When I pick an Arcane Tradition at 2nd level, say School of Evocation, am I only limited to those spells as I develop my spellbook or can I have a book of mixed schools in it.
You can have any and all spells that are listed on the Wizard Spell list. Whenever you level up in Wizard you're allowed to pick two spells that are added to your spell back and from there you only need to find a spell scroll or another spell book then copy the spells in them into your spell book.
For spells you find in a spell book or on a scroll, you need to spend 50 gp and 2 hours per spell level to copy it into your spell book. For Evocation spells, this cost is cut in half, so you only spend 25 gp and 1 hour for every spell level to copy it into your spell book.
Ex. for Evocation Wizard:
The spell Animate Objects (5th Level - Transmutation) would cost 250 gp and 10 hours time to copy it into your spell book. For the spell Chain Lightning (6th Level - Evocation) it would cost 150 gp and 6 hours to copy the spell.
you can have any spells in your spellbook. You just don't have to pay as much and take as much time to copy spells to your book when the spell is from your chosen school.
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When I pick an Arcane Tradition at 2nd level, say School of Evocation, am I only limited to those spells as I develop my spellbook or can I have a book of mixed schools in it.
You can have any and all spells that are listed on the Wizard Spell list. Whenever you level up in Wizard you're allowed to pick two spells that are added to your spell back and from there you only need to find a spell scroll or another spell book then copy the spells in them into your spell book.
For spells you find in a spell book or on a scroll, you need to spend 50 gp and 2 hours per spell level to copy it into your spell book. For Evocation spells, this cost is cut in half, so you only spend 25 gp and 1 hour for every spell level to copy it into your spell book.
Ex. for Evocation Wizard:
The spell Animate Objects (5th Level - Transmutation) would cost 250 gp and 10 hours time to copy it into your spell book. For the spell Chain Lightning (6th Level - Evocation) it would cost 150 gp and 6 hours to copy the spell.
you can have any spells in your spellbook. You just don't have to pay as much and take as much time to copy spells to your book when the spell is from your chosen school.
Any time an unfathomably powerful entity sweeps in and offers godlike rewards in return for just a few teensy favors, it’s a scam. Unless it’s me. I’d never lie to you, reader dearest.
Tasha
Thank you both for the information I appreciate it!