Poetry Appreciation

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

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 counts as a craft skill for the purposes of increased crafting xp from music and dragon statues.

Poetry

There are 3 different unidentified poetry books. The one that requires Art History 20 produces books from Set 1, 25 produces Set 2, and 30 produces Set 3. 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
"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
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
"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	+150 Max Armor	35	750	Set 2
"Kur Hauntings" by Zuk-Ghu	+150 Max Armor	45	1000	Set 3