Requiem adds a variety of keywords to the game. Some of them are used directly ingame for various Requiem features, while others are used to influence the behavior of the Reqtificator, our preprocessing tool and automated patch generator.

This reference covers the keywords we consider the most relevant ones. If a keyword you're interested in is not listed here, please reach out to us to inquire about its usage.

Keywords used by ingame features

These keywords are directly used by various ingame features of Requiem. Some of them are added via rules to the records when running the Reqtificator.

"Distributed by Reqtificator" in the table below means that these keywords are usually added to the records by the Reqtificator. In cases where the rules defined by Requiem don't yield the desired outcome, you can always attach the desired keyword directly to a record to bypass a rule for this particular record.

Keyword	Applied to	Description
REQ_AmmoWeight_...	ammunitions	defines the weight of the ammunition object, which is emulated via scripts
REQ_Armor_Resistance_... (distributed by the Reqtificator)	armors (cuirass)	defines the extra armor rating against specific damage types, most notably ranged attacks
REQ_ArmorPiercingArrow_Tier...	arrows	defines the armor penetration power of the arrow, higher tiers are more powerful
REQ_ArmorPiercingBolt_Tier...	bolts	defines the armor penetration power of the bolt, higher tiers are more powerful
REQ_DamageType_... (distributed by the Reqtificator)	weapons	defines the damage type of the weapon, used e.g. for creatures' natural resistances
REQ_Tempering_... (distributed by the Reqtificator)	weapons and armors	determines which smithing perk grants a tempering bonus for the item

Keywords used by the Reqtificator

Altering the Reqtificator's behavior on a per record level

These keywords can be attached to individual records to change the Reqtificator's behavior for a single record.

Keyword	Applied to	Description
RFTI_Exclusions_NoArmorTypeKeyword	armors	no changes to armor type keywords
RFTI_Exclusions_NoArmorRatingRescale	armors	no changes to armor rating
RFTI_Exclusions_NoBowSpeedRescale	ranged weapons	no changes to attack speed, no tagging as heavy bow/crossbow
RFTI_Exclusions_NoDamageRescale	ammunition and weapons	no changes to damage
RFTI_Exclusions_NoWeaponReachRescale	melee weapons	no changes to weapon reach

Keywords used as identifiers for the automated rules

The Reqtificator offers the possibility to define rules that automatically distribute additional keywords to weapons and armors based on the keywords they already have. A similar feature is available for actors to distribute perks and spells based on conditions.

The keywords listed below are used exclusively as input for these rules and have no direct ingame usage.

Keyword	Applied to	Description
REQ_ArmorSet_...	armors	set identifiers used to distribute keywords automatically (e.g. for tempering), every armor is part of exactly one set