School of philosophy

As a member of the School of Philosophy you are as much a theorist as you are a practitioner of arcane arts. A student of magic, you do not focus on a single school but seek to use logic and methodology to explore all mystical secrets. Other schools denounce the rhetoric of these so-called philosophers, often faulting them for sharing the esoteric teachings that most seek to keep to themselves.

Master’s Teachings

When you choose this school at 2nd level, you replace your spellbook with a magical scroll. The scroll acts as an arcane focus.
When you prepare your spells each day, you can prepare an additional number of spells equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum 1).

Philosopher’s Rebuke

Starting at 6th level, your mastery of magical discourse allows you to efficiently counter hostile magic. Whenever you use dispel magic or counterspell to successfully end a spell, you regain one expended spell slot. The slot you regain must be of a lower level than the spell you cast and can’t be higher than 5th level.

Arcane Symposium

Beginning at 10th level you gain the ability to share your arcane teachings with others. When you prepare a 1st level wizard spell during a long rest you may choose a number of willing creatures who can hear and understand you, up to your Intelligence modifier (minimum 1). These creatures gain the ability to cast this spell once at its lowest level without expending a spell slot and requiring no material components. Intelligence is the spellcasting ability for spells cast in this way. Creatures lose the ability to cast the spell in this way 8 hours after the spell is prepared.

Magnum Opus

By 14th level your scroll has become a masterwork of arcane philosophy. You gain the ability to cast a spell of 3rd level or lower with a casting time of one action as if it were your highest level spell slot. Casting a spell in this way does not expend a spell
slot. You must complete a long rest before you can use this feature again.