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Message: <blockquote data-quote="painandgreed" data-source="post: 3091662" data-attributes="member: 24969">In my hombrew, there are two. They act much like ivy leaue schools and entrance has more to do with who you know or are than ability or even money. First come legacies, then members of important or rich families that give moeny to the school. After that, the most intellegent or most likely to do well in studies get in after testing (looking for high Int and Wis). All these are admitted for some level of tuition. Those that pay the highest tution have no worries and can do as they please and just have to attend classes and please their professors. Those who pay less tution usually end up as servants for the richer or older students. Those that pay the least or in some cases not at all, work for the school. They often have to learn some other skill and may spend years working as free labor before they even begin to start their studies.Both schools have a decent amount of political power. They keep track of alumni and solicit their aid and power. Many of those alumni probably reached where they are today due to aid of the school in the past and thus owe debts to the school. The headmasters of the schools are political players in their own right sometimes having more pull than many other nobles. One of the two schools plays a more subserviant role to the king of the country it is located in and exists pretty much as a part of the government. it is primarily good and although it might accept soem evil students, and keep track of evil magics, it would never teach any vile arts. The other is a separate entity and pretty much rules the city they are located in and conducts its affairs without reguard to local kings and nobles. The alignment of the school varies according to the allignment of the current headmaster and teachers. Usually, it is fairly neutral and allows the teaching of any magic for the right price. Even if the headmaster is not willing, the teachers have a great deal of independance and are free to conduct their own business so long as it doesn't endanger the school.One of the major businesses of both schools is the buying and selling of magic items. Not only do they take commisions on making such items but they also act as brokers for otehr sbuying and selling. Their contacts and influence often make it the quickest and safest way to deal with even unaligned wizards. Spells can also be purchased to be cast. Many apprentices (which might go into rather high levels) who were trianed for free or cheaply by the school may be required to make items for the school to sell as part of their admitance or continued study.</blockquote>

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