Base Construction

Believe it or not this is a real building and looks like this.  No photoshop here.  It is a ballet performing arts theater.  It isn't quite so, scatalogical, from other angles but this is the most prominent one.  It's the kauffman center for the performing arts in Kansas City, MO.  Only the breast, I mean best for the center of the nation.  You know your players would design something like this given the chance.

Art from GIS for kauffman center
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RPGs (Wasted Time)

The culture I live in has an odd view of what constitutes "wasting time".  In a few cases it means "doing something I don't think you should be doing" or "doing something I wouldn't have any fun doing" but most of the time it means "doing something unproductive" for a given value of productive.  Usually not doing a chore, or paid work, or an activity that isn't socially proscribed as being for the betterment of yourself or others falls into the "unproductive" category.  And you know what?  I call bullshit on all of it.  Yes all of it.  I found out about this great John Lennon quote today for the first time and I agree.  If you're enjoying yourself and not hurting anyone, who are they to judge you or try to force you into a specific set of behaviors that you don't enjoy?  So don't be ashamed to play RPGs, or video games, or whatever it is you do for fun.  And don't be ashamed that you're having fun rather than doing something else that someone else thinks you should be doing.

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Illusion

Illusion.  While conjuration is the best school from a mechanical stand point I would argue that Illusion is the best school from a fun stand point.  For many obvious reasons.  And a few not so obvious ones as well.

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Divination

Amusingly enough the spell pictured isn't from the divination school but conjuration.  Which just goes to show that conjuration gets all the good tricks.

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Abjuration

I consider Abjuration the workhorse school of magic.  It gets the job done.  The job being keeping you from becoming a bloody smear on the scenery.  Of course it's not very flashy about it.  So take your pick.  Alive or flashy?  Of course some people will insist on both, but that's a matter for the next school of magic I'm going to posterize.

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Conjuration

Conjuration.  Quite a school.  In 3.5 D&D it is arguably the best school.  If only because whatever your problem you can summon something to deal with it.  It's the epitome of having friends in high or low places.  Depending on your alignment.  I prefer high places because they're less likely to screw you over royally.  Or peasantly.  That said there's a host of fun to be had with a PrC like the malconvoker.  I'm good, and I mess with demons to get them to do what I want.  Nice to see the shoe on the other foot for a change.
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Transmutation

Transmutation is a fun school of magic.  Not the least because it has all the polymorph and other shapechanging magic.  The look on the faces of the enemies when your wizard or other spell caster turns into something completely asskicking is worth the price of admission.  It also has some other useful spells that can buff your allies and hinder your enemies.  But really it's all about the shapechanging.

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