Olympia: The Age of Gods PBEM (Oct 4 2000)
3.3.11: Summary of study
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The category skill must be learned before a sub-skill within the
category may be studied.
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Category skills must be learned from a teacher. Teachable subskills are
learned faster when a teacher is available. Unteachable subskills
cannot be taught.
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Teachers include: some cities, other nobles using the
teach
command, and books of instruction.
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Guild skills are only taught within guilds.
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Beginning study of any skill costs 100 gold.
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Payment of Noble Points may be required to begin learning some advanced
skills.
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An additional Noble Point is required for every category skill in excess
of three known by a noble. However, no charge is made when learning
Basic Religion [3500] or Advanced Sorcery [3300], and they are ignored
when counting the category skills known by a noble.
- Diminishing returns from multiple studies within a month:
- First week: 7/7
- Second week: 4/7
- Third week: 2/7
- Fourth week: 1/7
- Once a skill is known, further
study
of that skill has no
effect.
- Study points substitute for a source of instruction for the skills
Combat, Shipcraft, Construction, Forestry, Mining, Ranger and Trading.