Topic: RMC character creation questions

[thrud]

I'd like to stand everything on it's head...
At Lv1 you get powerpoint, thus you can cast spells. The way I figure it casting spells is essential to learning spell lists. You have to try it irl, book smarts doesn't cut it.
How can you have 3 lists to Lv10 at Lv1?

I guess ruleswise you don't have to be able to cast any spells to learn the lists?

[Marc R]

Far as I know, the only rule akin to that is that you need to be able to cast a spell daily to learn Directed Spells for it. (normally, innately, or via an item.)

[dutch206]

At level one you get PowerPoint, at level two you get Excel,....

I would say you are correct, Thrud.  However, that's why Mage's Guilds exist...to make sure outsiders aren't learning their secrets.  Or, you could take the Shadow World approach, and give each realm its own magical language.  Thus, only followers of the Dark Gods would be able to read books in Var Arnak, only Essence users would be able to read books in Uscurac, etc....