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''For the instruction manual for Crawl itself, see [https://github.com/crawl/crawl/blob/master/crawl-ref/docs/crawl_manual.rst this file].
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|name = Manual of [Skill]
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{{flavour|A valuable book which allows one to learn a certain skill faster.}}
[[file:Manual 1.png]] [[file:Manual 2.png]]

'''Manuals''' are rare [[book]]s which boost a skill by providing a +4 bonus to the skill's [[aptitude]], effectively doubling your XP gain. You can study multiple manuals of different skills, but multiples of the same skill are used one at a time. Each manual generates with 2000-3000 [[skill point]]s of XP; once consumed, the manual is destroyed.

==Strategy==
Manuals are essentially "free" bonus experience: as long as you train the skill with a manual, you get double XP. Unless you've hit the skill cap (level 27), you cannot waste them - you always get the full amount. Since manuals don't have a time limit, you can take as long as you want before actually training the skill.

Don't be compelled to train a skill ''just'' because you have the manual:
*Even if you have a manual, your character might not benefit from certain skills. A character committed to melee & heavy armour is unlikely to find a manual of [[Stealth (skill)|Stealth]] useful, for instance.
*You don't have to train the manual right away - other skills may be more ''immediately'' important than the manual's skill. E.g. a caster may want to get their spells to a reasonable failure rate before training [[Dodging]].

Still, manuals can be very nice to have. They can encourage you to train skills you otherwise wouldn't have trained, or boost the skills you were already training.

===Settings===
Users of manuals may want to add this to their [[rcfile]]:
force_more_message += finished your manual
This will alert you when your manual's skill aptitude bonus has run out and allow you to readjust your training priorities should you desire.

==History==
*Prior to [[0.27]], manuals took up inventory slots.
*Prior to [[0.13]], you could only study one manual at a time, and you would activate or deactivate them by '''r'''eading them.
*Prior to [[0.9]], manuals functioned very differently because the skill system was very different. They would allow you to assign stored up experience from your experience pool to a specific skill without actually using that skill, and would crumble to dust after sufficient uses.

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