I was wondering about if it was possible to take away an item after an NPC dies so as to keep it away from the player.

Is this possible, and how?
ST

Yes. Attach this script to the NPC:

if ( getHealth <= 0 )	removeitem, "ITEM_ID", 1endif

Replace "ITEM_ID" with the item you wish to remove.

I shoulda been able to figure that out, but thanx!

ST

Just an interesting alternative but you could add:

if ( OnActivate )     returnendif

As a plus it would stop any item from being removed from the NPC whilst alive or dead, as well as prevent pickpocketing it and taking it from the body whilst fatigue is depleted but on the negative side it would prevent initiating dialogue...

Technicly, it would be better to do it like so

if ( getHealth <= 0 )	if ( getItemCount "ITEM_ID" > 0 )		removeitem, "ITEM_ID", 1	endifendif

As otherwise the item is continually removed.

Optimization, optimization.. you're right though.

It really depends on the item which one to use doesnt it? If it was called WAF_SDS_A_DSS i think the removing immedietly would be better.

They both remove it immediately on death, but mine infinitely removes the item. This causes no error for NPCs other than giving them negative weight (removing an item that's not there doesn't cause an error, but it does remove the weight of the item from the player, allowing his weight to go below 0).

You could also use if ( onDeath == 1 ) to test for the death of the actor, which essentially does what Yacoby suggested. However, if the NPC has more than one item of that ID, it will only remove one.

You could removeitem id_xxx 200 on death, just to be sure

The NPC is dead so what does it matter

Better to only remove what you need to.. no need for senseless de-optimization.