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3.3.13.4: Study of Spells

Magic is divided into six schools of study:

num  name                       time to learn
---  ----                       -------------
160  Magic                      two weeks     1 NP req'd
162  Scrying                    three weeks   1 NP req'd
163  Gatecraft                  three weeks   1 NP req'd
164  Artifact construction      four weeks    1 NP req'd
165  Necromancy                 four weeks    1 NP req'd
170  Advanced sorcery           four weeks

Magical spells are simply sub-skills of one of the magical skill categories.

An aspiring mage will issue the study order to learn the basics of a particular school of magic, known as the category skill. For example, one wishing to pursue knowledge of Magic [160] would order:

study 160

A noble must know the category skill for a school of magic before a spell in that school can be known.

Knowledge of individual spells in a school of magic is not possible without having learned the category skill.