Even the mighty Order of Hermes was not save from the good old question: "How many xxx does it take to light a candle?" Here are some answers:

How many Bjornaer-Magi does it take to light a candle?
Only the one with the dragon heartbeast.

How many Bonisagus-Magi does it take to light a candle?
Only one, but it takes ages to include that into hermetic theory.

How many Criamon-Magi does it take to light a candle?
Fish

How many Diedne-Magi does it take to light a candle?
Fifty. 49 to fight back the Flambeau and Tremere and one to light the candle.

How many Ex Miscellanea-Magi does it take to light a candle?
Why candles? My tradition uses oil lamps!

How many Flambeau-Magi does it take to light a candle?
Why burn candles, when there are enough peasants to burn?

How many Jerbiton-Magi does it take to light a candle?
Only one, if he has the right contacts to the mundane world.

How many Mercere-Magi does it take to light a candle?
Fifteen. a gifted one that conjures up the candle, one to light it and the others to take the message that the candle is lit to other covenants.

How many Merinita-Magi does it take to light a candle?
Six: One to spont the spell to light the candle, four to catch all the butterflies and one to turn them back into a then burning candle.

How many Guernicus-Magi does it take to light a candle?
None. They have Hoplites for the dirty work.

How many Tremere-Magi does it take to light a candle?
Two and a half. One to tell the primus that it's dark, one to give the command to light the candle and an apprentice to actually light it.

How many Quaesitores-Magi does it take to light a candle?
That is exactly specified in the peripheral code.

How many Tytalus-Magi does it take to light a candle?
Nine. Eight that fight for the right to do it and the clever one that simply does it without waiting for the outcome.

How many Verditius-Magi does it take to light a candle?
None. Verditius candles light themselves.

So what about the rest?

How many apprentices does it take to light a candle?
In their first year: One - and twenty candles.
In their fifth year: One - and one candle - and two bee wings, and the tears of a virgin and two pawns of Ignem Vis and a Flambeau archmage to extinquish the burning covenant.

How many Faeries does it take to light a candle?
Eight. Six to celebrate the candle, one to be the guardian of the candle and one to pose as the mysterious man out of the woods - and meanwhile the sun rises again and the candle in no longer needed.

How many demons does it take to light a candle?
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How many Grogs does it take to light a candle?
One - do you think I'm stupid? Hrmpf, why doesn't this work, damnit!