Improved Encoding

You are better able to receive information.

* Passive - At the cost of four maximum Willpower, you gain a bonus to learning. ([1d7/2] experience from class)
* You will always gain at least 1 academic points from classes.
* Active - By paying 1 Willpower, the passive bonus is temporarily increased. ([1d8/2] experience from class)
* Active - By paying 2 Willpower, the passive bonus is temporarily increased. ([1d10/2] experience from class)
* For every point of academics gained beyond the second, your chance of gaining a bonus increases by 10%.
* Passive - Any banked research is doubled. +10 to all research rolls.
* Active - By paying 1 Willpower, banked research is tripled instead, then increased by 5.
* Active - By paying 2 Willpower, banked research is quadrupled instead, then increased by 10.
* Passive - You have a rudimentary premind filtering data as you receive it.
* Active - By paying 2 Willpower, the memory is permanently etched into your brain, and is resistant to tampering.
* Passive - All uses of Improved Encoding have a 20% chance to be refunded.

Eminently useful for Research and Academics, Improved Encoding is easily one of Mikelle's most-used spells. Mikelle has further augmented his usage of Improved Encoding by setting it as his Efficiency Ritual spell and by teaching it to his Premind using Premind Encode.

Improved Encoding passively augments Mikelle's use of True Sight. However, using the permanent memory etching function of Improved Encoding with it would be lethal to Mikelle.

## Improvements and Breakthroughs

Mikelle entered Polyhistor Academy already knowing Improved Encoding. The original version likely looked something like this:

Improved Encoding - You are better able to receive information.

* Passive - You gain a bonus to learning. ([1d4/2] experience from class)
* Active - By paying 1 Willpower, the passive bonus is temporarily increased. ([1d5/2] experience from class)
* Active - By paying 3 Willpower, the memory is permanently etched into your brain, and is resistant to tampering.

Since then, Mikelle has spent a significant amount of time improving the spell.

Research DC = 100

Research: Encoding Spell Improvements

Research Success: Improved Encoding passive learning increased (1d5/2)

Research Success: Improved Encoding passive gained new feature (double banked Research)

Research DC = 120

Research: Encoding Spell Improvements

Research Success: Improved Encoding active learning increased (1d7/2)

Research DC = 140

Research: Improved Encoding

Research Success: Improved Encoding active learning increased (1d8/2)

Research DC = 160

Research: Improved Encoding

Research Success: Improved Encoding passive learning increased (1d6/2)

Research Success: Improved Encoding passive gained new feature (rudimentary premind)

Research Success: Improved Encoding active gained new feature (triple banked research)

-2 Multithreaded Willpower

Research DC = 180

Research Improved Encoding

Research Success: Second Level Improved Encoding learned (2 Willpower: 1d10/2 Academics)

Research DC = 200

Research: Improved Encoding

Research Success: Improved Encoding Active gained new feature (2 Willpower: Quadruple banked research instead)

Research DC = 220

Research: Improved Encoding

Research Success: Improved Encoding Active gains new feature (+5 banked research per willpower spent)

Research Success: Improved Encoding Passive gains new feature (Minimum academic gain from class is now 1)

Research Success: Improved Encoding Passive gains new feature (+10 to research rolls)

Attentive skill gained.

-1 Maximum Willpower

At this point, Library Research of Improved Encoding was exhausted. Further improvements available though Training actions or Primary Research.

Training DC = 10

Training: Improved Encoding

Success: Improved Encoding Improves (Now gives 1d7/2 Passively)

Training DC = 11

Training: Improved Encoding

Success: Improved Encoding improves (Now cost 2 to etch memories, from 3)

Training DC = 15

Training: Improved Encoding

Success: Improved Encoding improves (now has a 10% chance to refund willpower)

Training DC = 15

Training: Improved Encoding

Success: Improved Encoding improves (Now 20% chance to refund, from 10)

## References

1. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-175#post-260899
2. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-year-two.6716/page-45#post-1684770
3. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-year-two.6716/page-316#post-2300045
4. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-4#post-117011
5. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-2#post-116934
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-190#post-322104
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-9#post-117152
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-23#post-117584
9. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-40#post-118099
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-68#post-118921
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-73#post-119068
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-186#post-298874
13. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-257#post-481825