To be honest I used the arrogance of the Wildwood and the hypocritical and potentially endangering, secretive nature of the Conjurer trainer to enrich my Conjurer's backstory, as well as his opinion of Gridanians and of the Twelveswood in general. A strong case can be made for that whole society being terrible, but a strong case can be made to the contrary as well. It all ends up being a matter of perspective.
Also, regardless of what guild you choose, you always have the option to bail after learning your craft.
I still think the Thaumaturge line does little if anything to showcase an inherently corruptive nature in the guild itself. The one person who suffers this the most isn't even a Thaumaturge, just a wannabe who hadn't even been admitted into the guild in the first place because training them would be too dangerous.
If anything I think that shows that the teachers of Thaumaturgy are responsible with the power they hold. A few bad circumstances don't diminish that, but rather illustrate why responsible training is so necessary.
In any case, I think the Thaumaturges are even more lovably nerdy than the Arcanists. They're great.
Also, regardless of what guild you choose, you always have the option to bail after learning your craft.
I still think the Thaumaturge line does little if anything to showcase an inherently corruptive nature in the guild itself. The one person who suffers this the most isn't even a Thaumaturge, just a wannabe who hadn't even been admitted into the guild in the first place because training them would be too dangerous.
If anything I think that shows that the teachers of Thaumaturgy are responsible with the power they hold. A few bad circumstances don't diminish that, but rather illustrate why responsible training is so necessary.
In any case, I think the Thaumaturges are even more lovably nerdy than the Arcanists. They're great.
