@All - very sorry again for getting totally sick right in first wave launch week.
I am going to resume getting individual threads started throughout this week, hopefully having all of the 'first wave' up by Friday.
@Horsemen - welcome welcome. Take all the negative quals you think you can survive and don't mind me exploiting, and do take the points for them.
Seems you understand you'll be in the second wave, which is when I can get to it...
@Raider - if you have the 13 points you need, then you can initiate. The idea is for you to have fun, so if you're happy to just pay the points and be done - cool. I don't think there's any one particular way magic-users do it.
If you would like it to be a more elaborate RP experience, let me know and it can be woven into your personal story (though it will take longer that way, of course).