Potion

Type: ALCH
Papyrus: Potion Script

A potion is a collection of Magic Effects which are applied when consumed by an Actor.

Editor Dialog

• ID: The ID, also referred to as Editor ID, is used by the Creation Kit to uniquely identify this record within a Data File.
• Name: This object's name as it will appear within user interface menus or when the player looks at it.
• Desc: The object's description as it will appear within user interface menus.
• Script: Used to select a script for this object. This property is depreciated, obsolete, or does not appear to be used by the game.
• Inventory Image: The Texture File to use for an inventory image. This property is depreciated, obsolete, or does not appear to be used by the game.
• Message Icon: The Texture File that will be used for this object's message icon. This property is depreciated, obsolete, or does not appear to be used by the game.
• Model: The 3D Model File that will be used when this object is placed in the game world.
• Add Destruction Data: Allows you to configure the objects destruction data with the Destructible Object Data editor.
• Use Sound: The Sound Descriptor played when the object is used or consumed.
• Pickup Sound: The Sound Descriptor played when the object is picked up.
• Putdown Sound: The Sound Descriptor played when the object is dropped.
• Crafting Sound: The Sound Descriptor played when the object is crafted.
• Addiction: The Spell to apply when this potion has become addicting.
  • Name:
  • Chance:
• Equip Type: Used for weapons.
• Preview Transform: A Transform applies positioning to a Model File. These may be used when previewing objects within the Creation Kit or in-game user interface menus.
• Weight: The weight of this object which represents how heavy it is.
• Results:
• Keywords: A list of Keywords that signal information to other Game Systems.
• Flags
  • Food Item: Food items must always be tagged as a Food Item.
  • Medicine: Aid items can be left untagged, or tagged Medicine.
  • Poison: Poison items can be left untagged, or tagged Poison.

Effect Item

An Effect Item is an entry in a collection of Magic Effects.

• Casting Type: Determined by the parent object this Effect Item applies to.
• Delivery: Restricts the type of Magic Effect that may be used.
• Effect: The Magic Effect to use.
• Magnitude: The 'strength' of the effect.
• Area: The radius of the effect in feet.
• Duration: The duration of the effect. Duration is never applied to 'constant effects'.
  • s: The duration will represent the time in seconds.
  • m: The duration will represent the time in minutes.
  • h: The duration will represent the time in hours.
  • d: The duration will represent the time in days.
  • Taper Duration: The value is automatically calculated.
  • Full Duration: The value is automatically calculated.
• Auto-Calculated Costs
  • Effect Base: The value is automatically calculated.
  • Effect Total: The value is automatically calculated.
  • Spell Total: The value is automatically calculated.
  • Spell Level: The value is automatically calculated.
• Conditions
  • <<: Moves the selected entry toward the top of the list.
  • >>: Moves the selected entry toward the bottom of the list.
  • New: Adds a new entry to the list.

Notes

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See Also

• Magic Effect
• Effect Item
• Magic Category