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<span style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva; font-size: 20pt">'''Tests'''&nbsp;</span> are challenges to the citizens of Egypt issued by The Stranger, an enigmatic fellow who may or may not have Egypt's best interests at heart. In the 9th Telling, there are at least 9 tests available in six different disciplines.
  
==T9==
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In order to attempt any of the tests in a Discipline, you must visit the appropriate faction-controlled University of that discipline. The tests are often quite challenging, and many tests cannot be passed by more than a small percentage of players. Good luck!
From discord:<br>
 
Malard Today [28-Aug at 8:04 AM EDT]<br>
 
  
pearls are spawning now<br>
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* Before starting a test, you must visit the appropriate faction-controlled university to start it.
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* Tests have a Task associated with them, that is visible in the Task menu. This will give you an introduction to the test and give you pointers on completing it.
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* As you progress in a Test, you will be awarded with Talent Points. As far as we know, each test when fully completed grants 7 talent points.
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* Completing a Test will give you a "[[Ranks|rank]]" (i.e. a new title)
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* Not all tests are available at the start of the telling. They must first be released by the developers, and then must be demonstrated at a University of Progress to show that Egypt is ready for the test.
  
cicada always appears as soon as the test is demo'd<br>
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The [[Test Pass History]] page has some information about previous successful test passes.
  
same with safari<br>
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=== Demonstrating New Tests ===
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Tests that are currently locked are not demonstrated at local universities where players sign up to participate.  Tests are demonstrated at the [[University of Progress]].  These universities are not bound by faction and can be interacted with regardless of the control state of their region.  While some tests are unlockable with a single player, others may require groups of players present to unlock.
  
but pearls the actual ones on the shoreline<br>
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Note that demonstrating the test '''does not''' consume any of the required resources.
  
only started to appear once someone tried to demonstrate the test<br>
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After a test has been demonstrated, there is a one-week cooldown before another test can be demonstrated. A [[Token of Ra]] can be used to bypass this timer.
  
its a mistake i think, it should be part of the startup script in the game which it now is<br>
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== Tests by Discipline ==
  
before it mattered a little less, as there was a "level" that gated it also<br>
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<!-- Column 4 of SidebarDiscipline needs the level number or demo if it needs demonstration -->
 
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<!-- Column 3 of tests requires: -1 for not openable, 0 for needs demonstration, 1 for Open and available. -->
 
 
{{T8 Below}}
 
 
 
<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 containing a varied number of test (seven tests minimum. Since Tale 7 the quantity of available tests is higher for all disciplines). To reach the top rank for any given discipline, 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. NOTE: Level requirements for unopened tests need to be verified for T8. You can use your "Show what was unlocked" to check level requirements after tests are opened.
 
 
The [[Test Pass History]] page has some information about previous successful test passes.
 
 
== Demonstrating New Tests ==
 
Unlike previous tales, Tests that are currently locked are not demonstrated at local universities.  Tests are now demonstrated at the [[University of Progress]].  These universities are not bound by faction and can be interacted with regardless of the control state of their region.  While some tests are unlocked based on present stat scores, others may require groups of players present to unlock.
 
 
== Tests by Discipline ==
 
 
<!-- Column 4 of SidebarDiscipline needs the level number or demo if it needs demonstration -->
 
<!-- Column 3 of tests requires: -1 for not openable, 0 for needs demonstration, 1 for Open and available. -->
 
  
 
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{| style='background: transparent; margin: 1em auto'
 
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|| {{SidebarDiscipline13|#f80|Architecture|1
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|| {{SidebarDiscipline9|#f80|Architecture|1
 
|3|[[Test of the Obelisk]]|1
 
|3|[[Test of the Obelisk]]|1
 
|7|[[Test of Towers]]|1
 
|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
|9|[[Throne of Pharaoh]]|1
 
 
|7|[[Test of the Library of Alexandria]]|1
 
|7|[[Test of the Library of Alexandria]]|1
|10|[[Test of the Megalopolis]]|1
 
 
|11|[[Test of the Funerary Temple]]|1
 
|11|[[Test of the Funerary Temple]]|1
|13|[[Test of Life]]|1
 
 
|15|[[Test of the Hand of Ra]]|1
 
|15|[[Test of the Hand of Ra]]|1
|18|[[Test of the Seven Phoenix]]|1
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|18|[[Test of the Seven Phoenix]]|-1
|20|[[Test of Ka]]|1
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|12|[[Test of the Covered Cartouche]]|1
|?|[[Test of Magnificent Gardens]]|-1
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|9|[[Throne of Pharaoh]]|1
|23|[[Test of Octec's Ghost]]|1
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
|| {{SidebarDiscipline9|#0cf|Art and Music|2
 
|| {{SidebarDiscipline9|#0cf|Art and Music|2
|4|[[Test of Khefre's Children]]|1
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|10|[[Test of the Bijou]]|1
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|2|[[Test of The Sculptors]]|0
 
|7|[[Test of the Raeli Mosaic]]|1
 
|7|[[Test of the Raeli Mosaic]]|1
 
|9|[[Test of Pyrotechnics]]|1
 
|9|[[Test of Pyrotechnics]]|1
|2|[[Test of The Sculptors]]|1
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|13|[[Test of Flight]]|1
 
|11|[[Test of the Formal Garden]]|1
 
|11|[[Test of the Formal Garden]]|1
|13|[[Test of Flight]]|1
 
 
|15|[[Test of the Prismatic Opticon]]|1
 
|15|[[Test of the Prismatic Opticon]]|1
 
|16|[[Test of Dancing Waters]]|1
 
|16|[[Test of Dancing Waters]]|1
 
|24|[[Test of the Windsong]]|1
 
|24|[[Test of the Windsong]]|1
|?|[[Test of the Orchestra]]|0
 
 
}}
 
}}
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|| {{SidebarDiscipline9|#4f4|Body|1
|| {{SidebarDiscipline13|#4f4|Body|1
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|2|[[Test of the Singing Cicada]]|1
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|2|[[Test of the Bedouin]]|1
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|6|[[Test of the Oyster Catcher]]|1
 
|2|[[Test of the Acrobat]]|1
 
|2|[[Test of the Acrobat]]|1
|2|[[Test of the Bedouin]]|1
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|6|[[Path of the Pilgrim]]|-1
|2|[[Test of Darkest Night]]|1
 
 
|2|[[Test of the Ritual Tattoo]]|1
 
|2|[[Test of the Ritual Tattoo]]|1
|2|[[Test of the Safari]]|1
 
|2|[[Test of the Singing Cicada]]|1
 
|4|[[Test of Takeskot|The Test of Takeskot]]|1
 
|6|[[Test of the Oyster Catcher]]|1
 
 
|22|[[Test of Isis' Bounty]]|1
 
|22|[[Test of Isis' Bounty]]|1
|2|[[Test of the Archaeologist]]|1
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|7|[[The Venery]]|1
|2|[[Test of the Fisherman]]|1
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|2|[[Test of the Banquet]]|0
|2|[[Test of the Banquet]]|1
 
|?|[[Test of the Marathon]]|-1
 
}}
 
|| {{SidebarDiscipline11|#c0f|Harmony|1
 
|2|[[Test of Chains]]|1
 
|2|[[Test of Marriage]]|1
 
|2|[[Test of the Prophet]]|1
 
|2|[[Test of Souls]]|1
 
|3|[[Test of the Giving Fisherman]]|1
 
|2|[[Test of the Freeman]]|1
 
|2|[[Test of the Critic]]|1
 
|2|[[Balance of Goods]]|1
 
|2|[[Test of Promotion]]|1
 
|2|[[Test of Reason]]|1
 
|?|[[Test of the Trade Route]]|-1
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
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|-
|| {{SidebarDiscipline15|#44f|Leadership|2
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|| {{SidebarDiscipline9|#c0f|Natural Philosophy|1
|4|[[Test of the Kingmaker]]|-1
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|2|[[Test of the Safari]]|1
|4|[[Test of the Elder]]|1
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|2|[[Test of Darkest Night]]|1
|12|[[Test of Patronage]]|1
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|4|[[Test of Khefre's Children]]|1
|16|[[Test of the Bureaucrat]]|1
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|12|[[Test of Astrological Alignment]]|1
|13|[[Test of the Retired Pirates]]|1
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|3|[[Test of the Giving Fisherman]]|0
|?|[[Test of Mentorship]]|-1
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|2|[[Test of the Fisherman]]|0
|?|[[Test of the Host]]|1
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|13|[[Test of Life]]|1
 
|10|[[Test of the Plantation]]|1
 
|10|[[Test of the Plantation]]|1
|12|[[Test of the Covered Cartouche]]|1
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|2|[[Test of the Archaeologist]]|1
|12|[[Test of the Tour Guide]]|1
 
|14|[[Test of the Coalition]]|1
 
|14|[[Test of Trust]]|1
 
|?|[[Test of the Hegemon]]|1
 
|?|[[Test of True Leadership]]|-1
 
|?|[[Test of the Medjay]]|-1
 
 
 
 
}}
 
}}
|| {{SidebarDiscipline10|#f44|Thought|2
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|| {{SidebarDiscipline9|#f44|Thought|2
 
|13|[[Test of the Tomb of the Immortal]]|1
 
|13|[[Test of the Tomb of the Immortal]]|1
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|23|[[Test of Octec's Ghost]]|1
 
|5|[[Test of the Pathmaker]]|1
 
|5|[[Test of the Pathmaker]]|1
|7|[[The Venery]]|1
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|20|[[Set's Ladder]]|-1
|10|[[Test of the Bijou]]|1
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|2|[[Balance of Goods]]|1
|?|[[Test of the Constellation]]|-1
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|2|[[Test of Judgment]]|-1
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|15|[[Hexaglyphs]]|-1
 
|15|[[Alchemists Rune]]|1
 
|15|[[Alchemists Rune]]|1
|15|[[Hexaglyphs]]|1
 
|17|[[Test of Pulse of the People|Pulse of the People]]|1
 
|18|[[Riddle of the Sphinx]]|1
 
 
|20|[[Test of the Empty Hand]]|1
 
|20|[[Test of the Empty Hand]]|1
 
 
}}
 
}}
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||{{SidebarDiscipline13|#ff2|Worship|2
 
||{{SidebarDiscipline13|#ff2|Worship|2
|5|[[Test of the Vigil]]|1
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|2|[[Test of Marriage]]|1
|6|[[Path of the Pilgrim]]|1
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|5|[[Vigils]]|1
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|11|[[Test of the Messenger]]|0
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|12|[[Test of Beacons]]|0
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|14|[[Test of Leavened Bread]]|0
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|20|[[Test of Visions]]|0
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|24|[[Test of the Holy Shrine]]|0
 
|9|[[Test of Festivals]]|1
 
|9|[[Test of Festivals]]|1
|11|[[Test of the Messenger]]|1
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|20|[[Test of Ka]]|0
|12|[[Test of Astrological Alignment]]|1
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|17|[[Test of the Humble Priests]]|0
|12|[[Test of Beacons]]|1
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|12|[[Test of Ritual Mummification]]|0
|12|[[Test of Ritual Mummification]]|1
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|16|[[Remembrance Ceremonies]]|-1
|14|[[Test of Leavened Bread]]|1
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|10|[[Test of the Megalopolis]]|1
|16|[[Remembrance Ceremonies]]|1
 
|17|[[Test of the Humble Priests]]|1
 
|20|[[Test of Visions]]|1
 
|24|[[Test of the Holy Shrine]]|1
 
|?|[[Music of the Gods]]|-1
 
 
 
 
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'''Key'''
 
'''Key'''
:[[Image:Green tick.png|||Test Available]] - Test Available
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:[[Image:Green tick.png||Test Available]] - Test Available
:[[Image:Yellow warning.png|||Requires Demonstrating]] - Requires Demonstrating
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:[[Image:Yellow warning.png||Requires Demonstrating]] - Requires Demonstrating
:[[Image:Red cross.png|||Not yet available]] - Not yet available
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:[[Image:Red cross.png||Not yet available]] - Not yet available
:<NOWIKI>*</NOWIKI> - Test requires more than just the level
 
 
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Latest revision as of 16:38, 13 May 2021

Tests  are challenges to the citizens of Egypt issued by The Stranger, an enigmatic fellow who may or may not have Egypt's best interests at heart. In the 9th Telling, there are at least 9 tests available in six different disciplines.

In order to attempt any of the tests in a Discipline, you must visit the appropriate faction-controlled University of that discipline. The tests are often quite challenging, and many tests cannot be passed by more than a small percentage of players. Good luck!

  • Before starting a test, you must visit the appropriate faction-controlled university to start it.
  • Tests have a Task associated with them, that is visible in the Task menu. This will give you an introduction to the test and give you pointers on completing it.
  • As you progress in a Test, you will be awarded with Talent Points. As far as we know, each test when fully completed grants 7 talent points.
  • Completing a Test will give you a "rank" (i.e. a new title)
  • Not all tests are available at the start of the telling. They must first be released by the developers, and then must be demonstrated at a University of Progress to show that Egypt is ready for the test.

The Test Pass History page has some information about previous successful test passes.

Demonstrating New Tests

Tests that are currently locked are not demonstrated at local universities where players sign up to participate. Tests are demonstrated at the University of Progress. These universities are not bound by faction and can be interacted with regardless of the control state of their region. While some tests are unlockable with a single player, others may require groups of players present to unlock.

Note that demonstrating the test does not consume any of the required resources.

After a test has been demonstrated, there is a one-week cooldown before another test can be demonstrated. A Token of Ra can be used to bypass this timer.

Tests by Discipline

  Discipline of  
Architecture
Test
Open and Available Test of the Obelisk
Open and Available Test of Towers
Not yet available Test of The People's Pyramid
Open and Available Test of the Library of Alexandria
Open and Available Test of the Funerary Temple
Open and Available Test of the Hand of Ra
Not yet available Test of the Seven Phoenix
Open and Available Test of the Covered Cartouche
Open and Available Throne of Pharaoh
  Discipline of  
Art and Music
Test
Open and Available Test of the Bijou
Requires Demonstrating Test of The Sculptors
Open and Available Test of the Raeli Mosaic
Open and Available Test of Pyrotechnics
Open and Available Test of Flight
Open and Available Test of the Formal Garden
Open and Available Test of the Prismatic Opticon
Open and Available Test of Dancing Waters
Open and Available Test of the Windsong
  Discipline of  
Body
Test
Open and Available Test of the Singing Cicada
Open and Available Test of the Bedouin
Open and Available Test of the Oyster Catcher
Open and Available Test of the Acrobat
Not yet available Path of the Pilgrim
Open and Available Test of the Ritual Tattoo
Open and Available Test of Isis' Bounty
Open and Available The Venery
Requires Demonstrating Test of the Banquet
  Discipline of  
Natural Philosophy
Test
Open and Available Test of the Safari
Open and Available Test of Darkest Night
Open and Available Test of Khefre's Children
Open and Available Test of Astrological Alignment
Requires Demonstrating Test of the Giving Fisherman
Requires Demonstrating Test of the Fisherman
Open and Available Test of Life
Open and Available Test of the Plantation
Open and Available Test of the Archaeologist
  Discipline of  
Thought
Test
Open and Available Test of the Tomb of the Immortal
Open and Available Test of Octec's Ghost
Open and Available Test of the Pathmaker
Not yet available Set's Ladder
Open and Available Balance of Goods
Not yet available Test of Judgment
Not yet available Hexaglyphs
Open and Available Alchemists Rune
Open and Available Test of the Empty Hand
  Discipline of  
Worship
Test
Open and Available Test of Marriage
Open and Available Vigils
Requires Demonstrating Test of the Messenger
Requires Demonstrating Test of Beacons
Requires Demonstrating Test of Leavened Bread
Requires Demonstrating Test of Visions
Requires Demonstrating Test of the Holy Shrine
Open and Available Test of Festivals
Requires Demonstrating Test of Ka
Requires Demonstrating Test of the Humble Priests
Requires Demonstrating Test of Ritual Mummification
Not yet available Remembrance Ceremonies
Open and Available Test of the Megalopolis

Key

Test Available - Test Available
Requires Demonstrating - Requires Demonstrating
Not yet available - Not yet available