Soul Trap Problem

mastermike581 · Post by **mastermike581** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 4:34 pm

im having trouble trapping humans, i have a staff that casts the sould trap(for 10 secs), i have black soul gems, i cast it, kill them in probally 5 seconds and it wont capture them....any suggestions??

Fljotsdale · Post by **Fljotsdale** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 6:24 pm

Well, I'm not sure, but I think you can't do it. Never worked for me anyway. You need to use black soul gems to trap Xivilai and higher.
Though I expect other people will know better, lol!

Hm. I think you should add 'possible spoiler' to your header.

mastermike581 · Post by **mastermike581** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 8:00 pm

i've done it before on a different saved game, and now it won't let me do it

Windhunter · Post by **Windhunter** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 4:28 pm

The Arch Mage isnt going to be happy!

Are you getting any error messages? Are you sure you have Soul Trap on when then go bye-bye? I only had the problem once, which is when I didnt have the outlawed black stones. Also, I did a custom spell that Soul Casts for 10 while simultaneously hitting them for 35 electric damage on touch.

yrthwyndandfyre · Post by **yrthwyndandfyre** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 5:25 pm

Ok, just spitballing here, because I haven't used them much, but maybe they're kind of like Azura's star? You're only allowed to have one at a time? Just a suggestion.

qizatch · Post by **qizatch** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 2:29 am

No they work like normal Grand Soul Gems except they capture humanoids (as well?). That means either your game is bugged or you missed the time limit. My suggestion is almost killing your enemy, then casting soul trap, then killing them in 1-2 hits. That way you can be certain. 10 seconds is an awefully short time: something like 5 fast spell casts or 3 normal casts, or 8-ish shortsword hits provided your enemy does not block during that time.