Rare cantrip

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Some cantrips are classified as rare cantrips, and spellcasters who usually gain access to all cantrips do not automatically gain access to such spells when they start their arcane magic careers. A spellcaster gains access to rare cantrips only by uncovering their secrets in some other way. Some are guarded by jealous mages, while others are lost in missing libraries or moulder on forgotten scrolls.