From 34ff70221225f6d3ce8722c01c642df8d6970684 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Evil Eye <malusluminis@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 20:33:00 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Allow skills to be fortified by absorbing from a creature

---
 apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spelleffects.cpp | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spelleffects.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spelleffects.cpp
index 2b3fe1dc29..b8fa903b23 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spelleffects.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spelleffects.cpp
@@ -840,9 +840,10 @@ namespace MWMechanics
                 }
                 break;
             case ESM::MagicEffect::AbsorbSkill:
-                if (!godmode && target.getClass().isNpc())
+                if (!godmode)
                 {
-                    damageSkill(target, effect, effect.mMagnitude);
+                    if (target.getClass().isNpc())
+                        damageSkill(target, effect, effect.mMagnitude);
                     if (!caster.isEmpty() && caster.getClass().isNpc())
                         fortifySkill(caster, effect, effect.mMagnitude);
                 }