Hello all, I am sure it need ot be asked before, but i can't find it, so, sorry for reposting.

How do you fill a soul gem?

I have planty emty of them, I bought the spell soul trap from the town wizzard, how however you want to call that guy, but when i lean over a deadbody, and use it, only my skill level go up some times, but no souls in my soul gem

thanks for the help

cast soul trap on enemies before they die? XD

You have to use it on the living and kill the person while the effect is still active. Also, humans can only be trapped in black soul gems. The rest will work on other creatures only.

Dead bodies have no souls, trap them while they are alive, kill them off within the time soul trap is in effect and you got yourself a new soul.

noob lol, its alright we all started somewhere. yeah, kill them while the spell is active on them

Welcome to the forums.
I still have a heck of a time using scrolls. Keep checking merchants for weapons w/ soul trap enchantments. Then if your arrow or sword strikes them and they die within the time limit...you'll usually capture a soul. Good huntin'

yea, we all start somewhere, and i don't know what philosophy the game is folowing, Descartes showed somewhere in 1600 that soul and body where sepperated, so why would it not be possible that the soal was haning somewhere around the body and that i had 60 seconds to catch it

but, thanks for the help all, i could fill allready 6 now

Weapons with this effect are helpful as well. I often forget to cast soul trap whie being attacked on my mage with a weapon all I have to do is swing it no remembering involved.

There is a way, without actually having to cast Soul Trap as a spell. Get your conjuration skills up high enough to take the perk that allows bound weapons to automatically cast Soul Trap on your enemies. Good way to fill tons of soul gems, which in turn should make you enchanters happy.

Edit: I checked and you only need to get Conjuration to 30 in order to select that perk.

mmm, not exactly - rather he 'tried' and failed to come to terms with his own ideas about substance dualism - he was unable, throughout his life, to reconcile how something purportedly non-physical, could interact with something physical

Cast soul trap upon thy adversary and slay thy foe, but be wary, they can kill you too.