Advanced Skills in Fallen London

Advanced Skills (MAGCATS)

• Advanced skills begin to matter in the mid-game.
• Advanced skills are also referred to as MAGCATS or Esoteric Arts.
• Advanced skills have unlocks and training options.
• Training options increase your skill level only if it's already at level 1 or higher, unlock options grant a first CP and provide further training.
• Advanced skills start capped at level 5 and reach a cap of 7 after advanced study.

A Player of Chess (APoC)

• Those with APoC are skilled in political manipulation, scheming, and understanding motives.
• Improves your understanding of hidden motives, political plots, and advancing one's position.

Artisan of the Red Science (AotRS)

• AotRS is a knowledge that breaks the Great Chain and makes new links within it.
• It involves duplicating and enlarging bones, dealing with the unknowable, and experimenting in the laboratory.
• Increases your understanding of the principles of "in" and "out", light filtration, and anatomical manipulation.

Kataleptic Toxicology (KT)

• KT is focused on toxins and alchemies of the Neath.
• Helps you understand substances like Prisoner's Honey, Attar, and Cantigaster venom.
• Favored by those with curiosity and steady hands.

Mithridacy

• This skill involves confusion and deception, misleading listeners without lying.
• Useful for reducing implausibility when working with skeletons, writing monographs, and various other applications.
• Improves your understanding of the art of deception and obfuscation.

Monstrous Anatomy (MA)

• MA helps you understand the anatomy of creatures from the Discordance.
• Helps with dealing with the Discordance: choosing the right weapons and methods to combat them.
• Allows you to learn about how to combat threats from the Neath through anatomical knowledge.

Shapeling Arts (SA)

• SA is a skill used to create and animate objects and creatures.
• Used for crafting and manipulating objects from the Neath and the world beyond.
• Allows you to better understand the principles of shapeling, animating, and shaping materials.

Steward of the Discordance

• Not directly listed, but the text explains that Discordant Studies are associated with knowledge and understanding of the Discordance.
• Used to navigate and understand the laws and rituals associated with the Discordance.
• Allows you to deepen your understanding and proficiency in traversing the Discordance.

Zeefaring

• Zeefaring is the skill used to navigate through dangerous Neath waters.
• Enables you to effectively chart courses through the hazardous regions of the Neath.
• Improves your understanding of navigation, seamanship, and managing a crew.

Chthonosophy (Comment Section)

• Community members are debating the effectiveness of Mithridacy, suggesting it counteracts Chthonosophy.
• Some users compare Chthonosophy to a famous political commentator.

Explore the intricacies of Advanced Skills, also known as MAGCATS, in this quiz. Understand their impact in the mid-game, the significance of unlocks and training options, and the levels that can be reached through advanced study. Challenge your knowledge of this esoteric art and its applications in gameplay.