Spells I have an issue with

[johndallman]

Originally Posted by Varyon

Someone who wants to build a pyro mage might be inclined to put Fire College Only on their Magery - except then such a character is crippling their ability to recover FP, by not allowing for Recover Energy.

Actually, it doesn't. Recover Energy is a special case under One College Magery, per p. B67.

I agree Recover Energy would make more sense as an advantage of some kind. It dates from early in the history of GURPS, when doing everything with skills was a visible line of development, and I suspect it's been retained because rebuilding the whole spells-as-skills magic system is such a big job, and it doesn't seem worth breaking compatibility with smaller changes.