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Originally Posted by Stormcrow
That's an interesting inversion of the wizard school of Roke in A Wizard of Earthsea. There, to get into the school, the door warden tells you you have to find past the door. No magic you have will do the job. Finally, you realize the only way in is to ask the door warden to open the door for you, and the price he names is telling him your true name (the most precious thing you possess).
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Yes, I know. And I must admit that I created the Gatekeeper (or Porter) to account for the fact that apprentices must get in and out of the building but aren't likely to be able to open the door against Magelock until they have completed some years of study.
I think that it must be possible to create a spell or device that can tell what level of Magery a person has. The 'Find the enchanted object' will work as a first test but you need to know what level of Magery any applicant has. Even if there's no spell designed to do that in MAGIC, I feel happy saying it can be done.