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" ... There's also the issue that each cantrip takes up one page in the spellbook. With enough new books with new cantrips, each wizard is going to need to lug around an extra spellbook just for his 0-level spells. ..."

This means a new Wizard starts out with more then one quarter of his shiny new spell book bloated with Cantrips. Seriously?

If Scribing a Scroll of a Cantrip costs half the value of a 1st Level spell, couldn't the complexity of a Cantrip be captured on half of a page in a spell book?

Offical roll for Varr ..... *Drum-roll* .........

1d20 ⇒ 17

I wonder if somewhere in the first few pages it still states something to the effect of ...

These books are only a guideline. Feel free to use or ignore any rule that doesn't fit in your game.

Bah!
We NEED Structure!
We Need Order!
Must have a Hard and Fast rule for Everything!
NO FREE THINKING ALOUD!!! ...... *Salute*

It's a Game: Enjoy it as is, change it to fit your needs, or move on to a different game.