Speechcraft ( Oblivion ) Speechcraft is a stealth arts skill that allows the Hero to influence and persuade NPCs to like and trust him or her , sometimes divulging vital information that they would not normally reveal to the average person . Leveling text . Apprentice . " Persuasion , wheedling , cajoling , and coercing are all tools of speechcraft . They are tools you seek to excel in . You are now an Apprentice of Speechcraft . When persuading a character , you now get one chance to rotate the response wedges without having to select an action . " Journeyman . " Persuasion , wheedling , cajoling , and coercing are all tools of speechcraft . They are tools you seek to excel in . You are now a Journeyman of Speechcraft . When trying to persuade a character , his or her disposition now decreases much slower . " Expert . " Persuasion , wheedling , cajoling , and coercing are all tools of speechcraft . They are tools you seek to excel in . You are now an Expert of Speechcraft . When trying to persuade a character , you suffer less disposition penalty from the most disliked action . " Master . " Persuasion , wheedling , cajoling , and coercing are all tools of speechcraft . They are tools you seek to excel in . You are now a Master of Speechcraft . When trying to persuade a character , bribery costs half of what it would normally . " NPC dialogue . When your Speechcraft skill is 70 or higher , NPCs will say : " " You ' ve got quite the silver tongue . " " One purpose . With effective leveling , you build a character to maximize all of the attributes to 100 by gaining + 5 / + 5 / + 5 ( + 1 for Luck ) . In order to do this , you must study the game mechanics and master the leveling process . It takes 10 of any Major Skills to gain one level . In this process , should all 10 happen to fall under one attribute , such as Strength , then when you rest you will be granted + 5 towards that attribute , in this case Strength . But doing so results in the question ; If I used all 10 on Strength - related skills , where does the rest come from ? That answer , is effective leveling . Let ' s assume you also want to raise Endurance as well as Personality . Instead of doing at least three Major Skills and hoping for the best with + 2 ' s and + 3 ' s , you raise your Minor Skills first . If you gain all 10 Major Skills first , then anything else is shoved aside and is considered wasted . The Minor Skills really don ' t roll over to the next level , yet they don ' t tend to carry with the current . Therefore , you raise your Minor skills first . Suppose you have no Personality - related Major Skills , yet you want your Personality raised for the next level . Your options are Speechcraft , Mercantile , and Illusion . Let ' s assume you don ' t have the money or the items to use Mercantile , and you don ' t have enough Magicka or the proper spells to raise Illusion . Then you have one option left , Speechcraft training . Enter the chat - menu and keep playing the game , purposely keeping his / her deposition low . You can blow through ten levels in Speechcraft in just a few minutes . This then grants you the + 5 bonus to the Personality for the next level . Next , do your ( for our example ) Endurance , then Strength and rest . And just like that , + 5 Strength , + 5 Endurance , and + 5 Personality for your next level .