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AlexanderHowl · 08-16-2020, 12:56 PM

Even with the requirement for Thaumatology, one could argue that College! is inferior to College, especially since Colleges default to Thaumatology-6. If we take the example of the 120 CP build, I can either purchase College! at ([IQ+Wildcard Magery]+8) or I can purchase Thaumatology at ([IQ+Wildcard Magery]+28) and receive every College at ([IQ+Magery]+22). Of course, you could use the optional rule that Thaumatology suffers from the Rule of 20 to artificially make College! a better choice, but it would just be manipulating optional rules to make one choice better than it would be by RAW.

08-16-2020, 12:56 PM	#37
AlexanderHowl Join Date: Feb 2016	Re: Martial Arts Style Talent Even with the requirement for Thaumatology, one could argue that College! is inferior to College, especially since Colleges default to Thaumatology-6. If we take the example of the 120 CP build, I can either purchase College! at ([IQ+Wildcard Magery]+8) or I can purchase Thaumatology at ([IQ+Wildcard Magery]+28) and receive every College at ([IQ+Magery]+22). Of course, you could use the optional rule that Thaumatology suffers from the Rule of 20 to artificially make College! a better choice, but it would just be manipulating optional rules to make one choice better than it would be by RAW.