I wasn't certain where to put this post, so if it's in the wrong place I apologize, but it does pertain to Oblivion, so I guess I'm good.
So Skyrim is coming out, but I don't want to wait, and I want to get a feel for the whole series of the elder scrolls. In anticipation of Skyrim, I kinda want to play a nord character through the whole series, but frankly I svck at these games. I've tried all of them, and found them all beyond challenging (who has two thumbs and died to the second rat he met in morrowind? THIS GUY!) so this is where I need your help.
I used to only make pure mage, warrior or thief characters, but now I want to get a bit of a mix, with a focus on warrior and high HP to make my life a little easier when playing these games. As well, being able to use some magic to complement my fighting (like buffs, debuff etc) and maybe a thief skill or two.
The problem is, I don't really know what the recipe for success is. Arena is so far away from any game I've ever played and seems impossibly hard, Daggerfall and Morrowind aren't much better.
So how should I build/skill/play this character for each game (including Oblivion, I never played a mixed class before)? In the earlier series if I want to use a bit of magic, do I have to use a different race like Dunmer or Breton or something? Literally, I need to know the best skills to use and ways to go about beating the main/guild quests for each game.
If I eventually get to this, I may take screenshots and do a bit of a "lets play" with them, and show people how much I blow at this game.