I'd like a change in Tien S&A starting spell

[Jasper]

That's a good idea. It's a bit odd that Tien Chi has a bunch of "Master" mages, but no heirarchy of lesser mages. Some low level astral mages might help take the magic duel heat off of the celestial masters as well.

Hmmm. What if Tien Chi mages were immune to magic duel (and couldn't cast it)? This might remove their current "Astral whipping boy" status, and make them somewhat competitive.