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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jfdlsjfd" data-source="post: 9557819" data-attributes="member: 42856">This school is really poorly managed.Criticism #1: Find Familiar is the most potent spell they teach, yet it's level 1. So basically, you can't learn advanced magic here. For the most prestigious College Arcane, I'd have hoped one of the students could fly or cast a fireball, but nope. You'll leave only with 1st-level education.Criticism #2: The school is financially mismanaged. They spend nearly a thousand gold to gather the components and they'll do all the ritual except... light a bunch of coal in a brazier? OK 50 pounds, but 1 gp is 20 pounds of bituminous coal in 2e, and a pound of coal is 5sp in 5e. It can't make up a significant fraction of the components used to... not cast the spell? Criticism #3; They expose students to hazardous practices. This spell, if miscast, is dangerous, so, students... you won't cast it under the supervision of the faculty. You'll, instead, go back to the comfort of your own home to attempt the casting unsupervised. I hope you have a good house insurance. Criticism #4: Arno is learning Find Familiar. That means blue robes aren't real wizards yet... so you were exactly right, they let true beginners teach spells in this academy!</blockquote>