Oblivion: Law & Order
Breaking the law never pays off, including in Oblivion. On this page of the guide we have described what penalties await you if you commit an offence, how to pay a fine, what prison is like and how to escape from it.
Fines
They say that you can't be a hero without occasional lawbreaking. You'll surely perform a handful of illegal deeds throughout your adventures. Each time you are seen or caught, you'll get a fine.
- Trespassing: 5 Gold;
- Pickpocketing or stealing: Value of stolen goods;
- Assault: 40 Gold for each level of assaulted NPC;
- Murder: 1000 Gold.
When you have a fine to pay and you are approached by a city guard, you'll be given a choice: go to jail, pay the fine or resist agrest. The last way is just stupid in most cases - save for when you intend to run. You don't stand a chance fighting city guards, they are several levels above you and great in numbers.
How to pay the fine?
Paying the fine always seems the most reasonable choice. Each time you decide to do so, you'll be escorted to the castle courtyard (Imperial City Prison in Imperial City) and disposed of all stolen goods. If you want to avoid loosing them, just drop them on the ground when the guards approach you in the first place.
Jail
Going to jail and serving your time results in some random negative points to your skills. You have to serve 1 day for each 100 Gold of the fine, with 24 hours being the minimum serving length.
There is a way to escape the prison. You have to possess a lockpick - if you don't have one on you (sometimes you can smuggle one in your inventory), try to steal it from the passing guard. Escaping the prison is quite troublesome (fighting is not an option here, and you have to find a chest with your belongings) and it increases the fine we have to pay next time we're caught.
HINT: Thieves Guild members have two perks related with breaking the law. When you're with the thieves, you can sell stolen good to so called Fences, and you can pay your fines halved by talking to Armand or S'krivva. Check out our Thieves Guild section for details.
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