| f/m in bg are plain op :S
Anyway... maybe the real question in Arcanum is if you can utilize both magic and technology in this game. Well... possible but not worth it so to speak.
Moving to your real question...
Favored spells for a mage would be:
Disarm, Unlocking Cantrip, Teleport = Conveyance
Tempus Fugit = Temporal
Shielf of Protection, Disintegration = Force
Weaken = Morph
Disarm can help you with most opponents wielding weapons. Once they drop them they are easy prey. With Unlocking Cantrip you can open containers and stuff. Teleport saves an ass load of time. Tempus Fugit boosts your speed and slows enemies. While Agility of Fire will only raise your DX if NOT maxed, your speed value can reach astronomical values. Very imba indeed. Shield of Protection is your main protective spell. Use it at all time when going into melee fights, you can even run through traps with this to reduce the damage taken to mere scratches! Disintegrate is your main tough-creep killing spell. It disintegrates the equipment as well, but works fine against golems which helps a lot. If you don't like this spell you could settle for a point in Harm. You can kill almost everything with Harm. When in need of more damage to your melee you can use Weaken - it helps a lot.
A short note on the mage part. Keep in mind your character needs some IN to handle upkeep spells. So don't choose any backgrounds that will lower your initial IN score. IIRC you need at least 5 IN to learn spells at all.
Fighters need mainly ST,DX and Dodge and Melee skills. While you aim to create a hybrid character I can tell you it'd be easier to fulfill the mage part and then patch the fighter up.
A short note here. Once you reach ST 20 you will gain x2 bonus on your bonus damage. Different races start with different ST scores which means you can take ST above 20. Half-Ogres seem to have the most potential in that part.  |