Wasn't there a sorcerer class in Dragon magazine back in the eighties though? But yeah, Mike states it like common knowledge. Also the real ending is false, they didnt finish off Strahd......

A conspicuous absence George- I graduated university in 1999. All the brightest engineers, scientists and economists went to work in the city. Their live's intellectual output has been poured into enriching the wealthy instead of solving problems in the world.