Board Thread:Oblivion/@comment-162.192.91.38-20150705214205/@comment-5215868-20160622074502

As a vampire, I spend most of my time stage one vampirism. It's simple, feed on anyone (I often choose to feed on Orrin in Castle Anvil, as he is alone and it's not trespassing to enter the smithy, as well as him being my primary fence) then just don't sleep. If you need to sleep (as for leveling) find a bed where you know you will be able to feed on someone in the same building (as a guild hall, inn or other certain places). I use my bed in Benirus Manor, as the run to Castle Anvil is easily survivable at any level. It can be annoying if you need to wait, but the dreams only come every other rest (waiting or sleeping) so if you need to rest once, you can find a place with a bed and "food" under the same roof and rest again to dream then feed to revert to stage one. I made the mistake of accepting the dark gift on my primary file, and as the Cure Vampirism is impossible to complete on my PS3 GotY version, I've learn to deal. It can be quite an advantage, as Vampirism boosts the strength up in the later stages. I use that to loot more from Oblivion gates, then just run to the nearest cave to wait til night. That takes pre-planning though. You have to make sure the dungeon is both accessible and close enough for you to make the sprint. Usually when you go in a gate at night, you come out of it early to mid morning.