Research Table (Thaumcraft 6)

The Research Table is a tile entity added by Thaumcraft 6. It is used to create theories for use in research. It is created by right-clicking a Wood Table with filled Scribing Tools. 
== Theorycrafting ==
The main use of the table is the theorycrafting minigame, used to obtain theories. It consumes Paper, ink from Scribing Tools, and inspiration (represented by lightbulb icons). The amount of inspiration available increases with the player's progress in the research tree.
=== Mechanics ===
To start a theory, click the "Create Theory" button on top of the GUI. An ongoing research session may be abandoned at any point by clicking the "Scrap Theory" button. Clicking on the stack when no cards are drawn will draw two. If there are bonus draws available, one will be spent and one additional card will be drawn.
Each research card has an inspiration cost and an effect. Some cards require items listed on the bottom of the card to be picked; if the items are marked with a yellow exclamation mark, they will be consumed. Picking a card will apply its effect and allow for the next draw. The effect of most cards is adding research progress in a specific category, a few other common effects are granting extra inspiration at a cost of some research progress, or gaining bonus draws. 
Once the player runs out of inspiration, it is refilled, the research is completed and their research progress is added to their knowledge. Every 100% of stored progress in a category grants 1 theory of that category. Only the category with most progress will get the full bonus, all others will get a 33% penalty to the gained knowledge.
=== Research aids ===
Certain objects placed in a 9×9×3 area centered on the table function as research aids, which can be selected for a cost of one unit of inspiration. Each research aid adds a set of extra cards to the pool, marked with runes on the edges. Only one card per drawn set can be added by aids, and once drawn, it will be removed from the available pool for the current research session. Some cards only appear when added by research aids.
The objects and their cards added are:
* - 3× Study, 2× Notation, Balance
* - Dark Whispers
* - Study Glyphs
* End Portal - Voices from Beyond 
* Nether Portal - Voices from Beyond
* Lesser Crimson Portal - Voices from Beyond
* - Concentrate, Reactions, Synthesis
* - Calibrate, Tinker, Mind over Matter
* - Measure, Channel Essentia, Experimental Infusion
* - Spiritual Focus, Awareness, Spellbinding
* - Sculpting, Scripting, Synergy 
* - Study Enchantment
* - Aural Influence
=== Research cards ===
Some card names and text is dynamic and changes depending on context - text in italics is to be replaced with appropiate categories, aspects, or numbers.
Name 	Category 	Aid-only 	Cost 	Effect
Study category 	- 	Yes (Bookshelf) 	1 inspiration 	Gain 15-25 progress in category
Analyze category 	- 	No 	1 inspiration1 observation in category 	Gain 25-50 progress in a random categoryGain 5 Fundamentals progress
Universal Theory 	- 	No 	1 inspiration 	Split progress evenly between revealed and valid categoriesGrant full bonus to an extra categoryAdd 5 Fundamentals progress
Notation 	- 	Yes (Bookshelf) 	1 inspiration 	Lose all progress in one categoryAdd 50%-100% of lost progress to an another one
Ponder 	- 	No 	2 inspiration 	Gain 25 progress split evenly between all active categoriesGain a bonus draw
Rethink 	- 	No 	- 	Gain 1 inspiration and a bonus drawLose 10 progress evenly split between all categories
Reject category findings	- 	No 	- 	Can no longer progress or draw cards related to category
Experimentation 	- 	No 	2 inspiration 	Gain 15-30 progress in a random category
Study Curio 	- 	No 	1 inspirationA curiosity from player's inventoryUsable curiosities are: 
* - 25-30 Auromancy progress
* - 25-30 Alchemy progress
* - 25-30 Golemancy progress
* - 25-30 Eldritch progress
* - 25-30 Infusion progress
* - 25-30 Artifice progress
* - 15-20 Eldritch, 10-15 Auromancy progress 	Gain progress in the curio's category0-2 bonus draws
Inspired 	- 	No 	2 inspiration 	Gain 50% of your highest progress + 10 in the highest category
Study Enchantment 	- 	Yes (Enchantment Table)	1 inspiration5 experience levels 	Gain 10-20 progress in Infusion and Auromancy
Aural Influence 	- 	Yes (Beacon) 	- 	Gain 2 inspiration and a bonus drawGrant full bonus to an extra category
Celestial Studies 	- 	No 	1 inspiration2 random Celestial Notes 	Gain 25-50 progress in categoryGain a bonus dependent on the used itemsIf at least one of used Celestial Notes is:
* Stellar notes - Gain 0-10 Eldritch progress and the same amount of temporary Warp
* Solar notes - Grant full bonus to an extra category
* Lunar notes - Gain a bonus draw
Concentrate 	Alchemy 	No 	1 inspiration1 Vis Crystal of a random aspect (not consumed) 	Gain 15 Alchemy progress and a bonus draw33% chance to gain 1 inspiration
Reactions 	Alchemy 	No 	1 inspiration2 Vis Crystals of 2 different random aspects (not consumed) 	Gain 25 Alchemy progress33% chance to gain 1 inspiration
Synthesis 	Alchemy 	No 	1 inspiration2 Vis Crystals of 2 different random aspects 	Gain 40 Alchemy progress33% chance to gain 1 inspirationGain a Vis Crystal of a compound aspect of the used crystal's aspects
Calibrate 	Artifice 	No 	1 inspiration 	Gain 15 Artifice progress and a bonus draw
Mind over Matter 	Artifice 	No 	1 inspirationSpecified itemUsable items: Activator Rail, Anvil, Clock, Compass, Daylight Sensor, Dispenser, Dropper, Empty Map, Enchantment Table, Ender Chest, Hopper, Jukebox, Minecart with TNT, Piston, Redstone Comparator, Sticky Piston, Thaumometer, Vis Resonator 	Gain Artifice progress equal to 10 + the square root of consumed item's total aspects
Tinker 	Artifice 	No 	1 inspirationSpecified item (not consumed) 	Gain Artifice progress between the square root of item's total aspects or 10 more
Measure 	Infusion 	No 	1 inspiration 	Gain 15 Infusion progress and a bonus draw
Channel aspect Essentia 	Infusion 	No 	1 inspiration1 Phial of aspect Essentia (not consumed) 	Gain 25 Infusion progress
Experimental Infusion 	Infusion 	No 	1 inspirationSpecified itemUsable items: Alchemical Brass Ingot, Alumentum, Amber, Apple, Arrow, Blaze Rod, Bow, Brick, Diamond, Egg, Emerald, Enchanted Fabric, Feather, Ghast Tear, Glowstone Dust, Gold Ingot, Golden Pickaxe, Golden Sword, Gunpowder, Iron Ingot, Iron Pickaxe, Iron Sword, Leather, Nether Quartz, Yellow Nitor, Quicksilver, Redstone, Salis Mundus, Thaumium Ingot, White Wool, Zombie BrainPhial of aspect Essentia	Gain Infusion progress equal to 1.5 times the square root of item's total aspects
Spiritual Focus 	Auromancy	No 	1 inspiration 	Gain 15 Auromancy progress and a bonus draw
Awareness 	Auromancy	No 	1 inspiration 	Gain 20 Auromancy progress33% chance to gain 1-5 Eldritch progress and 1 normal Warp
Spellbinding 	Auromancy	No 	1 inspirationUp to 5 experience levels 	Gain 5 Auromancy progress per level lost
Sculpting 	Golemancy	No 	1 inspiration1 Clay 	Gain 20 Golemancy progress and a bonus draw
Scripting 	Golemancy	No 	1 inspiration1 scribing tools use, 1 paper 	Gain 25 Golemancy progress
Synergy 	Golemancy	No 	1 inspiration15 progress split between Alchemy, Artifice and Infusion 	Gain 30 Golemancy progressGrant full bonus to an extra category
Dark Whispers 	Eldritch 	Yes (Brain in a Jar) 	1 inspirationAll of player's experience 	Gain (levels/5)-(levels/2) Eldritch progress50% chance to gain 1-(square root of used levels) in a random categoryGain 1-(square root of used levels) normal Warp50% chance to gain a bonus draw
Study Glyphs 	Eldritch 	Yes (Glyphed Stone) 	1 inspiration 	Gain 10-20 Eldritch progressGain 10-20 progress in a random categoryGain 5 temporary Warp
Voices from Beyond 	Eldritch 	Yes (portals) 	- 	Gain 5-10 progress in Eldritch and 2 random categoriesGain 2 bonus drawsGain 5 temporary and 1 normal Warp
Revelation 	Eldritch 	No 	1 inspiration 	Gain 30 Eldritch progressGain 5-10 progress in a random categoryGain 5 temporary and 1 normal WarpGrant full bonus to an extra category
Sudden Realization 	Eldritch 	No 	1 inspiration 	Gain 15 Eldritch progressGain 5-10 progress in 2 random categoriesGain 5 temporary Warp50% chance to gain 1 normal Warp
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