Talk:Eateries (Sto Lat)
I think there must be something else to the navigation skillcheck in the Hammered Cat.
Ilde, with a 231 divining bonus, fails the check 34/50 times. Tolca, with a 200 divining bonus, only fails the check 21/50 times.
Either there's another skillcheck involved, or it's easier for wizards. (Also possible that specific exits have more difficult checks.)
--Ilde (talk) 21:30, 1 December 2021 (EST)
It's definitely a ma.sp.sp skillcheck.
I made a new wizard character, advanced to the point where I could choose an Order, and went to the Hammered Cat and wandered around, keeping track of how many times I failed vs succeeded at the skillcheck. I succeeded 47/100 times. Then, I advanced magic.spells.special to 300, while keeping other magic skills largely the same (though I did get a few tms). I wore a flat cap to boost my ma.sp.sp even more, and wandered around again. This time, I succeeded 84/100 times--a huge increase. Here are all my magic skills before and after:
before after difference magic............... 164 199 35 | spells............ 190 240 50 | | offensive....... 177 167 -10 | | defensive....... 177 182 5 | | misc............ 177 178 1 | | special......... 203 388 185 | methods........... 124 126 2 | | elemental....... 51 52 1 | | | air........... 51 52 1 | | | earth......... 51 52 1 | | | fire.......... 51 52 1 | | | water......... 51 52 1 | | mental.......... 157 162 5 | | | animating..... 184 190 6 | | | channeling.... 184 190 6 | | | charming...... 101 104 3 | | | convoking..... 184 190 6 | | | cursing....... 101 104 3 | | physical........ 118 117 -1 | | | binding....... 140 137 -3 | | | brewing....... 76 75 -1 | | | chanting...... 76 75 -1 | | | dancing....... 164 162 -2 | | | enchanting.... 140 145 5 | | | evoking....... 140 142 2 | | | healing....... 76 75 -1 | | | scrying....... 76 75 -1 | | spiritual....... 133 140 7 | | | abjuring...... 95 100 5 | | | banishing..... 95 100 5 | | | conjuring..... 95 100 5 | | | divining...... 95 100 5 | | | summoning..... 203 214 11 | items............. 107 110 3 | | held............ 119 122 3 | | | wand.......... 89 92 3 | | | rod........... 89 92 3 | | | staff......... 163 168 5 | | | broom......... 89 74 -15 | | worn............ 59 61 2 | | | amulet........ 59 61 2 | | | ring.......... 59 43 -16 | | scroll.......... 163 168 5 | | talisman........ 59 61 2 | points............ 190 191 1
(These are bonuses, not levels. Of course the cap meant that everything changed a bit, even if I hadn't advanced it.)
You can see ma.sp.sp is the only one that increased substantially--and my divining skill was kept fairly low.