Skills and the Skill system in Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion Remastered explained

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In The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered, some aspects of the skill system and abilities have been tweaked compared to the original version, but there are also familiar elements. As you employ various abilities that correlate with specific skills during your gameplay, they’ll progressively upgrade, yielding excellent outcomes.

In essence, while the system may not be immediately clear, we thought it would be helpful to clarify for both novice players of Cyrodiil and those returning after a while. Here’s a simplified guide on how skills function in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, along with tips on enhancing them.

How do Skills in Oblivion Remastered work?

In Oblivion Remastered, your proficiency in various skills increases the more you engage in activities associated with those skills. For instance, your Security skill grows stronger as you persistently attempt the lockpicking mini-game within the game, and your Blade skill develops as you engage in sword fights against opponents. Essentially, this principle echoes the saying ‘practice makes perfect’; the more time you spend honing a skill in Elder Scrolls 4, the more adept you will become at it.

Improving my skills opens up fresh capabilities as I level up, with enhancements to my overall talent being a standard feature. For instance, fighting unarmed in Oblivion Remastered amplifies my damage based on my Hand-to-Hand stat, but at specific points, I can also acquire unique perks and innovative punching techniques. To see where I stand, I just need to navigate to the Skills section of the Character menu.

How to increase skills

In Oblivion Remastered, you can enhance your skills through various methods, but the method I mentioned earlier is the most frequently used. However, there are additional techniques available, some of which offer permanent improvements, while others are temporary.

  • Find a trainer (Permanent). Certain NPCs will improve a specific skill if paid to do so.
  • Skill books (Permanent). Certain books improve specific skills when read, and serve as special treasures hidden around the world.
  • Race (Permanent). The species you choose to play as can grant permanent skill buffs. The best race in Oblivion Remastered for Acrobatics, for example, is the Khajiit.
  • Equipment (Temporary). Certain weapons and armor will improve skills when worn.
  • Vampirism (Permanent). Being a vampire improves certain skills, like Hand-to-Hand and Sneak. The effect is permanent, unless you go about the rigmarole of learning how to cure Vampirism in Oblivion Remastered.

Major Skills and Minor Skills

In Oblivion Remastered, when you select a class, it grants you both primary and secondary abilities. The primary abilities, or major skills, are the seven skills relevant to the class (like a Thief mastering Stealth). Secondary abilities, or minor skills, are all other skills that aren’t directly associated with the chosen class.

In this game, when you choose a class, major skills automatically receive a +20 boost right away, while minor skills don’t progress as quickly, but they can still increase in level by being used, it’s just that the rate at which they advance is slower compared to the major skills.

Skill abilities and talents

Every skill comes with five potential talents or abilities that become accessible at specific levels. You can preview these talents and track your progress towards them using the skill menu. The achievement of these milestones is gradual, giving you a clear sense of progression as you approach each one.

  • Novice (Default/Level 0)
  • Apprentice (Level 25)
  • Journeyman (Level 50)
  • Expert (Level 75)
  • Master (Level 100)

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2025-04-25 17:39