[quote=@Disdain]
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-Spectre- What exactly happened when you tried to end this?

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-Spectre- Why, which one? Surely not "useful", since Absorption Magic fits the bill, but also involves being terrified.
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It is "useful," but for a different reason. Incredibly useful magics wouldn't have been lost due to how useful they are. Lost Magics seem to be very specific.