“Skill in finding the meaning of poems, especially difficult and tedious ones
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To learn the skill, read several level 0 poetry books or a Poetry Primer.
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.
Poetry
| Poetry Name | Buff | Level | XP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poetry Primer | None | 0 | 500 |
| Who Loves Mort? | +50 Max Armor | 0 | 50 |
| Worm Food | +1 Direct Damage | 0 | 50 |
| "Rain Dances of the Lost Tribe" | +25% Psychic Mitigation | 3 | 75 |
| Gruzark's Chapbook | +2 Direct Damage | 5 | 10 |
| The Magic Belt | +25% Psychic Mitigation | 5 | 75 |
| "The Fall of Man" by Zini | +2 Direct Damage | 5 | 75 |
| Gammo's "Legions of Stone" | +25% Psychic Mitigation | 10 | 100 |
| "Till The Land By Moonlight" | +1 Direct Damage | 10 | 100 |
| "Why Are There Bees" by Jim Hatcher | +50% Psychic Mitigation | 15 | 200 |
| "Battle of Fok" | +100 Max Armor | 20 | 400 |
| "Commentary on Slavery" | +75% Psychic Mitigation | 25 | 500 |
| "Horse, Carry My Topaz" | +75% Psychic Mitigation | 30 | 600 |
| "Collected Works of Gammo" | +5 Direct Damage | 35 | 750 |
| "Sunsets" by Enst | +150 Max Armor | 35 | 750 |
| "Kur Hauntings" by Zuk-Ghu | ? | 45 | ? |