To level up in Oblivion, increase any combination of your major skills by a total of 10

. When you reach this point, a notification will appear on screen, signaling that you are ready to level up

. To start the leveling process, you must sleep in a bed, which can be one you own or rent

. Upon waking, you can increase three of your eight attributes

. Raising the level of skills governed by an attribute may give you a bonus modifier on that attribute

. Regardless of whether you raise major or minor skills, the bonus will be the same

. The attributes are

:

• Agility: Governs Marksman, Security, and Sneak; affects balance, fatigue, and arrow damage.
• Endurance: Governs Armorer, Block, and Heavy Armor; affects fatigue, health, and health increases when leveling up.
• Intelligence: Governs Alchemy, Conjuration, and Mysticism; affects total Magicka and magic use.
• Luck: Not governed by any skills; affects everything you do and can be increased by one point each level.
• Personality: Governs Illusion, Mercantile, and Speechcraft; affects how much people like you.
• Speed: Governs Acrobatics, Athletics, and Light Armor; affects how quickly you move.
• Strength: Governs Blade, Blunt, and Hand-to-Hand; affects carry weight, fatigue, and melee weapon damage.
• Willpower: Governs Alteration, Destruction, and Restoration; affects Magicka regeneration and fatigue.