In Oblivion Remastered , the Luck attribute primarily affects your skills and chance-based events in subtle but meaningful ways:
- Skill Boost: Luck provides a hidden bonus to all your skills (except Speechcraft, Athletics, and Acrobatics) when your Luck is above 50. The bonus equals 40% of the amount your Luck exceeds 50. For example, at 70 Luck, all applicable skills get an 8-point boost (40% of 20)
- No Perk Benefit: Although Luck boosts skill levels, it does not grant perks tied to reaching certain skill thresholds. You still need to invest in skills directly to gain perks
- Chance-Based Effects: Luck influences probabilities in the game, such as:
- Reducing the chance of lockpicks breaking.
- Lowering the chance of repair hammers shattering.
- Increasing the likelihood of triggering weapon effects like Mehrunes' Razor's insta-kill.
- Improving odds in gambling and other random events
- Negative Impact Below 50: If your Luck falls below 50, it negatively affects your skills and chances, reducing their effectiveness
- Investment Cost: Increasing Luck requires more Virtue Points per level compared to other attributes, making it a more expensive investment. Its broad but modest skill boosts make it useful early on for general competence but less efficient than focusing on specific attributes later in the game
In summary, Luck in Oblivion Remastered acts as a broad, percentage-based enhancer of most skills and improves favorable outcomes in chance-based game mechanics, but it requires careful investment and does not replace direct skill development
