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i have a crazy question
what if you summon a lich , then kill it and get the staff it's carrying???
can you do that???

No you can't. When you kill a summoned creature it just disappears, it doesn't fall or anything. Also you can't pickpocket them (Or if you can, they have nothing)

ETA::

Just about the only things you can gain from a summoned creature are skill practice (Magic, bow, blade, etc.. block even) and filled soul gems (You can still gather souls from killing them with a soul trap active.

but what i read isn't like what you said
Here, Read the NOTES on this page:
http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Summon

Ah like that yeah you could do that.. not sure what kind of staff it has though.. I think I may try this, to see if you can.

Also, I'm not even sure if the lich has a staff lol.. I need to look XD

I'm gonna try it really fast, be right back

yeah it works just tried it, it had a Greater Staff of Ruin for my summon (I think it varies)

Disintegrate Weapon 75 points on touch
1600/1600 13 charges
786g
10 lbs

wow are you serious???
does it have a different staff every times you summon it???
if it does, then we could get every powerful staff in the game hahahaha
besides, i can't do it now, just asking to make sure if it work because i'm not a master of conjuration yet

I don't know if it changes with every summon, but the comment on the wiki about the 'sometimes enchanted weapons' bit makes me think that maybe it does change.

However, though it's an OK staff, there are much better in Cyrodiil.. nothing to get too excited about.

Besides, with 10 lbs per staff, that could get heavy. A proper pure mage (IE all magic, on melee) wouldn't have the strength to carry 12 staffs, their robes, potions of various kinds, loot, gold, and all that.

Yup. I've done this thing several times, especially on Dremora for enchanted weapons. You can do it on anything, but some I remember don't carry things they should, like no Bonemeal on Skeletons. Can't remember who does and doesn't carry though.