From d2958a17faa3346203127b8dd4ce32b6aacaf6cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Evil Eye <malusluminis@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2025 22:13:03 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Make Absorb Skill safe for creatures

---
 CHANGELOG.md                             | 1 +
 apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spelleffects.cpp | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 830ab93094..78a65d7557 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
     Bug #8650: Some plants turn invisible when being called types.Container.inventory(cont):isResolved()
     Bug #8680: Dead ancestor ghosts stop being dust when you rest near them
     Bug #8686: openmw-cs: Crash when smoothing terrain of a not-yet-created cell.
+    Bug #8710: Absorb Skill breaks on creatures
     Feature #2522: Support quick item transfer
     Feature #3740: Gamepad GUI Mode
     Feature #3769: Allow GetSpellEffects on enchantments
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spelleffects.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spelleffects.cpp
index c2a7924c77..85fa14b09b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spelleffects.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spelleffects.cpp
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
                 else if (!godmode)
                 {
                     damageSkill(target, effect, effect.mMagnitude);
-                    if (!caster.isEmpty())
+                    if (!caster.isEmpty() && caster.getClass().isNpc())
                         fortifySkill(caster, effect, effect.mMagnitude);
                 }
                 break;
@@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
             {
                 const auto caster = world->searchPtrViaActorId(spellParams.getCasterActorId());
                 restoreSkill(target, effect, effect.mMagnitude);
-                if (!caster.isEmpty())
+                if (!caster.isEmpty() && caster.getClass().isNpc())
                     fortifySkill(caster, effect, -effect.mMagnitude);
             }
             break;