| All the above, of course, assumes you want to be a mage. Eh. Mages are boring. Science is the future, you know.
The main thing with any character is to have good int and good charisma and persuasion, as this will open up a ton of quests, quest solutions and dialogue choices.
Science has a number of advantages. The pyrotechnic axe is the best weapon in the game, even better IMO then azram's star (the ultimate magic throwing weapon). You can make your own armor fairly easily without having to hope you get lucky and find suits of arcane plate in the right size.
The main disadvantage to science is trying to master everything it entails. Short of using a custom background .mes this isn't possible.
For entertainment, try playing an intelligence 1 half ogre. More then half the quests in the game will not be available, which will make for a short game.... but the dialogue for dumb-as-a-brick characters is so priceless it's worth doing once. |