A Fire Rider Exclusive!
In this section, we can learn tips and tricks from the some of the oldest...er...I mean...WISEST Monsters on the Island. Whenever one of the Sages wanders by, I will grab his brain and shake it until some rare and valuable piece of knowledge drops out. When that happens, I will post it here:

Tips:

• On first becoming Disciple, a monster gains 20 Spell Points. At a second temple, 40 more. [One of Jack's little glitches, this time in our favor!] After that, about 20 for each temple, capping out at his/her 20th temple. It appears to be a random number, since I've seen Ruks of similar attributes gain both 18 and 26 at the same temple within days of each other. Those are also the minimum and maximum gains I've seen. 'Tween turns you regain 1/5 of your maximum SP, up to your maximum. This happens at the beginning of your camp, before any nocturnal activities. [BTW, Health gains occur at the end of camp, and are boosted if your health is particularly low.] -- The Ancient Sage

• [Novice] Certain plants can only be harvested at intervals, when they're ripe. All are ripe for 2 Game weeks, but are unusable for 2 weeks [the most common, purple lotus] to 13 weeks [the very rare black lotus]. Cash value matches their rarity, 1 ocular for a purple to a whopping 80 for each black! -- The Ancient Sage

• [Intermediate] Some creatures are favored by the 3 gods. For Kabukis and Shroudies, killing your opponent god's pets gain you favor with your god. To the tune of a few points of health regained [at your next kowtow] for each kill, and a hearty 'well done'. Normally you won't fight one of your god's favorites, but it can be done with an Attack order. A starving Fuvite might use this to feast on Tusker meat or gather the tusks for his fort. -- The Ancient Sage

• [Advanced] All those odd coins you collect? Zoingo, Kwando, what to do with them? They sometimes have uses. Kwando aviators will credit you with twice the going rate for guilder coins when booking a flight. A certain quest in the Zargnoth can be done only with lotsa Zoingot coinage. -- The Ancient Sage

• Jerry Ritchie found "Financing for the Young Ruk" by Steven DesJardin in he Kabuki Kronicles Issue VIII - The Newsletter of the Disciples of Light - Originially released April 1994. The article has some great ideas. It is long and deserves it own page -- so click here to read.