When I give a Test I usually give the player enough experience points to qualify for a level. The rational is that they are doing things by themselves which I think qualify for the experience points. The level that they take must be in the Wizard of High Sorcery PrC. So far I have given 4 tests. The outcomes so far have been 1 white robe, 1 red (wanted to be a white robe) and 2 blacks (1 wanted to be evil and the other, an elf wanted to be red but was just to bad to be neutrel).
Thanks for the input and advice.
I am stumped as to what to do for one of my PC wizards.
In short.........HELP!!!!!!!!!!
-TRRW
YES, Sysne, that information would be most helpful.
Well, he's a Silvanesti elf who was in a coma like state for 3 yrs. Something he is blaming Cyan Bloodbane for causing (haven't decided if this is really the case though). While in his coma he dreamed of a female elf which he had a romance with through out the 3 yrs.
When he finally woke from his state, with his father by his side, the elven healers beleived his coma was induced by a strange mark/wound on his shoulder. Even after being told he was unconscious for 3 yrs he beleived that love affair he dreamed of to be real.
He tried to convince his people that the women in his dream was real and that her voice was still calling to him, but they thought him to be crazy. His family decided to leave him in the care of a cleric who would help his "mental state". Basically he was locked away and labeled insane.
It wasn't until the minotaur fleet came to Silvinost that he had a chance to escape. He fought along side his people to save his land but in the end retreated as did the others. His father begged him to come with the rest of the elves but the voices of his "beloved" called to him. He went off on his own and followed the voice for months.
He finally found the source the voice and dreams amid a pile of elven bodies left over from the War of Souls. He found his beloved twisted and broken but turned to face her spirit.
The short of what the elven spirit tells him is that she was a female wizard's soul that lost her way until she found him in his coma/dream and gave her pupose again. She goes on to tell him about the coming darkness and that he needs to bring back the gift of magic to his people. She directs him to the city of Pashin (enter KoD) to begin his quest. Her final words to him are " For fill your destiny. I have marked you so the master(s) of the Tower will seek you out...."
This was my PC's background as written by him. Admittedly, an abridged version.
Any advice is welcome.
That is a pretty interesting background for a character. Any chance that he will take on the Red Robes and take that dreamcaster PrC?
I know that he intends to become Red, but I think he's going to intermingle War Mage as well.
He doesnt mind the fact that he will be considered a renegade by the Silvanesti?
Why would they think he was a renegade?
Plus they already think he's insane due to the voices. Being a renegade would be the least of his problems.
Maybe this dimension could be apart of his test?
It states in the Towers of High Sorcery and the DLCS books that any elf that would wear any other color of robe than white is considered a dark elf by the elven people. Touched maybe? But that does not a dark elf make.
Maybe this dimension could be apart of his test?
Hmmmm interesting point.
I'll have to consider that.But back to the question at hand. All I was looking was examples that other DMs have used as test for aspiring WoHS.
PROBLEM: A group of people has gone to explore a cave and on the way out the way is blocked by a fat person who cannot squeeze out. The water levels begin to increase and the only way out is blocked by the innocent fat man. Do you blow him up, killing him and allowing everyone else to live or do you allow everyone else to die. Since his head is outside of the cave, he will not drown.
Hope this helps a bit.
Glad to be of assistance.
Anyway, with that character background story i can have lots of fun.... Muahahaha.
I'm assumeing that your running KOD, by the mention of it so thats what i'm going to use as my basis.
As your gamer adventures, at appropriate moments, have him constantly see his old lover, perhaps she is a random passerby on the streets who, when he approaches, turns out to be a random civilian who runs in terror from the crazed man, or perhaps a Dark Knight (If you want to be truely sadistic).
All thoughout his adventures torture him with these sights of his old lover, always a faqede, always a fake.
When he arrives in Al Khurmain and goes to have his test done, make sure to play this elemnt up heavily. The closer he gets to time to take his test, the more and more he see's her, only now she's always in pain, being attacked, mugged, something along those lines, and when he goes to help there is nothing. If he tries to attack someone attacking her have it be some random citizen in the way whom he fries (Once again, if you want to be truely evil).
Then, just as he approaches the tower where Zoe Left-Hand is in, fully throw him into the dream-world of the test, without ever letting him know it's changed.
When he enters the shop he finds a Silvanesti White Robe running the shop, unusual in the lands of Khur, but he may not notice. This particular White Robe remembers your player as being insane he gathers up his pride and tells your player that the orders have no room for idiot's and madmen, and that it would be best if he just quit now. have the white robe taunt and annoy him to the point of anger , and then, just as your player is about to lash out (if he is) Have the White robe suddenly appear to be his old Lover, saying the same taunts and insults, telling him he isn't fit for the orders.
Hopefuly this will defuse his anger and throw him into dispair, if he leaves, well then he does not have the determination to Join the orders, and should not be allowed to proceed. If he refuses to give in, then you can proceed to the next part.
Eventually he must convince his Lover/the Silvanesti Elf that he IS worthy of joining the orders, and that he will prove it. Design a dungeon of some kind for him to go though, with soime kind of Artifact or magic item that the Elf/Lover demands that he go aquire.
When he arrives in the room with the Arefact, he finds a theif, who looks quite like his old lover, stealing the artefact. However, make sure the theif has at least one large difference from her. This 'Theif" is in fact a renegade wizard, or perhaps a sorcerer. If he refuses to fight her, then he is not dedicated enough to magic, and when the Theif attempts to use it, it kills them both. If he manages to convince the theif to turn it over (Make it difficult), then he has taken one step tword earning the white robes, if he steals the artefact back, Red, if he kills/attacks the theif, black.
Either way when he returns to the tower he finds the Silvanesti Elf again, have his 'wife' come in during their conversation, a woman exactly like his lover again. He will go to do something, and she will begin to flirt with him, if he gives in, then he has betrayed the marriage trust, and that is certianly not a good action, and a very chaotic one. If he dosen't, have fun tortureing him as much as you want (Sadistic DM Syndrom, SDS, is a wonderful thing).
She will ask him to giver her the arefact, not her husband, telling him that her husband will simply hide it away among the shop, never to be seen again, while she will use it to help the elven people.
If she aquires it, have her betray him with it, in whatever manner you see fit. Force him to battle her, this woman he loves. Have her threaten the order of High Sorcery in one way or another, so he must choose between the magic and his love. When he defeates her, have her beg for mercy from him, and see where that goes. If he refuses, and kill her, he will find that he has killed the woman he loves. If he does not, the illusion will slip, and he will see that this was not the woman he loved, but insted the theif who tried to steal the artefact or, if he killed that theif, a random Silvanesti woman.
Whith all this done hopefully he has fulfilled the rquiremnts of the test (Loyalty to Magic, Fighting someone at least as skilled in magic as him (A.k.a. the woman at the end/theif), Many moral delemmas, Cast most, if not all, of his spells, betrayed by someone he trusts)
So, what do you think? I know it could use some refinement, as i made it up as i went, but in general, what do you think?
No one has answered my original post that got this topic started though!
Ohhh i really love developing tests, as long as i don't have to design 2 and a knightly trial in one week (Damn you my players).
Anyway, with that character background story i can have lots of fun.... Muahahaha.
I'm assumeing that your running KOD, by the mention of it so thats what i'm going to use as my basis.
As your gamer adventures, at appropriate moments, have him constantly see his old lover, perhaps she is a random passerby on the streets who, when he approaches, turns out to be a random civilian who runs in terror from the crazed man, or perhaps a Dark Knight (If you want to be truely sadistic).
All thoughout his adventures torture him with these sights of his old lover, always a faqede, always a fake.
When he arrives in Al Khurmain and goes to have his test done, make sure to play this elemnt up heavily. The closer he gets to time to take his test, the more and more he see's her, only now she's always in pain, being attacked, mugged, something along those lines, and when he goes to help there is nothing. If he tries to attack someone attacking her have it be some random citizen in the way whom he fries (Once again, if you want to be truely evil).
Then, just as he approaches the tower where Zoe Left-Hand is in, fully throw him into the dream-world of the test, without ever letting him know it's changed.
When he enters the shop he finds a Silvanesti White Robe running the shop, unusual in the lands of Khur, but he may not notice. This particular White Robe remembers your player as being insane he gathers up his pride and tells your player that the orders have no room for idiot's and madmen, and that it would be best if he just quit now. have the white robe taunt and annoy him to the point of anger , and then, just as your player is about to lash out (if he is) Have the White robe suddenly appear to be his old Lover, saying the same taunts and insults, telling him he isn't fit for the orders.
Hopefuly this will defuse his anger and throw him into dispair, if he leaves, well then he does not have the determination to Join the orders, and should not be allowed to proceed. If he refuses to give in, then you can proceed to the next part.
Eventually he must convince his Lover/the Silvanesti Elf that he IS worthy of joining the orders, and that he will prove it. Design a dungeon of some kind for him to go though, with soime kind of Artifact or magic item that the Elf/Lover demands that he go aquire.
When he arrives in the room with the Arefact, he finds a theif, who looks quite like his old lover, stealing the artefact. However, make sure the theif has at least one large difference from her. This 'Theif" is in fact a renegade wizard, or perhaps a sorcerer. If he refuses to fight her, then he is not dedicated enough to magic, and when the Theif attempts to use it, it kills them both. If he manages to convince the theif to turn it over (Make it difficult), then he has taken one step tword earning the white robes, if he steals the artefact back, Red, if he kills/attacks the theif, black.
Either way when he returns to the tower he finds the Silvanesti Elf again, have his 'wife' come in during their conversation, a woman exactly like his lover again. He will go to do something, and she will begin to flirt with him, if he gives in, then he has betrayed the marriage trust, and that is certianly not a good action, and a very chaotic one. If he dosen't, have fun tortureing him as much as you want (Sadistic DM Syndrom, SDS, is a wonderful thing).
She will ask him to giver her the arefact, not her husband, telling him that her husband will simply hide it away among the shop, never to be seen again, while she will use it to help the elven people.
If she aquires it, have her betray him with it, in whatever manner you see fit. Force him to battle her, this woman he loves. Have her threaten the order of High Sorcery in one way or another, so he must choose between the magic and his love. When he defeates her, have her beg for mercy from him, and see where that goes. If he refuses, and kill her, he will find that he has killed the woman he loves. If he does not, the illusion will slip, and he will see that this was not the woman he loved, but insted the theif who tried to steal the artefact or, if he killed that theif, a random Silvanesti woman.
Whith all this done hopefully he has fulfilled the rquiremnts of the test (Loyalty to Magic, Fighting someone at least as skilled in magic as him (A.k.a. the woman at the end/theif), Many moral delemmas, Cast most, if not all, of his spells, betrayed by someone he trusts)
So, what do you think? I know it could use some refinement, as i made it up as i went, but in general, what do you think?
Very interesting, Teclis!! I will have to consider that.
Oh, btw, I love seeing ADnD posters whose name are after someone from the WarHammer Fantasy campaign. I liked Teclis the characters so I am glad to see you hear.
He is a Gnome in every sense of the word yet also seeks to become a true Wizard. He loves his inventions but he must love magic more, right? Any ideas?
How about a test(s) for a Gnome Wizard.
He is a Gnome in every sense of the word yet also seeks to become a true Wizard. He loves his inventions but he must love magic more, right? Any ideas?
I think you have the basics already. Put the choice in there - technology or magic. The answer is bound to drive him mad. ;)
In her test she had to make a choice between her friends and her magic.
She had to face a more powerfull opponent by herself.
And she had to face a party member.
The group she was in had a Knight who opposed her use of the sleep spell... the basic setting was the Knight was going for his knightly test and she showed up to help him. Her sleep spell "missed" (with a little help from the DM) and put the Knight's target to sleep.
During the test pay attention to how they react when they find magic and how they use their magic. She ended up with red robes touched with black spots that could not be removed.
Part of his background is that his clans thane has told him personally that should he take this silly test and swear alliegance to something other than Thane and Thanedom he will be branded Sundered and have his beard shaved permanently. His family sent his younger brother along to protect him, to convice him to give up this silly magic thing become more dwarvish, show him that the outside world doesn't hold a candle the the wonders of their mountain home, and make sure he doesn't take the test and dishonor them all. What the wizard doesn't know is that his brother is acutally along to bring him home, in shackles is need be, to face his sundering should he pass The Test.
During his test I'm going to put a few 3rd level spells out there in a WoHS spellbook he will be given an opportunity to scribe should he so disire, if he takes them he fails...dies in some catastrophic miscasting of gained spells.
I"m placing an enemy in that he can only defeat by magic but I really cannot think of any, unless of course I take away his weapons, even still he's always been prone to engage in melee, using his spells as a last resort (He's used to play in the FR, go figure).
I have a few other ideas but nothing concrete any ideas. Currently he's travelling with a human rogue (whom he just found out might be the possible heir to a thorne), a kender cleric of Brachala (constantly causing trouble), his dwarven fighter brother, a human fighter (a member of the local constabulary), and a dwarven monk whom is no more. His character is Neutral Good, except when it comes to black goblins, in which case he's Lawful Evil. Any ideas would be helpful.
What the wizard doesn't know is that his brother is acutally along to bring him home, in shackles is need be, to face his sundering should he pass The Test.
You need to work this into his test. Something as his last test, he thinks he has finished everything, and is brother comes alone to arrest him. he has a way out using magic, or to go back with him.
During his test I'm going to put a few 3rd level spells out there in a WoHS spellbook he will be given an opportunity to scribe should he so disire, if he takes them he fails...dies in some catastrophic miscasting of gained spells.
Why would using new spells cause him die? I guess if he had catastrophic failure during casting, maybe. or do you just not want him to be a WoHS. I think most teachers would frown on a student not taking the book for study/use.
His character is Neutral Good, except when it comes to black goblins, in which case he's Lawful Evil. Any ideas would be helpful.
Again, play on the character's strengths and weaknesses. have a group of goblins attacking his friends and one group going after some magical item. the whole friends/family/loved ones vs. magic
You need to work this into his test. Something as his last test, he thinks he has finished everything, and is brother comes alone to arrest him. he has a way out using magic, or to go back with him.
I was thinking of doing this as a test of loyalty to his family/thane vs magic already.
Why would using new spells cause him die? I guess if he had catastrophic failure during casting, maybe. or do you just not want him to be a WoHS. I think most teachers would frown on a student not taking the book for study/use.
The fact that he would be using 3rd level spells w/o pass the Test is illegal, something his character knows. Perhaps I should punish him instead. Or if he copies them, but does not use them perhaps a mark towards red. Does not take them, white. Takes and uses them, Black.
Again, play on the character's strengths and weaknesses. have a group of goblins attacking his friends and one group going after some magical item. the whole friends/family/loved ones vs. magic
Don't know why I didn't think of that one. Too close to the issue perhaps. Then again I was planning on using the whole sundering as his loyalty test. ALthough since he is a mountain dwarf, whom loyalty to their family and thane are usually above else, it wouldn't hurt to give him the loyalty test twice. One general loyalty test, the other to his family/thane.
Thanks for your help so far. Anymore would ideas would be welcome.
The fact that he would be using 3rd level spells w/o pass the Test is illegal, something his character knows. Perhaps I should punish him instead. Or if he copies them, but does not use them perhaps a mark towards red. Does not take them, white. Takes and uses them, Black.
I beg to differ.
Yes, strictly speaking, it is illegal inasmuch as if you're using 3rd (or higher) lvl spells and haven't yet passed your test, you can be branded a renegade.
That said, given the player knows he is passing his test and that, if he fails, he'll die in all likelihood, copying and using 3rd lvl spells would seem like a logical decision. After all, if he passes, he'll be a WoHS and will be able to use those spells without any trouble.
For all he knows, he could be supposed to have them to succeed at his test!
Or, if you really want to make him feel like it would be a bad idea, at least make sure the spellbook containing the spells looks suitably .. ah .. "evil".
Does ToHS give examples as to how tests can or should be run?
There is a full chapter (9 pages long) devoted to it, how to run it, etc... (including a basic chart)
It was great that Margaret went into more detail in the Soulforge than in the short story, the Test of the Twins. The Soulforge is one of my favorite novels of all time!!
YES. Soulforge was an AWESOME book. I have to get my hands on the next book yet.
I beg to differ.
Yes, strictly speaking, it is illegal inasmuch as if you're using 3rd (or higher) lvl spells and haven't yet passed your test, you can be branded a renegade.
That said, given the player knows he is passing his test and that, if he fails, he'll die in all likelihood, copying and using 3rd lvl spells would seem like a logical decision. After all, if he passes, he'll be a WoHS and will be able to use those spells without any trouble.
For all he knows, he could be supposed to have them to succeed at his test!
Or, if you really want to make him feel like it would be a bad idea, at least make sure the spellbook containing the spells looks suitably .. ah .. "evil".
The fact of the matter is that most people don't know when The Test begins. That's the beauty of the Test, your players are thinking it's just a normal day, then things start to happen.
I'm thinking having him arrive at the tower. Introductions are made, rooms issued. They are informed they will have a short time to prepare before the testing begins. Character falls asleep, test begins (unbeknowst to the character). Awaken in the morning, give a meal and time to prepare in the library with the other testees. An eldery wizard, of undetermined robes, asks character to watch his familiar for him while he attends to other business for a short while, leaving his spellbook opened for the world to see. The character doesn't know his test has begun, as far as he knows he's being given time to make final preparations. Therefore. knows these spells are off limits to him as of yet.
In short, he's deemed a renegade by the conclave and is brought before them (no choice in the matter). He's then given the choice to either give up all magic once and for all, or convert to Wizardry and join their ranks. Naturally he chooses the latter and stays at the Tower of Wayreth to learn the ways of wizardry (converting his levels). After studying with each of the orders for one month each he is told to prepare himself for the Test (I converted his levels in sorcery to wizard as per the DLCS, pg 97). A red robe secretly contacts him the night prior of his expected test and warns him not to revert to sorcery, no matter what the circumstance. This would be crucial to whether or not bad things happen after the test, should he survive.
In the test he fights a mysterious cloaked mage of equal strength. Long story short he shows no compassion or neutral thinking and kills the mage, but an illusion prevents him from seeing it. The test at this point was over, but the conclave wanted to see what he'd do once he’d gone though all of his spells. Would he or would he not revert to sorcery (at this point, both sorcery and wizardry were open to him)? Well, as the illusionary mage attempted to close in to attempt a dagger strike, the PC ended up using a sorcery spell. And it cost him dearly. The original plan was to get him to expend all of his wizard spells and to prove his allegiance and devotion to High Sorcery magic. Once his wizard’s spells were expended, as noted earlier, the enemy mage tries to close on him. If the PC doesn’t use any sorcery spells, the mage closes on him and the PC sees the face of the enemy just as he plunges a dagger into his chest (the face of the enemy is his own!) At this point the mage would have woke up and is told he passed the test (by not using sorcery). The lasting result was going to be that whenever the mage sees his reflection, he must make a fortitude check (DC 15) or flee for 1d4 rounds. After 3 character levels increase, the effect is lessened to only being shaken for 1d4 rounds (that is if he even fails the DC). Well, that didn’t happen as the following took place too quickly. The other part of the test was that if the mage used any sorcery spells during the test he’d lose 1 Con per sorcery spell cast and he’d also looses 1d4 HP for every sorcery spell cast (both are permanent). Since he’d also lose any HP that came with that CON (for example, if he’s got +2 HP and is 5th level, but drops to +1 CON bonus, then he permanently loses 5 HP) its feasible that the HP reduction due to the CON loss could kill him. Additionally, the reflection effect will also be there. Lastly, the only remnants of his sorcery are the occational surgers in his spells (wild magic).
The main reason in my mind why he’s being punished with the reflection effect, even if he passes with flying colors, is because of his weird fetish for those types of spells (magic mirror, blur, etc). Not to mention he chose sorcery over wizardry to begin with. The positive side is that he had a very slim chance of death during the test, unless of course he really screws up and throws sorcery spells around like crazy.
In the end, he used the sorcery spell and defeated the illusionary mage well before it got close enough to stab him and the test ended. And as per what I had planned, he did lose 1 Con and 1d4 HP (I rolled a 2). After the test, he was bed-ridden for a week due to his weakened state (he only had 2 HP left and didn’t regen at all until the 5th day). He's now a 5 Wizard/1 WoHS (he instantly leveled at the end of the test, but had to take the next level as WoHS).
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Great example of a Test however! Thanks for sharing.
okay that I can see, but a half-orc in your group? No orcs in Krynn!
Eh, is that really the case? I never knew that. Well, the next time we generate characters I'll have to keep that in mind. I thought orcs, goblins, hobgoblins, and ogres were found throughout Krynn.
Eh, is that really the case? I never knew that. Well, the next time we generate characters I'll have to keep that in mind. I thought orcs, goblins, hobgoblins, and ogres were found throughout Krynn.
Just make him a 1/2 black goblin (which is basically a goblin jacked up on steriods; ie an orc) or 1/2 ogre.
Are there any guides for making a player-character half-ogre?
Hmm... a half-ogre. And I thought he was a brick-sh!thouse as half-orc.
Are there any guides for making a player-character half-ogre?
The 1/2 Ogre is in the DLCS Races section (+4 Str, +2 Con, -2 Int, -2 Cha; Medium Creature; 30 base speed; +1 Nat Armor; Low-Light Vision; +1 LA)
In the last time we have discussion: Who must make the test of high sorcery. Wizarrds is ok. But was is with sorcerer (warlock) and bard.
Some people say: They become a official invitation to make a test. He must say i join the order and must perform the terms for the prestige class of Wizard of high sorcery. Then he maust make the test.
When he confirm the test, he is a wizard of high sorcery with the one differenc he conjure how a sorcer and not as a wizard. He becomes the specials form the moon and all others how a wizard of the high sorcery and he must vote for white, red or black robe. So you never no stand a sorcerer or a wizard for you.
The other opinion is, that every sorcerer the go to the towers to make a test, not have all cups in the kitchen cabinet. He has not win the dice check of intellengy. When he go to the test and survive, he must follow the rulez of the high sorcery or make a class change. That can not be right in the eys of sorcery. But what is when he not finish the test and survive. Which magicuser will adicate of his power? So they let him not go. And when he die by the test? Then is the problem for the high sorcery finish.
Sorcer and Bards are sooner what for Inqusitor, Renegade hunter and Kleric (exorcist) or!?!
Thx for answer!
Example: Joe Sorcerer is a 6th level sorcerer. He finds the White Robes to have a convincing argument about the dangers of wild magic and therefore decides to switch to wizard magic (aka High Sorcery). So, when he earns enough XP to advance to his 7th character level, he takes it in wizard. Note: this is the only time you can multiclass these incompatible classes.
So now he's sorcerer 6/wizard 1, and he's on his way to validation as a potential wizard. He adventures about, trying not to use his sorcerer spells as much as he can, and then when he earns enough XP to reach 8th level he takes his 2nd level in wizard. At this point, he can also trade in all of his levels of sorcerer for levels in wizard, and does so, becoming a wizard 8.
Joe immediately takes the Test of High Sorcery, everybody cheers, and then when Joe advances another level (assuming he meets the feat and skill requirements) he can become a wizard 8/wizard of High Sorcery 1.
Cheers,
Cam
At first thx for the answer. But what is the status of sorcer and Bards in the eys of Wizard of high sorcery? The same how renegade?
Sorcerers are renegades in the sense that they use magic proscribed by the gods of magic, but currently the gods of magic aren't doing much about it beyond keeping a close eye on things. They're aware that wild magic caused widespread devastation last time, but that doesn't seem to be the case at the moment. Or at least, there aren't any sorcerers with that kind of power currently who haven't already switched to becoming wizards.
Bards are in the same boat, but it's a tricky case with them since their wild magic is tied up in musical expression. Once again, it'd be a case by case basis.
True renegades are wizards who have broken or defied the Orders. As a sorcerer or bard isn't a wizard, then they're not in the same category as individuals like Galan Dracos or other dangerous wizards who fly in the face of the traditions.
Cheers,
Cam
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When reading through the Towers of High Sorcery book I recall coming across a PrC entitled DreamShaper or something of that nature. Now if I remember correctly these characters actually shape the tests for the initiate ?
Yes, since the Test is not entirely physical, and often takes place on the mental or dream plane (which is a convenient way to have it be very bizarre and odd). Not all Tests have dreamshapers contributing, however.
Cheers,
Cam
Yes, since the Test is not entirely physical, and often takes place on the mental or dream plane (which is a convenient way to have it be very bizarre and odd). Not all Tests have dreamshapers contributing, however.
Cheers,
Cam
Who actually thought of that PrC ? I think that is amazing.
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My DM had been kidding me for a couple weeks that there would be a written exam on it. I thought he was joking.
Sure enough, there was a room with a desk, chair, ink and pen, and a parchment. The parchment had fifteen questions on it of the "What am I?" variety. i.e. I am the .... that lives in darkness, etc etc.." The answers were all different kinds of monsters.
In order to answer the questions, I had to roll a knowledge check in the appropriate category for each question, DC=15. I answered 9 right.
For the ones I answered incorrectly, I soon learned the answer. The monster (or several of them) would appear and attack.
It was a pretty cool thing.
Another part was where there were a lot of questions involving material components to spells. All my componenets were taken away at the start of the test. This part wasn't a written exam though, something would ask me the question. If I got it right, based on my own personal knowledge, then I would get that component for casting the spells.