This is a bad bug. IMHO, though, it isn't the bug that is ruining the
game. That honor goes to the Survive Fatal Wound bug. Since SFW works
with only day of study, rather than the full 28, people are saving weeks
of noble time by learning only 1 day of it using Fast Study. Even
worse, it is possible to generate aura in huge amounts extremely quickly
by combining SFW with Tap Health for Aura. Those of us who didn't
decide to use our Fast Study points to learn fishing on turn 3 because
we were already running out of money (hey, I was young, what can I say)
are able to take unfair advantage over everyone else.
I've been writing to Rich on a regular basis to get this fixed, as it is
a clear bug and in no way can be viewed as an interpretation of the
rules. So far, no response. Everyone, even those of you who may be
taking advantage of it, should be sending mail to the GM to get this
fixed and bring the game back into balance.
Rob, not Ming, on his soapbox