The worst-kept secret of the year, Bethesda’s current-gen remaster of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, finally shadow-dropped yesterday and the Xbox-360-era open-world RPG has wasted no time in reminding fans why it was such a hit nearly two decades ago.

If you want to know how to join the Thieves Guild and become a master pickpocket and burglar in The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered, I've laid out the steps to find that first questline below. Not only that, but I'll show you how to pass the first test – stealing the Diary of Amantius Allectus.

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