Rank F costs 2 AP

IIRC, don't you get it automatically to F once you talk to Shamala? Then how does it cost AP?

It's like learning Firebolt, etc.

... I think I must have gone brain dead

I can't tell if you're asking, so I'll answer anyway.

Firebolt has a AP requirement to rank from N to F. This was the required method to obtain Firebolt past Novice before the beginner quests came out. Since then, you can learn Firebolt, and it will be directly ranked to F without using AP, despite having an AP requirement.

The case here is the same, except not rewarded through a quest, rather an npc.

If the NPC did not reward you with Rank F, and instead just gave you Novice with 100% training, you would be required to spend 2 ap to rank it to F.

So basically:

• If have 2 AP, it automatically gets to Rank F.
• If not, you get Rank N and 100% Training?

No, in both cases, you will get Rank F.

I was just saying theoretically, if Shamala didn't automatically give you Rank F.

Err, what happens to the 2 AP if you don't have it?

Then you cannot rank it?

Again, currently, because the NPC gives you the skill at rank F, there is no need to "rank" it, therefore you save 2 AP.

If the skill were given at novice, then you'll have to rank it, like normal skills.