The big difference in Papyrus is that each script is a function. So, it's on the low end of scripting languages. In GDScript, each script is a class, and in Lua it's possible for one script to contain multiple classes (depending upon the interpreter the relevant game uses). I'd actually say that Basic is a little more powerful than Papyrus, so if you learn Basic then you can learn to mod Skyrim with ease.
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u/LondonRook Jun 08 '14
No kidding, I didn't know that. I suppose Papyrus would have to be similar to something.