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So the spell schools have taken a bit of a backseat in Starfinder - as far as I know, at least, there are no abilities or equipment that have a school-dependent effect; that is a mechanic saved for the spell descriptors instead (fire, mind-affecting, etc.). Ergo, any quibbling about which school a particular spell falls into is a completely pedantic and unnecessary argument.
Having said that, however, I just need to ask - why in the world is fabricate scrap (Pact Worlds pg. 205) a universal spell? Up until now, there were just two spells in the universal school - wish and miracle, both of which are accessed through capstone class abilities. Fabricate scrap is a charming little spell, but why oh why does it enjoy such august company? And why does it have a note to "see text"? What about the text of the spell explains its selected school?
If an FAQ for Pact Worlds gets put together, this question is certainly dead last in priority, but I would still love to see an answer.
Definitely weird and I think (hope) unintentional. FAQ'd.
Yeah, this is bizarre to me. What happened to conjuration (creation) as a spell type and subtype?
Yeah, this is bizarre to me. What happened to conjuration (creation) as a spell type and subtype?
What happened to simple transmutation? You're just turning stuff into a specific type of other stuff, which is junk. Frankly, I think the other two junk spells should probably be transmutation too; they're explicitly turning junk into a different thing, not creating new junk.
I don't think it actually matters for anything in the game yet in any of the three cases, but it's still a puzzling design choice.