Soul Hunting
Pickpocket the soul gem that powers the dwarf automaton to kill it.
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Pickpocket the soul gem that powers the dwarf automaton to kill it.
Steal the soul gem from any dwarf automaton to kill it. As requested by u/_shazdeh on reddit.
Some exceptions apply:
Spider of Alkantar: Don't you want to kill this little guy?
Steadfast Automata by Kagrumez: They are also friendly...
Forger: Seems too hokey to me. Don't drink milk and fight him!
Anything summoned by the Ethereal Staff: This gives you a ton of soul gems and is so deceptive.
Some restrictions apply:
You need to pull levers to activate Centurions in Blackreach: you can pick up gems from within, but you won't kill them. I can only guess that the game is not considered alive until it is activated. (Thanks to Nero for testing this!) Thanks to Spheal for figuring this out! These centurions can now remove souls.
You can't pickpocket if you're fighting something. (This is vanilla afaik)
If you happen to get caught, you won't be able to try again for 3 days. (This is also vanilla)
If you have a mod that adds powerful enemies that don't use the vanilla base, it may not work without a patch.
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Pickpocket the soul gem from any dwarven automaton in order to kill it. As requested by u/_shazdeh on reddit.
Some exceptions apply:
Aicantar's spider: you wouldn't want to kill this lil guy would you?
Steadfast Automata from Kagrumez: they are also friendly...
The Forgemaster: just seemed too cheaty to me. Don't be a milk drinker, fight him!
Anything summoned by the Aetherial Staff: This would give you a pretty much infinite supply of soul gems, too cheaty.
Some limitations apply:
The Centurions in Blackreach that you need to pull a lever to activate: You can pickpocket the gem off of them but it won't kill them. I can only guess that the game doesn't consider them alive until they're activated. (Thanks Nero for testing this!) Thanks Spheal for figuring this out! These centurions can now be de-souled.
If you're in combat with something you can't pickpocket it. (this is vanilla afaik)
If you happen to get caught you won't be able to try again for 3 days. (this is also vanilla)
If you have a mod that adds dwemer enemies that don't use vanilla bases, this probably won't function without a patch.
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