School of Sorcery

School of Sorcery
Region: Folklore Forest
Rank requirement:	Viceroy
Map piece:	Tale of the Sorcerer's Apprentice
Required Power Type:	Arcane, Shadow
Required Cheese:	Standard Cheese Apprentice Ambert Master Mimolette
Number of Mice:	28
Shops:	Cheese Shoppe Trapsmith Charm Shoppe General Store Cartographer
Release Date:	23 April 2024
Prepare to hit the books and study hard so that you can graduate from a lowly Apprentice to a powerful Master Sorcerer!

Overview

School of Sorcery is a hunting location in the Folklore Forest region.

Hunters require a minimum Rank of Viceroy and the Tale of the Sorcerer's Apprentice to access.

Hunters enroll in Courses to earn credits called Arcane Sunstone, Shadow Moonstone and Sorcerer's Sapphire by catching the Masters in their respective courses. Arcane Sunstone and Shadow Moonstone are used to primarily unlock the Final Exam as well as purchase Master Magus Wand, while Sorcerer's Sapphire are used to purchase various rewards in the shops. In each course, the Hunters' Spell Force is determined by the cheese and consumables used. As the Hunter progresses to higher levels of their enrolled course, the quantity of the loot drop increases till the course is completed.

Gameplay Mechanics

Course

There are primarily 3 different courses Hunters can enroll in:

• Arcane Arts
• Shadow Sciences
• Final Exam

Cost and Duration

The Arcane Arts and Shadow Sciences courses last for 60 hunts, and the Final Exams last for 120 hunts.
The cost for an Arcane Arts or a Shadow Sciences course is 30,000 gold per enrollment, while the cost for a Final Exam is 300 Arcane Sunstone and 300 Shadow Moonstone.
Hunters are able to drop out of their enrolled course anytime they wish to, keeping all loot earned during the duration of the course.
Enrollment costs are not refunded if the Hunter decides to drop out of the course.

When the Hunter enrolls in a course, a window pops up showing the courses' details and an automatic bait setting where the Hunter is able to choose whether to arm the Standard Cheese or disarm the bait after finishing the course.
Afterwards, a second window pops up summarizing the course enrollment, its cost and the chosen bait setting.
After the Hunter successfully enrolls into the course, the HUD changes to an image of a magical wand battle between a droid and a Master Sorcerer.

Loot and Course Level

Loots dropped from mice start from their respective starting level, with both Arcane Arts and Shadow Sciences course starting from level 1 and Final Exam starting from level 10.
During the course, whenever the Hunter defeats the Master Sorcerer, the course level advances by 1, thus increasing the loot dropped by 1. Using Condensed Creativity doubles this loot.

Spell Force

Upon the enrollment of any course, Hunters start with a total of 0 spell force.
During each course, the total spell force can be increased through successful catches, or be reduced through failure to catch or failure to attract a mouse.
Spell force gained on each successful catch is mainly calculated by the type of cheese used. Condensed Creativity and Master Magus Wand multiplies this spell force by 2 separately, resulting in a x4 multiplier on the spell force with the use of both consumables.
Arming Sorcerer's Sapphire Refractor Base or Dragon's Breath Opal Refractor Base during the course also increases the spell force by 1. This increase in spell force is additive to the cheese used, and thus Condensed Creativity's and Master Magus Wand's spell force multiplier are applied after the increase.

Reduction in spell force is equivalent to the current course level that the Hunter is in.
Spell force will not be below 0.

The following cheeses provide different amounts of spell force

• Standard Cheese provides 2 spell force
• Empowered Brie Cheese or Empowered SUPER|brie+ provides 3 spell force
• Apprentice Ambert provides 9 spell force
• Master Mimolette provides 27 spell force

Cheese used	Spell force gained with no Condensed Creativity and Master Magus Wand	Spell force gained with using Condensed Creativity or Master Magus Wand	Spell force gained with using both Condensed Creativity and Master Magus Wand
Standard Cheese	2	4	8
Empowered Brie Cheese or Empowered SUPER|brie+	3	6	12
Apprentice Ambert	9	18	36
Master Mimolette	27	54	108

Master Encounter

Once the spell force reaches the total spell force needed for the current course, Hunters will engage the Master Sorcerer.
When the Master Sorcerer is defeated, the Hunter progresses to the next course level in preparation to face against the next Master Sorcerer.
Excess spell force will be brought over to the next course level.
Master Sorcerers also drop twice the amount of Arcane Sunstone, Shadow Moonstone, or Sorcerer's Sapphire in their respective course, on top of the loot dropped by cheese type on the current course level.

• E.g. The Master Sorcerer for a Shadow Sciences 104 course, Shadow Master Sorcerer, will drop 4 of either Apprentice Alchemic Amber, Master Magus Mimetite or Shadow Moonstone depending on the cheese used
• On top of this loot, the Master Sorcerer will also drop 8 Shadow Moonstone.

Arcane Arts

In an Arcane Arts course, mice caught with Standard Cheese will drop Apprentice Alchemic Amber for crafting Apprentice Ambert, mice caught with Apprentice Ambert will drop Master Magus Mimetite for crafting Master Mimolette, and mice caught with Master Mimolette will drop Arcane Sunstone.
The Master Sorcerer in Arcane Arts courses, Arcane Master Sorcerer, will drop Arcane Sunstone on top of the unique loot that will be dropped from the cheese used during the Master Encounter.

Shadow Sciences

In a Shadow Sciences course, mice caught with Standard Cheese will drop Apprentice Alchemic Amber for crafting Apprentice Ambert, mice caught with Apprentice Ambert will drop Master Magus Mimetite for crafting Master Mimolette, and mice caught with Master Mimolette will drop Shadow Moonstone.
The Master Sorcerer in Shadow Sciences courses, Shadow Master Sorcerer, will drop Shadow Moonstone on top of the unique loot that will be dropped from the cheese used during the Master Encounter.

Final Exam

In a Final Exam, the duration of the course is twice as long at 120 hunts, and Hunters will have to change their trap power type every 30 hunts.
The Final Exam starts off randomly with either Arcane or Shadow power type, whilst informing the Hunter of the amount of hunts left before the power type is swapped.

In a Final Exam, mice caught with Standard Cheese will drop Apprentice Alchemic Amber for crafting Apprentice Ambert, mice caught with Apprentice Ambert will drop Master Magus Mimetite for crafting Master Mimolette, and mice caught with Master Mimolette will drop Sorcerer's Sapphire.
The Master Sorcerer in Final Exams, Mythical Master Sorcerer, will drop Sorcerer's Sapphire on top of the unique loot that will be dropped from the cheese used during the Master Encounter.
In addition, Mythical Master Sorcerer also drops a fixed 3 Master Magus Wand on each successful catch.

Heads-Up Display

The HUD always shows the following Items:

• Hunter's inventory of Arcane Sunstone
• Hunter's inventory of Shadow Moonstone
• Hunter's inventory of Sorcerer's Sapphire
• Hunter's inventory of Standard Cheese; which can be changed by clicking on the arrow button on the HUD
• Hunter's inventory of Apprentice Ambert Cheese and Apprentice Alchemic Amber
• Hunter's inventory of Master Mimolette Cheese and Master Magus Mimetite
• Hunter's inventory of Condensed Creativity; which can be switched on for usage by clicking on the "IGNITE" button on the HUD
• Hunter's inventory of Master Magus Wand; which can be switched on for usage by clicking on the "EQUIP" button on the HUD

The HUD also always provides the following information:

• While not enrolled:
  • A banner with the title School of Sorcery
  • 3 different course selections with its respective enrolment cost
  • A button labeled Enrol that will be lit up if the Hunter is able to afford the course enrolment cost
• While enrolled in an Arcane Arts Course:
  • A button labeled DROP OUT that allows Hunters to drop out of the enrolled course
  • A banner with the title Arcane Arts and a 3-digit number, with the 1st digit being 1 + amount of Final Exams the Hunter has completed, and the 2nd and 3rd digit being the course level, starting from 01.
  • Hunts remaining in the current course
  • The Hunter's spell force below the droid
  • The Hunter's current total spell force against the total spell force need to encounter the Master Sorcerer
  • The current spell force pushback below the Master Sorcerer
  • An Arcane power type icon with the message "Arcane armed" if the Hunter is using an Arcane trap or with the message "Arcane recommended" with an exclamation mark in a circle if the Hunter is not using an Arcane trap
    • When hovered over the exclamation mark, a small bubble will appear with the message, "Your current Trap Power Type is less effective"
  • A small image display of the type of loot dropped and its quantity on a successful catch
• While enrolled in a Shadow Sciences Course:
  • A button to drop out of the course labeled DROP OUT
  • A banner with the title Shadow Sciences and a 3-digit number, with the 1st digit being 1 + amount of Final Exams the Hunter has completed, and the 2nd and 3rd digit being the course level, starting from 01.
  • Hunts remaining in the current course
  • The Hunter's spell force below the droid
  • The Hunter's current total spell force against the total spell force need to encounter the Master Sorcerer
  • The current spell force pushback below the Master Sorcerer
  • A Shadow power type icon with the message "Shadow armed" if the Hunter is using a Shadow trap or with the message "Shadow recommended" with an exclamation mark in a circle if the Hunter is not using a Shadow trap
    • When hovered over the exclamation mark, a small bubble will appear with the message, "Your current Trap Power Type is less effective"
  • A small image display of the type of loot dropped and its quantity on a successful catch
• While enrolled in a Final Exam:
  • A button to drop out of the course labeled DROP OUT
  • A banner with the title Final Exam and a 3-digit number, with the 1st digit being 1 + amount of Final Exams the Hunter has completed, and the 2nd and 3rd digit being the course level, starting from 10.
  • Hunts remaining in the current course
  • Hunts left before the power type changes from Shadow to Arcane or from Arcane to Shadow
  • The Hunter's spell force below the droid
  • The Hunter's current total spell force against the total spell force need to encounter the Master Sorcerer
  • The current spell force pushback below the Master Sorcerer
  • A combined half-and-half Arcane and Shadow power type icon with the message "Shadow armed" or "Arcane armed" if the Hunter is using the power type trap required or with the message "Shadow recommended" or "Arcane recommended" with an exclamation mark in a circle if the Hunter is not using the power type trap required
    • When hovered over the exclamation mark, a small bubble will appear with the message, "Your current Trap Power Type is less effective"
  • A small image display of the type of loot dropped and its quantity on a successful catch
• An option to arm their choice of Standard Cheese or disarm their cheese after a course or exam is completed
• An option to view the Hunter's school transcript
  • When clicked to view, a window with the title School Transcript will appear
  • The school transcript shows:
    • The course name
    • Total number of each respective course completed
    • The highest course level reached by the Hunter of each course

Hunters can arm and craft the various cheeses by hovering over the corresponding HUD components and picking which recipe they prefer to craft.

Mice

All mice found in School of Sorcery are part of Sorcery Apprentices group.

Arcane and Shadow power types work against these mice.

Mice when not enrolled

All mice found when the Hunter is not enrolled belong to the Monitor of the Halls sub-group.

Mouse	Points	Gold	Standard Cheese	Loot
Hall Monitor	20,000	5,000	X

Arcane Arts Mice

Mice found in Arcane Arts are part of Arcane Academics sub-group with the exception of Arcane Master Sorcerer, which is part of Master Sorcerers sub-group.

All of them drop loot with the amount tied to the course level and cheese used.

Mouse	Points	Gold	Standard Cheese	Apprentice Ambert	Master Mimolette	Loot
Perpetual Detention	30,000	6,000	X			Apprentice Alchemic Amber
Broomstick Bungler	40,000	6,750	X			Apprentice Alchemic Amber
Misfortune Teller	50,000	7,500	X			Apprentice Alchemic Amber Condensed Creativity
Arcana Overachiever	65,000	8,500		X		Master Magus Mimetite
Invisible Fashionista	75,000	9,000		X		Master Magus Mimetite
Enchanted Chess Club Champion	85,000	10,000		X		Master Magus Mimetite Condensed Creativity
Illustrious Illusionist	92,000	12,000			X	Arcane Sunstone
Featherlight	100,000	14,000			X	Arcane Sunstone
Constructively Critical Artist	110,000	16,000			X	Arcane Sunstone
Arcane Master Sorcerer Requires Master Encounter	150,000	20,000	X	X	X	Arcane Sunstone Condensed Creativity

Shadow Sciences Mice

Mice found in Shadow Sciences are part of Shadow Scholars sub-group with the exception of Shadow Master Sorcerer, which is part of Master Sorcerers sub-group.

All of them drop loot with the amount tied to the Course Level and cheese used.

Mouse	Points	Gold	Standard Cheese	Apprentice Ambert	Master Mimolette	Loot
Mixing Mishap	30,000	6,000	X			Apprentice Alchemic Amber
Uncoordinated Cauldron Carrier	40,000	6,750	X			Apprentice Alchemic Amber
Bookworm	50,000	7,500	X			Apprentice Alchemic Amber Condensed Creativity
Classroom Keener	65,000	8,500		X		Master Magus Mimetite
Audacious Alchemist	75,000	9,000		X		Master Magus Mimetite
Prestigious Prestidigitator	85,000	10,000		X		Master Magus Mimetite Condensed Creativity
Classroom Disrupter	92,000	12,000			X	Shadow Moonstone
Teleporting Truant	100,000	14,000			X	Shadow Moonstone
Magical Multitasker	110,000	16,000			X	Shadow Moonstone
Shadow Master Sorcerer Requires Master Encounter	150,000	20,000	X	X	X	Condensed Creativity Shadow Moonstone

Final Exam Mice

Mice found in the Final Exam are part of either the Arcane Academics or Shadow Scholars sub-group with the exception of Mythical Master Sorcerer, which is part of Master Sorcerers sub-group.

All of them drop loot with the amount tied to the Course Level and cheese used.

Mouse	Points	Gold	Exam Power Type	Standard Cheese	Apprentice Ambert	Master Mimolette	Loot
Perpetual Detention	30,000	6,000	Arcane	X			Apprentice Alchemic Amber
Broomstick Bungler	40,000	6,750	Arcane	X			Apprentice Alchemic Amber
Misfortune Teller	50,000	7,500	Arcane	X			Apprentice Alchemic Amber Condensed Creativity
Sleep Starved Scholar	60,000	10,000	Arcane	X			Apprentice Alchemic Amber Condensed Creativity
Arcana Overachiever	65,000	8,500	Arcane		X		Master Magus Mimetite
Invisible Fashionista	75,000	9,000	Arcane		X		Master Magus Mimetite
Enchanted Chess Club Champion	85,000	10,000	Arcane		X		Master Magus Mimetite Condensed Creativity
Class Clown	90,000	20,000	Arcane		X		Master Magus Mimetite Condensed Creativity
Illustrious Illusionist	92,000	12,000	Arcane			X	Sorcerer's Sapphire
Featherlight	100,000	14,000	Arcane			X	Sorcerer's Sapphire
Constructively Critical Artist	110,000	16,000	Arcane			X	Sorcerer's Sapphire
Tyrannical Thaumaturge	120,000	30,000	Arcane			X	Sorcerer's Sapphire
Mixing Mishap	30,000	6,000	Shadow	X			Apprentice Alchemic Amber
Uncoordinated Cauldron Carrier	40,000	6,750	Shadow	X			Apprentice Alchemic Amber
Bookworm	50,000	7,500	Shadow	X			Apprentice Alchemic Amber Condensed Creativity
Cheat Sheet Conjurer	60,000	10,000	Shadow	X			Apprentice Alchemic Amber Condensed Creativity
Classroom Keener	65,000	8,500	Shadow		X		Master Magus Mimetite
Audacious Alchemist	75,000	9,000	Shadow		X		Master Magus Mimetite
Prestigious Prestidigitator	85,000	10,000	Shadow		X		Master Magus Mimetite Condensed Creativity
Celestial Summoner	90,000	20,000	Shadow		X		Master Magus Mimetite Condensed Creativity
Classroom Disrupter	92,000	12,000	Shadow			X	Sorcerer's Sapphire
Teleporting Truant	100,000	14,000	Shadow			X	Sorcerer's Sapphire
Magical Multitasker	110,000	16,000	Shadow			X	Sorcerer's Sapphire
Data Devourer	120,000	30,000	Shadow			X	Sorcerer's Sapphire
Mythical Master Sorcerer Requires Master Encounter	300,000	80,000	Arcane or Shadow	X	X	X	Ancient Relic Condensed Creativity Divine Orb Master Magus Wand Sorcerer's Sapphire

Hunting Strategy

Hunting Tips by Larry

Welcome to orientation day, hunter!

I'm glad to see that the King's scholars have successfully written you into another classic Gnawnian folktale because once again, the Folklore Forest needs your help!

This enchanted institution has been commandeered by that dastardly Mythweaver who has written himself in as the new headmaster and Master Sorcerer. Since beginning his tenure, he has taken it upon himself to train a new legion of his murine followers in the dark arts of Arcane and Shadow magic. He plans to turn them all from lowly apprentices into great Master Sorcerers like himself!

The King needs you to enroll in these courses and ace them by building up your Spell Force, advancing through the course levels, and earning the coveted Arcane Sunstones and Shadow Moonstones.

Once you've earned enough of them, you can unlock the Final Exam where you'll have the chance to test your skills against the Mythical Master Sorcerer himself!

Study hard, hunter, I look forward to seeing your report card!

Adventure Book

The Hunter can complete the Become a Master Sorcerer adventure in School of Sorcery.

Location-Specific Effects

Cheese

• Empowered Brie Cheese and Empowered SUPER|brie+ - Provides the Hunter with 3 spell force instead of 2 when using Standard Cheese

Bases

• Naughty List Printing Press Base or Folklore Printing Press Base
  • When the Hunter has at least 1 Prolific Printing Paper in their inventory, the base's stats are boosted to:
    • 4,500 Power
    • 35% Power Bonus
    • 35% Attraction Bonus
    • 57 Luck
  • Consumes 1 Prolific Printing Paper per hunt
• Sorcerer's Sapphire Refractor Base and Dragon's Breath Opal Refractor Base - Adds +1 Spell Force when armed during a course or exam

Shops

These are the shops found in School of Sorcery.

Cheese Shoppe

Item	Cost	Requirement	Refund
2-Pack of Apprentice Ambert Cheese	6,000 Gold 3 Apprentice Alchemic Amber	None	N/A
3-Pack of Apprentice Ambert Cheese	3 Apprentice Alchemic Amber 1 Magic Essence	None	N/A
2-Pack of Master Mimolette Cheese	12,000 Gold 30 Master Magus Mimetite	None	N/A
3-Pack of Master Mimolette Cheese	30 Master Magus Mimetite 1 Magic Essence	None	N/A
Gouda Cheese	600 gold	None	600 gold
Brie Cheese	200 gold	None	200 gold
Swiss Cheese	100 gold	None	100 gold

Trapsmith

Bases

Item	Cost	Requirement	Refund
Sorcerer's Sapphire Refractor Base	21,000,000 gold 9,000 Sorcerer's Sapphire	1 Royal Ruby Refractor Base 1 Become a Master Sorcerer	N/A

Charm Shoppe

Item	Cost	Requirement	Refund
Rainbow Spore Charm	5,000 Gold 2 Ultimate Spore Charm 2 Rainbow Charm	None	N/A
Super Lucky Power Charm	2,500 gold	None	750 gold
Extreme Power Charm	1,500 gold	None	450 gold
Extreme Luck Charm	4,500 gold	None	1,350 gold
Extreme Lucky Power Charm	12,000 gold	None	3,600 gold
Charmbit	25 gold	None	20 gold

General Store

Item	Cost	Requirement	Refund
Master Magus Wand	20 Arcane Sunstone 20 Shadow Moonstone 3 Magic Essence	1 Become a Master Sorcerer	N/A
Prolific Printing Paper	40,000 gold 80 Sorcerer's Sapphire	None	N/A
Folklore Motif-Index: Arcane Luck	3,000,000 Gold 3,000 Sorcerer's Sapphire	1 Become a Master Sorcerer	N/A
Folklore Motif-Index: Arcane Power	3,000,000 Gold 3,000 Sorcerer's Sapphire	1 Become a Master Sorcerer	N/A
Folklore Motif-Index: Shadow Luck	3,000,000 Gold 3,000 Sorcerer's Sapphire	1 Become a Master Sorcerer	N/A
Folklore Motif-Index: Shadow Power	3,000,000 Gold 3,000 Sorcerer's Sapphire	1 Become a Master Sorcerer	N/A
Folklore Motif-Index: Forgotten Luck	3,000,000 Gold 3,000 Sorcerer's Sapphire	1 Become a Master Sorcerer	N/A
Folklore Motif-Index: Forgotten Power	3,000,000 Gold 3,000 Sorcerer's Sapphire	1 Become a Master Sorcerer	N/A
School of Sorcery Journal Theme	3,000,000 gold 9,000 Sorcerer's Sapphire	1 Become a Master Sorcerer	N/A

Cartographer

Item	Cost	Requirement	Refund
Tale of the First Dragons	1,000,000 gold 1,000 Sorcerer's Sapphire	1 Become a Master Sorcerer	N/A
School of Sorcery Scroll Case	3 Ancient Relic	None	N/A
M1000 Team Research Expedition Scroll Case	5,000 Sorcerer's Sapphire 100 Ancient Relic	1 Become a Master Sorcerer	N/A

History and Trivia

• 23 April 2024: School of Sorcery was released as a new hunting location in Folklore Forest region.

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