5a) Scholar memorization is likely going to be heavily affected by the fact that Protective spells don't last between events any more, so Scholars will be force to use a column of protectives on themselves, and then one on their friends if they are feeling generous.
5b) Cabins where I play sleep 8. If I were the only scholar (Earth), *to start off an event*, I'd have to use half of my allotted protectives at the start of the event, and in the case of Level 4, that's all 8 for the day, and 3/4 of my Level 2's, and all of my level 5 protectives. At the start of the game. Before anything has happened. Meanwhile, I can have lots of protectives left over if I'm Celestial at most of those levels (I mean, I could drop 4x Slows for more Weapon Shield and have 8 left over at that point). This is a huge incongruity between the two Scholar types, all because of Wands and what they give Celestial indirectly.
5c) So how does plot scale for that? Do they scale for people generally not having Dumb Defenses so that Scholars can 'save' their Protectives for fights? Or do they assume everyone has Protectives to start with, and force Scholars to not only memorize those spells, but also use that many spells at the start of an event, having far less during actual play-time?
Earth
1) Cure Wounds x5, Disarm x10, Endow
2) Weapon Shield x12, Slow x4
3) Weakness x8, Bind x8
4) Poison Shield x8, Cure Disease x4, Cleanse x4
5) Spell Shield x8, Silence x4, Cure Wounds x4
6) Cure Wounds x8, Elemental Shield x4, Sleep x4
7) Cure Wounds x8, Confine x8
8) Cure Wounds x 4, Purify x8, Paralysis x4
9) Death x8, Corrupt x7, Circle of Power x1
Celestial
1) Disarm x16
2) Weapon Shield x12, Slow x4
3) Bind x16
4) Awaken x10, Evocation Bolt x6
5) Spell Shield x16
6) Elemental Shield x6, Sleep x10
7) Confine x14, Charm x2
8) Stun Limb x16
9) Prison x15, Circle of Power x1