test example

begin R_HouseLab_propertyNote

short PCSkipEquip
short state

if ( MenuMode )
elseif ( OnActivate )
	Activate
	set state to 1 ; flag for activated
	set PCSkipEquip to 1
endif

if ( PCSkipEquip )
else
	return
endif
set PCSkipEquip to 0

; your logic below
; MessageBox "This runs when activating or equipping the book!"

if ( state ) ; activated
	set state to 0
else ; equipped
	if ( R_HouseLab_noteTaken )
	else
		set R_HouseLab_noteTaken to 1
	endif
endif

short i1
set i1 to ( GetJournalIndex "R_HouseLab_TheAshpileMatter" )
if ( i1 == 10 )
	Journal "R_HouseLab_TheAshpileMatter" 80
elseif ( i1 == 30 )
	Journal "R_HouseLab_TheAshpileMatter" 40
elseif ( i1 == 60 )
	Journal "R_HouseLab_TheAshpileMatter" 70
else
	set i1 to 0
endif

if ( i1 )
		AddTopic "Legion corpse"
endif

end