips for winning battles

Commerce — Principles of doing business in Cyrodiil

Containers — Places to find, collect and store items

Creature Resistances — What kind of magical damage to use and avoid using against different creatures

Crime — How the game deals with crime and punishment

Dungeons — General information on who and what to expect while exploring

Enchanting — How to make your own magical items in the game

End Game Optimizing — Getting the best character you can

FAQs — Frequently asked questions about general Oblivion gameplay

First Time Players — Hints and tips specifically for people starting out for the first time

Getting Around — How to get from one place to another

The Hardest Difficulty Strategy Guide — Dealing with dangers made even deadlier

Housing — Possible locations to sleep and store your belongings

Increasing Skills — Explanation of the skill leveling system

Ingredients — List of the numerous alchemical ingredients in the game

Items — General information about items in the game as well as specific data on special items

Magic — A guide to casting magic spells

Magical Effects — Description of the effects available from spells, potions and scrolls

Making Money — Advice on the best ways to make money within the game

NPCs — Who the non-player characters are in the game

Oblivion for Morrowind Players — Details the main differences between the two games

Oblivion Gates — Information on Oblivion Gates including maps and randomness

Poison — How to create and use poisons

Quest Timing — Which quests to do early, which to do late, which to start and not finish

Respawning — How to get things to regenerate and how long it takes for that to happen

Security (Lockpicking) — How to get at things "they" don't want you to have

Sleeping — How the game treats sleeping

Sneak — How to avoid being seen, and what sneaking allows you to do

Spell Making — Create your own unique and powerful spells

Spell Merchants — Buy pre-made spells until you can join the Arcane University

Spells — List of all the spells available for purchase

Statistics — A list of the statistics shown in the game on your character screen

Time — Details of how time works in the land of Cyrodiil

Traps — How to recognize and deal with "booby traps" and other damage-inflicting objects

Trainers — Where to learn skills without the hard work

Vampirism — How to become a vampire and how to cure it

Wortcraft — How the game treats eating