If we hadn't already access to College Courses as Magister Grey or our Knighthood I'd agree with that.
But with those we have access to the College like we were a Magister for all but our tithe and our Knighthood gives us better social standing and authority.
Do we have access to take classes? I see mixed signals when I check the threadmarks here:
Algard undoes the rope tied around your legs with a quick flourish - he'd untied your arms a while ago so that you could drink some water - and smiles at you jollily. "You're free to go as long as you stay in sight - and get to work on those papers as soon as possible. Nothing about your little time-jaunt is to leave this room without permission from me or Melkoth - but as your timeline turned out quite well for Stirland you're welcome to try and repeat that success. As for you loss of spells - notes will be made available to you, but we'll have to arrange a graduation for you before you come back to classes."
"So - if you must go back to Stirland keep your duties there as light as possible, and tell them that you'll be needing to spend some time in recuperation from a miscast suffered during the Thorned One's attack. I'll have arrangements made for you to access the library and classrooms - take this mask with you, you'll be Magister Grey while you're inside the college - and... hmmm... yes, you can use my writing room, should be a good thing for keeping you focused."
Maybe the latter just overrides the former - QM confirmation would be good there
@kingreaper. But if not then I think that together these parse out as "you've got free access to classrooms etc. while you're writing papers for me, and you can study spells from scrolls/notes, but actually attending classes would take graduating to being Magister in your own right." But again, confirmation would be good.
On the subject of things needing confirmation, if we
can take classes, are we still paying CF or gold as per normal? Or is Algard picking up that tab for us? Because if we've got access to classes but need to pay, then allow me to call attention to another benefit of testing for Magister. From the original thread, emphasis mine:
There will be a period of study with your Master before you begin the Magisterial Exam. Choose which of the below you wish to focus on during your time here, as well as how many you wish to focus on before beginning your Magisterial examination. Each will take a month, during which you cannot leave the campus; the minimum amount is two, plus the Intrigue lesson already selected. It will be possible to study these at the College at a later date, but then you would have to earn your entrance either by deed or by coin, whereas now your Master is paying for your lessons. On the other hand, the less time you spend in study, the more impressive your graduation will be.
Meaning, testing for Magister lets us take classes on Regimand's dime instead of spending our own CF or gold.
How about we pay a visit to Heidi instead?
She was involved in the Lahmian conspiracy since '62, I bet she has a nice List for us.
Due to us both being Ranaldians we might even only have to ask politely.
This is, honestly, a fantastic idea in my opinion. And I'm not just saying that because I want to hang out with Heidi. Legitimately, if we can talk her into it I will bet you cash money she's picked up enough knowledge that we can blow the top right off this conspiracy. And we'd give her a way to offload that knowledge into fucking over vampires without leaving her fingerprints on it directly, which seems like her kind of MO.
#1 is locked, #2 can't be put off much longer, #3#4 is the minimum a councilor should be doing of core work, Algard will insist on #6 and it's what allows us a 'free' paper action.
Actually, we just need to spend at least one action in Altdorf to get a free paper action. So learning spells would also be sufficient to unlock that, since we can do that in the College. As for what Algard will insist on now that we've gotten everything written down that he asked for, I'd rather wait and see rather than make assumptions.
To be clear, I'm open to testing for magister next turn instead, since we've got a hard commitment to Watch stuff this coming turn. My intent here is to broach the topic so that people know we're thinking about it and wanting to do it, not to say "I want to do this first thing." Should I clarify that in my vote, do you think?
And it's probably true that getting a couple more spells under our belt first wouldn't be a terrible idea, either. We should be able to pick up quite a few spells while officially prepping, though.
Last go-round we learned four spells in two months worth of our studying (one of which was Fiendishly Complex) with a lower Learning. And since we kept all our skills, we could go ham on studying spells, and maybe take a Diplo class for a little balance.
Also, just a random note, we don't have enchanted robes at this point in time. Since we kept our enchanting skill and we certainly already know Aethyric Armor that's probably worth spending an AP on. Although... we don't have enchanting gear at this point, and we forgot our tool-free enchantment spells (RIP). But... we do know
where we were able to beat Wizard Chic last time. Okay, quick edit to make to my cash vote, other people please join me on this.
