Soul trap is in a weapon?

[llanita]

I'm so confused about skills, perks and magicka. I thought soul trap was a perk under Conjuration. Also need to know if you have to have Magicka to use weapons with special abilities.
I also have 2 perk points but I can't add them to the still that I want. I'm only level 20

[Altbert]

You can read all about skills, perks and magicka here: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Skills

[ShelLuser]

Soul trap is a magic spell which you can cast on a living thing; if you do then their soul can be trapped by a soulgem provided that they die within the given duration of the spell. And of course that you have a soulgem that's big enough.

But wait... there's more ;)

You can also use certain spells as enchantments. Like soul trap. If you do then this will apply soul trap on the enemy you're fighting, and if you kill the enemy within the allotted time... woosh: you grab their soul.

[Skarmo]

Originally posted by llanita:

I also have 2 perk points but I can't add them to the still that I want. I'm only level 20

Some perks need a minimum skill level to be added.

[hawklaser]

Originally posted by llanita:

I'm so confused about skills, perks and magicka. I thought soul trap was a perk under Conjuration.

Soul tap is a perk, spell, and weapon enchantment as the others have said, all three result in the same effect of trapping the souls of defeated enemies into soul gems.

The conjuration perk, only applies to weapons created by the "Bound XXXXX" spells, where the X's are the weapon type. And requires a decently leveled conjuration skill to get.

The spell can be purchased from a few places, it is possible to get it in Whiterun, also you can get it in Winterhold too.

The weapon enchant you will have to wait until you find one. Though once find one, odds are can disenchant it so can place it onto a weapon of choice.

Originally posted by llanita:

Also need to know if you have to have Magicka to use weapons with special abilities.

Enchanted weapons have their own individual supply of magical power, which can be recharged through the use of soul gems.

Originally posted by llanita:

I also have 2 perk points but I can't add them to the still that I want. I'm only level 20

The reason you are unable to add the perk points to the skill you want, is perks have skill level requirements and your skill isn't high enough yet. You gain 1 perk each time you level up, but you need to meet the perk's skill requirement in order to spend a perk point on it. Thankfully, you can store up perk points so you can use them when you do meet the requirements. Also on the multi-perk point perks, such as extra 1h damage, each tier of the perk has a different skill requirement.

[llanita]

Ok I understand. I did read up on skills in the wiki but it didn't clear some things up.
Thank you all

[Death Approaches]

>>... but it didn't clear some things up

llanita just ask, we enjoy talking about this game we love... if you don't want to figure it out yourself? Someone will answer you almost immediately.

[alexander_dougherty]

Originally posted by llanita:

I'm so confused about skills, perks and magicka. I thought soul trap was a perk under Conjuration.

No!

Soul trap is a SPELL under Conjuration. There is a perk that adds it to bound weapons, but Soul Trap itself is a spell.
It is also an enchantment that can be added to weapons.
No reason for it not to be both.

[emitfudd]

I have been using Molag Bal's mace ever since I acquired it. It has the soul trap enchantment on it. You could also buy a weapon that has the soul trap enchantment, destroy it at an enchantment station to learn the soul trap enchantment and then put it on the weapon of your choice.

[llanita]

Thank you all again. I really appreciate it.

[Valden21]

Here's the skinny on Soul Trap, OP. To be specific, Soul Trap is a magical effect that's available in four different forms: Spell, Scroll, Staff, or Weapon Enchantment. Weapon Enchantment, Scroll, and Spell are the most common forms it takes. But whatever form it takes, the effect is the same.

Any skill confusion you might have is because both the Conjuration and Enchanting skill trees have perks that're RELATED to this effect. Conjuration has the "Soul Stealer" effect, which gives the Soul Trap effect to all your Bound Weapons. For Enchanting, it's "Soul Siphon", which automatically traps a small portion of the target's soul when you hit a creature with a death-blow. However, there is no actual skill nor perk called "Soul Trap", only the two similarly-named perks that I just described.

[Magic Spazm]

Wait until you find the better soul trap enchantment, your mind will be blown.