Poetry Appreciation

Poetry Appreciation
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Skill Type:	Other Skill
Max Level:	50

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Poetry Appreciation Overview

Poetry Appreciation is the ability to interpret and appreciate poetry.

In-Game Description

Skill in finding the meaning of poems, especially difficult and tedious ones.

Training Poetry Appreciation

• To learn this skill, read a level 0 poetry book, a poetry primer, or be nearby when another player publicly reads a poetry book at the podium in the Chortling Beaver in Serbule. In the case of the latter, you must first rate the poem, then will receive a third of the XP afforded by reading the book to yourself.

• More XP is gained from more valuable poetry books, which in turn require higher poetry appreciation in order to read. Typically, this requires the player to identify an Unidentified Poetry Book or Unidentified Poetry Chapbook, both of which are rare, difficult-to-find items, using their Art History skill. Once identified, the book can be read either by the player or publicly if the Poetry Appreciation requisite is met.

Connected Skills

Sub-Skills:

• None

Secondary Skills:

• None

Related Skills:

• None

Poetry Appreciation Mechanics

Finding Books

Poetry shares a loot table with most scrolls, and therefore has a chance of dropping from high-level mantises, faces of death, and skeleton assassins (and whatever other mobs drop scrolls). The scrolls in Under the Hand dungeon are occasionally poetry books as well. Poetry book buffs last 2 hours, and buffs of the same type (+50 armor, +100 armor, +150 armor) will overwrite with the highest valued one being used until its duration runs out rather than stacking.

Book Identification

There are 4 different unidentified poetry books. The one that requires Art History 20 produces books from Set 1, 25 produces Set 2, 30 produces Set 3, and 35 produces Set 4. Gruzark's Chapbook comes from Gruzark.

Poetry Name	Buff	Level	XP	Set #
Poetry Primer	None	0	500	Set 1
"Who Loves Mort?"	+50 Max Armor	0	50	Set 2
"Worm Food"	+2 Direct Damage	0	50	Set 1
"Song of Ir-Hetsu"	?	0	?	Set 4
"Rain Dances of the Lost Tribe"	+25% Psychic Mitigation	3	75	Set 2
Gruzark's Chapbook	+2 Direct Damage	5	10	N/A
The Magic Belt	+25% Psychic Mitigation	5	75	Set 1
"The Fall of Man" by Zini	+2 Direct Damage	5	75	Set 1
"The Tonsils of Truth" by Su-Moltik	+25% Psychic Mitigation	7	200	Set 4
Gammo's "Legions of Stone"	+25% Psychic Mitigation	10	100	Set 1
"Till The Land By Moonlight"	+2 Direct Damage	10	100	Set 3
"Why Are There Bees" by Jim Hatcher	+50% Psychic Mitigation	15	200	Set 2
"Battle of Fok"	+100 Max Armor	20	400	Set 2
"The Face of Umrad" by Gammo	+100 Max Armor	23	400	Set 4
"Commentary on Slavery"	+75% Psychic Mitigation	25	500	Set 3
"Horse, Carry My Topaz"	+75% Psychic Mitigation	30	600	Set 3
"Collected Works of Gammo"	+5 Direct Damage	35	750	Set 3
"Sunsets" by Enst	+50% Psychic Mitigation	35	750	Set 2
"In Defense of Rakshasa Food"	+10% Combat XP	38	500	Set 4
"Kur Hauntings" by Zuk-Ghu	+150 Max Armor	45	1000	Set 3
"The Harpy Lands" by Rosediah	+150 Max Armor	48	1000	Set 4

Poetry Appreciation Level Up Rewards

Level	Reward
10	+1 to Vocabulary
15	+1 to Flower Arrangement
20	+1 to Artistry
25	+1 to Flower Arrangement
30	+1 to Vocabulary
35	+1 to Bard
40	+1 to Lore
45	+1 to Flower Arrangement
50	+1 to Vocabulary

Trivia

Poetry Appreciation is probably a reference to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy], given that the Vogons used "Poetry Appreciation Chairs", and the fact that all the Poetry books have descriptions talking about how awful they are.