Besides Candlekeep, which is just everything academic, are there any canon collages or universities that are not focused on magic? Where do they study biology, chemistry, philosophy, etc.?
Silverymoon is the knowledge capital of Faerun, at least in terms of sharing that knowledge instead of just hoarding it. They even have something literally called "The University". Your "usual" subjects would be taught at any non-magical academy, but there's not a focus on that in D&D's hacky medieval-esque worldview. You might also consider simply having tutors available to train particular knowledge skills: Biology and such would be contained under the Nature skill, where philosophy might be considered under History.
For sure - in Silverymoon or Waterdeep, you can either create a standalone institution, or make it a branch of either the Conclave or a Waterdhavian Guild. Bardic Colleges might also be affiliated.
Keep in mind that the sourcebooks really focus on stuff that is of interest to adventuring - city history and sample institutions are geared that way, but that doesn't mean that nothing else is intended to exist. They also don't list individual wagonwrights in a large city, but DMs are always encouraged to add their own bits to cities to make them feel more real.
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Besides Candlekeep, which is just everything academic, are there any canon collages or universities that are not focused on magic? Where do they study biology, chemistry, philosophy, etc.?
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Silverymoon is the knowledge capital of Faerun, at least in terms of sharing that knowledge instead of just hoarding it. They even have something literally called "The University". Your "usual" subjects would be taught at any non-magical academy, but there's not a focus on that in D&D's hacky medieval-esque worldview. You might also consider simply having tutors available to train particular knowledge skills: Biology and such would be contained under the Nature skill, where philosophy might be considered under History.
Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in awhile.
Basically, I'll invent universities as minor institutions in the major cities such as Waterdeep?
For sure - in Silverymoon or Waterdeep, you can either create a standalone institution, or make it a branch of either the Conclave or a Waterdhavian Guild. Bardic Colleges might also be affiliated.
Keep in mind that the sourcebooks really focus on stuff that is of interest to adventuring - city history and sample institutions are geared that way, but that doesn't mean that nothing else is intended to exist. They also don't list individual wagonwrights in a large city, but DMs are always encouraged to add their own bits to cities to make them feel more real.
Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in awhile.