¶From the Codex of Ultimate Wisdom
Crystal Ball of Knowledge
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The Crystal Ball of Knowledge is a quest reward given by Ortlem the Mystic upon completion of the A Mystic's Journey quest at the alchemy shop in Ter Mur.
It has the same functionality as the Skill Tutor Statuette.
Difficulty Ratings
Note that the difficulty ratings are gathered by comparing the message with the crafting chances.
If you get the the too challenging or too easy message you will have zero chance to gain skill from that item.
Optimal means what you are doing gives you your best chance for skill gain. Every other message falls somewhere between.
| Difficulty | Success Chance |
|---|---|
| Too Challenging | <1% |
| Very Challenging | 1% - 20% |
| Challenging | 20% - 40% |
| Optimal | 40% - 60% |
| Easy | 60% - 80% |
| Very Easy | 80% - 100% |
| Too Easy | >100% |
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