Explanation of Academy and Schools of Magic:
The Academy (every one of them) is basically an encyclopedia of ALL spells developed and worthy of note in that specific school of magic. This means that one Adept does NOT know all of them. It means that he has access to them via the Academy. The most used spells are memorized for quick and efficient use. But most must be found in the Academy and studied in order to be cast.
This also means that what spells are known by one Adept differs from what every other Adept has memorized. Due to personal studies and preferences, naturally. But when some of you say in your orders that the Adepts will cast a specific spell, I assume that they either have it memorized, or they find the spell described in the Academy, and study it. Therefore, the Academy is like a giant spellbook (if you have any knowledge of D&D at all).
Each Academy has it's unique language. Adepts who are trained in one school can read and write the language without problems. For other Adepts, it is obviously magical (most of the letters in magic languages seem to move around...) but completely greek. For non-Adepts, they don't even move. Ironically, it is easier for a non-Adept to copy a magic writing than it is for an Adept of a different school.
Copying the entire Academy will take some time, but learning the language will also be tricky. I will demand a project for each of them, but not at great cost (clerks are cheap). The learning bit can be boosted with Adept exchanges, where you teach the other Adepts to read your signature magic language. Oh yeah, I forgot:
NOTE: You can't teach already trained Adepts another magic language! Like I said in the beginning somewhere, I don't want mixing schools of magic. It's something i decided on early on, and I'd rather not change it. The bonus is therefore the option to choose what school your Adepts will be teached in.
Any more questions? Tell me if I'm self-contradictory.
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Ask Cleric.
