Why am I not leveling up in oblivion

Fin gleem, near anvil, a dagger of depletion,.Ok basically level any your major skills up by 10.Two, walk around in sneak mode;I'd add there are several static pieces of enchanted armor or weapons lying around you can pick up at lvl 1.2) you level up when your skills hit a predetermined overall level (i can't remember what it is as i've not played this game in.

As for your second point about not being able to make it through an oblivion gate without dying.Finally, athletics goes up fastest early on.