Fantasy RPG Forum - Standing Trials

1. Linguistics: Reading with a partner to learn a language together.
2. Linguistics: Practice makes perfect.
3. Linguistics: Language: Vahanic
4. Linguistics: Listening to a Conversation Helps to Learn a Language
5. Linguistics: Vahanic: Introductions
6. Linguistics: Vahanic: Talking about the Weather
7. Linguistics: The burden of trying to learn a language while busy.
8. Linguistics: Vahanic is easier to learn than Rakahi when in Quacia.
9. Linguistics: The correct order of words in a sentence.
10. Linguistics: Switching between two languages while learning a new one.
11. Linguistics: Practicing with a native speaker.
12. Linguistics: Accents will help determine the language that will fit
13. Linguistics: Sentence structure tendencies, even in common
14. Linguistics: Substitution of some prefix and suffix functions
15. Linguistics: The Local Dialect of Etzos.
16. Linguistics: "South-end-of-Western": a 'Sow' accent = Rhakros
17. Linguistics: The disadvantage of not knowing the native tongue.
18. Linguistics: Ith’ession: a forceful language.
19. Linguistics: Compromising between two different fluent languages.
20. Linguistics: Some people learn languages more easily than others.
21. Linguistics: Repetition in two languages aids learning.
22. Linguistics: Ith’ession: How to say goodbye.
23. Linguistics: Ith’ession: “Until That Day”.
24. Linguistics: Ancient Language: Originated in Viden.
25. Linguistics: Ancient Language: Language of the Immortals.
26. Linguistics: Ancient Language: An Extremely Difficult Language to Learn.
27. Linguistics: Common Sign: Defined finger placement for clear enunciation.
28. Linguistics: Translating books from Ith’ession to Common.
29. Linguistics: Translating texts is a good way to quickly expand vocabulary.
30. Linguistics: Different terms for the same concept.
31. Linguistics: Encountering unfamiliar words.
32. Linguistics: Making sense of unknown words through context.
33. Linguistics: Body language: the nod of the head toward a subject
34. Linguistics: Many phrases of the ancient tongue translated by Jorsie
35. Linguistics: Ancient Language 1/4: Down the Rabbit Hole (5 Saun 719)
36. Linguistics: Ancient Language 2/4: Down the Rabbit Hole (5 Saun 719)
37. Linguistics: Ancient Language 3/4: Down the Rabbit Hole (5 Saun 719)
38. Linguistics: Ancient Language 4/4: Down the Rabbit Hole (5 Saun 719)
39. Linguistics: Ancient Language: Ancient to Common Translation.
40. Linguistics: Using root words to determine meaning.
41. Linguistics: Studying language fragments to familiarize oneself with the language.

1. Writing: Choosing appropriate common words avoids hindering a general reader.
2. Writing: Preparation for the work ahead.
3. Writing: Different implements for the job.
4. Writing: Note taking
5. Writing: The Basics of Grammar
6. Writing: Obscure your notes with personal coding.
7. Writing: Careful notes increase accuracy
8. Writing: Structuring notes for re-reading
9. Writing: Free writing to display and practice penmanship.
10. Writing: Scribe: Not taking a break causes aches in the hands and neck.
11. Writing: Scribe: too small of handwriting can cause eye strain.
12. Writing: Scribe: a legible copy of another's notes.
13. Writing: Supplies: Wax for seals.
14. Writing: Supplies: Vellum and parchment.
15. Writing: Supplies: Inkwells
16. Writing: Supplies: Charcoal pencils.
17. Writing: The life of ink can be extended by solutions of water.
18. Writing: Using appropriate penmanship.
19. Writing: Formal Letters
20. Writing: Informal Letters
21. Writing: Coded Letters
22. Writing: Can be used in tandem with Cryptography
23. Writing: Scribe: Not getting distracted from note-taking.
24. Writing: Scribe: Including the names of meeting attendees.
25. Writing: Scribe: What to include and what to ignore.
26. Writing: Scribe: Meeting notes.
27. Writing: Tool: Invisible Ink Pen
28. Writing: Quick note-taking in secret.
29. Writing: Research: Tracking Citations.

1. Detection: The sensation of your ether bond to your mentor being activated.
2. Psychology: The ether bond of mentor and apprentice.
3. Transmutation: Ether Missile
4. Transmutation: Ether, a fundamental
5. Transmutation: The Ether Bond between mentor and apprentice
6. Transmutation: Being used as an ether battery
7. Transmutation: Both master and student should know one another's limits to move ether effectively
8. Transmutation: The physical sensation of ether being drained.
9. Transmutation: The physical sensation of ether being replenished.
10. Transmutation: Ether Missiles are powerful against the Creep
11. Transmutation: Corrosive Ether Missile
12. Transmutation: Shape-changing Ether Missiles
13. Transmutation: Flinging an Ether Missile at high velocity
14. Transmutation: Ether Missile
15. Transmutation: Ether Missile can burst into many smaller meteor-like missiles when thrown upward.
16. Transmutation: Greater, and more, ether in Emea.
17. Transmutation: Ether missile while being pinned.
18. Transmutation: Decapitation via ether missile.
19. Transmutation: Ether whip cuts deeply for most, but not to a Leviathan
20. Transmutation: Ether spike in the Leviathan's eye can't go deep enough
21. Transmutation: Encasing a seed of your spark within a sphere-shaped ether missile.
22. Transmutation: My unique ether is iridescent light.
23. Becoming: Doesn’t cost any ether to maintain a form
24. Becoming: Conserving ether.
25. Becoming: It takes a high cost of ether to rapidly transform between totems.
26. Becoming: Lifeforce is less effective, but still converts into ether.
27. Intimidation: Displaying ether as a threat.
28. Research: Unique measurements to judge ether expenditure by.
29. Tactics: Ether missiles as a signal for a salvo of Ballista bolts
30. Teaching: Magic: Explaining the Spark to a new magic initiate.
31. Teaching: Magic: Explanation of overstepping due to ether overuse.
32. Teaching: Magic: Explanation of mutation awakenings.
33. Non-Skill: Lich: Ether/energy is their life blood.
34. Non-Skill: Domain Magic: Dependence on Ether.
35. Non-Skill: Ether: dream-like potential of Emea
36. Detection: Magic: Ether being cast in general location.
37. Discipline: Surgical Precision with Ether.
38. Transmutation: The pressure of ether on the air.
39. Transmutation: Innate knowledge of ether.
40. Rhetoric: A Passionate Account about Ether.
41. Teaching: Magic: Explaining Ether.
42. Teaching: Magic: Providing literal examples.
43. Research: Ether can create.
44. Research: Ether can destroy.
45. Research: Topic: Types of Ether.
46. Research: Topic: What is Ether.
47. Research: Magic: Ether.
48. Research: Magic: The Spark.
49. Research: Topic: Connections between Souls and Sparks.
50. Writing: Research: Tracking Citations.
51. Research: Specialism - Ether: Etymology of the word and concept

✓ Tier 6: 91 - 115 WP
x Tier 7: 116 - 140 WP
x Tier 8: 141 - 195 WP
x Tier 9: 196 - 250 WP
x Tier 10: 251+ WP

Research (28):
Academia: Motivations for Study
Academy Classes: A Potential Aid To Research
A Quiet Location is Key
Ask Questions of Lecturers
Critical Reasoning
Research: Identifying Problems
Research: Insubstantial, Inconclusive and Negative Results
Learning to Pass an Exam
Learning from Another Student
Long-Term Experiments
No Ethical Code in the FRA
Passion Helps
Practical Experiences
Productive Use of Resources
Solo Research: Might Not Be Worth It
Step 1: Identifying Research Questions
Step 2: Critical Appraisals of the Literature
Step 3: Experimental Research and Empirical Evidence
Step 4: Analyse the Results
Step 5: Consolidate the Information
Taking Notes from a Book
Test Scores Show Value and Worth
The Applications of Theory
The Foundation to Progress
Time Management
Using Unwitting Subjects

Teaching (20):
Allow the Student to Work it Out Themselves
Carrot and Stick Method
Don't Overwhelm the Student
Everyone Has a Different Background
Everyone Learns at a Different Pace
Finding Deep Reserves of Patience
Keep Your Skills Current
Offering Others a Chance
Offering to Support Another
Patience is NeededExperience Complements Theory
Providing Education Based on Situations
Punishment as a Teaching Mechanism
Remaining Calm
Some Students Have No Funds
Teach Students to Teach Themselves
The Benefit of the Doubt
The Consequences of Miscommunication
The Value of Revision
Trying to Explain Something

Writing
A Research Proposal
Refining a Research Proposal

Linguistics (18):
Definition of Creole Languages
Definition of Pidgin Languages
Difference Between Pidgins and Creoles
Hypothesis: The Impact of Language on Cognition
Hypothesis: Language Shapes Thinking and Behaviour
Ingrained in Culture
Linguistics: Pragmatics
Linguistics: Phonetics
Linguistics: Phonology
Linguistics: Semantics
Linguistics: Syntax and Morphology
Spotting Someone's Lack of Fluency
Translating from One Language to Another
Aukari (2):
Spoken Language: Vauni
Written Language: Sau'ei
Euthic Sign (1):
Naerikk Word: Eili
Leni (1):
Developed from a Pidgin
Rakahi (1):
Accents and Pronunciation
Xanthea (1):
Simple Sentences

Medicine (54):
Anatomy:
Blood: Gets Something Necessary From Air
Blood: Turns Red When Exposed To Air
Medicine: Anatomy
Circulatory System
Nervous System
Organs: Necessary For Survival
Respiratory System
Race (Eídisi): Mimics Human Anatomy
(SP) Race (Human): Anatomy
Race (Human): Location of Diaphragm
Race (Mer): Mimics Human Anatomy
The Brain: Houses Thought
The Brain: In The Head
The Circulatory System: Controlled By The Heart
The Circulatory System: Layout
The Nervous System: Commands are Conscious or Unconscious
The Nervous System: Controlled By The Brain
The Nervous System: Controls The Body
The Respiratory System: Layout
The Respiratory System: Muscles Expand Ribcage
The Respiratory System: Necessity For All Races
Races:
Comparison of Race Healing Rates
Eídisi Typical Development
Evolution Means Survival
Human Typical Development
Knowing Degrees of Human Consciousness
Race (Mer): Breathes Water

Wound Care:
(SP) Basic Suturing
Congealed Blood Protects Wounds
Managing Abdominal Injury
Reddening Skin is a Sign of Infection
(SP) Removing Sutures
Running Stitches are not Easy to Remove
(SP) Suture Wound Care
Yellow Pus is a Sign of Infection

Herbalism:
Medicine: Herbalism - Decoctions
Medicine: Herbalism - Infusions
Medicine: Herbalism - Properties of Plants and Herbs
Medicine: Herbalism - Tinctures
Medicine: Herbalism - Use Whole Plant
Toxin: Yela
Truth serum: Works for a break's duration

Neurology:
Convulsive Seizures
Effects of Alcohol
Effects of Sedation
Effects of Withdrawal
Hearing is First Sense to Leave and Return
Neurological Assessment
Neurology of Defence Mechanisms
Neurology of the Reptilian Brain
Signs and Symptoms of Impairment
Typical Development: Ages and Stages
Typical Development: Gross vs Fine Motor Skills

Patient Care:
When to Answer Patients' Questions, and When to Ignore Them

Leadership (28):
Allowing Another to Make Decisions
Bollocking in Public
Complete Control
Controlling Slaves that are Not Your Own
Enjoying Having Power Over Another
Find Out the Problem First
Having Another’s best Interests at Heart
Having Self-Confidence
How to Chastise Someone
How to Silence Someone
Leaving No Room for Argument
Inventive Punishments
Making Hard Decisions
Making Requests of People
Managing Slaves
Physicians Have Respect
Private vs Public Conversations
Owning Your Own Slave
Quiet Control
Speak as if You Expect to be Obeyed
Taking Charge When it is Not Your Responsibility
Taking Control of An Incident
Tone of Authority
Use of Imperatives
Warning Tones
Working with Others' Skills

Politics (48):
Accepting Support from Another
Acquiescing an Argument
Anything Can be Bought with Money
Appropriate Titles
Aristocrats Must Marry Well
Be Diplomatic
Being Seen Helping the Common Man is Important
Business with Another Aristocrat
Casual Banter can Ben Very Significant
Control of Potentially Damaging Situations
Control Through Force
Control Through Respect
Do What You Must
Doing the Dirty Work
Don't Rub in a Victory
Dropping your Guard is a Very Bad Idea
Duty Takes Priority
Even Academia is Politics
Expectations of a Scion
Fabricating the Truth
Family Matters are Private
Flattery Works - to a Degree
Focus on Education, Not Marriage
Formal Functions Are Good to Circulate
Harder than it Looks
Importance of a Reputation
Importance of Contributing to Society
Juggling Situations where Politics, Academics and the FRA Overlap
Know Your People
Knowing a Little About Someone Gives an Advantage when Talking to Them
Life as the Son of a Lord
Lower Classes: Lazy When Supporting Their Betters
Lying to the People of Viden
Morality is an Emotional Response
Morality is a Subjective Construct
No Such Thing as Meaningless Conversation
Preserving the Talius Name
Protecting the Greater Good of Viden
Protecting Those You Care For
Remember Your Station
Respect the Will of Your Father
Rumour Can Affect Reputation
Sealing a Deal: Concealing One's Own Involvement
Showing That You Won't be Cowed
Smile in the Face of an Insufferable Pig
Society Doesn’t Advance Through Convivial Diversions
Strain Between Rynmere and Viden
The Value of Secrets
Viden Citizens Are Not Sheep
The Videnese Social Elite

Intimidation (25):
Deceptively Soft Tones
Dominating Your Partner
Emotional Manipulation
Exploit the Psychological Vulnerabilities
Glacial Expressions
Have a Relationship with your Target
Know Your Target
Learning Another’s Triggers
Learning What to Say to Control Another
Less is More
Physical Control
Posturing
Reminding People of his Property
Silent Communication
Subtle Implications
Use of Aggression
Use of Blackmail
Use of Expression
Use of Insults
Use of Force
Use of Pain
Use of Rank and Status
Using Rank and Status
Use of Threats
Use of Tone

Negotiation (15):
Agreeing to Something You Don’t Want
Answering Questions Clearly but Putting Your Own Spin on Them
A Favour Given for a Favour Later
A Political Conversation can be a Minefield
Argument and Counter Argument
Crafting a Deal
Ensure You Pose Interesting Questions
Explaining What You Need
Explaining Why You Need to Do This
Giving an Opponent Some Choice, Even When They're Backed into a Corner
Knowing when to Fight or When to Concede
Proposals are a Business Deal
Question Terms Used
Reasoning With a Patient
Setting a Stake

Persuasion (20):
Defining your usefulness
Emotional Manipulation
Know What Someone Wants
Know your Target
Not Always Linguistic
Offering Your Services
Proving that Your Choices are Beneficial
Putting Forward an Argument for an Utterly Reprehensible Act
Reasoning with Someone
Speak with Conviction
Suggest Rather than Tell
Try not to Scare the Patient
The Use of Tone
The Value of Attributes
Thinly Veiled Threats
Using Logical Arguments
Using Logic
Using Positive Rewards
Using Someone’s Desires Against Them
Why You Would be Good for This, Even if Under Qualified on Paper

Rhetoric (25):
Appropriate Bedside Manner
Calling Someone’s Bluff
Code-Switching
Compendious Speaking
Crude Language to Make a PointFormal Introductions
Framing an Argument
Half-Mocking Gestures of Respect
Implications and Inferences
Keeping a Patient Calm
Making Someone Feel Small
Manipulation and Gaslighting
Polite Conversation
Public Speaking
Refusing to Take Back Your Words
Rephrasing so People Understand
Ridicule as a Way of Enforcing Status
Quips and Retorts
Speaking Clearly
Talking Around the Issue
Tone of Voice is Important
Use of Metaphors
Use of Sarcasm
Using Ultimatums to Get Your Way - You Hope!
Withholding Information

Intelligence (5):
A Shared Interest can make Someone Frop their Guard
Culture Impacts Information
Gathering Information from a Variety of Sources
Gathering what Information you can through Careful Questioning
Understanding Someone’s Role in a Social Group

Immortal: Yvithia
Immortal of Intelligence, Language and Communication
Depths of My Devotion
Xypha: Awareness of Emotions
Xypha: Manipulated Memories
Xypha: Sending Ideas and Images
Xypha: Silent Communication
Xypha: The Power to Control
Xypha: The Power to Read Minds
Xypha – Telepathic Communication (Minor): Pass on Thoughts From Others
Xypha – The Telesthetic Boon: A Crowd Makes it Difficult to Pick out Individual Streams of Conscious Thought
Xypha – The Telesthetic Boon: Experience the Suffering of Others
Xypha – The Telesthetic Boon: Hear Streams of Conscious Thought
Xypha: Yvithia’s Blessing

Viden
Viden: Alcohol Prohibition Laws
Alcohol Prohibition
(SP) Viden: City Layout
Viden: Culture of Courtships
Viden: Culture of the Lower Classes
Viden: Etiquette of Courting
Viden: Home-Grown Fruits
Viden: Intelligence Authority
Viden: Quiet in the Early Morning
Viden: Self-Sufficient
Location: Aranaz Family Estate
Viden Location: Burnt Wine
Location: The Fruit Gardens
Location: The Old Jubilee
Location: Temple of Worship
Location: Tienite Reavers' Warehouse
Tienite Reavers: Ice Sculptors
Location: The Prime Atheneum
Location: The Viden Academy
Viden Academy: Social Functions
(JD) Location: Facility for Retrospective Analysis
Even Drudge Work is Elite in the FRA
Escaped Subject (Cylus 718)
Longitudinal Research Project
Must be Kept a Secret
Research into Developmental Milestones of Mortal Races
(JD) Research on The Great Shattering
Secret Research Facility

Linguistics: Understanding trends in lingual development
Linguistics: Studying written languages allows for transcription
Linguistics: Using a reference material to decipher a new language
Linguistics: Runic languages use different techniques to denote specific concepts
Linguistics: Making connections between different languages to compare their similarities
Linguistics: Transcribing an alphabet to familiarize oneself
Linguistics: Studying runic languages by copying and comparing the runes
Linguistics: Making educated guesses on intent
Linguistics: Using Common to translate a related language
Linguistics: Finding similarities in language families
Linguistics: Adapting Your Tongue to Different Languages
Linguistics: Morphological Roots of the Common Tongue
Linguistics: The Interaction of Rakahi, Ancient Tongue, and Common
Linguistics: Literal Translation
Linguistics: Making Translation Fluid In Both Languages
Linguistics: Translating Limericks
Linguistics: Keeping Track of Syllables
Linguistics: Context Is Important In Translation
Linguistics: Deciphering Words Based on Surrounding Context
Linguistics: Adding Connecting Words To Translation Can Improve Meaning
Linguistics: Determining language families by noting verbal similarities
Linguistics: Embedded in Culture
Linguistics: Instinct and Innate Understanding
Linguistics: Perpetual Instability Within the Standard
Linguistics: Metalinguistics (7)
Linguistics: Phonetics (2) and Phonology (1)
Linguistics: Pragmatics (6)
Linguistics: Semantics (5)
Linguistics: Syntax (4) and Morphology (3)