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The '''Test of the Obelisk''' is a test in the discipline of [[Architecture]]. Passing the test requires that you build the largest obelisk of its kind in your Region and holding the title of "Largest Obelisk" for a given time.
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The '''Test of the Obelisk''' is a test in the discipline of [[Architecture]]. Passing the test requires that you build the largest obelisk of its kind in your Region and hold the title of "Largest Obelisk" for a given time.
  
 
You can find out the heights required for the various kinds of obelisk in your current region by choosing "Meditate on Obelisks" from you "Tests" menu.
 
You can find out the heights required for the various kinds of obelisk in your current region by choosing "Meditate on Obelisks" from you "Tests" menu.
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'''WARNING:''' Building an obelisk and disassembling it will still register in the obelisk history for the region, and anyone else building the same obelisk type will have to build a bigger one than the disassembled type to pass the test.
  
 
== Obelisk Types ==
 
== Obelisk Types ==
  
There are seven kinds of obelisks. Each type requires a different level of [[Obelisk Construction]]. Only the first level is currently unlocked.
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There are seven kinds of obelisks. Each type requires a different level of [[Obelisk Construction]].  
  
# '''[[Desert Obelisk]]''' &mdash; [[Obelisk Construction|Tech Level 1]] <div style='padding: 0.2em 0.5em 0.6em'>Needs to be held ''3 Egyptian days''. Made from [[Boards]], [[Bricks]], [[Clay]], [[Dried Flax]], [[Flint]], [[Slate]] and [[Linen]].</div>
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# '''[[Desert Obelisk]]''' &mdash; [[Obelisk Construction|Tech Level 1]]  
# '''[[Metallic Obelisk]]''' &mdash; [[Obelisk Construction 2|Tech Level 2]] <div style='padding: 0.2em 0.5em 0.6em'>Needs to be held ''6 Egyptian days''.</div>
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#:Needs to be held for ''7 Egyptian days''. Made from [[Boards]], [[Bricks]], [[Clay]], [[Dried Flax]], [[Flint]], [[Slate]] and [[Linen]].
# ''Unknown Type'' &mdash; [[Obelisk Construction 3|Tech Level 3]]
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# '''[[Metallic Obelisk]]''' &mdash; [[Obelisk Construction 2|Tech Level 2]]  
# ''Unknown Type'' &mdash; [[Obelisk Construction 4|Tech Level 4]]
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#:Needs to be held for ''14 Egyptian days''.
# ''Unknown Type'' &mdash; [[Obelisk Construction 5|Tech Level 5]]
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# '''[[Cut Stone Obelisk]]''' &mdash; [[Obelisk Construction 3|Tech Level 3]]
# ''Unknown Type'' &mdash; [[Obelisk Construction 6|Tech Level 6]]
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#:Needs to be held for ''21 Egyptian days''.
# ''Unknown Type'' &mdash; [[Obelisk Construction 7|Tech Level 7]]
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# '''[[Hardwood Obelisk]]''' &mdash; [[Obelisk Construction 4|Tech Level 4]]
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#:Needs to be held for ''28 Egyptian days''.
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# '''[[Marble Obelisk]]''' &mdash; [[Obelisk Construction 5|Tech Level 5]]
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#:Needs to be held for ''35 Egyptian days''.
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# '''[[Crystal Obelisk]]''' &mdash; [[Obelisk Construction 6|Tech Level 6]]
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#:Needs to be held for ''42 Egyptian days''.
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# '''[[Heavenly Obelisk]]''' &mdash; [[Obelisk Construction 7|Tech Level 7]]
  
 
== Passing the Principle ==
 
== Passing the Principle ==
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'''NOTE:''' You can disassemble your obelisk after building it and passing the principle, with '''no''' loss of materials apart from the construction site.
 
'''NOTE:''' You can disassemble your obelisk after building it and passing the principle, with '''no''' loss of materials apart from the construction site.
  
== Build Queues ==
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'''WARNING:''' You won't be able to disassemble or salvage it if you have passed the test with it or after an unspecified period of time. (Looks like 2 teppy-days, from the message I got. - [[User:Akilan|Akilan]])
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== '''Build Queues''' ==
  
Many regions have a build queue which they maintain. Some consider it polite to check whether such a queue exists before building another obelisk in that region, and consider violating the queue a form of griefing. Others contend that queues game (cheat) the system.
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'''Many regions have a build queue which they maintain. Some consider it polite to check whether such a queue exists before building another obelisk in that region, and consider violating the queue a form of griefing. Others contend that queues game (cheat) the system.'''
  
 
* [[Adn/Test of the Obelisk| Adn's Obelisk Queue]]
 
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* [[Heaven's Gate Queue]]
 
* [[Heaven's Gate Queue]]
 
* [[Khmun Obelisk Queue]]
 
* [[Khmun Obelisk Queue]]
* [[Meroe Obelisk Queue]]
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* [[Meroe_Desert_Obelisk_Queue|Meroe Obelisk Queue]]
 
* [[Nomad's Paradise Obelisk Queue]]
 
* [[Nomad's Paradise Obelisk Queue]]
 
* [[Pyramid Lake Obelisk Queue]]
 
* [[Pyramid Lake Obelisk Queue]]
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Latest revision as of 16:31, 14 April 2010

Main Shard Bastet T5 Beta
Test of the Obelisk
Discipline  
Requirements
Principles
Demonstrated by Ay in Queen's Retreat on 2008-12-19.

The Test of the Obelisk is a test in the discipline of Architecture. Passing the test requires that you build the largest obelisk of its kind in your Region and hold the title of "Largest Obelisk" for a given time.

You can find out the heights required for the various kinds of obelisk in your current region by choosing "Meditate on Obelisks" from you "Tests" menu.

WARNING: Building an obelisk and disassembling it will still register in the obelisk history for the region, and anyone else building the same obelisk type will have to build a bigger one than the disassembled type to pass the test.

Obelisk Types

There are seven kinds of obelisks. Each type requires a different level of Obelisk Construction.

  1. Desert ObeliskTech Level 1
    Needs to be held for 7 Egyptian days. Made from Boards, Bricks, Clay, Dried Flax, Flint, Slate and Linen.
  2. Metallic ObeliskTech Level 2
    Needs to be held for 14 Egyptian days.
  3. Cut Stone ObeliskTech Level 3
    Needs to be held for 21 Egyptian days.
  4. Hardwood ObeliskTech Level 4
    Needs to be held for 28 Egyptian days.
  5. Marble ObeliskTech Level 5
    Needs to be held for 35 Egyptian days.
  6. Crystal ObeliskTech Level 6
    Needs to be held for 42 Egyptian days.
  7. Heavenly ObeliskTech Level 7

Passing the Principle

The principle can be passed with a simple size 7 Desert Obelisk. It requires:

NOTE: You can disassemble your obelisk after building it and passing the principle, with no loss of materials apart from the construction site.

WARNING: You won't be able to disassemble or salvage it if you have passed the test with it or after an unspecified period of time. (Looks like 2 teppy-days, from the message I got. - Akilan)

Build Queues

Many regions have a build queue which they maintain. Some consider it polite to check whether such a queue exists before building another obelisk in that region, and consider violating the queue a form of griefing. Others contend that queues game (cheat) the system.