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<blockquote data-quote="Levistus's_Leviathan" data-source="post: 8783150" data-attributes="member: 7023887">I'm not [USER=6801228]@Chaosmancer[/USER], but I have an answer that seems to fit for most D&amp;D settings where we have examples.Becoming a wizard (just level one) takes years of study. It probably also takes years to level up. The closest thing we have to an official answer on this is the &quot;Elves and Magic&quot; section of Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes that explains that mastering magic takes a long time and that's why it's really common for Elves to be Wizards. Here's the full quote:So, this makes it sound like the main factor that prevents high-level wizards from being common is the fact that gaining more power as a wizard takes time and effort that other races often can't dedicate to the art. However, Volo's Guide to Monsters has a human Apprentice Wizard that's level 1 and looks to be around 9-11 years old.From official sources in D&amp;D, becoming a powerful wizard takes a long time, typically longer than a human lifetime. However, human can become an apprentice wizard during their childhood.This is a bit of a stretch, but it's the closest thing we have to an official answer to this question in 5e. You can become a wizard fairly easily (given the dedication and correct resources), but becoming one of the truly powerful ones (which Mordenkainen's doesn't give a good definition of) takes more time than most humans have access to.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Levistus's_Leviathan, post: 8783150, member: 7023887"] I'm not [USER=6801228]@Chaosmancer[/USER], but I have an answer that seems to fit for most D&D settings where we have examples. Becoming a wizard (just level one) takes years of study. It probably also takes years to level up. The closest thing we have to an official answer on this is the "Elves and Magic" section of Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes that explains that mastering magic takes a long time and that's why it's really common for Elves to be Wizards. Here's the full quote: So, this makes it sound like the main factor that prevents high-level wizards from being common is the fact that gaining more power as a wizard takes time and effort that other races often can't dedicate to the art. However, Volo's Guide to Monsters has a human Apprentice Wizard that's level 1 and looks to be around 9-11 years old. From official sources in D&D, becoming a powerful wizard takes a long time, typically longer than a human lifetime. However, human can become an apprentice wizard during their childhood. This is a bit of a stretch, but it's the closest thing we have to an official answer to this question in 5e. You can become a wizard fairly easily (given the dedication and correct resources), but becoming one of the truly powerful ones (which Mordenkainen's doesn't give a good definition of) takes more time than most humans have access to. [/QUOTE]

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