Editing Books

[[File:IconBooks10x.png|right|frameless|180x180px]]
Books are a specialized resource stored by villages that give units that read them various stat effects.

== Writing Books ==
All civs that a members of a clan are able to write books using the New Book [[Plots|plot]]. They need to have:

* [[File:IconIntelligence10x.png|frameless|28x28px]]At least 3 intelligence and at least 2 warfare, stewardship, and diplomacy
* [[File:IconLevels10x2.png|frameless|28x28px]]At least level 10 
* [[File:IconMoney10x.png|frameless|28x28px]]Can spend 200 gold
* [[File:Plot_new_book.png|frameless|28x28px]]Has a culture, language, and their home village has book space available  (if the civ loses any of these the plot cancels)

== Storing Books ==
Cities have a limited amount of storage for books that specific buildings increase. If these buildings are destroyed then so are the books they store. 

* Libraries give cities 10 book slots
* Town Halls give cities 5 book slots
<gallery>
File:HumanTownHallT210x.png|Town Hall (Human)
File:HumanLibrary10x.png|Library (Human)
</gallery>

== Book Creation and Reading Books ==
Once a New Book plot is successful the game will determine how the book is created:

* Determines the '''book type''' by randomly selecting based on that type's "Writing Rate" for the writer
* [[File:IconStrongMinded10x.png|frameless|28x28px]]Book gets a random [[Creature Traits|creature trait]] from the writer's traits that are in the "Mind" category (50% chance for a reader to get this trait)
* [[File:IconBubbleList10x.png|frameless|28x28px]]Book gets a random [[Language Traits|language trait]] from the writer's language (this trait will have add a special effect to what happens when books are read) (if the reader is a king or a leader their is a 50% chance this trait is added to their language)
* [[File:IconReligionList10x.png|frameless|28x28px]]Book gets a random [[Religion Traits|religion trait]] from the writer's religion (if the reader is a king or a leader their is a 50% chance this trait is added to their religion)
* [[File:NewIconCultureList10x.png|frameless|28x28px]]Book gets a random [[Culture Traits|culture trait]] from the writer's culture (if the reader is a king or a leader their is a 50% chance this trait is added to their culture)
* ''Divine Encryption, Divine Insight, and Ethno Sculpted cannot not be in books''
After units finish reading a book:

* [[File:Culture trait reading lovers.png|frameless|28x28px]]If the reader's culture has the Reading Lovers trait and the reader's happiness is below zero then the reader's happiness is multiplied by -1
* [[File:Culture trait attentive readers.png|frameless|28x28px]]If the reader's culture has the Attentive Readers trait then the reader gets double experience from the book 
* [[File:Language trait stylish writing.png|frameless|28x28px]]Books also have a chance to convert the reader's culture, language, and/or religion to the book's own. The Stylish Writing language trait doubles the conversion/no conversion chance

== Book Types ==
[[File:Books10x.png|right|frameless|360x360px]]
{| class="fandom-table"
!Type
!Effects
!Requirement
!Writing Rate
!Description
|-
|Family Tales
|Mana +10<br>Experience +5<br>Happiness +5
|Writer has a family
|3
|''Story of bonds stronger than blood''
|-
|Romance
|Mana +10<br>Experience +5<br>Happiness +10
|Writer has a family
|3
|''Tale of hearts bound by passion''
|-
|Friendship
|Mana +10<br>Experience +5<br>Happiness +5
|Writer has a family
|3
|''Adventures shared among true friends''
|-
|Royal Secrets
|Experience +10<br>Happiness -10
|Kingdom has a king that has a family<br>Writer isn't the king
|3
|''Forbidden truths about royal deeds''
|-
|Fable
|Mana +20<br>Experience +30<br>Happiness +10
|Writer has a weapon, king, village, and village leader 
|3
|''Short tales hiding timeless wisdom''
|-
|War Manual
|Warfare +1<br>Intelligence +1<br>Experience +5
|Writer has a king, village, village leader, and village with more than zero warriors
|Writer's warfare
|''Secrets of battle, tactics, and glory''
|-
|Economics
|Stewardship +1<br>Intelligence +1<br>Experience +10<br>Happiness -10
|Writer has a king, village, and village leader
|Writer's stewardship
|''Insights into trade, gold, and prosperity''
|-
|Governance
|Stewardship +1<br>Intelligence +1<br>Experience +10<br>Happiness -5
|Writer has a king, village, and village leader
|Writer's stewardship
|''Guidance for rulers seeking order''
|-
|Diplomacy
|Diplomacy +1<br>Experience +10<br>Happiness -10
|Writer has a king, village, and village leader
|Writer's diplomacy
|''Mastering the delicate art of alliances''
|-
|Mathematics
|Intelligence +1<br>Experience +30<br>Happiness -20
|Writer has a king, village, village leader, and culture
|Writer's intelligence
|''Unraveling the patterns of the universe''
|-
|Biology
|Intelligence +1<br>Experience +30<br>Happiness +10
|Writer has a king, village, village leader, and subspecies
|Writer's intelligence
|''The wonders and mysteries of living things''
|-
|History
|Warfare +1<br>Diplomacy +1<br>Intelligence +1<br>Experience +30<br>Happiness +5
|Writer has a king, village, village leader, and subspecies
|Writer's intelligence
|''A chronicle of past events and lost eras''
|}
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