Talk:Astral guide
Moving random research from the article here. Please keep your notes and stuff out of the articles and in the talk pages unless you have some concrete results to share. Reene 11:41, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
Data Collection
Moon Mage with 300 PM 340 PP 300 MD 260 Astrology skill 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.
Verbs
Niaura, guides themselves don't have those verbs. Have you actually tested them? Reene 16:40, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
You're right. Created a new page for Cradle of Moons and moved that info over there. Thanks.
--Niaura 22:43, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
Catalyzing
Anecdotlly, difficulty of the sigils scribed for catalyzing do seem to matter. 2 Ismelda sigils catalyzed the Astral guide.
Alternating between Sun and Yavash sigils, until finally at night time twice Estrilda, once Triquetra, once Heron, and maybe about 2 more high level sigils took about 20~30 scribes.
However, using Welkin, Shrike, and Penhetia completed the guide with only a total of 3 scribes.
--Niaura 00:25, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
My First Guide
Okay with 425 Arcana i got 5 Minds in. 2 destinations, 1 Black, 1 Red, 1 Blue. The messaging for not being able to more minds in is "The (fingernail) resists your attempt. Its matrix is unable to accommodate more minds." For those that don't know once the Mind is in the Cradle it stops aging. My minds were all Sentient and put in then none early. The final is a Katamba Guide:
The gestalt mind is completely lucid and has a strong personality. It reacts to its environment quickly and can manipulate its environment with ease. Names are being whispered within the device: Rolagi and Erekinzil.