Personally, I loved this session. One big intense fight with tons of plot
Of course, it's probably harder on the GM to keep coming up with plots.
I guess I'll hold off on my levelup until I can get to the Academy thing... oh, at XL 15, wizards get a bonus feat... I wouldn't get that if I levelled in Archmage, would I?
How many bonus level 8 spells per day would I get as a result of intelligence? I can't seem to find a mention of it.
Edit: seeing as we're already on loot division, I'd like to apply for the spellcasting ioun stone...