(I fired up Oblivion for the first time sometime last week (it's my foray into the world of The Elder Scrolls).)
There were plenty of classes to choose from, and I found my heart steering in the direction of Healer, even though I got excited eyeing the Thief and Mage options (save the best for last approach?).
I'm becoming a little bored already. What can I do to make it fun and exciting? I want to hear a voice say in the back of my head "Yipee! I'm entering Oblivion to play a HEALER!!"

Eh??....

Uhm....well, the very definition of the word nearly demands you to have some companions (so you can heal them). So if you're on PC, grab some of them and put them into a "totally offensive" attitude. You can also support them from the back of the combat by casting spells at the enemies (if you're pacifist and don't want to directly kill anybody, then cast Absorb* Strength/Endurance/Fatigue, so they knock off to the ground or stay rooted in a place, perfect for your companions to finish them off), or casting Fortify spells at your companions.


*Absorb if you purely want to play with Restoration only. If you can have (by roleplaying reasons) some Destruction spells, then use Drain/Damage

Hi lumiene.
I travel Cyrodiil accompanying Helena Aurelie, a Breton Healer. If you wish to know more about her, there is a link in my sig to her journal.

She's my favourite ever character because of the challenges playing a Healer presents, and more importantly because of the roleplay. So perhaps something else may be a better choice if you're not familiar with Elder Scrolls games. That said, I will thoroughly suggest you give a Healer a try.

Personally, I don't use the stock class, as I like to control my levelling. I chose Restoration, Illusion and Conjuration to use as primary skills. Restoration for obvious reasons, Helena is a Healer. Illusion, so she can remain unseen, calm/command her enemies. Conjuration to summon some backup, and using Restoration and Alteration on a long duration summon of a tank type creature (zombies), you can have a tank to heal, just as I feel a Healer should. If only you could constant effect enchant summons.

She also uses Alchemy, brewing and selling restore health potions (mainly) to alchemists, indirectly healing others (in my roleplay).

A member of the Mages Guild, Helena is enjoying a university education. Attending classes, making friends, creating and subsequently testing new spells. However, she won't ever be Arch-Mage. Although, her hatred of Necromancers might say otherwise.

She has a few friends scattered across Cyrodiil. So she tends to travel quite a bit to visit them. Sometimes stopping to clear Necromancer dungeons. As well as this she absolutely loves shopping. Her wardrobe is ever expanding, even though I always insist she thinks about how little space she has to store stuff, as she has no house yet. Overall though, our all time favourite thing is to crack open a bottle of vintage Tamika's, and share some strawberries and sweetrolls sitting on a hill outside Anvil, watching the sun set into the sea.


I have the most fun roleplaying, I'm unsure if you're the same.