>If all wands spawned for all people, I would say that ANYONE
>could find one or two different kinds. Since the new system
>makes it so you only have access to certain wands, I would put
>forth that this makes extensive wand knowledge even more
>appealing. The easiest way to get extensive wand knowledge is
>to start comparing lists. The vast majority of characters
>that find a unique source are highly unlikely to share it.
>Even if they are good align.
>
>So the question is this. Does the new system really offer
>everyone access to wands, or does it just lock out those with
>little to no wand knowledge encouraging them to find outside
>help? If "their wands" are really obscure, the few they do
>know may be useless to them.
>
>I know this gets rehashed a lot. I just felt it was worth
>asking.

The current system guarantees that you can find all three types of wands, whether they are your own set of sleek wands, or the highly limited wands that anyone can find.

I think it encourages mages to do some exploration and rewards them for that exploration. Will people compile lists? I'm sure they will.

I don't think there are any "really obscure" sleek wand locations. Typically when someone finds one, they are able to look around and identify more fairly easily.