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The Astral Guide is an enchantment used to help guide and protect a mage traveling through the [[Astral Plane]].
The Astral Guide is a [[guild association is::Moon Mage|Moon Mage]] [[page type is::ability|enchantment]] used to help guide and protect someone traveling through the [[Astral Plane]].




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=== Components ===
=== Components ===
*A random Imbued item
*A random Imbued item
*An un-enchanted beacon shard
*An un-enchanted [[Celestial Beacon|beacon shard]]
*[[Enchanter's Burin]]
*[[Enchanter's Burin]]
*Celestial sigil of the [[Katamba]], [[Yavash]], [[Xibar]], [[Shrew (constellation)|Shrew]], [[Unicorn (constellation)|Unicorn]], [[Durgaulda]], and [[Scales (constellation)|Scales]]
*Celestial sigil of the [[Katamba]], [[Yavash]], [[Xibar]], [[Shrew (constellation)|Shrew]], [[Unicorn (constellation)|Unicorn]], [[Durgaulda]], and [[Scales (constellation)|Scales]]
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===Steps===
===Steps===


* Part One: The Cradle of Moons
* Part One: [[The Cradle of Moons]]
#[[Imbue]] the item to be used
#[[Imbue]] the item to be used
#{{com|Scribe}}, activate, and bind the [[Katamba|Katamba]]
#{{com|Scribe}}, activate, and bind the [[Katamba|Katamba]]
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#Scribe, activate, and bind the [[Xibar|Xibar]]
#Scribe, activate, and bind the [[Xibar|Xibar]]


* Part Two: [[The Crystal Mind]] (Before attempting to create another Crystal Mind, wait for the message 'Your psyche feels whole again'. This should take approximately 2-3m after creating a Crystal Mind)
* Part Two: The Crystal Mind
#Scribe [[Shrew (constellation)|Shrew]] onto the beacon shard
#Scribe [[Shrew (constellation)|Shrew]] onto the beacon shard
#Scribe, activate, and bind the [[Unicorn (constellation)|Unicorn]]
#Scribe, activate, and bind the [[Unicorn (constellation)|Unicorn]]
#Scribe, activate, and bind the [[Durgaulda]]
#Scribe, activate, and bind the [[Durgaulda]]
#Scribe, activate, and bind the [[Scales (constellation)|Scales]]
#Scribe, activate, and bind the [[Scales (constellation)|Scales]]
#{{com|INVOKE}} the crystal immediately (it goes bad quickly and is then useless)
#{{com|INVOKE}} the crystal immediately, otherwise it goes bad quickly and is then useless. (This requires 100% concentration.)
#{{com|ALIGN}} to one of the four moons depending on whether you wish to set destinations or attributes <Grahzir to set destinations (any color crystal), Xibar for sanity protection (blue crystal only), Yavash for force (red crystal only), and Katamba for speed (black crystal only)>
#{{com|ALIGN}} to one of the four moons depending on whether you wish to set destinations or attributes <Grahzir to set destinations (any color crystal), Xibar for sanity protection (blue crystal only), Yavash for force (red crystal only), and Katamba for speed (black crystal only)>
# {{com|TAP}}/{{com|TOUCH}} one of the desired destination shards with the crystal (this must be done soon after it is created, but not immediately)
# {{com|TAP}}/{{com|TOUCH}} one of the desired destination shards with the crystal (this must be done soon after it is created, but not immediately.) This step must still be done for crystals that increase attributes, although it doesn't have to be one of the desired destination shards in this case.
#Set aside and let it age for around 22 days
#Set aside and let it age for around 2 (RL) days.


* Part Three: Combining and Finishing
* Part Three: Combining and Finishing
#Hold both the Cradle of Moons and the Crystal Mind and {{com|FOCUS}} on one to place the mind in the cradle
#Hold both the Cradle of Moons and the Crystal Mind and {{com|FOCUS}} on one to place the mind in the cradle
#Once the desired amount of Minds have been placed in the cradle begin to SCRIBE sigils on the Cradle till it catalyzes. <It doesn't matter what sigils are scribed onto it>
#Once the desired amount of Minds have been placed in the cradle begin to SCRIBE sigils on the Cradle until it catalyzes. The number of sigils required is tied to the level of the sigil (See [[Talk:Astral_Guide#Sigils_to_Catalyze|Sigils needed to catalyze]].)

* Additional Notes:
# It should be noted that the difficulty of the shard relative to the enchanter seem to matter. A failed attempt will say "An ''immense'' sense of confusion flows into your mind from the a smooth blue crystal." with no other messaging after it.
# The final, catalyzing part may take as much as around 20 to possibly 30 scribes. This was done alternating between Sun and Yavash sigils, until finally at night time twice [[Estrilda]], once [[Triquetra]], once [[Heron (constellation)|Heron]], and maybe about 2 more high level sigils.
# Each cradle may hold up to 5 minds. 2 Destinations, and up to 3 minds to enhance each of the 3 categories. Limited testing shows 1 mind to boost in each category makes astral travel for a Non-MM comparable to a Moon Mage doing it. In other words, making it work faster would require sacrifice in one department, such as concentration requirement.


== Use ==
== Use ==


Using the astral guide effectively bypasses the microcosm, taking a direct route from shard to shard. To use it, you simply {{com|RAISE}} the guide at the appropriate shard. This requires {{skill|Arcana}}, and more may be required for a less powerful guide. NonMagical-Users can use guides, but they still need the ranks.
# An [[Empath]] using the same guide will start struggling at exactly the same time whether or not she was holding any mana.
# Some guides seem to be more difficult to use than others, as it is possible to mess up the arcane incantation while {{com|RAISE}}ing the guide. This was comparing an NMU (with over 250 {{skill|Primary Magic|PM}} and 100 {{skill|Magical Devices|MD}}) against an Empath, however.
# Using the astral guide seems to bypass the microcosm, taking a direct route.

== Data Collection ==

Moon Mage with 300 PM 340 {{skill|Power Perception|PP}} 300 {{skill|Magical Devices|MD}} 260 {{skill|Astrology}} 210 ][[concentration]] makes a guide for [[Taniendar]] (Haven) to [[Marendin]] (Shard). The guide has 2 sanity protection (Xibar), 1 force (Yavash), 0 speed (Katamba)

Guide is "The gestalt mind is sane and will maintain its sanity under any stress. It reacts to its environment at a modest pace and can manipulate its environment only with exhaustive effort."

The Yavash mind for force may have been an angry mind, however. (mood states seem to matter, happier the better).

This guide allowed an empath with 230 concentration to BARELY travel between both shards, losing 20 concentration per room until the last room, losing 30 concentration.


==Notes==
==Notes==


* Astral Guides have an absolute minimum of 7 charges (an exception being the Astral Guide you get for the [[Astral Travel]] quest). Charges seem to be linked to sanity, and can get as high as 40 or more.
* Astral Guides typically have a minimum 7 charges depending on skill.


* The aging process of the Crystal Mind can be sped up by scribing the Celestial Sigil of the Shrew on it, though this can have consequences.
* The aging process of the Crystal Mind can be sped up by scribing the Celestial Sigil of the Shrew on it, though this can have consequences.


* The stages of Mind growth are:
* The stages of Mind growth are:
#10 minutes - infantile
#? - infantile
#1 hour - made of barely coherent energy
#? - made of barely coherent energy
#1 day - made of chaotic impulses
#? - made of chaotic impulses
#2 days - beginning to form simple patterns
#? - beginning to form simple patterns
#3 days - a series of repetitive patterns
#? - a series of repetitive patterns
#4 days - beginning to form complex patterns
#? - beginning to form complex patterns
#6 days - composed by the interplay of numerous psychic patterns
#? - composed by the interplay of numerous psychic patterns
#8 days - beginning to bring disparate patterns together into a gestalt
#? - beginning to bring disparate patterns together into a gestalt
#10 days - developing primal intelligence
#? - developing primal intelligence
#12 days - instinct-driven
#? - instinct-driven
#14 days - mimicing animal intelligence
#? - mimicking animal intelligence
#16 days - developing a sense of cunning
#? - developing a sense of cunning
#18 days - mimicing higher-order animal intelligence
#? - mimicking higher-order animal intelligence
#20 days - testing the limits of its environment
#? - testing the limits of its environment
#22 days - nearly sentient
#? - nearly sentient
#22+ days - sentient... but only for a little while*

* The Crystal Mind will only remain sentient for about 5 hours before becoming insane and useless.

* There MIGHT be some randomization to the timer in achieving sentient stage. When several minds were created and then used in a sequence, when the first one to be created became sentient, one of the latter ones was found to be insane.


* Astral Guide enchantments operate on a cooldown timer shared by [[Gwethsmasher]]s. If you have made a Gwethsmasher within 30 days, you cannot make a Guide. If you make a Guide, you cannot make another for 30 days, or a Gwethsmasher for 15.
* Astral Guide enchantments operate on a cooldown timer shared by [[Gwethsmasher]]s. If you have completed a Gwethsmasher or a Guide within the previous 7 days, you cannot complete a new Guide.


* The number of minds a Cradle may hold depends on the skill of the enchanter that made the Cradle as well as the skill of the enchanter attempting to put minds into it. Tentative testing indicates that potential charges may be roughly equivalent to Arcana/50** at the time of Cradle creation.
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Latest revision as of 12:25, 26 May 2015

The Astral Guide is a Moon Mage enchantment used to help guide and protect someone traveling through the Astral Plane.


Creation

Components

Steps

  1. Imbue the item to be used
  2. SCRIBE, activate, and bind the Katamba
  3. Scribe, activate, and bind the Yavash
  4. Scribe, activate, and bind the Xibar
  • Part Two: The Crystal Mind (Before attempting to create another Crystal Mind, wait for the message 'Your psyche feels whole again'. This should take approximately 2-3m after creating a Crystal Mind)
  1. Scribe Shrew onto the beacon shard
  2. Scribe, activate, and bind the Unicorn
  3. Scribe, activate, and bind the Durgaulda
  4. Scribe, activate, and bind the Scales
  5. INVOKE the crystal immediately, otherwise it goes bad quickly and is then useless. (This requires 100% concentration.)
  6. ALIGN to one of the four moons depending on whether you wish to set destinations or attributes <Grahzir to set destinations (any color crystal), Xibar for sanity protection (blue crystal only), Yavash for force (red crystal only), and Katamba for speed (black crystal only)>
  7. TAP/TOUCH one of the desired destination shards with the crystal (this must be done soon after it is created, but not immediately.) This step must still be done for crystals that increase attributes, although it doesn't have to be one of the desired destination shards in this case.
  8. Set aside and let it age for around 2 (RL) days.
  • Part Three: Combining and Finishing
  1. Hold both the Cradle of Moons and the Crystal Mind and FOCUS on one to place the mind in the cradle
  2. Once the desired amount of Minds have been placed in the cradle begin to SCRIBE sigils on the Cradle until it catalyzes. The number of sigils required is tied to the level of the sigil (See Sigils needed to catalyze.)

Use

Using the astral guide effectively bypasses the microcosm, taking a direct route from shard to shard. To use it, you simply RAISE the guide at the appropriate shard. This requires Arcana skill, and more may be required for a less powerful guide. NonMagical-Users can use guides, but they still need the ranks.

Notes

  • Astral Guides have an absolute minimum of 7 charges (an exception being the Astral Guide you get for the Astral Travel quest). Charges seem to be linked to sanity, and can get as high as 40 or more.
  • The aging process of the Crystal Mind can be sped up by scribing the Celestial Sigil of the Shrew on it, though this can have consequences.
  • The stages of Mind growth are:
  1. ? - infantile
  2. ? - made of barely coherent energy
  3. ? - made of chaotic impulses
  4. ? - beginning to form simple patterns
  5. ? - a series of repetitive patterns
  6. ? - beginning to form complex patterns
  7. ? - composed by the interplay of numerous psychic patterns
  8. ? - beginning to bring disparate patterns together into a gestalt
  9. ? - developing primal intelligence
  10. ? - instinct-driven
  11. ? - mimicking animal intelligence
  12. ? - developing a sense of cunning
  13. ? - mimicking higher-order animal intelligence
  14. ? - testing the limits of its environment
  15. ? - nearly sentient
  • Astral Guide enchantments operate on a cooldown timer shared by Gwethsmashers. If you have completed a Gwethsmasher or a Guide within the previous 7 days, you cannot complete a new Guide.
  • The number of minds a Cradle may hold depends on the skill of the enchanter that made the Cradle as well as the skill of the enchanter attempting to put minds into it. Tentative testing indicates that potential charges may be roughly equivalent to Arcana/50** at the time of Cradle creation.

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