Solved: soul trap spell not working.

[NecroMaster]

This spell is frustrating me beyond belief it is so random.
It takes me 3 casts for it to trap the damn soul if im lucky.
What is the deal with this spell.

[Joe Coffee]

Do you have an empty soul gem?

[NecroMaster]

Originally posted by Snidely Whiplash:

Do you have an empty soul gem?

Yes im trying to get it to fill a black soul gem so i can cure my vampyrism and even when i can get the spell to work it wont fill the dang gem despite it being the only one in my inventory.

[ELF EYES]

if you cast it befor you kill the bad guy it works faster also for lvl up cast it on a dead body then wait for one day to cast it again same for destruction on a live horse to lvl up just not kill the horse for the soul trap need a empty gem any best is azura star it never go away it the best their a option for the black or white star the black is for larger souls the white normal or smaler ones

[The Rock God]

Do you know/understand how Soul Trap works? Your posts make it sound like you don't.

[Incunabulum]

You cast it on the target, if the target is killed while the spell is in effect, their soul is trapped - iof the duration ends before they die it doesn't. So don't cast it first thing and *then* start whacking away. Cast it when their health is low.

Black soul gems only trap the souls of *people*, not animals (and Falmer count as animals).

The easiest way to do this is to enchant a weapon with this spell so the duration refreshes after every hit. Or high sneak/critical modifiers with a bow sneak attack to one-shot-and-trap them.

[NecroMaster]

Originally posted by Incunabulum:

You cast it on the target, if the target is killed while the spell is in effect, their soul is trapped - iof the duration ends before they die it doesn't. So don't cast it first thing and *then* start whacking away. Cast it when their health is low.

Black soul gems only trap the souls of *people*, not animals (and Falmer count as animals).

The easiest way to do this is to enchant a weapon with this spell so the duration refreshes after every hit. Or high sneak/critical modifiers with a bow sneak attack to one-shot-and-trap them.

So i cast it right before death and not right after death.

[wellser06]

Yes always before death after they die is too late....

[NecroMaster]

Originally posted by wellser06:

Yes always before death after they die is too late....

thanks.