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<span style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva; font-size: 20pt">'''Tests'''&nbsp;</span> are challenges to the citizens of Egypt. The objective of A Tale in the Desert is to build the ideal civilization by perfecting the ''Seven Disciplines of Man'', with each [[discipline]] containing a varied number of test (seven tests minimum, yet in Tale 7 the quantity is higher for all disiplines). To reach the top rank for any given disipline, oracle, one must complete seven test. The player decides which tests to complete and the order of passing them.
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In order to attempt any of the tests in a Discipline, you must first pass the initiation into that discipline. While the tests are often very difficult, many tests cannot, by design, be passed by more than a small percentage of players.
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The initiations are achievable by any dedicated player and are designed to give a flavor of the discipline.
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* Before starting a test, you must visit the appropriate university to start it.
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* Tests have level restrictions.
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* Some tests have additional restrictions, beyond a level requirement
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* Tests have principles, which are easier than (and designed to be a sample of) the full test
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* Completing a Test will give you a "rank" (i.e. a new title) and you may get a reward of some kind (ability to make a new building, extra waypoints, improved stats, etc). Passing a test automatically passes principles for that test, even if you do not meet the requirements for the Principles.
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* The test "Principles" are different from the "Principles" of each discipline. For example, you must complete the "Principles of Body" before you are allowed to sign up for any of the seven Tests of Body. Think of it as an "initiation". Each of the seven Body tests also has "Principles".
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As part of the challenge of the ''Seven Disciplines of Man'', we must write a test for each discipline for our grandchildren in years to come.
  
 
== Tests by Discipline ==
 
== Tests by Discipline ==
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|| {{SidebarDiscipline||Architecture|1
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|| {{SidebarDiscipline12|#f80|Architecture|1
 
|3|[[Test of the Obelisk]]|1
 
|3|[[Test of the Obelisk]]|1
|4|[[Test of the Throne of Pharaoh]]|-1
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|4|[[Throne of Pharaoh]]|1
|7|[[Test of Towers]]|-1
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|7|[[Test of Towers]]|1
|7|[[Test of the People's Pyramid]]|-1
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|7|[[Test of the People's Pyramid]]|1
|7|[[Test of Library of Alexandria]]|-1
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|7|[[Test of the Library of Alexandria]]|1
|10|[[Test of the Megalopolis]]|-1
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|10|[[Test of the Megalopolis]]|1
|11|[[Test of the Funerary Temple]]|-1
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|11|[[Test of Funerary Temple]]|1
|13|[[Test of Life]]|-1
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|13|[[Test of Life]]|1
|15|[[Test of Hand of Ra]]|-1
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|15|[[Hand of Ra]]|1
|18|[[Test of Seven Phoenix]]|-1
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|18|[[Test of Seven Phoenix]]|1
|20|[[Test of Ka]]|-1
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|20|[[Test of Ka]]|1
|23|[[Test of Octec's Ghost]]|-1
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|23|[[Test of Octec's Ghost]]|1
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}}
 
}}
|| {{SidebarDiscipline||Art and Music|2
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|| {{SidebarDiscipline10|#0cf|Art and Music|2
|?|[[Test of Pyrotechnics]]|-1
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|1|[[Test of Sculptors]]|1
|?|[[Test of Khefre's Children]]|-1
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|4|[[Test of Khefre's Children]]|1
|?|[[Test of the Prismatic Opticon]]|-1
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|7|[[Test of The Raeli Mosaic]]|1
|?|[[Test of the Formal Garden]]|-1
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|9|[[Test of Pyrotechnics]]|1
|?|[[Test of Flight]]|-1
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|11|[[Test of The Formal Garden]]|1
|?|[[Test of the Windsong]]|-1
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|13|[[Test of Flight]]|1
|?|[[Test of the Raeli Mosaic]]|-1
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|15|[[Test of the Prismatic Opticon]]|1
|?|[[Test of Dancing Waters]]|-1
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|16|[[Test of Dancing Waters]]|1
|?|[[Test of the Orchestra]]|-1
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|24|[[Test of the Windsong]]|1
|?|[[Test of the Sculptors]]|-1
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
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|| {{SidebarDiscipline||Body|1
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|| {{SidebarDiscipline12|#4f4|Body|1
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|2|[[Test of the Acrobat]]|1
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|2*|[[Test of the Archaeologist]]|1
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|2|[[Test of the Bedouin]]|1
 
|2|[[Test of the Singing Cicada]]|1
 
|2|[[Test of the Singing Cicada]]|1
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|2|[[Test of Darkest Night]]|1
 
|2|[[Test of the Safari]]|1
 
|2|[[Test of the Safari]]|1
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|2|[[Test of the Ritual Tattoo]]|1
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|2|[[Test of the Fisherman]]|1
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|2*|[[Banquet | Test of the Banquet]]|1
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|4|[[Test of Takeskot | The Test of Takeskot]]|1
 
|6|[[Test of the Oyster Catcher]]|1
 
|6|[[Test of the Oyster Catcher]]|1
|?|[[Test of the Bedouin]]|1
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|22|[[Test of Isis Bounty]]|1}}
|?|[[Test of the Acrobat]]|1
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|| {{SidebarDiscipline10|#c0f|Harmony|1
|?|[[Test of the Banquet]]|-1
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|2|[[Test of Chains]]|1
|?|[[Test of Takeskot]]|-1
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|2|[[Test of the Freeman]]|1
|?|[[Test of Darkest Night]]|-1
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|2|[[Test of Marriage]]|1
|?|[[Test of the Archaeologist]]|-1
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|2|[[Test of Prophet]]|1
|?|[[Test of the Ritual Tattoo]]|-1
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|2|[[Test of Souls]]|1
|?|[[Test of the Fisherman]]|-1
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|2|[[Test of the Critic]]|1
|?|[[Test of Isis' Bounty]]|-1
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|2|[[Balance of Goods]]|1
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|2|[[Test of Promotion]]|1
|| {{SidebarDiscipline||Harmony|1
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|2|[[Test of Reason]]|1
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|3|[[Test of the Giving Fisherman]]|1
 
}}
 
}}
 
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|| {{SidebarDiscipline||Leadership|2
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|| {{SidebarDiscipline13|#44f|Leadership|2
| 4 | [[Test of the Elder]] | 1
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|4|[[Test of the Demipharaoh]]|1
|?|[[Test of the Kingmaker]]|-1
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|4|[[Test of the Kingmaker]]|1
|?|[[Test of the Covered Cartouche]]|-1
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|6|[[Test of Mentorship]]|1
|?|[[Test of the Retired Pirates]]|-1
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|7|[[The Test of the Host]]|1
|?|[[Test of the Hegemon]]|-1
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|10|[[Test of the Plantation]]|1
|?|[[Test of the Bureaucrat]]|-1
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|12|[[Test of the Covered Cartouche]]|1
|?|[[Test of the Host]]|-1
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|12|[[Test of Patronage]]|1
|?|[[Test of Trust]]|-1
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|12|[[Test of the Tour Guide]]|1
|?|[[Test of the Coalition]]|-1
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|13|[[Test of the Retired Pirates]]|1
|?|[[Test of the Plantation]]|-1
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|14|[[Test of the Coalition]]|1
|?|[[Test of Patronage]]|-1
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|14|[[Test of Trust]]|1
|?|[[Test of True Leadership]]|-1
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|16|[[Test of the Bureaucrat]]|1
|?|[[Test of the Tour Guide]]|-1
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|23|[[Test of the Hegemon]]|1
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|?|[[Test of True Leadership]]|1
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}}
 
}}
|| {{SidebarDiscipline||Thought|-
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|| {{SidebarDiscipline10|#f44|Thought|2
|?|[[Test of Empty Hand]]|-1
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|5|[[Test of the Pathmaker]]|1
|?|[[Test of the Pathmaker]]|-1
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|8|[[Test of the Venery]]|1
|?|[[The Venery]]|-1
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|10|[[Test of the Bijou]]|1
|?|[[Test of the Tomb of the Immortal]]|-1
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|13|[[Test of the Constellation]]|1
|?|[[Test of the Bijou]]|-1
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|13|[[Test of the Tomb of the Immortal]]|1
|?|[[Test of Pulse of the People]]|-1
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|15|[[Test of the Alchemist's Rune]]|1
|?|[[The Riddle of the Sphinx]]|-1
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|15|[[Hexaglyphs]]|1
<!-- | Lvl | [[Test Name]] | Availability Status (-1 for not openable, 0 for needs demonstration, 1 for Open and available) -->
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|17|[[Test of the Pulse of the People | Pulse of the People]]|1
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|18|[[Riddle of the Sphinx]]|1
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|20|[[Test of Empty Hand]]|1
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}}
 
}}
 
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|-
||{{SidebarDiscipline||Worship|-
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||{{SidebarDiscipline12|#ff2|Worship|2
<!-- | Lvl | [[Test Name]] | Availability Status (-1 for not openable, 0 for needs demonstration, 1 for Open and available) -->
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|5|[[Test of the Vigil]]|1
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|6|[[Path of the Pilgrim]]|1
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|9|[[Test of Festivals]]|1
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|11|[[Test of the Messenger]]|1
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|12|[[Test of Astrological Alignment]]|1
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|12|[[Test of Beacons]]|1
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|12|[[Test of Ritual Mummification]]|1
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|14|[[Test of Leavened Bread]]|1
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|16|[[Remembrance Ceremonies]]|1
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|17|[[Test of the Humble Priests]]|1
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|20|[[Test of Visions]]|1
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|24|[[Test of the Holy Shrine]]|1
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Revision as of 01:18, 15 March 2018

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Tests  are challenges to the citizens of Egypt. The objective of A Tale in the Desert is to build the ideal civilization by perfecting the Seven Disciplines of Man, with each discipline containing a varied number of test (seven tests minimum, yet in Tale 7 the quantity is higher for all disiplines). To reach the top rank for any given disipline, oracle, one must complete seven test. The player decides which tests to complete and the order of passing them.

In order to attempt any of the tests in a Discipline, you must first pass the initiation into that discipline. While the tests are often very difficult, many tests cannot, by design, be passed by more than a small percentage of players.

The initiations are achievable by any dedicated player and are designed to give a flavor of the discipline.

  • Before starting a test, you must visit the appropriate university to start it.
  • Tests have level restrictions.
  • Some tests have additional restrictions, beyond a level requirement
  • Tests have principles, which are easier than (and designed to be a sample of) the full test
  • Completing a Test will give you a "rank" (i.e. a new title) and you may get a reward of some kind (ability to make a new building, extra waypoints, improved stats, etc). Passing a test automatically passes principles for that test, even if you do not meet the requirements for the Principles.
  • The test "Principles" are different from the "Principles" of each discipline. For example, you must complete the "Principles of Body" before you are allowed to sign up for any of the seven Tests of Body. Think of it as an "initiation". Each of the seven Body tests also has "Principles".

As part of the challenge of the Seven Disciplines of Man, we must write a test for each discipline for our grandchildren in years to come.

Tests by Discipline

  Discipline of  
Architecture
Lvl Test
1 Principles of Architecture
3 Open and Available Test of the Obelisk
4 Open and Available Throne of Pharaoh
7 Open and Available Test of Towers
7 Open and Available Test of the People's Pyramid
7 Open and Available Test of the Library of Alexandria
10 Open and Available Test of the Megalopolis
11 Open and Available Test of Funerary Temple
13 Open and Available Test of Life
15 Open and Available Hand of Ra
18 Open and Available Test of Seven Phoenix
20 Open and Available Test of Ka
23 Open and Available Test of Octec's Ghost


  Discipline of  
Art and Music
Lvl Test
2 Principles of Art and Music
1 Open and Available Test of Sculptors
4 Open and Available Test of Khefre's Children
7 Open and Available Test of The Raeli Mosaic
9 Open and Available Test of Pyrotechnics
11 Open and Available Test of The Formal Garden
13 Open and Available Test of Flight
15 Open and Available Test of the Prismatic Opticon
16 Open and Available Test of Dancing Waters
24 Open and Available Test of the Windsong
? Not yet available Unreleased Test


  Discipline of  
Body
Lvl Test
1 Principles of Body
2 Open and Available Test of the Acrobat
2* Open and Available Test of the Archaeologist
2 Open and Available Test of the Bedouin
2 Open and Available Test of the Singing Cicada
2 Open and Available Test of Darkest Night
2 Open and Available Test of the Safari
2 Open and Available Test of the Ritual Tattoo
2 Open and Available Test of the Fisherman
2* Open and Available Test of the Banquet
4 Open and Available The Test of Takeskot
6 Open and Available Test of the Oyster Catcher
22 Open and Available Test of Isis Bounty


  Discipline of  
Harmony
Lvl Test
1 Principles of Harmony
2 Open and Available Test of Chains
2 Open and Available Test of the Freeman
2 Open and Available Test of Marriage
2 Open and Available Test of Prophet
2 Open and Available Test of Souls
2 Open and Available Test of the Critic
2 Open and Available Balance of Goods
2 Open and Available Test of Promotion
2 Open and Available Test of Reason
3 Open and Available Test of the Giving Fisherman


  Discipline of  
Leadership
Lvl Test
2 Principles of Leadership
4 Open and Available Test of the Demipharaoh
4 Open and Available Test of the Kingmaker
6 Open and Available Test of Mentorship
7 Open and Available The Test of the Host
10 Open and Available Test of the Plantation
12 Open and Available Test of the Covered Cartouche
12 Open and Available Test of Patronage
12 Open and Available Test of the Tour Guide
13 Open and Available Test of the Retired Pirates
14 Open and Available Test of the Coalition
14 Open and Available Test of Trust
16 Open and Available Test of the Bureaucrat
23 Open and Available Test of the Hegemon


  Discipline of  
Thought
Lvl Test
2 Principles of Thought
5 Open and Available Test of the Pathmaker
8 Open and Available Test of the Venery
10 Open and Available Test of the Bijou
13 Open and Available Test of the Constellation
13 Open and Available Test of the Tomb of the Immortal
15 Open and Available Test of the Alchemist's Rune
15 Open and Available Hexaglyphs
17 Open and Available Pulse of the People
18 Open and Available Riddle of the Sphinx
20 Open and Available Test of Empty Hand


  Discipline of  
Worship
Lvl Test
2 Principles of Worship
5 Open and Available Test of the Vigil
6 Open and Available Path of the Pilgrim
9 Open and Available Test of Festivals
11 Open and Available Test of the Messenger
12 Open and Available Test of Astrological Alignment
12 Open and Available Test of Beacons
12 Open and Available Test of Ritual Mummification
14 Open and Available Test of Leavened Bread
16 Open and Available Remembrance Ceremonies
17 Open and Available Test of the Humble Priests
20 Open and Available Test of Visions
24 Open and Available Test of the Holy Shrine


Key

Test Available - Test Available
Requires Demonstrating - Requires Demonstrating
Not yet available - Not yet available
* - Test requires more than just the level