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martinuzz

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Adventure mode writing career?
« on: January 01, 2018, 10:26:17 pm »

So I have been contemplating roaming my next world as an adventurer writer before I start a fort.
I am wondering how long it would take an adventurer to be able to write masterworks. Is this even doable, or would this just take years of using up quires in libraries around the world, without making great works?

Also, if I sell my books as an adventurer, will they show up in caravans in fort mode?
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Re: Adventure mode writing career?
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2018, 12:24:37 am »

Not sure what the minimum level is for consistently good output, but presuming you have enough parchment, the RNG will give you enough masterful/great/etc, works.

There's actually too much RNG at work as you can have a character with only reading at novice, linguistic skill as a drop stat, and you can still churn out a great book, sometimes as your first attempt (now you are a dabbling writer!) -_- which is not good. IMO, nothing of high quality should be possible below lvl 5-6 writer skill.

Never sold any books, so dunno about that one. Always wrote then dropped on the same tile.
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