When I play the game (although I can only remember this happening on shivering isles) and am disarmed, I cannot pick up my weapon. It comes up with the same message you get when you try to pick up your opponents in the arena's stuff.
I've also got it when I've dropped generic items (like a daedric longsword I put in a display cabinet) but it doesn''t seem to happen with "unique" items, like goldbrand or my blade of woe.
So, anything anyone can suggest? Any mods out there that could fix this?
Disarm (possible glitch)
If it's the arena message, it sounds like a glitch, and I can't think of any way to fix it. On the other hand, I get the "can't change weapons while attacking" message frequently when I try to pick up a weapon immediately after dropping it or getting disarmed, in which case I just have to wait a second while not taking any action like attacking or spellcasting, and then I can pick it back up.
Can the answer to this question be "No"?
If it is the arena message that you are getting you may be able to fix it with a user made mod that lets you pick up weapons while fighting in the arena.
You can find it here: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Arena Loot mod - Free Software Downloads and Software Reviews - Download.com
Then in theory you should be able to pick up your weapons without getting that message. Let me know if it works.
You can find it here: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Arena Loot mod - Free Software Downloads and Software Reviews - Download.com
Then in theory you should be able to pick up your weapons without getting that message. Let me know if it works.