What if --Wr was reworked as a Ranged Start
Currently (since the recent commit removed the Akashic Record and the Spell Warp Weapon); the Translocations books are thus:
Spatial Translocations {Apportation, Blink, Shroud of Golubria, Portal Projectile, Teleport Other, Passage of Golubria}
The Warp {Recall, Gell's Gravitas, Force Lance, Summon Forest, Dispersal, Disjunction, Controlled Blink}
...With the one remaining spell unique to Grand Grimoires:
{Malign Gateway}
If --Wr was a ranged start; the books should be rearranged:
Spatial Translocations (Starting book) {Apportation, Blink, Portal Projectile, Gell's Gravitas, Teleport Other, Force Lance, Dispersal}
- Similar to the current --Wr book the spells are mostly support instead of dealing direct damage; to support being a ranger they mostly focus on keeping enemies OFF you; force lance can (briefly) be used in a primary damage dealing roll or hook to hybridize into fullblown conjurations... Shroud falls by the wayside to not crowd the book too much. Loss of Passage makes the book slightly worse for stabbing/escape, but dispersal can generally fill the same role while also having a similar niche to --AM's Cause Fear.
The Warp (all Remaining spells) - {Shroud of Golubria, Recall, Passage of Golubria, Summon Forest, Disjunction, Controlled Blink}