Yes but i think it�s 2 skills that can be taken above the 50 mark. and as you said it�s much easier just to put the points in at the guild then trying with research runes. and above lv 30 the money aint a problem, you make atlest 100 plat when hunting HG�s or something like that for an hour or 2.
The quest for research runes and the books you need for it starts at gypsy camp in North Karana.
Askur Wizard of Veeshan
----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Wallace <joew88@...>
To: <eq_wizards@onelist.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 5:49 AM
Subject: Re: [eq_wizards] Specialization and Research
> From: "Joe Wallace" <joew88@...>
>
>
> You must put 1 point into ALL the specialization skills before they will
> rise properly. Put a few points into the one you want to be your primary
> specialization. This is so that it will be the first one to go beyond 50.
> The first skill to go beyond 50 becomes your primary specialization, and it
> is the only one that will rise beyond 50. If you do not have a point in all
> the others to get them started, however, then none of them will rise above
> 50. They all improve naturally as you cast spells of the appropriate
> school, so you need not put more than 1 point into the other schools, only
> your selected primary one, so you will ensure that it rises above 50 first.
> The specialization skill either reduces casting time or reduces fizzling or
> both... I can't remember now what the gm told me precisely--- it was long
> ago. Should you change your mind later, though, there is a quest in the
> Temple of Solusek Ro whereby you may reset your specializations and begin
> again.
>
> As for Research, I have never bothered with practice runes. The materials
> for them are a quest in themselves, and I have found it easier to simply
> keep research maxed at your guildhouse with one of the trainers for your
> class. It gets expensive, though---it is costing me about 8 plat per point
> now, but money isn't nearly the problem that collecting those runes is. I
> have only had a few failures in research, and they are due to luck. I had
> research maxed, and still failed 3 times to create one of the level 24
> spells, and this when I was level 29! I then tried to make a level 34 spell
> and succeeded on the first try. It's just a matter of luck. Just save all
> the runes you find and ask others to do so as well, and then try a spell
> when you are sure you have maxed your research for your level. Good luck.
>
>
>
>
> > From: "Nat Russo" <nrusso@...>
> >
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > Just got lvl 20 the other day and am wondering about Specialization. I
> > dumped as many points as I could into "Specialization:Evocation", but have
> > absolutely no clue as to how it's supposed to work. What does it do?
> Does
> > it improve with use? What exactly needs to be used to improve it? etc...
> >
> > On another note, when I got to lvl 16, I dumped a point into Research.
> Then
> > at lvl 20 I dumped a bunch more points into research. I just tried
> > researching a lvl 16 spell (pillar of fire, I believe) at lvl 20, and
> failed
> > miserably. How exactly do you practice this skill without needing a
> MASSIVE
> > collection of Runes?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Olatan Ossur 20th Wizard on Solusek Ro
> > ++++++++++++++++++
> > + Olatan Ossur +
> > + 20th Wizard +
> > + Solusek Ro +
> > ++++++++++++++++++
> >
> > >
>
>