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{{Challenge Path Description
  |image=path12.gif
  |name=Avatar of Jarlsberg
  |season=Spring 2013
  |date=February 15, 2013
  |desc=You're filled with the spirit of [[Jarlsberg]], the Legendary Wizard of the Times of Old. Armed with the secrets of the cosmos, you'll use an entirely new set of powerful spells to devastate your foes.}}
In practice, that's [[There's a Wizard in My Gizzard|exactly what happens]].

==Restrictions==
*'''Consumption'''
**'''You cannot consume ordinary food or booze.''' Only food and booze created in [[Jarlsberg's Cosmic Kitchen]] can be consumed.
**You can, however, still use a [[steel margarita]] to get [[Liver of Steel]]:
**:Jarlsberg's spirit won't let you drink this thing, but you outsmart it -- you hold the margarita against your forehead and absorb its essence directly into your brain.
**:Take that, germophobe!
**Your [[Fullness|stomach]] is size 10, and your [[Drunkenness|liver]] is size 9.  '''You will become too drunk to adventure at 10 drunkenness''' (unless you acquire Liver of Steel and/or [[Nightcap]]).
**Trying to eat or drink regular food from inventory can generate either of two message types (depending on method to eat or drink):
***Pop-up window:
***:You can't use that right now.  Because of reasons.
***Blue box booze use message:
***:Jarlsberg didn't trust any booze that he didn't make himself.
***Blue box food use message:
***:Jarlsberg didn't trust any food that he didn't make himself.
**Trying to eat or drink items from [[Chez Snootée]] or [[The Gnomish Micromicrobrewery]] results in:
**:Jarlsberg didn't trust any food or booze that he didn't make himself.
**Trying to eat [[Food, Glorious Food|Hobo marketplace food]] message:
**:No way. No way you're eating that.
**Trying to drink [[Booze, Glorious Booze|Hobo marketplace booze]] message:
**:No way. No way you're drinking that.

*'''Items and Equipment'''
**Skill-granting items, such as [[Spellbook: Drescher's Annoying Noise]], cannot be used:
**:Jarlsberg didn't read fiction.
**[[bottle of Blank-Out|Blank-Out]] cannot be used:
**:Jarlsberg ''hated'' getting his hands dirty. There is no way he would mess with this crap.

*'''Familiars'''
**You do not have access to any familiars. Instead, you can create food-based [[#Companions|companions]].
**Familiar hatchlings cannot be put in your Terrarium:
**:Jarlsberg won't trust a companion he didn't conjure.

*'''Skills'''
**None of your permed skills are available. [[Your Mystical Bookshelf|Mystical Bookshelf]] skills, however, '''can''' be used.
**You cannot attack with your weapon:
**:Jarlsberg didn't like to get his hands dirty, and this opponent looks to be absolutely crawling with germs.
**There is nothing under the [[One Nightstand (Mahogany)|mahogany nightstand]], so you cannot get a skill from the [[Spookyraven Manor Quest]]
**Skills from [[Fragnk, the Regnaissance Gnome]] are available if your moon sign allows access.

*'''Locations'''
**You cannot use the VIP Lounge [[A Fax Machine|fax machine]]:
**:Jarlsberg was more into magic than technology.
**Since you cannot join a guild, you do not have access to any zones that require a guild quest to unlock.
**There is no slot into which you can donate meat at [[Jarlsberg's Gate]].
**Avatars of Jarlsberg cannot enter [[The Sea]].  Clicking [[An Old Man]] gives the following message:
**:That shack you saw on the main map was just a picture of a shack drawn on the ground.

==Divergences==

===Class===
Rather than playing any of the traditional 6 classes, you will play as an '''Avatar of Jarlsberg''' with entirely different skills.
*Your main stat is [[Mysticality]].
*You have the usual Mysticality class bonus of +5% [[Elemental_Resistance|resistance to all elements]].
*You will not be accepted into any of the traditional [[Guild Hall|guilds]]. You will not be able to use a guild to unlock any quests or areas. Attempting to join a guild gives the message
*:Jarlsberg never really fit in well in social organizations.
*Unlike [[Sauceror]]s and [[Pastamancer]]s, Jarlsberg's spells have a hard cap on spell damage (before percentage multipliers) based on the MP spent to cast a spell. This cap may be inadvertently lowered by bringing an [[astral bracer]] into a run.
*Upon breaking the prism, you will lose the Jarlsberg class (as well as all related special Quest items), and [[Now Leaving Jarlsberg, Population You|be asked to choose]] one of the original classes to play until you ascend again. Your stats will be switched to fit the new class.

===Avatar===
Your avatar is replaced by:
[[File:Jarlsberg avatar.gif]] [[File:Jarlsberg avatar f.gif]]

When wearing outfits, the outfit avatar overrides this avatar.
A custom avatar is not affected.

===Items and Equipment===
*You start each ascension with [[Jarlsberg's hat]] and [[Jarlsberg's key]].
*Your normal [[Your Kitchen|kitchen]] in your [[Campground]] will be replaced by [[Jarlsberg's Cosmic Kitchen]].
**You may still install a [[Dramatic™ range]] and use it to cook fancy non-Cosmic dishes such as the [[Knob cake]].
*You can equip [[:Category:Chefstaves|chefstaves]]. Several can be crafted in the Cosmic Kitchen, but you can also use non-Cosmic chefstaves in softcore ascensions.

===Quests===
*Starter quest sends you to [[Dungeoneer's Association]] to learn your skills via the [[Jarlsberg's Gate]] in the same manner as [[Avatar of Boris (challenge path)|Avatar of Boris]] does.
*No [[star starfish]] is needed in the lair.  Using the star key (with hat and weapon) gives the following message: "You telekinetically retrive{{sic}} the sheet music."
*You do not confront the Sorceress' familiars.  Instead, you have a normal combat with [[Clancy_(monster)|Clancy]].
*You do not encounter [[The Naughty Sorceress]] at all (and thus, need no [[wand of Nagamar]]).  Instead, you [[Of Might and Magic|meet]] (and fight) [[Clancy (monster)|Clancy]] and [[The Avatar of Boris]].
**Each of these opponents requires 1 adventure to fight.  If you run out of adventures after defeating Clancy, you will not be able to fight Boris.
*[[A Bugbear of a Problem]] cannot be completed, as it requires one to equip an ordinary familiar.

===Companions===
You may have one companion at a time, made from cosmic ingredients and magic.  These companions are somewhat similar to familiars, but they do not gain weight or levels, and equipment/effects that increase familiar weight have no effect on them.

Companions will vanish at the end of each day, but can be created anew after each rollover.  Creating a new type of companion also causes the previous one to vanish.

Companions have procedurally generated random names tied to your account.  They retain their names when recreated, even across ascensions.

{| border="0"
| [[File:jarlcomp1.gif]]
| The [[Egg Man|Eggman]] (made from a [[cosmic egg]]) gives you +50% items drops, equivalent to a 20 pound [[Baby Gravy Fairy]].
|-
| [[File:jarlcomp3.gif]]
| The [[Hippotatomous]] (made from a [[cosmic potato]]) gives you +3 stats per combat.
|-
| [[File:jarlcomp2.gif]]
| The [[Radish Horse]] (made from a [[cosmic vegetable]]) gives you +50% combat initiative.
|-
| [[File:jarlcomp4.gif]]
| The [[Cream Puff]] (made from a [[cosmic cream]]) increases monster level by 20 .
|}

===Skills===
As with the [[Avatar of Boris (challenge path)|Avatar of Boris]] path, you cannot use class skills, and instead a separate skill tree exists for Avatars of Jarlsberg. 

You also start with the [[Curdle]] skill and can use spells from [[Your Mystical Bookshelf]].

The class skills are learned in [[Jarlsberg's Gate]].  There are four skill paths: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Dessert. Unlike previous challenge paths, you do not have to progress linearly down each skill tree. There are some skills that branch out of the main stem of each skill path.

You start with 3 skill points, plus 1 point for each normal AoJ ascension completed, and 2 points per Hardcore AoJ ascension.  You gain 1 additional point per level. (Unlike the [[Avatar of Boris (challenge path)|Avatar of Boris]] path, you continue to gain skill points after level 15.)  A [[cosmic bucket]] is also available in [[Mr. Store]] which grants up to 15 Jarlsberg skill points (permanently).

Each Conjure Cosmic Food skill may be used once per day to receive 3 of that item (4 with [[Early Riser]] or [[Jarlsberg's pan]], 5 with both).

You may only have one active sphere skill at a time.  Casting a second sphere removes the first one.

You may only have one food companion at a time.  Calling a second companion removes the first one.  Any active food companion will also vanish at rollover.  Each time you call a companion, it costs you another cosmic ingredient.

All Avatar of Jarlsberg combat spells have a damage cap dependent upon how much MP is used to cast the spell. This means that any [[Skill MP Cost Modifiers|equipment or effects that reduce the MP cost]] of a spell also lower the damage cap. Conversely, things that raise the MP cost of the spell also raise the damage cap.
* These damage caps apply to the ''total'' spell damage, including the random base damage, the bonus damage from Mysticality, and all other non-percentage [[Bonus Spell Damage]]. Percentage increases are applied after the cap.
* The exact damage cap is (MP spent * 10) for all spells except [[Grill]].
* For Grill, the caps are believed to be (MP spent * 5) for the {{element|Hot}} half, and (MP spent * 10) for the {{element|Spooky}} half.

Elemental [[Bonus Spell Damage]] (e.g. "+5 Damage to {{element|Hot|dmg=Hot Spells}}" from the [[imp unity ring]]) does not work for any of Jarlsberg's spells.  It is not yet known whether this is considered a bug.  Non-elemental bonuses work, subject to the damage caps.

{{Template:JarlsbergSkills}}

====Table====
{| cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 border=1
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
!Path
!Name
!Prerequisite
!Type
!Cost
!Effect
!Notes
|-
| Breakfast
| {{StackItem|Boil}}
| '''N/A'''
| Combat Spell
| 5 MP
| Deals Moderate Hot Damage
| Allows you to Boil in [[Jarlsberg's Cosmic Kitchen]]
|-
| Breakfast
| {{StackItem|The Most Important Meal}}
| '''Boil'''
| Passive
| N/A
| Gain a bunch more Adventures and stats from the first thing you eat each day
|
|-
| Breakfast
| {{StackItem|Conjure Eggs}}
| '''Boil'''
| Noncombat
| 10 MP
| Allows you to summon {{plural|cosmic egg}}
| Summons 3 {{plural|cosmic egg}} (+1 with Early Riser). Usable once per day.
|-
| Breakfast
| {{StackItem|Egg Man}}
| '''Conjure Egg'''
| Noncombat
| 15 MP
| Converts a Cosmic Egg into a Companion That Helps You Find More Items
| Must be re-summoned each rollover, but keeps the same name. Grants +50% Item drops
|-
| Breakfast
| {{StackItem|Conjure Dough}}
| '''Conjure Egg'''
| Noncombat
| 30 MP
| Allows you to summon {{plural|cosmic dough}}
| Summons 3 {{plural|cosmic dough}} (+1 with Early Riser). Usable once per day.
|-
| Breakfast
| {{StackItem|Early Riser}}
| '''Conjure Dough'''
| Passive
| N/A
| +1 Food Conjuration
| Increases the number of summoned cosmic items from 3 to 4.
|-
| Breakfast
| {{StackItem|Fry}}
| '''Conjure Dough'''
| Combat Spell
| 20 MP
| Deals a Lot of Sleaze Damage
| Allows you to Fry in [[Jarlsberg's Cosmic Kitchen]]
|-
| Breakfast
| {{StackItem|Coffeesphere (skill)|Coffeesphere}}
| '''Fry'''
| Noncombat
| 10 MP
| Gives 20 turns of [[Coffeesphere (effect)|Coffeesphere]]
| Monsters are significantly more attracted to you (+15% combat)
|-
| Lunch
| {{StackItem|Conjure Vegetables}}
| '''N/A'''
| Noncombat
| 10 MP
| Allows you to summon {{plural|cosmic vegetable}}
| Summons 3 {{plural|cosmic vegetable}} (+1 with Early Riser). Usable once per day.
|-
| Lunch
| {{StackItem|Radish Horse}}
| '''Conjure Vegetables'''
| Noncombat
| 15 MP
| Converts a Cosmic Vegetable into a Companion That Increases Your Combat Initiative
| Must be re-summoned each rollover, but keeps the same name.
|-
| Lunch
| {{StackItem|Chop}}
| '''Conjure Vegetables'''
| Combat Spell
| 5 MP
| Deals Moderate Physical damage.
| Allows you to Chop in [[Jarlsberg's Cosmic Kitchen]]
|-
| Lunch
| {{StackItem|Conjure Cheese}}
| '''Chop'''
| Noncombat
| 30 MP
| Allows you to summon {{plural|cosmic cheese}}
| Summons 3 {{plural|cosmic cheese}} (+1 with Early Riser). Usable once per day.
|-
| Lunch
| {{StackItem|Slice}}
| '''Chop'''
| Combat Spell
| 20 MP
| Deals Heavy Physical damage and weakens enemies.
| Allows you to Slice in [[Jarlsberg's Cosmic Kitchen]]
|-
| Lunch
| {{StackItem|Working Lunch}}
| '''Slice'''
| Passive
| N/A
| +50% Companion Effectiveness
| 
|-
| Lunch
| {{StackItem|Lunch Like a King}}
| '''Slice'''
| Passive
| N/A
| Stomach Capacity +5
| 
|-
| Lunch
| {{StackItem|Oilsphere (skill)|Oilsphere}}
| '''Lunch Like a King'''
| Noncombat
| 10 MP
| Gives 20 turns of [[Oilsphere (effect)|Oilsphere]]
| Gives Serious [[Elemental Resistance|resistance to all elements.]]
|-
| Dinner
| {{StackItem|Bake}}
| '''N/A'''
| Combat Spell
| 5 MP
| Deals Hot Damage Over Multiple Rounds
| Allows you to Bake in [[Jarlsberg's Cosmic Kitchen]]
|-
| Dinner
| {{StackItem|Food Coma}}
| '''Bake'''
| Passive
| N/A
| Rest Without Spending an Adventure (10x / day)<br>Resting Restores All MP
| 10 Free Rests per day, and full MP restore when resting.
|-
| Dinner
| {{StackItem|Conjure Potato}}
| '''Bake'''
| Noncombat
| 10 MP
| Allows you to summon {{plural|cosmic potato}}
| Summons 3 {{plural|cosmic potato}} (+1 with Early Riser). Usable once per day.
|-
| Dinner
| {{StackItem|Hippotatomous}}
| '''Conjure Potato'''
| Noncombat
| 15 MP
| Converts a Cosmic Potato into a Companion That Helps You Earn More Stats From Fighting
| Must be re-summoned each rollover, but keeps the same name. Grants +3 stats per fight.
|-
| Dinner
| {{StackItem|Conjure Meat Product}}
| '''Conjure Potato'''
| Noncombat
| 30 MP
| Allows you to summon {{plural|cosmic potted meat product}}
| Summons 3 {{plural|cosmic potted meat product}} (+1 with Early Riser). Usable once per day.
|-
| Dinner
| {{StackItem|Never Late For Dinner}}
| '''Conjure Meat Product'''
| Passive
| N/A
| +50% Combat Initiative<br>+10 Adventure(s) per day
| +Initiative, free rollover adventures!
|-
| Dinner
| {{StackItem|Grill}}
| '''Conjure Meat Product'''
| Combat Spell
| 30 MP
| Deals a Lot of Hot and Spooky Damage
| Allows you to Grill in [[Jarlsberg's Cosmic Kitchen]]
|-
| Dinner
| {{StackItem|Gristlesphere (skill)|Gristlesphere}}
| '''Grill'''
| Noncombat
| 10 MP
| Gives 20 turns of [[Gristlesphere (effect)|Gristlesphere]]
| +20 Monster Level
|-
| Dessert
| {{StackItem|Conjure Fruit}}
| '''N/A'''
| Noncombat
| 10 MP
| Allows you to summon {{plural|cosmic fruit}}
| Summons 3 {{plural|cosmic fruit}} (+1 with Early Riser). Usable once per day.
|-
| Dessert
| {{StackItem|Best Served Cold (skill)}}
| '''Conjure Fruit'''
| Passive
| N/A
| Spell Damage +100%
|
|-
| Dessert
| {{StackItem|Freeze}}
| '''Conjure Fruit'''
| Combat Spell
| 5 MP
| Deals moderate Cold damage.
| Allows you to Freeze in [[Jarlsberg's Cosmic Kitchen]]
|-
| Dessert
| {{StackItem|Nightcap}}
| '''Freeze'''
| Passive
| N/A
| Liver Capacity +5
|
|-
| Dessert
| {{StackItem|Conjure Cream}}
| '''Freeze'''
| Noncombat
| 30 MP
| Allows you to summon {{plural|cosmic cream}}
| Summons 3 {{plural|cosmic cream}} (+1 with Early Riser). Usable once per day.
|-
| Dessert
| {{StackItem|Blend}}
| '''Conjure Cream'''
| Combat Spell
| 7 MP
| Prevents opponent from attacking for several rounds.
| Allows you to Blend in [[Jarlsberg's Cosmic Kitchen]]
|-
| Dessert
| {{StackItem|Cream Puff}}
| '''Conjure Cream'''
| Noncombat
| 15 MP
| Converts Cosmic Cream into a Companion That Makes Your Enemies Stronger
| Must be re-summoned each rollover, but keeps the same name. Grants +20 ML
|-
| Dessert
| {{StackItem|Chocolatesphere (skill)|Chocolatesphere}}
| '''Cream Puff'''
| Noncombat
| 10 MP
| Gives 20 turns of [[Chocolatesphere (effect)|Chocolatesphere]]
| Monsters are significantly less attracted to you (-15% combat)
|-
|}

==Rewards==
*Embarking upon an Avatar of Jarlsberg ascension gives a [[tattoo|class tattoo]]: [[File:class14.gif]]
*Completing an Avatar of Jarlsberg run gives a [[Thwaitgold firefly statuette]].
*Completing a [[Hardcore]] Avatar of Jarlsberg run gives an ascension tattoo: [[File:class14hc.gif]]
**This tattoo is received at the start of the next run.
*Reaching Level 30 as an Avatar of Jarlsberg makes you eligible for the [[Cosmic Thing]] [[trophy]].
**Freeing the King, or dropping Avatar of Jarlsberg, will make you ineligible for the trophy.

==Strategy==
See [[Avatar of Jarlsberg/Strategy]] for tips & strategies.

==Notes==
* Jarlsberg's combat spells have [http://forums.kingdomofloathing.com/vb/showpost.php?p=4393672&postcount=40 damage caps that vary according to the ''actual'' MP cost of the skill].
* Attempting to acquire a skill that isn't available to you yet through remote form submission or URL manipulation yields the following message:
*:You don't have the prerequisite skill for that skill. Also stop submitting bogus data.
* Attempting to attack a monster physically through a skill such as [[Lunging Thrust-Smack]] (formerly available through a bug exploit) gives the "no-physical-hits" message:
*:Jarlsberg didn't like to get his hands dirty, and this opponent looks to be absolutely crawling with germs.

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