An addendum to Brian's excellent Article #36 "Setting Mage Lore": Some players run single-PC parties, i.e. with only one character. (Try it - it's a lot of fun; tough at the beginning, but you go up fast and all the GP/neat stuff doesn't have to be split 6 ways). Any Mage Lore requirement over 20 prevents such a party from _ever_ getting the spell/item, because the Blades engine puts a max of 20 points on any skill for any single party member. Keep Has Enough Mage Lore? at 20 or under. Ivan Godard