Board Thread:Oblivion/@comment-27023649-20151001115825

Hi, so I've been playing Oblivion for quite a while now and I have a problem with quests that give leveled items as quest rewards. I don't wanna start the Shivering Isles DLC, because I'm afraid of getting too low level items and once I get to level 30 I'll have underpowered equipment. Here's my question: If I'm playing a mage character, is the best armor I could possibly have without cheating a leveled quest reward or a piece of armor I can craft myself? If I take the quest rewards (the ones that are leveled), will I be missing out or it won't matter because the best gear is craftable? 