Perfect Touch Works on Essential NPCs
⚪ Last updated 2017⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.8% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
📋 About This Mod
What's it do?
Ever find it funny how the Perfect Touch perk only works for people you have no intention of using it on? I thought the original purpose of the perk was so you could acquire unique armors, unobtainable in the vanilla game (for the most case), but I guess Bethesda had other plans.
In any case, with this mod, you can pickpocket the clothes off anyone you wish, provided you have higher than a 0% chance (I didn't touch the percentages), and even then, anything is possible with a tactical paralysis potion. This means that if you see a piece of unique armor you want, you can have it, no matter who's wearing it!
Now a word of warning, the way this perk works in vanilla Skyrim works that way for a reason. I don't personally know why, but it's probably something along the lines of those armors being rare for the sake of being rare, and if you could just steal them over and over it wouldn't really make them rare. If you're okay with those armors losing their actual value then go ahead and use this mod, but I'd just suggest thinking twice. There's also the possibility that looting certain armors from certain NPCs may cause problems, but I can't confirm that (and it's unlikely). Who knows really, Bethesda crazy sometimes.
Also a tip, to get an NPC's inventory to refresh you have to clear it out. That means take EVERYTHING and leave for 24 hours. Enjoy! :)
Compatibility:
This mod will be incompatible with anything that changes the Perfect Touch perk, meaning it probably won't work. It might work if you place it lower than the other mod, but I'm not sure how that would affect the other mod.Check out my other mods!
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Perfect Touch Works on Essential NPCs is a small stealth mod for Skyrim that removes the restriction preventing the Perfect Touch perk from working on essential NPCs. It has 398 endorsements and was last updated in November 2017, making it a stable, niche fix for stealth players.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Directly fixes a frustrating limitation for stealth builds (398 endorsements show it's appreciated)
- Simple, focused change that does exactly what it says without extra bloat
- Stable and hasn't needed updates since 2017, which is a good sign for compatibility
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects essential NPCs, so if you rarely pickpocket essential characters, this mod won't change much
- No updates since 2017, so it might not be tested with the latest Skyrim versions or other mods
- Potential conflicts with other mods that alter the Perfect Touch perk or essential NPC behavior
For stealth-focused Skyrim players who are tired of not being able to pickpocket essential NPCs and want to expand their thieving options. If you're a completionist who likes to steal from everyone, this is a must-have. Skip it if you rarely use the Perfect Touch perk or don't care about essential NPCs.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure to load this mod after any other perk overhauls to ensure the change takes effect.
- If you're using a mod manager, you can preview the file to confirm it only contains the necessary scripts.
- Test pickpocketing an essential NPC early to verify the mod works with your load order.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- GallumX
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Downloads
- 10,599
- Endorsements
- 398
- Category
- Stealth
- Created
- 11/30/2017
- Updated
- 11/30/2017
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