Lenny is rabidly awaiting Oblivion for PS3

Oh yeah i almost forgot if you gonna be a warrior you need to decide straight off if your going to use shields or not because the claymore is far surperior to any weapon in terms of dmg and speed balance and also there is the Chronicle Blade which is a claymore that does 30 attack blocks dmg resistances and has a speed increase. That is the best blade in terms of swordfighters who fight with a big blade.

Haha. This means nothing to me. I suppose I've got 6 days to learn, though.

Is the Claymore two-handed? And is the Chronicle Blade two-handed?

Can one block with each blade, too, to save having to use a shield?

Yes, yes, and yes but block skill only helps with the shield so dont get it unless you want a one hander. Almost forgot if you like axes and hammers and maces OH MY! Then you want blunt weapons in which case you will need to Go for some of the Deadric Quests offered in the game because there is a mace a hammer and an axe OH MY! as rewards i think.

Haha. You're really trying to drown me, here.

I haven't a clue what I like and dislike yet. Even if I don't get the PS3 on Fridya (God forbid) I should at least get the HMV order with Oblivion, which means I'll have time to read the manual and see what's what.

I'm definitely going for something fiery, though. That's the way I like to play RPGs - throwing forth fire at everything. And since it's single player, I see it as a good idea to be able to destroy things that are in your face - no point being an uber mage and being able to smite enemies from 100 paces if they're counting your nostril hairs.

And of course I'm going to do the sidequests! Where a lot of my friends go off on the story mission and finish the game at Level 3, I'm nearly at the highest level before I'm a quarter of the way through, simply because I quest and explore.

Lol sounds like my level 50 Soldier at the end of the main quest. But yeah those sidequests are LUCRATIVE! even if its in item form you find some awesome shit. I found a book that just let me make some rigged ass armor, but youll learn about enchanting after reading the book. I personally have a thing for electricity, but yeah fire is my second favorite spell damage and it's easy to aim.

That interested me when I first heard about it - being able to learn how to do different things, like steal, alchemy, blacksmithery or what have you.

What's the system like for doing the different 'jobs'?

Locpicking is fun especially when you get the unbreakable lockpick from yet another sidequest and its completly necesscary to do most jobs so its another of my suggested skills. Security also helps Sneak in terms of pickpocketing I think.

Skills that you may want.

Security (this lets you own locks)
Sneak (this lets you steal or strike from the shadows and get a good
position for ranged combat)
Destruction (this covers all magic that damages enemies)
Athletics (this helps you move faster which means no one escapes)
Acrobatics ( this lets you jump higher)
those 5 are great skills for a Warrior-Mage if you really want defense then take an armor skill but i wouildnt take more than one type (ie light, heavy, or medium armor skill) and you can still have one left over for a weapon preference as a major skill then you can still use the other skills buit they dont let you level up when you raise them. BUT THEY ARE STILL USABLE AND UPGRADEABLE SKILLS! Bows are pretty nice too especially for someone who wants a lot of magic or likes blowing stuff up.