Given that my main character is a moon mage, I may not be the best one to comment. (Scholarship has consistently been one of my highest skills despite never specifically training it.) However, a few ideas I've heard thrown around that you might try:

1. Raven's Court in the Crossing has some artwork you can study.

2. I'd go ahead and try crafting books. It can't really hurt, as the lowest level is very cheap.

3. Recall. Depending on your guild, there may be some recall options for you to try out.

4. Anatomy charts/compendiums. You may have too little to start them at 40, but you could give them a try a little later.

5. Spellbooks teach scholarship, but are hard to come by and require some care (only using them indoors, etc.).

6. You could always try a dedicated Scholarship class. We've learned that a few locations in game give small boosts to classes in certain skills, and Scholarship is likely one of them. Try the Asemath Academy.

7. If you're a moon mage, use the prediction system.

8. If you're a bard, Faenella's Grace will boost Scholarship. This may allow you to learn from things like anatomy charts sooner.


-- Player of Eyuve

You can start using crafting books from rank zero. It takes a while to lock, but the first chapter in the weaponsmithing book is really all you need. Just do one study and turn the page. When you get through all the pages, the timer will probably have reset so you can just go straight back to page 1.

the embroidery patterns have a 5th circle floor on them, i know when i tried to use them with my then-necro-to-be-commoner, I could not use them. Have to be 5th circle or higher.



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