How do we become a vampire in Oblivion?

Last night i was playing Oblivion and i was doing that mission where we have to help win back Kvatch's castle from the creatures that came from the plane of Oblivion. I entered a room, killed a Scamp (or whatever that is called) and then decided to lay down my character in a bed to sleep, save the game and gain some health. When my character woke up he was a vampire... I was like "Wtf just happened?". Then i reloaded the game and he wasn't a vampire anymore. I decided to put my character to sleep later and see what would happen. This time i put my character to sleep in a quiet place, with no monsters in rooms nearby, and he woke up normal...

That left me a bit confused. I was confused about how he turned out a vampire in the first time! So my question is, how do we become a vampire in this game? What events have to occur in order for that to happen?

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Vampires#Becoming_a_Vampire

Check out that site. It's the best place for Oblivion info. 

I think it's random.  The first time I played Oblivion, I became a vampire after purchasing the small house at the waterfront (in the Imperial City) - and sleeping there the first night.  My character had a dream, then woke up as a vampire.  I'm playing a 2nd time through and I'm at the point where I've finished the main quest, all the guild quests and I just purchased the houses in Skingrad, Anvil, Burma, and in the Imperial City.  I slept in that same waterfront house and still haven't been turned into a vampire.

I thought it might have something to do with Count Hassildor (the vampire) in Skingrad but I went to visit him and he didn't say anything about it.  I went to see Roland Janseric in the Imperial City (the vampire hunter), finished his mission, but still no visits from vampires.

It's not random people. Anytime you fight a vampire, you have a chance of contracting the disease. Read the wiki I posted! Seesh.doolies

Thanks for the link first of all.

Yeah, that must be it. I had a mission where i had to kill 5 vampires that were hidden in a cave. I'm probably infected and will turn a vampire eventually.

I did read it - the 1st time I played it, I was turned into a vampire when I was sleeping. This 2nd time, I've killed all the vampires in the caves and pretty much finished the game (including killing Vicente) and I'm still not one. Seesh.trexate

According to that site you can only become a vampire once. I know you said you were playing a new game but could that possibly be related?

can u play the game as a vampire..?Writeous

We can, but for how long? Can we always be a vampire with their powers and normal appearance as long as we "feed"? Or do we have to cure ourselves at some point?

can u play the game as a vampire..?Writeous

Yes, you can but as your vampirism progresses, people start avoiding you & at a certain point, you can't go out in daylight anymore. If you progress enough, people start chasing after you. It makes missions harder to complete although you are almost immunue to any disease.  Oh, and you acquire NightEye (kind of like nightvision).  If you check your character's appearance in the menu, you're kind of scary looking.

[QUOTE="Writeous"]can u play the game as a vampire..?trexate

Yes, you can but as your vampirism progresses, people start avoiding you & at a certain point, you can't go out in daylight anymore.  If you progress enough, people start chasing after you.  It makes missions harder to complete although you are almost immunue to any disease. 

Yeah, but can't we get a normal appearance by feeding on a victim?

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[QUOTE="Writeous"]can u play the game as a vampire..?lusitanogamer

Yes, you can but as your vampirism progresses, people start avoiding you & at a certain point, you can't go out in daylight anymore. If you progress enough, people start chasing after you. It makes missions harder to complete although you are almost immunue to any disease.

Yeah, but can't we get a normal appearance by feeding on a victim?

Yes, you have to feed regularly or your appearance starts changing.  If you've fed within 24 hours, you don't have any symptoms. 

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[QUOTE="Writeous"]can u play the game as a vampire..?lusitanogamer

Yes, you can but as your vampirism progresses, people start avoiding you & at a certain point, you can't go out in daylight anymore.  If you progress enough, people start chasing after you.  It makes missions harder to complete although you are almost immunue to any disease. 

Yeah, but can't we get a normal appearance by feeding on a victim?

Yes, but it's kind of hard to find people so that can you feed on them especially during the day time which is when you need blood the most.

Last night i was playing Oblivion and i was doing that mission where we have to help win back Kvatch's castle from the creatures that came from the plane of Oblivion. I entered a room, killed a Scamp (or whatever that is called) and then decided to lay down my character in a bed to sleep, save the game and gain some health. When my character woke up he was a vampire... I was like "Wtf just happened?". Then i reloaded the game and he wasn't a vampire anymore. I decided to put my character to sleep later and see what would happen. This time i put my character to sleep in a quiet place, with no monsters in rooms nearby, and he woke up normal...

That left me a bit confused. I was confused about how he turned out a vampire in the first time! So my question is, how do we become a vampire in this game? What events have to occur in order for that to happen?

 

lusitanogamer

Download the gamespot Oblivion guide. It can be extremely helpful.