I’m playing through Oblivion right now and am finding certain spots a bit more difficult than others in terms of puzzles, etc. So, I figured I’d make some short blog posts about them for anyone else Googling these same issues.
** SPOILER ALERT – DO NOT READ IF YOU WANT TO FIGURE THIS OUT YOURSELF **
This quest, Untaxing the Poor, only comes after you’ve joined the Thieves Guild under the watch of The Gray Fox. The quest sends you on a mission to take back the tax and other miscellaneous items from Hieronymus Lex. The goal is to sneak into the South Watch Tower and steal the items.
Before you start this quest, make sure to have lock picks on you as you will need them in two locations. My advice is to have at least 15 or so because you just never know how many it will take to open a lock. If you don’t know where to get lock picks in Oblivion, you can grab them from Armand near the Imperial Waterfront or from Ongar in Bruma (the fence). You can also find them in some dungeons and caves once you kill certain creatures.
When you first walk into the tower, you might be wondering where to go… Well, there are ladders along the side of the wall that you can use. Go into sneak mode and then climb the ladders all the way up to the fourth floor, the Captain’s office. It’s best to do this late at night as that is when the Captain is sleeping and there aren’t as many guards. I went in around 9pm (game time) and there were no guards on the first floor, one on the second, two guards sleeping on the third and the fourth was empty.
Go all the way up to the top and go to the right (I think) and you’ll see a desk. Pick the lock and then grab the stuff from the desk. Sneak back down and out. Fast travel back to the waterfront and deliver the goods.
Questions? Ask them. Otherwise — good luck!
nick 7:29 pm on February 12, 2010 Permalink
LOL i like the little rouge square you got goin on there…dont get addicted to farmville it takes months of recovery ive been sober for 3 weeks
Christian 7:58 pm on February 12, 2010 Permalink
My only suggestion is to walk away. This game is more addictive than anything else I have played besides WOW. For a simple game, it can be very complex and when you get your facebook friends involved, even more fun.The height of my addiction was during Christmas was when I was looking forward to my daily bulletins and adding presents under my tree.