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Everybody's a critic!}}== {{msg:BASEPAGENAME}} 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 {{msg:BASEPAGENAME}}===Learning [[File:Unidentified PoetryAppreciation]] can be accomplished through two methods.JPG* Read an appraised Poetry Book which requires Level 0 [[Poetry Appreciation]].* Stand near a Poetry Podium while another character reads a Poetry Book and provide a rating for the read poem.Continue leveling [[FilePoetry Appreciation]] through:* Reading appraised Poetry Books.* Listening to Poetry Books read by others at a Poetry 25Podium, and providing ratings for the poems read.JPG== Connected Skills =======Sub-Skills:=====* None=====Secondary Skills:=====* None=====Related Skills:=====* [[Oratory]]- A skill that can be leveled by reading poetry to others.* [[Art History]] - A skill required for the identification of looted poetry books.

To learn the skill== {{msg:BASEPAGENAME}} Mechanics ===== Unidentified Poetry Books ===Poetry Books can be found across [[Alharth]], read several level 0 usually in an unidentified form. Rudimentary knowledge of [[Art History]] is required to appraise an unidentified poetry books or book. After appraisal, the discovered Poetry Book will require a specific level of [[Poetry PrimerAppreciation]] to read. Poetry shares a loot table with most scrolls, and therefore has Books have a chance of dropping from high-level mantisesany creature that drops scrolls, so [[Undead Anatomy|Undead]] and [[Arthropod Anatomy|Arthropods]] are usually targeted by prospective '''Poetry Appreciators'''. In particular, faces the Undead [[Face of death, Death]] in [[Borghild]] and skeleton assassins (and whatever other mobs the stronger [[Visage of Demise]] found across [[Rahu]] tend to drop many scrolls). The scrolls in Under the Hand dungeon are occasionally and recipes, including poetry books as well. {|{{STDT|sortable}}!Unidentified Book!Skill to Appraise!Potential Results|-|{{Item|Unidentified Poetry book buffs last 2 hoursBook}}|[[Art History]] 20|{{Item|Poetry Primer}}, {{Item|"Worm Food"}}, {{Item|"The Magic Belt"}}, {{Item|"The Fall of Man" by Zini}}, {{Item|Gammo's "Legions of Stone"}}|-|{{Item|Unidentified Poetry Chapbook}}|[[Art History]] 25|{{Item|"Who Loves Mort?"}}, and buffs {{Item|"Rain Dances of the same type (+50 armorLost Tribe"}}, +100 armor{{Item|"Why Are There Bees" by Jim Hatcher}}, +150 armor) will overwrite with the highest valued one being used until its duration runs out rather than stacking.{{Item|"Battle of Fok"}}, {{Item|"Sunsets" by Enst}}|-|{{Item|Unidentified Poetry Volume}}|[[Art History]] 30|{{Item|"Till The Land By Moonlight"}}, {{Item|"Commentary on Slavery"}}, {{Item|"Horse, Carry My Topaz"}}, {{Item|"Collected Works of Gammo"}}, {{Item|"Kur Hauntings" by Zuk-Ghu}}|-|{{Item|Unidentified Poetry counts as a craft skill for the purposes Book}}|[[Art History]] 35|{{Item|"Song of Ir-Hetsu"}}, {{Item|"The Tonsils of Truth" by Su-Moltik}}, {{Item|"The Face of Umrad" by Gammo}}, {{Item|"In Defense of increased crafting xp from music and dragon statues.Rakshasa Food"}}, {{Item|"The Harpy Lands" by Rosedriah}}|}=== Previously Identified Poetry=== There are 3 different While most poetry is found in the form of unidentified poetry books, a few items can be found that do not require identification.*{{Item|Burial Poem}} - Does not grant [[Poetry Appreciation]] experience. Often collected for favor.*{{Item|Elven Verse}} - Does not grant [[Poetry Appreciation]] experience. Often collected for favor.*{{Item|Translated Goblin Poetry}} - Does not grant [[Poetry Appreciation]] experience. The one that requires Art History 20 produces books from Set 1, 25 produces Set 2, and 30 produces Set 3Often collected for favor.*{{Item|Goblin Poetry}} - Does not grant [[Poetry Appreciation]] experience. Often collected for favor.*{{Item|Rakshasa Poetry}} -Does not grant [[Poetry Appreciation]] experience. Often collected for favor. *{{Item|Gruzark's Chapbook comes }} - A consistent drop from the aspiring Goblin poet [[Gruzark]]. This item is recommended for aspirating poets who plan to attend a Poetry Jam.=== Poetry Book Bonuses ===*Note that some of the poetry book buffs below may be outdated.

!Poetry Level!XP!Set #Earned

|{{Item| Poetry Primer }} || None || 0 || 500 || Set 1

| Who Loves Mort? {{Item|"Worm Food"}} || +50 Max Armor 4% Combat XP || 0 || 50 || Set 2

| Worm Food {{Item|Gruzark's Chapbook}} || +2 Direct Damage || 0 25% Psychic Mitigation || 50 5 || Set 110

|{{Item| "Rain Dances of the Lost TribeThe Magic Belt" }} || +252% Psychic MitigationDirect Damage || 3 5 || 75 || Set 2

| Gruzark's Chapbook {{Item|"The Fall of Man" by Zini}} || +2 Direct Damage 4% Combat XP || 5 || 10 || N/A75

| The Magic Belt {{Item|Gammo's "Legions of Stone"}} || +25% Psychic Mitigation || 5 || 75 10 || Set 1100

|{{Item| "The Fall of ManWho Loves Mort?" by Zini }} || +2 Direct Damage || 5 50 Max Armor || 75 0 || Set 150

| Gammo's {{Item|"Legions Rain Dances of Stonethe Lost Tribe" }} || +25% Psychic Mitigation || 10 || 100 3 || Set 175

|{{Item| "Till The Land By MoonlightWhy Are There Bees" by Jim Hatcher}} || +2 Direct Damage || 10 % Crafting XP || 100 15 || Set 3200

|{{Item| "Why Are There BeesBattle of Fok" by Jim Hatcher }} || +50% Psychic Mitigation || 15 100 Max Armor || 200 20 || Set 2400

|{{Item| "Battle of FokSunsets" by Enst}}|| +100 Max Armor || 20 50% Psychic Mitigation || 400 35 || Set 2750

|{{Item| "Commentary on SlaveryTill The Land By Moonlight" }} || +754% Psychic Mitigation || 25 Direct Damage || 500 10 || Set 3100

|{{Item| "Horse, Carry My TopazCommentary on Slavery" }} || +754% Psychic Mitigation || 30 Direct Damage || 600 25 || Set 3500

|{{Item| "Collected Works of GammoHorse, Carry My Topaz" }} || +3.5 Direct Damage % Crafting XP || 35 30 || 750 || Set 3600

|{{Item| "SunsetsCollected Works of Gammo" by Enst }} || +150 Max Armor 75% Psychic Mitigation || 35 || 750 || Set 2

|{{Item| "Kur Hauntings" by Zuk-Ghu }} || +150 Max Armor || 45 || 1000 || Set 3

|{{Item|"Song of Ir-Hetsu"}} || +2% Direct Damage || 0 || 50|-|{{Item|"The Tonsils of Truth" by Su-Moltik}} || +8% Combat XP || 7 || 200|-|{{Item|"The Face of Umrad" by Gammo}} || +5% Crafting XP || 23 || 400|-|{{Item|"In Defense of Rakshasa Food"}} || +12% Combat XP || 38 || 500|-|{{Item|"The Harpy Lands" by Rosedriah}} || 6% Direct Damage || 48 || 1000|}=== Complete list of Poetry Items===<dpl> category = Items/Poetry reset = categories columns = 3 mode = userformat format = ,\n* {{Item|%PAGE%}},, allowcachedresults=true</dpl>=== Poetry Podium ==={{Quote|source=Serbule Poetry Podium|Here you can recite poetry. You'll need a poetry book (which is destroyed in the process). When you recite a poem aloud, you only earn 1/3 of the [[CategoryPoetry Appreciation]] XP that you'd get by reading it privately, but all other nearby players will ALSO earn that much [[Poetry Appreciation]] XP. You will also earn [[Oratory]] XP based on the number of people listening. Instead of actually forcing players to read an entire book of poems, you will be prompted to enter a short poem yourself. You can write your own poetry or copy-and-paste poetry from elsewhere. (If you use others' poems, make sure to credit them!) Nearby players will see your poem and can vote on whether they like it or not. You'll get general feedback about how your poem was received, but that feedback has no game-play effects. (Because everybody's a critic).}}'''Poetry Podiums''' are public locations where poetry can be read aloud to others. It has become common for [[Guilds]] to work together to host public weekly Poetry Jam events.===== Podium Locations =====; [[Serbule]]: The Chortling Beaver ([[Fainor]]'s Inn).; [[Red Wing Casino]]: Public stage. {{:{{msg:BASEPAGENAME}}/Level Up Rewards}} == Poetry Appreciation Experience Table =={{Spoiler|Click Expand to view the Experience Table for Poetry Appreciation|{{:Xptables/TypicalNoncombatSkill_CappedAt50}}}} == Trivia ==Poetry Appreciation is probably a reference to [https:Skills//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy 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. == Gallery== [[Category:Other Skills]]