Oblivion Question

[Matt Jay]

If I kill a homeowner, can I use their house for storage or will the game delete my stored items after a few days?

I'm planning on starting a thief character and I thought this would be a good way to stockpile some goods while I save enough to buy a house.

[Jim T.]

If I kill a homeowner, can I use their house for storage or will the game delete my stored items after a few days?

I'm planning on starting a thief character and I thought this would be a good way to stockpile some goods while I save enough to buy a house.

I believe a house is the only thing that will keep your stuff around, although I could swear I dropped stuff for load reasons and it stayed where I dropped it for an awfully long time.

[Generic Poster]

If I kill a homeowner, can I use their house for storage or will the game delete my stored items after a few days?

I'm planning on starting a thief character and I thought this would be a good way to stockpile some goods while I save enough to buy a house.

If it's a house you've purchased, it will store your stuff forever. However, if it's just one you clear, the stuff will get deleted just as in any "public" area.

[Matt Jay]

I believe a house is the only thing that will keep your stuff around, although I could swear I dropped stuff for load reasons and it stayed where I dropped it for an awfully long time.

I guess it wouldn't hurt for me to experiment. Mainly I'm thinking about stolen loot, and how it may take some time before I find the people who will buy stolen things. The whole idea becomes moot if I'm wrong about that.

[Matt Jay]

If it's a house you've purchased, it will store your stuff forever. However, if it's just one you clear, the stuff will get deleted just as in any "public" area.

Gotcha. Thanks.

[Jim T.]

There is a thieves/assassin/vampire base that you can obtain through a quest, isn't there? The Vile Den or something like that - I think it was an add on you could buy. For the couple of "real" bucks it will cost you, that may be a better alternative...

I had it - it was neat and you had a henchman who would just go out and kill. Whatever loot he got from the victim would go to you.

[Generic Poster]

There is a thieves/assassin/vampire base that you can obtain through a quest, isn't there? The Vile Den or something like that - I think it was an add on you could buy. For the couple of "real" bucks it will cost you, that may be a better alternative...

I had it - it was neat and you had a henchman who would just go out and kill. Whatever loot he got from the victim would go to you.

That's an add-on, I believe.

If you just want a place to dump your stuff, the shack in the imperial city only costs 5 grand or so.

[Keith P.]

Money is easy to get.

Join the thieves guild. Steal every piece of silver cutlery, dish, vase etc. Steal all the alchemy equipment from all the mages guilds. Sell it to your fence.

Steal every food item you can, and make Restore Fatigue potions and sell those also. Steal, steal, steal!

And get this add on.

http://www.tessource.net/files/file.php?id=4325

[Matt Jay]

That's an add-on, I believe.

If you just want a place to dump your stuff, the shack in the imperial city only costs 5 grand or so.

When I was fairly early in the game on my current Wizard character, 5k was a hell of alot of money. Sounds like it's much easier to make fast cash as a thief, though.

[Generic Poster]

When I was fairly early in the game on my current Wizard character, 5k was a hell of alot of money. Sounds like it's much easier to make fast cash as a thief, though.

Yeah - rob places that seel weapons and alchemy stuff and you can make the dough pretty quickly.

Get the unbreakable lockpick (daedric quest) for even easier stealing.