How do you get nectar skill?!

[BoseMensch]

Ugh, I'm almost completely stuck here. I have two rows of skills, covering all of the powers except nectar. Can't even do a level 4 nectar book because the only nectar power I have is a 1 from the health card. Nectar doesn't show up in any memory I've found or in any of the weather events and I've not even found a tool that gives it. Do you just have to start with it or else do without forever? Kinda seems like poor design if you ask me. Everything else has other sources for the power EXCEPT nectar. I've found scales even on random memories, but just can't find the #$$#% green one!

I've open the stairs all the way up, and all rooms over to where it takes 9 to open the next one. Seriously, what am I missing?

[Skootz]

Probably need a skill for it. I have the same issue, with an additional wrinkle being I haven't found a desk that can take Nectar books yet.

[BoseMensch]

That's my point, I cant GET a skill that has nectar on it... I have like 4 books of nectar, but cant get 4 points to read even the basic level one, to get the skill, to read more of the books, etc....

[Reshemin]

For 4 pints of Nectar, use Health, a Rain Memory (that's 2 of'em), and there's a painting in the Gatehouse.

[Maina]

There are Memories that have Nectar. You may have to advance further to start finding them, or spend more time examining what you've already found.

Keep doing the books you can do, and eventually you'll find skills that have Nectar as their primary or secondary.

I think a few Inks also have Nectar, so don't forget those as you explore the House.

Finally, even with only Health (though it'll be easier if you have more than one), you can still get it. If you do not have enough Nectar, you will randomly get three (at least I've only seen three) opportunities to add something else when you study . If you get the Soul one (for a second Health card) or a Thing one (there should be a ton of food, drinks, plants, etc lying around) or maybe a Mood one (there are different moods that boost different Aspects for free)- if you get like two of those, that should be enough to make up the difference.

But yes, Nectar seems intentionally hard, since it's all about being outdoors and you're trying to study it in a stuffy library. Not really any reason to torture yourself working on them. You don't really need Nectar much until you get pretty far in.

[BoseMensch]

Originally posted by Reshemin:

For 4 pints of Nectar, use Health, a Rain Memory (that's 2 of'em), and there's a painting in the Gatehouse.

You mean start with rain and health, then wait for it to fail and hope you get the option to add the painting when it circles around again after the fail? I guess I'll try it. Thanks!

[katabatic]

Originally posted by BoseMensch:

Originally posted by Reshemin:

For 4 pints of Nectar, use Health, a Rain Memory (that's 2 of'em), and there's a painting in the Gatehouse.

You mean start with rain and health, then wait for it to fail and hope you get the option to add the painting when it circles around again after the fail? I guess I'll try it. Thanks!

You can also find a creature when wandering the moors that will give you a 2 nectar/2 scale memory every time you speak with it. Random % chance to find it, but after you do you have it permanently.

Also, if it gives you the option to add another soul bit after you fail, you can put in a 2nd Health for that final point of Nectar (presuming you have more than one Health-- I think I have 4 at this point, lol).

[Reshemin]

Oh my. Haven't done that too often, so I didn't even realize the three chances you get when providing not enough of what's needed are random... There's also a bottle of... Dandelion wine in the cottage for another two pints btw. Yuck.

Well, I've just unlocked a quite small 'greater Gatehouse' so far and am already at three Health, so... for some reason the game keeps throwing more Sky Mysteries at me than any others combined, so that's what I'm predominantly occupied with now. I'm pretty sure I will get my Nectar - when I finally get around to looking for more :)

[BoseMensch]

So having gone through everything with a fine toothed comb, turns out there IS a tool that gives one nectar. It is the kitchen bowls that are in, surprisingly, the kitchen. They are on top of the shelf and easy to miss because they look like background a bit.

[Yxklyx]

I don't know how random things are but in my game there's Nectar ink with the first desk. Don't use that to reply to the letter - use the ink in the next desk room for that. Just wait for Rain and read a 4-Nectar book. Also, the plants in the planters can be considered without going away for a 1 nectar memory.

[thatotherdavidguy]

Also, don't be afraid to use the random opportunities for books you can't read outright. Getting to use extra soul cards, wall art, or a Thing can make getting 4 nectar without a skill very doable

[SK RaZoR]

you can get Memory: Scent
by considering flowerrs

you can get Earth-Sign

by considering or talking to the viper, you can capture the viper at beach or forest
you can get viper egg, then put it in a fire pit with a card to hatch it. then leave it for day in the house. then use it.

And then there is your Memory: Impulse

The real problem is if you selected the skill Rites of the Roots for the job. You lll have a bad time levelling it.

Level a nectar skill that has a common secondary attribute.

Im using the one with grail, since i have like at least 4 grail cards i can use for leveling, adding the 3 i gave you makes 7.

And like the other guy said, you get to crack the low level books with objects and weather as overtime addons.

If you get that to lvl 7 you can crack nectar books upto 12 on good weather and overtime addons.

And when you can muster 5 nectar in a window you can craft Yewgall ink = 2 nectar
(its crafted in the chemistry set) you prolly need a flower for it, the window tells you when you are close.

And then there is a whole bunch of craftable things that have nectar on em, but I never really used them.

If you wanna use double earth sign to crack a book.

Get it from viper. Let 1 day pass. Then put it in recipe, then get another from the viper to add as extra if you are lucky to need a memory again in the overtime.

I mean here you go if you wanna dig into it;

https://imgur.com/a/e6TVKlP

as you can see you can make some without any nectar at all.

PS you can gather Pears from the practic garden during numa that are worth 4 nectar.

[Knofbath]

Rain + Yewgall Ink on Desk: Eva will give you the 4 Nectar to get your first Nectar skill.

You can get more Yewgall Ink from Putrefactions and Calcinations with Prentice Winter.

[Deimos the Strange]

Originally posted by BoseMensch:

So having gone through everything with a fine toothed comb, turns out there IS a tool that gives one nectar. It is the kitchen bowls that are in, surprisingly, the kitchen. They are on top of the shelf and easy to miss because they look like background a bit.

There are a couple other nectar tools, actually!
There's a watering can in the librarian's room, and a mortar and pestle in the Motley Tower's dispensary.

In a pinch, if you have two health and a rain memory and a little luck, you can read your first nectar book.

[Sabbaticus]

Memory:Scent is 1 point of nectar. I got it from eating things, but apparently considering flowers will give it to you too.

1 memory + 1 health + rain (2 nectar) = 4. You can't use both memories to start with, but you have the opportunity to add 3 items in, and you might get the option to add a memory or weather.

[Frijole]

Helpful hint on the Memory: Scent

Instead of Considering flowers (which uses them up), you can Consider the Watchful Potted Plant in the Infirmary, which does not get used up when Considered.