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Curiosity is a mechanic, introduced in [[World 5]], that allows a hearthling to develop [[Learning Points]]. It is implemented by studying peculiar objects either found or created in the game.
:''See the [[Curiosity Table]] for a list of all known curiosities.''
 
'''Curiosity''' is a mechanic introduced in World 5 that allows hearthlings to develop [[Learning Points]]. It is implemented by studying peculiar objects either found or created in the game.
The [[Study Interface]], found by pressing the second button on the character window, is where curiosities can be placed for study.
The [[Study Interface]], found by pressing the second button on the character window, is where curiosities can be placed for study.
You can't study more than one curiosity of each type at the same time, but you can restudy the same curiosity as many times as you want.
You can't study more than one curiosity of each type at the same time, but you can restudy the same curiosity as many times as you want.
The sum [[Mental Weight]] of your curiosities can't exceed your [[Attention Limit]], which is equal to your modified [[Intelligence]].  
The sum [[Mental Weight]] of your curiosities can't exceed your [[Attention Limit]], which is equal to your modified [[Intelligence]].  
The quality of the curiosity is known to have an effect on the total LP gained. The exact formula is unknown for the moment. (Suggesting LPgain = BaseLPgain * sqrt(quality/10) )
The [[quality]] of the curiosity is known to have an effect on the total LP gained. <br/>The formula for the LP gained is <math>LPgain = BaseLPgain * sqrt(quality/10) </math>.
 
Do note that not all curiosities are created equal. Cat Gold for instance has a very long study time, but contrary to what was first thought it also has a low LP gain. The concept is that as the int of a character rises, you will have attention to spare so that you can also study the lesser curiosities on top of the better ones. Unless of course you're rich enough to have access to the best ones constantly that is. And since quality effects the potency of a curiosity, as the world becomes established and item qualities begin to rise some items may gain popularity due to this mechanism.
 
An example of the quality issue is the cone cow versus dandelion. The dandelion takes x2 as long for the same base LP gain. But, to counter for this you can find higher than quality 10 dandelions quite easily, where it takes a fair amount of effort to get higher than quality 10 cone cows (planting and growing high Q trees).
 
Base LP should be given for the Curiosity at 10ql and for a learning ability of 100%.
 
== Crafted Curiosities ==
 
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="sortable"
|'''Name'''
|'''Materials'''
|'''Base LP'''
|'''Time Required (Real Hours)'''
|'''LP per Hour'''
|'''Mental Weight'''
|'''LP/Hr per attention point'''
|'''Skills/Objects Required'''
|-
|[[Bark Boat]]
|1x [[Branch]], 1x [[Tree Bark]], 1x [[String]], 1x [[Birchbark]]
|500
|3
|166.66
|5
|33.33
|[[Boat Building]]
|-
|[[Bronze Steed]]
|1x [[Bar of Bronze]]
|5000
|72 (confirm)
|138.88
|14
|9.92
|[[Anvil]], [[Smithy's Hammer]]
|-
|[[Cone Cow]]
|4x [[Branch]], 1x [[Fir Cone]]
|50
|0.33
|150
|1
|150
|
|-
|[[Enthroned Toad]]
|1x [[Toad]], 1x [[Royal Toadstool]], 1x [[Frog's Crown]]
| 4000
| 15
| 266.67
| 10
| 26.67
|[[Tales by the Hearth]]
|-
|[[Prince Charming]]
|1x [[Shocked Frog]], 1x [[Royal Toadstool]], 1x [[Frog's Crown]]
| 10000
| 12
| 833.33
| 15
| 55.55
|[[Tales by the Hearth]]
|-
|[[Feather Duster]]
|5x [[Chicken Feather]], 1x [[String]], 1x [[Block of Wood]]
|800
|10
|80
|4
|20
|
|-
|[[Leather Ball]]
|4x [[Leather]], 4x [[String]]
|600
|48
|12.5
|6
|2
|[[Leather Working]]
|-
|[[Porcelain Doll]]
|4x [[Bone Clay]], 2x [[Linen Cloth]]
|
|
|
|
|
|[[Pottery]]
|-
|[[Primitive Doll]]
|1x [[Block of Wood]], 1x [[Stone Axe]], 1x [[Saw]]
|500
|8
|62.5
|4
|15.623
|
|-
|[[Prism]]
|3x [[Raw Glass]]
|800
|12
|66.6
|6
|11.111
|[[Glassmaking]],[[Metal Working]]
|-
|[[Rattle-Tattle-Talisman]]
|1x [[String]], 1x [[Branch]], 1x [[Bone Material]], 2x [[Feldspar]], 1x [[Leather]]
|
|~66
|
|8
|
|[[Hearth Magic]]
|-
|[[Sand Castle]]
|4x [[Sand]], 1x [[Bone Glue]]
|2000
|18
|111.11
|12
|9.25
|[[Masonry]]
|-
|[[Seer's Bones]]
|5x [[Bone Material]], 2x [[A Beautiful Dream!]]
|600
|8
|75
|6
|12.5
|[[Hearth Magic]]
|-
|[[Seer's Bowl]]
|4x [[Copper Nugget]], 2x [[A Beautiful Dream!]]
|800 (Please Confirm)
|8
|100
|7
|14.29
|[[Hearth Magic]]
|-
|[[Seer's Tealeaves]]
|2x [[Green Tea Leaves]], 2x [[Black Tea Leaves]], 2x [[A Beautiful Dream!]]
|2100
|18 (confirm?)
|111.11 (?)
|10
|11.11 (?)
|[[Baking]]
|-
|[[Shewbread]]
|4x [[Wheat Flour]] 4x [[Wax]] 5x [[Water]]
|10000
|
|
|16
|
|
|-
|[[Simple Idol]]
|1x [[Feldspar]], 1x [[Stone]], 1x Any [[Clay]]
|700
|24
|29.17
|8
|3.65
|
|-
|[[Straw Doll]]
|4x [[Straw]], 2x [[Plant Fibres]]
|850
|4.5
|188.89
|6
|31.48
|[[Farming]], [[Cloth Making]]
|-
|[[Stuffed Bear]]
|1x [[Dried Bear Hide]], 4x [[Wool]] (''Makes 4'')
|3000
|24
|125
|5
|25
|
|-
|[[Tin Soldier]]
|8x [[Tin Nugget]]
|1500
|>24
|
|
|
|
|-
|[[Tiny Abacus]]
|3x [[Tin Nugget]], 2x Any [[Hard Metal]], 4x [[Branch]], 1x [[Board]]
| 4000
|
|
| 14
|
|
|-
|[[Toy Chariot]]
|5x [[Acre Clay]]
|1000
|24
|41.66
|3
|13.88
|[[Pottery]]
|-
|[[Völva's Wand]]
|3x [[Bar of Bronze]], 2x [[Bar of Cast Iron]], 2x [[A Beautiful Dream!]]
|3000
|12
|250
|8
|31.25
|[[Anvil]], [[Smithy's Hammer]]
|-
|}


== Foraged curiosities ==
Do note that not all curiosities are created equal. [[Cat Gold]], for instance, has a very long study time; but contrary to what was first thought, it also has a low LP gain. The concept is that as the intelligence of a character rises, you will have attention to spare, so that you can also study the lesser curiosities along with the better ones (unless, of course, you're rich enough to have access to the best ones constantly). And since quality effects the potency of curiosities, as the world becomes established and item qualities begin to rise, some items may gain popularity due to their potential for quality.
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="sortable"
|'''Name'''
|'''Obtained by'''
|'''Base LP'''
|'''Time Required (Real Hours)'''
|'''LP per Hour'''
|'''Mental Weight'''
|'''LP/Hr per attention point'''
|-
|[[Bloated Bolete]]
|110 per*exp, [[Forest]], [[Grassland]]
|1600
|8
|200
|5
|40
|-
|[[Chiming Bluebell]]
|800 per*exp, [[Swamp]]
|8000
|24 (Please Confirm)
|
|7
|
|-
|[[Dandelion]]
|5 per*exp [[Grassland]], [[Heath]], [[Moor]]
|50
|0.67
|75
|1
|75
|-
|[[Dewy Lady's Mantle]]
|[[Foraging]] a [[Lady's Mantle]] at dawn
|600
|5
|120
|3
|40
|-
|[[Edelweiß]]
|? per*exp [[Mountain]]s
|
|7 - Needs Confirmation
|
|8
|
|-
|[[Frog's Crown]]
|Foraged from [[mountain]]s
|1200 (Please Confirm)
|8
|
|4
|
|-
|[[Glimmermoss]]
|Foraged from [[mountain]]s, [[cave]]s
|3500
|16
|218.75
|5
|43.75
|-
|[[Lady's Mantle]]
| 80 per*exp, [[Swamp]]
|600
|8
|75
|6
|12.5
|-
|[[Peculiar Flotsam]]
|110 per*exp, [[Water_Terrain|Deep water]]
|3000
|4
|750
|9
|83.3
|-
|[[Royal Toadstool]]
|280(?) per*exp, [[Swamp]]
|600
|3.33
|180
|3
|60
|-
|[[Stalagoom]]
|140 per*exp, [[Cave]]
|300
|2
|150
|3
|50
|-
|[[Tangled Bramble]]
|351 per*exp, [[Mudflat]]
|1000
|10 - Needs Confirmation
|100
|3
|33.3
|-
|[[Thorny Thistle]]
|121 per*exp, [[Mudflat]]
|550
|8
|68.75
|2
|34.375
|-
|[[Uncommon Snapdragon]]
|144 per*exp (possibly lower), [[Grassland]], [[Moor]], [[Heath]]
|1000
|12:00 (confirm)
|
|4
|
|-
|[[Washed-up Bladderwrack]]
|360 per*exp (also found at 275 25*11)
|
|
|
|3
|
|-
|}


== Other curiosities ==
An example of the quality issue is the [[Cone Cow]] versus the [[Dandelion]]. Dandelions take twice as long for the same base LP gain. However, to counter for this you can find higher than quality 10 dandelions quite easily, whereas it takes a fair amount of effort to get higher quality cone cows (planting and growing high Q trees).
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="sortable"
|'''Name'''
|'''Obtained by'''
|'''Base LP'''
|'''Time Required (Real Hours)'''
|'''LP per Hour'''
|'''Mental Weight'''
|'''LP/Hr per attention point'''
|-
|[[Ant Soldiers]]
|Raiding [[Ant Hill]]
|200
|0.67
|300
|2
|150
|-
|[[Ant Queen]]
|Raiding [[Ant Hill]]
|500
|1.33
|375
|3
|125
|-
|[[Ant Empress]]
|Raiding [[Ant Hill]]
|2000
|3
|666.7
|6
|111.1
|-
|[[Auroch Hair]]
|Pulling hair from an [[Auroch]] '''*Dangerous*'''
|2000
|48
|52.1
|1
|52.1
|-
|[[Boar Tusk]]
|Collecting bones from a [[Boar]] skeleton
|750
|24
|31.25
|12
|2.6
|-
|[[Bear Tooth]]
|Collecting bones from a [[Bear]] skeleton
|750
|24 (Please Confirm)
|31.3
|25
|1.3
|-
|[[Cat Gold]]
|Randomly acquired while Chipping [[Stone]] / [[Mining]]
|350
|36
|9.7
|2
|4.8
|-
|[[Dark Heart]]
|Randomly acquired while butchering [[Boar]] or [[Bear]]
|
|96
|
|10
|
|-
|[[Deer Antlers]]
|Collecting bones from a [[Deer]] Skeleton
|
|
|
|20
|
|-
|[[Emerald Dragonfly]]
|[[Hunting]]
|800
|4
|200
|2
|100
|-
|[[Fishy Eyeball]]
|Randomly acquired while butchering [[Fish]]
|350
|8
|43.8
|3
|14.6
|-
|[[Itsy Bitsy Spider]]
|Randomly obtained while [[Foraging]]
|2000
|24
|83.3
|6
|13.8
|-
|[[Itsy Bitsy's Web]]
|Randomly obtained while [[Foraging]]
|5000
|36
|104.2
|10
|10.4
|-
|[[Ladybug]]
|[[Hunting]]
|400
|4
|100
|3
|33.3
|-
|[[Poppy Flower]]
|[[Farming]] poppies
|500
|16:40 (confirm)
|
|1
|
|-
|[[Petrified Seashell]]
|Randomly acquired while [[Mining]]
|750
|60
|16.6
|5
|3.32
|-
|[[Rabid Jackalope]]
|Randomly acquired while [[Hunting]] [[Rabbit]]s
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|[[Raw Lucky Rabbit's Foot]]
|Randomly acquired while butchering a [[Rabbit]]
|2000
|
|
|4
|
|-
|[[River Pearl]]
|Randomly acquired while making [[Boiled River Pearl Mussel]]s
|5000
|1
|5000
|15
|333.3
|-
|[[Ruby Dragonfly]]
|Randomly acquired while [[Hunting]] [[Emerald Dragonfly]]
|2400
|4
|600
|4
|150
|-
|[[Shocked Frog]]
|Randomly acquired while [[Hunting]] [[Toad]]s
|800
|<48
|
|9
|
|-
|[[Strange Crystal]]
|Randomly acquired while [[Mining]] (rare)
|2000
|60
|33.3
|12
|2.78
|-
|[[Strange Root]]
|Randomly aquired when removing [[Stump]]s
|6000
|56 (Please Confirm)
|
|15
|
|-
|[[Wishbone]]
|Randomly acquired when butchering a [[Chicken]]
|1500
|24
|62.5
|5
|12.5
|-
|[[Wondrous Woodshaving]]
|Randomly acquired while making [[Board]]s
|8000
|40
|200
|12
|16.6
|-
|}

Revision as of 02:19, 5 April 2011

See the Curiosity Table for a list of all known curiosities.

Curiosity is a mechanic introduced in World 5 that allows hearthlings to develop Learning Points. It is implemented by studying peculiar objects either found or created in the game. The Study Interface, found by pressing the second button on the character window, is where curiosities can be placed for study. You can't study more than one curiosity of each type at the same time, but you can restudy the same curiosity as many times as you want. The sum Mental Weight of your curiosities can't exceed your Attention Limit, which is equal to your modified Intelligence. The quality of the curiosity is known to have an effect on the total LP gained.
The formula for the LP gained is .

Do note that not all curiosities are created equal. Cat Gold, for instance, has a very long study time; but contrary to what was first thought, it also has a low LP gain. The concept is that as the intelligence of a character rises, you will have attention to spare, so that you can also study the lesser curiosities along with the better ones (unless, of course, you're rich enough to have access to the best ones constantly). And since quality effects the potency of curiosities, as the world becomes established and item qualities begin to rise, some items may gain popularity due to their potential for quality.

An example of the quality issue is the Cone Cow versus the Dandelion. Dandelions take twice as long for the same base LP gain. However, to counter for this you can find higher than quality 10 dandelions quite easily, whereas it takes a fair amount of effort to get higher quality cone cows (planting and growing high Q trees).

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