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[brewer bob]

3.3 Seahorse

Ok, changing my vote for this.

[King Zultan]

3.3 Seahorse

+1

[Enemy post]

Seahorse.

And what will your creature's name be?

Huh, didn't think it'd give us a choice on this. It wants to know what we'll name our first seahorse.

Spoiler: Stats (click to show/hide)

Royal Sorcerer Foo

Appearance

A bookish, spectacled man wearing a shimmering cloak and a noble duelist's uniform

Magic
  Negation:9
  Automation:11
  Glamor:2
  Divination:11
  Vivomancy:12

Skills
Ancient History: 9 (Fantastic)
Fighting: 2 (Decent)
Subtlety: 3 (Decent)
Charisma: 8 (Fantastic)

Personality
Optimism:49%/Caution:51%   
Humor:42%/Solemnity:58%   
Empathy:47%/Calculation:53%   

Relationships
Romances (Interested romantically, but not sexually, in men and women)
None

Tal: 54 (Fine)
Cos: 56 (Good)
Sam: 79 (Great)
Thecla: 65 (Great)
Church: 31 (Bad)

Kingdom

Kingdom Power: 6 (Good)
Adoration: 40%/Vilification: 60%

Inventory
Gold: 267 gold
Sword
Alchemy Set
Torc of Life and Death
Antidivination Ring
Clutch of Dragon Eggs
History Book, True Life of Abraxas
Golem Manual


Students
Blessed Sam

Pets
Verdigris the Baby Dragon
False False, a Seahorse

The Dead
The Academy Inquisitor
Student Vera

Plot Points

Chapter 1

You and Tal stumbled on an ancient magic academy.
You discovered a book of vivomancy, and an inquisitor chased you.
You found an ancient dueling ground.
You killed the inquisitor with negation magic.
You explored the academy library.
A divination revealed a potential ally in the form of a golem, so you took a manual on the operation of golems from the library.
You animated a serving tray to retrieve an alchemy set, but in the process, you released some dangerous chemicals.
You found a laboratory with a trapped specter.
You destroyed the specter.
You obtained a clutch of dragon eggs from the crow's nest of an ancient airship.
It became clear that the spilled chemicals were going to consume the whole academy.

Chapter 2


You flew up the coast of the Negative Sea back to Akriton.
You created two horses and freed them in the woods.
You made your parents think your finds in the academy were purely of historical interest.
You read in True Life of Abraxas that those who follow orders regularly are more likely to be glamored.
You learned the location of the Magisterian capital from True Life of Abraxas.
You met a hat seller but bought nothing from her.
You allowed a thief to steal from Fruitseller Fran.
You agreed to hunt a dodecapede with Tal.
You kissed Tal.
You restarted the automated mine that was the dodecapede's lair.
You restarted Akriton's giant fans after the death cloud passed.
Cos and you agreed that you would secretly work for Akriton.
Though you thought you kept a low profile, you heard inquisitors are coming to town anyway.

Chapter 3

Two inquisitors came to your door: the more aggressive Blessed Jacob, and the kinder Blessed Sam.
An old man intervened, claiming you weren't home.
You waited until the inquisitors left.
The old man revealed himself to be Mayor Cos, who is a shapeshifter.
You went to a House of Sun service, led by Blessed Sam.
In the middle, your vivomancy disguise wore off, but Blessed Sam did not take any action to pursue you.
Blessed Sam asked you to heal his pet dragon, Thomas.
You agreed and healed Sam's dragon.
You offered to teach Sam vivomancy, and he agreed.

Chapter 4

You rode to the capital in a wagon with Sam and Jacob.
While Sam and Jacob fought, you sneaked into the basement.
You found a university student held in the Cathedral dungeon—the last mage left there.
You decided to leave the student in the cell.
You found a secret passage that avoided a somewhat terrifying room.
You found a room that looked similar to a vision of a pleasant afterlife.
You found the Cathedral's library.
You found an old statue of Abraxas that promised to answer questions about the Church.
You learned that an item called the Great Oracle lies in the Magisterian palace, and that it could be used to join all minds into one.
You learned some designs that may help scour the sky from True Life of Abraxas.
You read in True Life of Abraxas that Abraxas became an immortal specter, and that you might become one yourself given enough negative energy.
The hierophant came to make an offer of sainthood to you.
Inquisitors and Church guards pursued you out of the capital.
You escaped the Cathedral and headed home.

Chapter 5

You blasted all but one of the guards pursuing you, leaving the lone survivor to report that you are not to be trifled with.
You headed back to Akriton.
On returning to the market, you discovered it had burned down due to a lightning strike.
Tal's house was marked for destruction by the Twilight Band, a group of shapeshifter haters.
The queen offered you a position as an advisor, which you accepted.

Chapter 6


You returned to the capital, summoned by the queen for an interview.
You became the official court wizard for the queen.
You moved into the royal palace.
Spymaster Dol reported sightings of the Neighbors' airships near the Negative Sea.
The queen asked you to determine in what ways the kingdom should adopt magic to stay competitive with the Magisterians.
Blessed Sam became Blessed Advisor Sam when you arrived at court.
You recommended using vivomancy-created beasts to supply the kingdom's labor and enhance its military.
You told the queen glamors were not worth the health risks.
Over dinner with Tal and the queen, you learned of the queen's childhood stuffed animal, Bear Bearson.
You animated Bear Bearson, and he defeated Royal Guard Tam in combat, delighting the queen.
Your plan to create beasts to perform the kingdom's labor and fighting appeared to be working.
You learned from a book how to craft an antidivination ring, and made one for yourself.
Vera started a magic academy.
Vera's magic academy ends in tragedy, with a dead student and Vera dead at the hands of inquisitors.
You created a divination-based broadcasting system for entertainers, but did not teach the entertainers glamors.
Tal proposed.
You said you weren't ready.
You learned that Abraxas made use of an item called a fateshaper to gain negation power, and that the one he used fell into the hands of an Akritonian collector.
A visit to your mother turned deadly when she turned out to be a shapeshifter, who attacked you with a knife.
Your mother recalled the shapeshifter was Fruitseller Fran.
Your mother's house was destroyed by a Magisterian bombardment.
You advised the queen to prepare for war.

Chapter 7

You used divination magic to scout out the Neighbors' forces.
You returned from a successful scouting mission.
The kingdom prepared for war.
You decided not to use negation magic in the war.
You decided to lure the enemy forces into overextending themselves.
At your suggestion, the queen chose Cos as her heir.
The Magisterians invaded, as you planned.
The dragons on the front were reported to be more menacing than usual.
A shapeshifter masquerading as Cos attacked you, and you realized an accomplice must be attacking the queen.
The queen was being attacked by a shapeshifter pretending to be you, but you stopped the assassin and convinced the queen you were the real Foo.
Your forces succeeded in pushing the Neighbors back to the Negative Sea.

[Glass]

I swear to God you people.


Anyway. Let’s call it Pegasus if we’re following that theme anyway.

[Maximum Spin]

But it's clearly not a pegasus. That would be a flying horse, and this is clearly a seahorse.
Therefore, its name should be Simba, the Lion King.

[brewer bob]

I'm basically fine with any name, but this made me laugh:

Simba, the Lion King.

+1

[Maximum Spin]

I think Glass is mad at me now

[Enemy post]

Nants ingonyama bagithi baba...

A species name seems insufficient for this one-of-a kind creature. What will its title be?

1.Sky Monarch.
2.Earthshaker.
3.Scion.
4.Something else.

Man, the game really seems to want to mess with Glass today.

Spoiler: Stats (click to show/hide)

Royal Sorcerer Foo

Appearance

A bookish, spectacled man wearing a shimmering cloak and a noble duelist's uniform

Magic
  Negation:9
  Automation:11
  Glamor:2
  Divination:11
  Vivomancy:12

Skills
Ancient History: 9 (Fantastic)
Fighting: 2 (Decent)
Subtlety: 3 (Decent)
Charisma: 8 (Fantastic)

Personality
Optimism:49%/Caution:51%   
Humor:42%/Solemnity:58%   
Empathy:47%/Calculation:53%   

Relationships
Romances (Interested romantically, but not sexually, in men and women)
None

Tal: 54 (Fine)
Cos: 56 (Good)
Sam: 79 (Great)
Thecla: 65 (Great)
Church: 31 (Bad)

Kingdom

Kingdom Power: 6 (Good)
Adoration: 40%/Vilification: 60%

Inventory
Gold: 267 gold
Sword
Alchemy Set
Torc of Life and Death
Antidivination Ring
Clutch of Dragon Eggs
History Book, True Life of Abraxas
Golem Manual


Students
Blessed Sam

Pets
Verdigris the Baby Dragon
False Simba, the Lion King, a Seahorse

The Dead
The Academy Inquisitor
Student Vera

Plot Points

Chapter 1

You and Tal stumbled on an ancient magic academy.
You discovered a book of vivomancy, and an inquisitor chased you.
You found an ancient dueling ground.
You killed the inquisitor with negation magic.
You explored the academy library.
A divination revealed a potential ally in the form of a golem, so you took a manual on the operation of golems from the library.
You animated a serving tray to retrieve an alchemy set, but in the process, you released some dangerous chemicals.
You found a laboratory with a trapped specter.
You destroyed the specter.
You obtained a clutch of dragon eggs from the crow's nest of an ancient airship.
It became clear that the spilled chemicals were going to consume the whole academy.

Chapter 2


You flew up the coast of the Negative Sea back to Akriton.
You created two horses and freed them in the woods.
You made your parents think your finds in the academy were purely of historical interest.
You read in True Life of Abraxas that those who follow orders regularly are more likely to be glamored.
You learned the location of the Magisterian capital from True Life of Abraxas.
You met a hat seller but bought nothing from her.
You allowed a thief to steal from Fruitseller Fran.
You agreed to hunt a dodecapede with Tal.
You kissed Tal.
You restarted the automated mine that was the dodecapede's lair.
You restarted Akriton's giant fans after the death cloud passed.
Cos and you agreed that you would secretly work for Akriton.
Though you thought you kept a low profile, you heard inquisitors are coming to town anyway.

Chapter 3

Two inquisitors came to your door: the more aggressive Blessed Jacob, and the kinder Blessed Sam.
An old man intervened, claiming you weren't home.
You waited until the inquisitors left.
The old man revealed himself to be Mayor Cos, who is a shapeshifter.
You went to a House of Sun service, led by Blessed Sam.
In the middle, your vivomancy disguise wore off, but Blessed Sam did not take any action to pursue you.
Blessed Sam asked you to heal his pet dragon, Thomas.
You agreed and healed Sam's dragon.
You offered to teach Sam vivomancy, and he agreed.

Chapter 4

You rode to the capital in a wagon with Sam and Jacob.
While Sam and Jacob fought, you sneaked into the basement.
You found a university student held in the Cathedral dungeon—the last mage left there.
You decided to leave the student in the cell.
You found a secret passage that avoided a somewhat terrifying room.
You found a room that looked similar to a vision of a pleasant afterlife.
You found the Cathedral's library.
You found an old statue of Abraxas that promised to answer questions about the Church.
You learned that an item called the Great Oracle lies in the Magisterian palace, and that it could be used to join all minds into one.
You learned some designs that may help scour the sky from True Life of Abraxas.
You read in True Life of Abraxas that Abraxas became an immortal specter, and that you might become one yourself given enough negative energy.
The hierophant came to make an offer of sainthood to you.
Inquisitors and Church guards pursued you out of the capital.
You escaped the Cathedral and headed home.

Chapter 5

You blasted all but one of the guards pursuing you, leaving the lone survivor to report that you are not to be trifled with.
You headed back to Akriton.
On returning to the market, you discovered it had burned down due to a lightning strike.
Tal's house was marked for destruction by the Twilight Band, a group of shapeshifter haters.
The queen offered you a position as an advisor, which you accepted.

Chapter 6


You returned to the capital, summoned by the queen for an interview.
You became the official court wizard for the queen.
You moved into the royal palace.
Spymaster Dol reported sightings of the Neighbors' airships near the Negative Sea.
The queen asked you to determine in what ways the kingdom should adopt magic to stay competitive with the Magisterians.
Blessed Sam became Blessed Advisor Sam when you arrived at court.
You recommended using vivomancy-created beasts to supply the kingdom's labor and enhance its military.
You told the queen glamors were not worth the health risks.
Over dinner with Tal and the queen, you learned of the queen's childhood stuffed animal, Bear Bearson.
You animated Bear Bearson, and he defeated Royal Guard Tam in combat, delighting the queen.
Your plan to create beasts to perform the kingdom's labor and fighting appeared to be working.
You learned from a book how to craft an antidivination ring, and made one for yourself.
Vera started a magic academy.
Vera's magic academy ends in tragedy, with a dead student and Vera dead at the hands of inquisitors.
You created a divination-based broadcasting system for entertainers, but did not teach the entertainers glamors.
Tal proposed.
You said you weren't ready.
You learned that Abraxas made use of an item called a fateshaper to gain negation power, and that the one he used fell into the hands of an Akritonian collector.
A visit to your mother turned deadly when she turned out to be a shapeshifter, who attacked you with a knife.
Your mother recalled the shapeshifter was Fruitseller Fran.
Your mother's house was destroyed by a Magisterian bombardment.
You advised the queen to prepare for war.

Chapter 7

You used divination magic to scout out the Neighbors' forces.
You returned from a successful scouting mission.
The kingdom prepared for war.
You decided not to use negation magic in the war.
You decided to lure the enemy forces into overextending themselves.
At your suggestion, the queen chose Cos as her heir.
The Magisterians invaded, as you planned.
The dragons on the front were reported to be more menacing than usual.
A shapeshifter masquerading as Cos attacked you, and you realized an accomplice must be attacking the queen.
The queen was being attacked by a shapeshifter pretending to be you, but you stopped the assassin and convinced the queen you were the real Foo.
Your forces succeeded in pushing the Neighbors back to the Negative Sea.

[Maximum Spin]

Texas Ranger

Everything's bigger in Texas, even the seahorses.

[Glass]

I’m done, you’re all terrible

[brewer bob]

Texas Ranger

It was inevitable, so +1

[Maximum Spin]

I’m done, you’re all terrible

If it's any consolation, if there's even one more thing to name I'm going to run out of separate axes on which to make it not make sense...

[Enemy post]

Texas Ranger Simba the Lion King the seahorse.

Texas Ranger Simba, the Lion King comes to life on the same ranch where you first began to experiment with great beasts. Caged animals including a bluebird, a lion, a house cat, and a jar of dragonflies encircle the dragon that you will bless to become your great creation, each contributing some minor feature such as a faster metabolism or a particular hue.

"Craetura magna, metamorpha a pedibus usque ad crania! Accipes quoque attributa haec donum ominia!"

There is a bright flash and an overwhelming scent of animal droppings, meat, and something like mint, and when you can see again, your great beast stands before you, the size of a building. The animal menagerie that once surrounded your subject is still there, but they all seem tired, and they will need much rest until the end of their days.

The beast's wizened eyes slowly open, and it regards you curiously. "Who are you?" it asks.

Good, it can speak! "Royal Sorcerer Foo," you say. "I created you."

"Ah," it says. "Why?"

"We have need of heroes in this war. I thought you could be one."

"A hero," Texas Ranger Simba, the Lion King says contemplatively. "One who risks all for a nation."

"Well, yes," you say. "And who is revered for doing so."

"Reverence…yes, this is something I desire," Texas Ranger Simba, the Lion King says after a moment's pause. "What is my first step to reverence?"

"We can go show you off to the queen," you say.

"Let's do that," Texas Ranger Simba, the Lion King agrees. "Hop aboard."

You mount Texas Ranger Simba, the Lion King and let out a surprised whoop as the great beast bounds into the sky, headed to the capital to astound and terrify Her Majesty's court.

You begin to hear reports of odd occurrences throughout the kingdom. Giant beasts are suddenly turning on their masters and eating them. Whole towns are overrun with vines overnight. Monsters that used to roam alone seem to be forming raiding parties and getting smarter.

The queen's new pet, a dragon-winged white cat named Fatale that she made herself while dabbling in vivomancy, begins to develop a taste for blood. The magical feline brings larger and larger dead rodents to the foot of the queen's bed in the morning—and the rodents themselves display strange mutations you can't explain, extra legs and eyes.

Even Texas Ranger Simba, the Lion King seems to be more and more curt with you when you go out riding the seahorse.

Vivomancy, the most unpredictable magic, is starting to gain sway.

As the war progresses, you begin to hear rumors that amateurs are beginning to practice magic across the kingdom. But you have no idea how bad it is until Mayor Cos comes to court to report on what has been happening in Akriton.

"It's gotten rather out of hand," Cos reports to the queen. "People I never would have expected to be capable of it are now using magic, and not to particularly good ends.

"For one thing, people are always in each other's business now that they've discovered divination magic. I think they must have learned it by watching the rituals used for broadcasting musicians across the kingdom. Now everybody knows too much about each other, and that's quite a recipe for trouble. People just aren't used to seeing each other's dirty laundry like that, you know?

"And that's not all—people have been getting sick, and I think it's because of the vivomancy used to make our dragons grow faster. I think people have been using it on our crops and livestock as well, with disastrous results. The magic makes the plants and animals grow fast, which farmers like because it gets them to market faster, but they lack nutrients as a result of the accelerated growth. People are getting scurvy, rickets, you name it, and I think it's because of our magic-tainted food supply.

"In short, Akriton could use your help," Cos concludes. "I can hardly blame my people for trying to learn magic—I've tried to learn it myself, though I've discovered I have no aptitude for it. But we need some kind of plan that will get them to use it more responsibly."

"I knew this day would come," Blessed Advisor Sam says sadly. He looks to you. "I suppose I should have pressed you a bit more to hold back, my friend."

The queen sighs. "It would seem I am once again beholden to your judgment, Royal Sorcerer Foo. Do you have any sage advice? How do you get a fledgling wizard to desist?"

1.Support the Church's message that magic is only for the holy.
2.Establish magic schools around the kingdom to teach people to use magic responsibly.
3.Make it illegal to practice magic without the consent of the queen.
4.Interference will only make things worse. People should figure this out themselves.

Alright, Texas Ranger Simba the Lion King got me.

Spoiler: Stats (click to show/hide)

Royal Sorcerer Foo

Appearance

A bookish, spectacled man wearing a shimmering cloak and a noble duelist's uniform

Magic
  Negation:9
  Automation:11
  Glamor:2
  Divination:11
  Vivomancy:12

Skills
Ancient History: 9 (Fantastic)
Fighting: 2 (Decent)
Subtlety: 3 (Decent)
Charisma: 8 (Fantastic)

Personality
Optimism:49%/Caution:51%   
Humor:42%/Solemnity:58%   
Empathy:47%/Calculation:53%   

Relationships
Romances (Interested romantically, but not sexually, in men and women)
None

Tal: 54 (Fine)
Cos: 56 (Good)
Sam: 79 (Great)
Thecla: 65 (Great)
Church: 31 (Bad)

Kingdom

Kingdom Power: 6 (Good)
Adoration: 40%/Vilification: 60%

Inventory
Gold: 267 gold
Sword
Alchemy Set
Torc of Life and Death
Antidivination Ring
Clutch of Dragon Eggs
History Book, True Life of Abraxas
Golem Manual


Students
Blessed Sam

Pets
Verdigris the Baby Dragon
Texas Ranger Simba, the Lion King, a Seahorse

The Dead
The Academy Inquisitor
Student Vera

Plot Points

Chapter 1

You and Tal stumbled on an ancient magic academy.
You discovered a book of vivomancy, and an inquisitor chased you.
You found an ancient dueling ground.
You killed the inquisitor with negation magic.
You explored the academy library.
A divination revealed a potential ally in the form of a golem, so you took a manual on the operation of golems from the library.
You animated a serving tray to retrieve an alchemy set, but in the process, you released some dangerous chemicals.
You found a laboratory with a trapped specter.
You destroyed the specter.
You obtained a clutch of dragon eggs from the crow's nest of an ancient airship.
It became clear that the spilled chemicals were going to consume the whole academy.

Chapter 2


You flew up the coast of the Negative Sea back to Akriton.
You created two horses and freed them in the woods.
You made your parents think your finds in the academy were purely of historical interest.
You read in True Life of Abraxas that those who follow orders regularly are more likely to be glamored.
You learned the location of the Magisterian capital from True Life of Abraxas.
You met a hat seller but bought nothing from her.
You allowed a thief to steal from Fruitseller Fran.
You agreed to hunt a dodecapede with Tal.
You kissed Tal.
You restarted the automated mine that was the dodecapede's lair.
You restarted Akriton's giant fans after the death cloud passed.
Cos and you agreed that you would secretly work for Akriton.
Though you thought you kept a low profile, you heard inquisitors are coming to town anyway.

Chapter 3

Two inquisitors came to your door: the more aggressive Blessed Jacob, and the kinder Blessed Sam.
An old man intervened, claiming you weren't home.
You waited until the inquisitors left.
The old man revealed himself to be Mayor Cos, who is a shapeshifter.
You went to a House of Sun service, led by Blessed Sam.
In the middle, your vivomancy disguise wore off, but Blessed Sam did not take any action to pursue you.
Blessed Sam asked you to heal his pet dragon, Thomas.
You agreed and healed Sam's dragon.
You offered to teach Sam vivomancy, and he agreed.

Chapter 4

You rode to the capital in a wagon with Sam and Jacob.
While Sam and Jacob fought, you sneaked into the basement.
You found a university student held in the Cathedral dungeon—the last mage left there.
You decided to leave the student in the cell.
You found a secret passage that avoided a somewhat terrifying room.
You found a room that looked similar to a vision of a pleasant afterlife.
You found the Cathedral's library.
You found an old statue of Abraxas that promised to answer questions about the Church.
You learned that an item called the Great Oracle lies in the Magisterian palace, and that it could be used to join all minds into one.
You learned some designs that may help scour the sky from True Life of Abraxas.
You read in True Life of Abraxas that Abraxas became an immortal specter, and that you might become one yourself given enough negative energy.
The hierophant came to make an offer of sainthood to you.
Inquisitors and Church guards pursued you out of the capital.
You escaped the Cathedral and headed home.

Chapter 5

You blasted all but one of the guards pursuing you, leaving the lone survivor to report that you are not to be trifled with.
You headed back to Akriton.
On returning to the market, you discovered it had burned down due to a lightning strike.
Tal's house was marked for destruction by the Twilight Band, a group of shapeshifter haters.
The queen offered you a position as an advisor, which you accepted.

Chapter 6


You returned to the capital, summoned by the queen for an interview.
You became the official court wizard for the queen.
You moved into the royal palace.
Spymaster Dol reported sightings of the Neighbors' airships near the Negative Sea.
The queen asked you to determine in what ways the kingdom should adopt magic to stay competitive with the Magisterians.
Blessed Sam became Blessed Advisor Sam when you arrived at court.
You recommended using vivomancy-created beasts to supply the kingdom's labor and enhance its military.
You told the queen glamors were not worth the health risks.
Over dinner with Tal and the queen, you learned of the queen's childhood stuffed animal, Bear Bearson.
You animated Bear Bearson, and he defeated Royal Guard Tam in combat, delighting the queen.
Your plan to create beasts to perform the kingdom's labor and fighting appeared to be working.
You learned from a book how to craft an antidivination ring, and made one for yourself.
Vera started a magic academy.
Vera's magic academy ends in tragedy, with a dead student and Vera dead at the hands of inquisitors.
You created a divination-based broadcasting system for entertainers, but did not teach the entertainers glamors.
Tal proposed.
You said you weren't ready.
You learned that Abraxas made use of an item called a fateshaper to gain negation power, and that the one he used fell into the hands of an Akritonian collector.
A visit to your mother turned deadly when she turned out to be a shapeshifter, who attacked you with a knife.
Your mother recalled the shapeshifter was Fruitseller Fran.
Your mother's house was destroyed by a Magisterian bombardment.
You advised the queen to prepare for war.

Chapter 7

You used divination magic to scout out the Neighbors' forces.
You returned from a successful scouting mission.
The kingdom prepared for war.
You decided not to use negation magic in the war.
You decided to lure the enemy forces into overextending themselves.
At your suggestion, the queen chose Cos as her heir.
The Magisterians invaded, as you planned.
The dragons on the front were reported to be more menacing than usual.
A shapeshifter masquerading as Cos attacked you, and you realized an accomplice must be attacking the queen.
The queen was being attacked by a shapeshifter pretending to be you, but you stopped the assassin and convinced the queen you were the real Foo.
Your forces succeeded in pushing the Neighbors back to the Negative Sea.
You created a new kind of creature, a seahorse named Texas Ranger Simba, the Lion King.
You created a great creature named Simba, the Lion King to help with the war effort.
Odd vivomancy-related incidents were reported throughout the kingdom.

[Glass]

Goddamnit. This is not the situation I wanted. Monsters is very no, and widespread untrained magic is similar.

Okay. So:
A. In the future, let's pivot more toward Automation, if we're even able to. Doing something else may mean that we have fewer side effects from each.
B. I think the only viable option here is 2. If we try to restrict magic with 1 or 3, people will keep doing it without our influence; after all, we did so, ourselves. If we went with 4, then we'd keep having the current issues. However, by establishing schools, we make it so that the people who want to learn magic will be naturally advantaged by going through our system rather than trying to do it on their own.

[Maximum Spin]

I can live with 2.

Honestly, this game is so petulant. "No you can't be careful! No you can't make good decisions! Everything has to go badly forever!"