I am wondering if Papyrus scripts attached to things are instantiated or just used.

For example, if I have a magicEffect, with a script attached to it, and the script keeps track of something, counting onHit() events for example, via a 'int counter' variable. If I apply this magicEffect to 5 different actors, does each actor have an 'instance' of my script, and their own independent 'counter' variable? Or do I need to define a list of Actors[5] and counter[5] in my script to keep track of this independently for each?

Thanks!

Each script on an object is it's on instance. So the same script attached to two different objects will behave independently of each other

Wonderful. Thanks!

And a few more questions, please....

1. For this same magicEffect, I presume that any variables I use in the script (not properties) will be destroyed with the object, presumably after onEffectFinish()?

2. If I want to store how information pertaining to different factions, like how many members of each faction I have killed, what is a good way of doing this in my script. I can make a formList of factions, but unless it is guaranteed never to change in size, I cannot make an array to match it in my script, as dynamic arrays are not supported.

3. Can another script be instantiated in a script? If I want to use a separate script as a simple data container, what is the best script object to inherit from, and can it be instantiated within the script itself? If it can be instantiated, how can it be destroyed - will setting to 'None' do so?

Thanks again.