I never tried that, subject Max. I was pretty much just god modding in Oblivion once I got a 120% chameleon armor, so I just swung my sword at everything. Of course, I was still able to take damage, but no one was able to detect me so no one was attacking me.
Which is ironic, subject Sas, because I hate playing as a stealthy character in any game. I'm more of a berserker. I fix my problems with a swing from my sword! And I've always preferred a sword over maces and giant hammers. And I always choose longswords over shortswords.