What is meant on p. 165 by “Summae: Source – Quality and Level?
A lot of people have scratched their heads over that one – it could probably have been phrased better. All it means is that summae are rated for both Quality and Level, as opposed to Tractatus which have only Quality. The Source Quality from studying a summa is based on its Quality only. The Level only indicates how high a student’s score can be before he stops benefitting from the summa. Tractatus don’t have a Level because they can be studied only for one season and they benefit a student with any score in the relevant Art or Ability. Not as clear as it might be, true. The called-out sentences in the left-hand column just give the stats for the books. The words after the colon should not be capped. The rules are the same as for everything else: Advancement Total is based only on Source Quality, not level. –David Chart, Atlas Games Discussion Forums, 11 Feb. 2005 This is also mentioned in the errata.
