Hey all - I was wondering if anyone can help me with just a few questions regarding the game.. instead of creating 4 different topics I figured I'd ask them all in one post:

1) While you are fighting your opponant, how can you tell how much health he/she is at?

2) I used to just give away my poison potions I found not knowing that you could use it on your weapons/arrows. I thought I would never drink a poison.. so now that I know it is usable.. how?
If I use it to tip an arrow, does it tip your entire inventory of say silver arrows or just one arrow at a time? And how long is the duration of the poison lasting on the weapon?

3) If I am using a Silver Bow, is it more advantageous to use silver arrows over say steel arrows with my silver bow? Does it matter at all?

4) what IS the best and lightest bow to use?

5) If I wanted to enchant my bow, what woild the best enchantment to use on it?

Thanks for any and all answers..

cheers!

1) In the middle of the screen, over your crosshairs in first person, a half-circle will appear that represents their health.

2) I think it only lasts for one hit with a melee weapon and for one arrow, immediately applying the affects of the poison for however long they're supposed to last. I might be wrong because I almost never use poisons myself.

3) You just want to use the best arrows you can, I don't think there's any bonus for using silver arrows with a silver bow.

4) Well, the best bow is also the heaviest. Decide for yourself what you want to use: http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Bow#Bows

5) Depends on the situation and the opponent you're fighting and a number of other things. For general use, Damage Health would probably be best.

Well..... It has been a long time since I played Oblivion, so I can really only answer #2

#2: You select the poison you want and it will ask you to drink or add to a weapon. I believe it adds it to all your arrows. (keep in mind if you add it to silver arrows;it only applies to ALL SILVER arrows. Not wooden arrows or dwarven arrows, etc.) The duration for the swords always seemed to be about 5 minutes (Real Time), but I am not sure if it is the same for arrows.

Hope this helps :blush:

EDIT: Actually, now that I think about it, Velorien is correct. The poison will only last for about 1 or 2 uses. Same probably applies to arrows.

I agree with Velorien's answers. Let me amplify the question about poison.

You click on the poison and the game will ask if you want to poison whatever weapon you have equipped at the time. Say yes, and the next one shot or strike with that weapon will deliver the poison. So the poison is only good for one shot (bow) or strike (melee weapon). Although it sounds counterintuitive the game applies the poison to your bow, not your arrow. This can be easily tested by poisoning your bow and swtiching arrows - the bow will still be poisoned.

Reference: http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Poison

Thanks all for your responces!! Very helpful!