It is, yes. Illusion is an interesting school of magic in that traditionally it's more for show than anything else - an art form, rather than a weapon. So much of the methods of instruction for it involve perfecting the sensory aspects in order to recreate things like animals, or flowers, or other experiences. That said, once you have the basics down, we may be able to skip ahead somewhat, if you're not concerned with your sword looking like it's made of magic rather than metal.
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It is, yes. Illusion is an interesting school of magic in that traditionally it's more for show than anything else - an art form, rather than a weapon. So much of the methods of instruction for it involve perfecting the sensory aspects in order to recreate things like animals, or flowers, or other experiences. That said, once you have the basics down, we may be able to skip ahead somewhat, if you're not concerned with your sword looking like it's made of magic rather than metal.