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MANGOTANGO: /* Signature Guild Abilities */

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Signature Guild Abilities

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	===Signature Guild Abilities===		===Signature Guild Abilities===

	One of the hallmarks of the Moon Mage is her connection to the [[Plane_of_Probability\|Plane of Probability]]. By studying the heavenly bodies, she is able to catch obscure glimpses of future events, permitting her to make [[Predictions\|predictions]] to help her and her allies, or curse her foes~~. She has access to a unique form of [[Moon_Mage_Enchanting\|enchanting]], used to inscribe the sigils of celestial bodies, rendering mundane objects into powerful magical artifacts~~.		One of the hallmarks of the Moon Mage is her connection to the [[Plane_of_Probability\|Plane of Probability]]. By studying the heavenly bodies, she is able to catch obscure glimpses of future events, permitting her to make [[Predictions\|predictions]] to help her and her allies, or curse her foes.

	The most famous attribute of the Moon Mage, though, is her capacity to travel great distances in the blink of an eye. At first, she may only have the power to [[Teleport]] herself a short distance to a strategically-placed [[Focus_Moonbeam\|Moonbeam]], perhaps one that she has [[SM\|shifted]] to a friend she has [[Locate\|located]]. With training, she will soon find herself able to open a [[Moon Gate]], permitting others to travel as she does. An experienced Moon Mage can [[Astral_travel\|enter and exit]] the [[Astral Plane]] through the shards of the shattered moon [[Grazhir]], connecting far-flung regions of the realms via a short (though incredibly dangerous) sojourn through another dimension. This art has the perhaps misleadingly tranquil name of [[Astral_Travel\|Walking the Ways]]. Powerful mages can [[Astral_travel\|Walk the Ways]] from anywhere; these are true masters of inter-planar travel. The strongest of the Moon Mages can open [[Riftal_Summons\|rifts]] as if from thin air, permitting those on the other side to pass through to the mage's location.		The most famous attribute of the Moon Mage, though, is her capacity to travel great distances in the blink of an eye. At first, she may only have the power to [[Teleport]] herself a short distance to a strategically-placed [[Focus_Moonbeam\|Moonbeam]], perhaps one that she has [[SM\|shifted]] to a friend she has [[Locate\|located]]. With training, she will soon find herself able to open a [[Moon Gate]], permitting others to travel as she does. An experienced Moon Mage can [[Astral_travel\|enter and exit]] the [[Astral Plane]] through the shards of the shattered moon [[Grazhir]], connecting far-flung regions of the realms via a short (though incredibly dangerous) sojourn through another dimension. This art has the perhaps misleadingly tranquil name of [[Astral_Travel\|Walking the Ways]]. Powerful mages can [[Astral_travel\|Walk the Ways]] from anywhere; these are true masters of inter-planar travel. The strongest of the Moon Mages can open [[Riftal_Summons\|rifts]] as if from thin air, permitting those on the other side to pass through to the mage's location.

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Starting Spell Choices

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	===Starting Spell Choices===		===Starting Spell Choices===
			New Moon mages have access to [[Apprentice spells]]. From 1st to 10th circle, you will now have free access to the Burden, Ease Burden, Manifest Force and Strange Arrow spells. These free spells are removed at 11th circle, at which point you will need to use scrolls or permanently memorize one to continue using it.

	Choosing starting spells for a Moon mage can be a rather daunting task, especially considering that the sheer volume of paths one can take and that the number of prerequisite spells is large compared to other guilds. One first needs to make the decision if you are going to learn towards or away from combat, since Moon mages can be successful anywhere on the spectrum since they have no actual combat skill requirements. A neutral approach can also be successful and each has their own benefits and issues to deal with.		Choosing starting spells for a Moon mage can be a rather daunting task, especially considering that the sheer volume of paths one can take and that the number of prerequisite spells is large compared to other guilds. One first needs to make the decision if you are going to learn towards or away from combat, since Moon mages can be successful anywhere on the spectrum since they have no actual combat skill requirements. A neutral approach can also be successful and each has their own benefits and issues to deal with.

MOTHRA: /* Now What? */

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Now What?

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	===~~Now~~ ~~What?~~===		===See Also===
			*[[Moon_Mage_books_and_lore\|Library resources and lore of interest to Moon Mages]]
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	(more to come)

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Training Arcana

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	To train arcana, you will want to charge and invoke [[cambrinth]] items. These come in all shapes and sizes, from a couple mana streams to over a hundred. The most efficient way to train arcana is to charge the item with as much as you can, on every cast. How much is this? Ideally, this will be the amount at which you wish to cast your spell, minus the minimum harness. You cannot prepare the spell at less than the minimum harness, and so this procedure puts as much into the object as is safe to do. There are two limitations to this, which are that you may not have the ranks in arcana to actually charge as much as you want into an item at first, and that the object you have may not be able to take all of the charge. Supposing you can cast a spell at M streams, with a minimum of m, then the general procedure will be to prepare the spell at m streams, charge the cambrinth item with (M-m) streams, invoke it, and then cast the spell when it’s ready. If you have a worn cambrinth item, like an armband, you will eventually be able to charge and invoke this item while wearing it, though at first you will need to remove it and hold it to do so.		To train arcana, you will want to charge and invoke [[cambrinth]] items. These come in all shapes and sizes, from a couple mana streams to over a hundred. The most efficient way to train arcana is to charge the item with as much as you can, on every cast. How much is this? Ideally, this will be the amount at which you wish to cast your spell, minus the minimum harness. You cannot prepare the spell at less than the minimum harness, and so this procedure puts as much into the object as is safe to do. There are two limitations to this, which are that you may not have the ranks in arcana to actually charge as much as you want into an item at first, and that the object you have may not be able to take all of the charge. Supposing you can cast a spell at M streams, with a minimum of m, then the general procedure will be to prepare the spell at m streams, charge the cambrinth item with (M-m) streams, invoke it, and then cast the spell when it’s ready. If you have a worn cambrinth item, like an armband, you will eventually be able to charge and invoke this item while wearing it, though at first you will need to remove it and hold it to do so.

			Another option, if you are able to find one, is to use a [[sanowret crystal]]. They are not commonly sold, but may be found at some festivals, or for sale by other players. To use one, either GAZE or EXHALE while holding it in your hand, or while wearing it. Not all sanowret crystals are wearable.

	==[[Survival]] and [[Lore]] Skills==		==[[Survival]] and [[Lore]] Skills==

SCHULTZS3: The "Training Attunement" section was completely wrong, talking about room-based power-walking, not lunar PP

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The "Training Attunement" section was completely wrong, talking about room-based power-walking, not lunar PP

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	===[[Attunement\|Training Attunement]]===		===[[Attunement\|Training Attunement]]===

			Training Attunement is different for the Lunar Guilds (once just Moon Mage, now Traders are Lunar magic users as well). Instead of room-based attunement with mana differing in each room, and with perceiving mana in each room before moving on (known as "power walking") to train attunement; lunar mana is universal, it is the same in EVERY room. The mana level instead differs by each spellbook the lunar user has, and the mana available for that spellbook varies based on the position and phase of the moons, as well as how many planets one can perceive based on skill. This means that a novice who can't sense any planets is at the complete mercy of the moons, while a high-level moon mage is not as hindered as much when the moons are at the new moon phase and set below the horizon.
	It is common, but by no means universal, for attunement to be a moon mage's first magic skill. Broadly speaking, attunement governs the size of your pool of available mana streams. This is of obvious importance: the higher your attunement, the more spells you can cast at a given harness before you need to recover. Training attunement is straight-forward, you simply PERCEIVE MANA in a room. There is a per-room timer on the training of this skill (120 seconds), which means that you will not learn from successive perceives until the requisite time has elapsed from the initial one. This suggests two methods to train attunement. You can move from room to room, perceiving the mana in each one ("power walking"), and you can build perceive calls into a bigger training loop, for example by doing it every so often when you hunt, or after every pair of socks you knit.

			Because of this greater complication, the lunar-attuned mage senses a whole lot more than just the room mana. PERC HELP is of good help, as it will list what options you can use.

			The Moon Mage (or Trader) trains attunement from perceiving all the various things. Each of the 3 moons, each of the 4 spellbooks (3 for Traders), the PLANETs, MOONBEAMs, the AREA, and WATCHERs observing the area magically. For the 3 moons, MOONS can be used to combine the perception for all 3 moons. MANA can be used to combine the 4 spellbooks.

			Perceiving the moons also trains Astrology slightly as you observe their position in the sky, except when low-skill and you can't tell precisely where they are set below the horizon.

	===[[Arcana\|Training Arcana]]===		===[[Arcana\|Training Arcana]]===

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KTHULHUKID: /* Lore Skills */

2016-07-09T22:54:44Z

Lore Skills

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	===[[Lore\|Lore Skills]]===		===[[Lore\|Lore Skills]]===
	Being Lore secondary, you'll want to use combat [[Tactics]] to your advantage. You'll also probably want to pick up a [[crafting\|craft]]. [[Forging]] isn’t a bad choice, as it will improve the power of your [[Moonblade]] if you choose to use it, though [[Enchanting]], a currently unreleased [[crafting\|craft]], will likely be a better choice for Moon Mages. [[Scholarship]] can be earned from [[Scholarship#teaching\|classes]] and studying star charts, [[Performance]] can be learned while playing instruments, and [[Appraisal]] can be learned either by APPRAISEing creatures or gear.		Being Lore secondary, you'll want to use combat [[Tactics]] to your advantage. You'll also probably want to pick up a [[crafting\|craft]]. [[Forging]] isn’t a bad choice, as it will improve the power of your [[Moonblade]] if you choose to use it, though [[Enchanting]], a currently unreleased [[crafting\|craft]], will likely be a better choice for Moon Mages. [[Scholarship]] can be earned from [[Scholarship#teaching\|classes]] and studying star charts, [[Performance]] can be learned while playing instruments, and [[Appraisal]] can be learned either by APPRAISEing creatures or gear, or ASSESSing your musical instrument.

	==Getting Started==		==Getting Started==

KTHULHUKID: /* Training Philosophy */

2016-05-19T23:13:17Z

Training Philosophy

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	* [[Survival]]: [[Evasion]], [[Stealth]], [[Perception]], [[Skinning]], [[Locksmithing]], [[Athletics]], [[Outdoorsmanship]], [[First Aid]]		* [[Survival]]: [[Evasion]], [[Stealth]], [[Perception]], [[Skinning]], [[Locksmithing]], [[Athletics]], [[Outdoorsmanship]], [[First Aid]]
	* [[Lore_skillset\|Lore]]: [[Scholarship]], [[Appraisal]], [[Tactics]]		* [[Lore_skillset\|Lore]]: [[Scholarship]], [[Appraisal]], [[Tactics]]
	* [[Weapon_skillset\|Weapons]]: [[Parry]], [[Missile_Mastery\|Missile ~~Mastey~~]], [[Melee_Mastery\|Melee ~~Mastey~~]], [[Small_Edged\|Small Edged]], [[Small_blunt\|Small Blunt]], [[Light_thrown\|Light Thrown]], [[Bow_skill\|Bow]], [[Crossbow_skill\|Crossbow]], [[Slings_skill\|Sling]]		* [[Weapon_skillset\|Weapons]]: [[Parry]], [[Missile_Mastery\|Missile Mastery]], [[Melee_Mastery\|Melee Mastery]], [[Small_Edged\|Small Edged]], [[Small_blunt\|Small Blunt]], [[Light_thrown\|Light Thrown]], [[Bow_skill\|Bow]], [[Crossbow_skill\|Crossbow]], [[Slings_skill\|Sling]]
	* [[Armor_skillset\|Armor]]: [[Defending]], [[Shield_skill\|Shields]], [[Light_Armor\|Light Armor]], [[Chain_Armor\|Chain Armor]], [[Brigandine_armor\|Brigandine armor]], [[Plate_armor\|Plate armor]]		* [[Armor_skillset\|Armor]]: [[Defending]], [[Shield_skill\|Shields]], [[Light_Armor\|Light Armor]], [[Chain_Armor\|Chain Armor]], [[Brigandine_armor\|Brigandine armor]], [[Plate_armor\|Plate armor]]

FLINT-TIPPED: /* Observing the cosmos */

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Observing the cosmos

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	You can start by {{com\|OBSERVE}} {{tt\|SKY}}, which will show you all the celestial objects you can perceive. You cannot immediately observe all objects in the sky, however. As you circle, your guild leader will teach you how to understand more and more celestial objects. To make an observation, just {{com\|OBSERVE}} {{tt\|<target>}}. Keep in mind that when just starting out daytime gazing will be much easier, the easiest observation is {{com\|OBSERVE}} {{tt\|SUN}}.		You can start by {{com\|OBSERVE}} {{tt\|SKY}}, which will show you all the celestial objects you can perceive. You cannot immediately observe all objects in the sky, however. As you circle, your guild leader will teach you how to understand more and more celestial objects. To make an observation, just {{com\|OBSERVE}} {{tt\|<target>}}. Keep in mind that when just starting out daytime gazing will be much easier, the easiest observation is {{com\|OBSERVE}} {{tt\|SUN}}.

	'''Note:''' There is a 2 minute cooldown on observations of celestial objects.		'''Note:''' There is a 2 minute cooldown on observations of celestial objects. <br />
			Highlighting the observation cooldown timer message below will help you maintain consistent and regular astrology training. <br />
			'''You feel you have sufficiently pondered your latest observation'''

	Each of celestial object governs a skillset: Defense, Event, Lore, Magic, Offense, Survival and All. Each time you observe an object, it adds a bit of knowledge to a prediction pool of that skillset. If you {{com\|PREDICT}} {{tt\|STATE <skillset>}}, you will see how much you have learned about that skillset from observing the heavens. Detailed information about heavenly bodies, what skillsets they govern, and when they are visible is captured in the [[Star chart\|star chart]].		Each of celestial object governs a skillset: Defense, Event, Lore, Magic, Offense, Survival and All. Each time you observe an object, it adds a bit of knowledge to a prediction pool of that skillset. If you {{com\|PREDICT}} {{tt\|STATE <skillset>}}, you will see how much you have learned about that skillset from observing the heavens. Detailed information about heavenly bodies, what skillsets they govern, and when they are visible is captured in the [[Star chart\|star chart]].