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Does a wizard have to choose spells from their school? I understand scrolls or other methods could come in to play to learn specific spells through interaction with the world. But what are the requirements for new spells learned from gaining a level?

For instance I've just advanced to level six and I am an evocation wizard choosing two new spells. Can I choose from any spell from the wizard spell book or must it be an evocation spell?

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  • \$\begingroup\$ I don't know for sure, but it sounds like previous editions were much less ambiguous. \$\endgroup\$
    – jorb
    Aug 28, 2016 at 19:36
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    \$\begingroup\$ @Philipp Actually only 3.5rd edition allowed you to pick two prohibited schools. In 2nd edition and 3rd edition, each specialised school included a list of 1-3 other schools it forbade; In editions earlier than second, the eight schools hadn't yet been introduced. \$\endgroup\$
    – GMJoe
    Aug 29, 2016 at 7:14
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    \$\begingroup\$ Historical Note: Back in second edition, wizards only learned spells as part of gaining a level if they were specialised in a particular school, and the spells had to be from that school. The requirements for learning a new spell on level up changed drastically in subsequent editions. \$\endgroup\$
    – GMJoe
    Aug 29, 2016 at 7:17

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Yes, you can copy and learn spells from other schools.

From PHB 114.

Copying a Spell into the Book. When you find a wizard spell of 1st level or higher, you can add it to your spellbook if it is of a level for which you have spell slots and if you can spare the time to decipher and copy it.

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Learning Spells of 1st Level and Higher. Each time you gain a wizard level, you can add two wizard spells o f your choice to your spellbook. Each of these spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots, as shown on the Wizard table.

As stated (or lack of), there is no limitation about schools in this edition.

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There are no restrictions on the spells you can select except it must be from the wizard list and must be a spell level that you can cast.

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