Oblivion talk:Outdoors Creatures

[Don't] Stay on the roads!

"So the Imperial Legion's standard advice ("If you've got to travel, by the Nine Divines, stay on the roads! The wilderness just isn't safe anymore") really isn't true: along the roads you will encounter more difficult, boss-level creatures." - probably could do with noteing that the big advatage to traveling by roads is you can travel with a patroling Imperial Legion Horseman, but I can't think of a good wording right now. Jadrax 12:16, 7 February 2007 (EST)

I added something to that affect. --Ratwar 12:27, 7 February 2007 (EST)

Thanks (for the feedback, and the fix) :) --Nephele 12:32, 7 February 2007 (EST)

Probabilities of Specific Creatures

I've looked around and something that isn't clear to me is the probability of getting a particular creature. If I'm level 30 and the terrain level list says that I could get either a deer, a wolf, an ogre, or a minotaur, is it a 1 in 4 chance for any one of them or am I much more likely to get the minotaur because I'm level 30? --Vilhazarog 20:40, 28 February 2007 (EST)

Yep, that's a good question. I've got a half-written stub somewhere in my long list of unfinished projects that describes how the leveling system works, because it can be a complicated mess. In the hypothetical case you give, it's probably actually a 1 in 3 chance for each of a deer, ogre, or a minotaur (and no chance for a wolf). In general, low-level critters drop off of the list for high-level characters. But all of the outdoors lists are set up so that deer are always possible. If I get a chance later, I'll dig up that stub I was writing and see if I can get it useful enough to post even if it's only half done. --Nephele 20:53, 28 February 2007 (EST)

Be careful what you ask for, because you might get it: Oblivion:Leveled Lists#Random Creature Leveled Lists describes how probabilities of getting a creature are determined. --Nephele 00:37, 1 March 2007 (EST)

Thanks, this is awesome.--Vilhazarog 13:24, 1 March 2007 (EST)

Wandering Daedra

Hi! I was roaming in the north-western point of the map, past Mora's shrine and along there I encountered a random Daedra. There's no Gates anywhere. Just thought I'd let everyone know.86.173.70.46 00:35, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

I believe there's a potential Gate nearby, and the related Daedra enemy isn't properly disabled. —Legoless 00:46, 12 August 2012 (UTC)