Class

The Class Form, used on the Actor Stats Tab, allows you to specify how an Actor will distribute the attribute and skill bonuses they gain based on their level. It also affects a few other systems, such as Bleedout for Essential Actors and skill training for Trainers.

Class is only applicable to NPCs. It has no meaning for the player.

Data Fields

• ID: The Form ID of the object.
• Full Name: A label to identify the class. Not displayed in game.
• Auto-Calc Other:
  • Recharge is not used. If Training is marked, this NPC is a Skill Trainer, and can train the player in the selected skill to the selected maximum value.
  • Bleedout Default: If the Actor is Essential or Protected, and their health falls below this ratio, they enter the Bleedout state and drop to one knee until their health recovers. This is typically set to 0.1, which means that Bleedout occurs when the Actor's health falls below 10%.
• Voice Points: The pool of 'Voice Points' the Actor has for Shouts. Has no effect if the Actor has no Shouts.
• Description: Not displayed in the game.
• Menu Image: Not used.

Attribute and Skill Weights

• Attribute Weights: For Actors above Level 1, these weights determine how the Actor distributes the Health, Magicka and Stamina bonuses they gain based on their level. Like the player, all Actors gain 10 points to distribute per level (this value comes from the iAVDhmsLevelUp gamesetting).
  • For Example, say Health = 1, Magicka = 2, Stamina = 3. An Actor at Level 7 has a total of 60 HMS points to distribute. 1/6 of them are given to Health, 2/6 to Magicka, and 3/6 to Stamina. So the NPC has +10 Health, +20 Magicka, and +30 Stamina.
• Skill Weight: For Actors above Level 1, these weights determine how the Actor distributes the Skill Points based on their level. For each level above Level 1, the Actor gains a number of skill points equal to the iAVDskillsLevelUp gamesetting (8).
  • For Example, say One-handed = 3, Light Armor = 2, Archery = 2, Block = 1. An Actor at Level 9 has a total of 80 skill points to distribute. 3/8 of them are given to One-Handed, 2/8 to Light Armor, 2/8 to Archery, and 1/8 to Block. So the NPC has a 30 point One-handed skill bonus, a 20 point Light Armor bonus, a 20 point Archery bonus, and a 10 point Block bonus.
  • Most default classes in Skyrim have two skills set to 3, two skills set to 2 and one skill set to 1.