study

Olympia: The Age of Gods PBEM (Oct 4 2000)

## `study`

      study skill [study points flag]
      * time: 7 days
      * priority: 3

Study the given skill for one week.

If the skill has been studied before, learning will continue. Otherwise, the noble must meet the requirements necessary to begin learning the skill.

To begin study of a skill requires the following:

- Payment of 100 gold to begin study.
- Payment of Noble Points to learn advanced skills
- For category skills, a source of instruction.
  - A noble teaching the skill.
  - A city teaching the skill.
  - A book of instruction in the skill.
  - Study points.

To use your study points (see Study Points) to learn a skill, you must provide the study point flag after the skill to be studied. Just provide a "1" to indicate that you wish to use study points:

                      study 1000 1

This prevents you from inadvertantly spending your study points (e.g., when you thought you were in a tower with a teacher, but he never showed up).

Note that multiple `study` orders during a turn yield diminishing results:

- First week: 7/7
- Second week: 4/7
- Third week: 2/7
- Fourth week: 1/7

See Skills for more detailed information about `study`.