Researcher
Researcher counts the items you study at the Study Table. It is an Anatomy inspiration, visible from the start, with a free first level at 1.
Each item can be studied only once, and every study costs Science. Decomposing paper or science kits into Science does not count, and neither do the alchemy powders you know from the start.
What counts
| Do | What | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Study | Study an item at the Study Table — each item once; 374 can be studied in all |
Levels
| # | Name | Total needed | Faith | Talent exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Researcher I | 1 | free | 1 |
| 2 | Researcher II | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Researcher III | 25 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Researcher IV | 50 | 25 | 1 |
| 5 | Researcher V | 150 | 50 | 1 |
| 6 | Researcher VI | 300 | 100 | 2 |
Totals are counted from the start, not per level. Buying a level costs Faith from your backpack and gives talent experience; see Talents and Inspirations.
Notes
- The starting Science runs out around the second level. The tower chest holds 31 in all, and even picking the cheapest studies that covers about 22 of them, short of the third level (25). Making more waits on Writing Supplies.
- Choose what to study with care. Studying pays tech points (10 to 150) and is the only way to learn an ingredient’s alchemy runes, so an ingredient you want to mix is worth more than a random item.
- The Study Table and your first Science are in the abandoned tower’s laboratory: a sheet of Clean Paper (1 Science) and a Science Kit I (30) in its chest.