If you want to try out some other commands, check out our long list of them right here. Id like to take away 1000 gold from the player but ONLY if the player has that amount of money avaliable. The issue I have is 0 papyrus experience. The Wikia article Console Commands (Skyrim) has this to say about the command: Use on a merchant to set the amount of barter gold. You can use one of the codes from the list below to fill out the Item ID, then add the amount of that item you want and hit enter! That's all you need to do, the item should end up in your inventory if you've done everything correctly. of 3 - Scripting Advice: Script to take gold from player - posted in Skyrim Creation Kit and Modders: Im currently working on a mod where I would like the player to optionally buy a key to a small cabin for a simple player home.