College of magic

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Overview

A college of magic allows the creation of new formulaic rituals. A formulaic ritual can take decades to complete, requiring extensive resources and many dangerous experiments. A college of magic speeds this process up dramatically by providing a forum for expert magicians and magical theorists to collaborate, providing them with good quality equipment and the guidance of a single individual who directs their research.

There were three colleges of magic in the Empire: the Lyceum and the Halls of Knowledge in Urizen were joined in early 380YE by the Icy Crag of the Eternal Sun. The Lyceum is overseen by the Dean of the Lyceum, a powerful position appointed by the Imperial Conclave; the Halls of Knowledge were directed by the Provost of the Halls of Knowledge, an Urizen appointed by the people of Urizen; and the Icy Crag is guided by the Master of Ice and Darkness. With the Destruction of the Halls of Knowledge in 382 however the Empire currently boasts only two functioning colleges.

Senate Commissions

The Imperial Senate may pass a motion for the construction of a college of magic allowing the Empire to increase the number of new rituals that they can create. The Senate must select a territory and region where the college is to be built.

When the construction is complete a new Imperial title is automatically created. The title may be either an Imperial or National position. The Senate motion should state what the title is called, and how it will be appointed. The well worn path is for an Imperial position to be appointed by declaration of candidacy before the Imperial Conclave while a national position would be appointed by the people of that nation through the Imperial Bourse.

Benefits

Ritual Texts

The magicians of a college can be directed to research the formula of a new ritual so that it can be mastered. The ritual must already exist in the form of an arcane projection, but there is no requirement to select one they have personally commissioned. A college can work on formalising one ritual at a time, and the research may take anywhere from a season to several years depending on the complexity and the resources available. The amount of time it takes to complete research into a ritual depends on the magnitude of that ritual.

It requires three months (one season) for every 10 ranks of magnitude the final ritual will have.

If research is not completed, the college keeps notes on their work so far, and may resume it at a later date from where it was left off.

At the completion, the master of the college receives a ritual text suitable for use in mastering the ritual. They may keep the knowledge of the ritual restricted to themselves and their allies, or through a declaration of Imperial lore the Conclave can have that ritual added to the wider body of Imperial lore, making it available to any ritual magician in the Empire.

Specialisation

A college may be created with a speciality in one of the six realms of magic. This specialisation is free, and is almost always declared when the college is commissioned. When the college is directing research towards a project that is part of the speciality lore, the work proceeds at the rate of 15 ranks of magnitude each season.

Furthermore, when working in the speciality realm, the master of the college can increase the rate at which the ritual is researched by spending money to purchase rare materials, esoteric tomes and exceptional equipment, and to secure the temporary assistance of reclusive or avaricious experts.

The first five ranks of additional research in a season cost 2 thrones. The next five ranks cost a further 5 thrones. The next five ranks cost a further 10 Thrones, and so on doubling the price for each additional five ranks of research within the same season.

A college can have only one specialisation; changing a specialisation once it has been declared would be extremely expensive.

Costs

Materials: 60 wains of mithril, 60 wains of weirwood, 60 wains of white granite, and 540 crowns
Time: 1 year
Upkeep: A third college of magic would have an upkeep of 25 thrones (see below)

There are a limited number of magicians in the Empire who are prepared to help with research of new rituals. This means that each new college of magic that is constructed will have an increasing upkeep cost - to reflect the fact that it must pay more to entice those independent magicians that remain to work there.

Current Colleges

This table lists all current colleges of magic in the Empire. For a full list of title holders see here. This list was last updated following the Winter Solstice 385YE.

College	Location	Appointment	Eligibility	Election	Occupant
Doyen of the Spires		Not A Well Worn Path	Urizeni Position	At the next summit	Vacant
The Icy Crag of the Eternal Sun	Srodkoja, Miekarova	Declaration Of Candidacy	Imperial Position	By candidacy	Ceinwen Eternal

Former Colleges

These colleges are no longer active. This happens automatically if a college is abrogated by the Imperial Senate but in most cases it is because the commission has been captured or destroyed by barbarians.

College	Location	Appointment	Eligibility
Halls of Knowledge	Peregro, Morrow	Bourse Vote	Urizeni Position
The Lyceum	Siroc Plains, Madruga	Declaration Of Candidacy	Imperial Position

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 ==Overview==
-An college of magic is a structure that supports the creation of [[Imperial_Lore#Ritual_Texts|ritual texts]] detailing new [[Formulaic_ritual|formulaic rituals]].
+A college of magic allows the creation of new [[Formulaic_ritual|formulaic rituals]]. A formulaic ritual can take decades to complete, requiring extensive resources and many dangerous experiments. A college of magic speeds this process up dramatically by providing a forum for expert magicians and magical theorists to collaborate, providing them with good quality equipment and the guidance of a single individual who directs their research.
-The creation of a college of magic results in the creation of an Imperial title; a bursar, magus, provost, dean, master/mistress or similar title whose responsibility is to direct the research of the magical college.
+There were three colleges of magic in the Empire: the [[Madruga#The Lyceum|Lyceum]] and the [[Zenith#The Halls of Knowledge|Halls of Knowledge]] in [[Urizen]] were joined in early 380YE by the [[Miekarova#The Icy Crag of the Eternal Sun|Icy Crag of the Eternal Sun]]. The Lyceum is overseen by the [[Dean of the Lyceum]], a powerful position appointed by the [[Imperial Conclave]]; the Halls of Knowledge were directed by the [[Provost of the Halls of Knowledge]], an Urizen appointed by the people of Urizen; and the Icy Crag is guided by the [[Master of Ice and Darkness]]. With the Destruction of the Halls of Knowledge in 382 however the Empire currently boasts only two functioning colleges.
-The master of a college of magic would be re-elected annually.
 ==Senate Commissions==
-The [[Imperial Senate]] may pass a motion for the construction of a college of magic. The senate must decide which [[territory]] the college is constructed in, and which region within that territory it will occupy.
+The [[Imperial Senate]] may pass a motion for the construction of a college of magic allowing the Empire to increase the number of new rituals that they can create. The Senate must select a [[territory]] and region where the college is to be built.
- It is also possible for the Senate to pass a motion to upgrade a college, increasing the benefits that it provides.?
+When the construction is complete a new Imperial title is automatically created. The title may be either an [[New_Imperial_titles#Imperial.2C_National.2C_and_Virtue_Positions|Imperial or National position]]. The Senate motion should state what the title is called, and how it will be appointed. The [[New_Imperial_titles#Well_Worn_Paths|well worn path]] is for an Imperial position to be appointed by [[Candidacy|declaration of candidacy]] before the [[Imperial Conclave]] while a national position would be appointed by the people of that nation [[New_Imperial_titles#The_Imperial_Bourse|through the Imperial Bourse]].
 ===Benefits===
-While the college of magic is in operation the master can direct the magicians associated with it to research the formulation of specific rituals.
+====Ritual Texts====
+The magicians of a college can be directed to research the [[Formulaic ritual|formula]] of a new ritual so that it can be mastered. The ritual must already exist in the form of an '' [[Spontaneous_magic#Arcane_Projection|arcane projection]]'', but there is no requirement to select one they have personally commissioned. A college can work on formalising one ritual at a time, and the research may take anywhere from a season to several years depending on the complexity and the resources available. The amount of time it takes to complete research into a ritual depends on the magnitude of that ritual.
-===Downtime===
- This section is copied from [[Provost of the Halls of Knowledge]] and should serve as the base from which we build other colleges.
-===Guidance===
-Ritual magicians from across Urizen come to study, debate, discuss and pursue arcane mastery at the Halls of Knowledge, and meet with their peers from across the Empire. In return for maintaining a good standard of living, and access to the researches of previous generations, these magicians are expected to perform ritual research and study for the betterment of the nation and the Empire as a whole. The Provost is responsible for setting the direction that research takes.
-Firstly, the Provost can encourage the magicians of the Halls of Knowledge to cooperate in the creation of an [[Spontaneous_magic#Arcane_Projection|arcane projection]] each season. This does not require the expenditure of any crystal mana. The projection will be valid during the next summit. It may detail a magical effect of any realm or magnitude.
-Secondly, the Provost can direct research towards [[Formulaic ritual|formalizing]] a new ritual so that it can be mastered. The ritual must already exist in the form of an ''arcane projection'', but there is no requirement to select one they have personally commissioned. The Halls of Knowledge can work on formalising one ritual at a time, and the research may take anywhere from a season to several years depending on the complexity and the resources available. The amount of time it takes to complete research into a ritual depends on the magnitude of that ritual.
 It requires three months (one season) for every 10 ranks of magnitude the final ritual will have.
-At the completion of the research, the Provost receives a copy of the ritual suitable to use in mastering it. The Provost may keep the knowledge of the ritual restricted to themselves and their allies, or convince the [[Imperial Conclave]] to make it part of [[Imperial Lore]] through a [[Conclave_session#Declaration_of_Acceptance|Declaration of Imperial Lore]].
+If research is not completed, the college keeps notes on their work so far, and may resume it at a later date from where it was left off.
-If research is not completed, the Halls of Knowledge keep notes on their work so far, and may resume it at a later date from where it was left off.
+At the completion, the master of the college receives a [[Formulaic_ritual#Ritual_Texts|ritual text]] suitable for use in mastering the ritual. They may keep the knowledge of the ritual restricted to themselves and their allies, or through a [[Imperial lore|declaration of Imperial lore]] the [[Imperial Conclave|Conclave]] can have that ritual added to the wider body of [[Formulaic_ritual#Imperial_Lore_and_the_Ritual_List|Imperial lore]], making it available to any ritual magician in the Empire.
-===Mastery of the Lore of Day===
+====Specialisation====
-The Halls of Knowledge lack the resources available to the Lyceum, but they excel at the study of the magic of Day. When the Provost directs research towards a project that is part of the Lore of Day, the work proceeds at the rate of 15 ranks of magnitude each season.
+A college may be created with a speciality in one of the six realms of magic. This specialisation is free, and is almost always declared when the college is commissioned. When the college is directing research towards a project that is part of the speciality lore, the work proceeds at the rate of 15 ranks of magnitude each season.
-The Provost can increase the rate at which a ritual of the Lore of Day is researched by spending money to purchase rare materials, esoteric tomes and exceptional equipment.
+Furthermore, when working in the speciality realm, the master of the college can increase the rate at which the ritual is researched by spending money to purchase rare materials, esoteric tomes and exceptional equipment, and to secure the temporary assistance of reclusive or avaricious experts.
-The first five ranks of additional research in a season cost 2 Thrones. The next five ranks cost a further 5 Thrones. The Provost can add another five ranks to the speed for a season by spending a further 10 Thrones.
+The first five ranks of additional research in a season cost 2 thrones. The next five ranks cost a further 5 thrones. The next five ranks cost a further 10 Thrones, and so on doubling the price for each additional five ranks of research within the same season.
-===The Provost's Apartment===
+A college can have only one specialisation; changing a specialisation once it has been declared would be extremely expensive.
-The Provost has spacious apartments at the pinnacle of the Halls of Knowledge; in some circles it is reckoned that the Provost lives at the highest point in the Empire, with the clearest view of the night sky. The great circular chambers have windows of shaped crystal that are said to allow the Provost to gaze over great distances without the use of ritual magic.
 ===Costs===
-* Materials: White granite, weirwood and mithril
+* Materials: 60 wains of [[mithril]], 60 wains of [[weirwood]], 60 wains of [[white granite]], and 540 crowns
-* Time: 3 months to construct per 50 wains of materials used
+* Time: 1 year
-* Labour: 2 crowns per wain
+* Upkeep: A third college of magic would have an upkeep of 25 thrones (see below)
-* Upkeep: Special
-==Limitations==
+There are a limited number of magicians in the Empire who are prepared to help with research of new rituals. This means that each new college of magic that is constructed will have an increasing upkeep cost - to reflect the fact that it must pay more to entice those independent magicians that remain to work there.
-The Empire can only support so many colleges of magic. Each college has an increased upkeep cost to reflect competition for the attention of NPC magicians and researchers as well as rare materials.
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-==Responsibility==
+<!--3) To diversity the halls of knowledge in two ways - to add the autumn realm and to increase the rate of research into the summer realm?
-The master is responsible for directing the research of the college.
+To add each "Mastery of (a named Lore)" power to the Halls of Knowledge would require 30 mithril, 30 weirwood, 30 white granite, and 22.5 thrones for each such lore. This would work exactly like Master of Day Lore for the appropriate Realm.
-==Recent Colleges==
+For completeness sake, the ability to improve the rate of research using Thrones could be added to the Lyceum for 15 mithril, 15 weirwood, 15 white granite and 11.25 Thrones. This would let the Dean accelerate the codification of rituals in any realm.
-The list includes all colleges of magic which have been created or appointed in recent times.
-* None
+Neither option will increase the upkeep. These costs supersede any previous costings.  -->
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