Book

Type: BOOK
Papyrus: Book Script. ObjectReference Script

Books include text that can be read by the player or "teach" a Spell or Perk. The Book object is found within the Object Window under the Items Category.

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.
• Weight: The weight of this object which represents how heavy it is.
• Value: The object's value in caps which determines its worth to vendors.
• Teaching:
  • Advance Actor Value:
  • Add Spell: The book adds the selected Spell to the player when read.
  • Add Perk: The book adds the selected Perk to the player when read.
  • None of the above: The book has no teaching qualities.
• 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.
• World Art: The 3D Model File as seen in the world.
• Inventory Art: The 3D model that appears in the inventory. Contains additional details for the book interface. Contains additional details for the book interface.
• 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.
• Add Destruction Data: Allows you to configure the objects destruction data with the Destructible Object Data editor.
• Can't be Taken:
• Pickup Sound: The Sound Descriptor played when the object is picked up.
• Putdown Sound: The Sound Descriptor played when the object is dropped.
• Featured Item Message:
• Description: The object's description as it will appear within user interface menus.
• Book Text: The text content of the book. Text Replacement may be used here.
• Text Offset XY:
• Scripts: Papyrus scripts may be added, removed, and their properties edited.
  • Add: Adds a papyrus script to this object.
  • Remove: Removes the selected papyrus script from this object.
  • Properties: Shows the papyrus property editor for the selected script.
• Keywords: A list of Keywords that signal information to other Game Systems.

See Also

• Spell
• Perk
• Text Replacement
• Items Category