I'm currently replaying as the sorceror with a power attribute of 9, 10 modified, with Laughing Skull and Iron Fist as my main offensive spells. Here are some thoughts:
-It is NOT feasible using only magic to fight the various baddies. Not only do you run out of spellpoints quickly, you also come across no-magic zones where you need a sword.
-Magic can still be your main killer, but you need to level your magic skills some first if you want them to do any significant damage. Don't worry, if you rely a large part on magic when fighting monsters, you will get spell skillpoints up the wazoo. I got 1 weapon skillpoint and 3 spell skillpoints just clearing out the undersea maze and sunken ship. I think the spell point progression is tied to how much damage you do to the monsters with your spells, and since I kill most low-level monsters with 1 Laughing Skull with 5 skillpoints in Lightning, that's a lot of progression.
-There is a piece of armour that allows you to cast Earth spells at half cost. I'm currently wearing it and spamming Iron Fists at everybody I meet without running out of mana. I'm hoping to find something similar for Lightning spells.
-There is also an item that allows you to regain twice the hitpoints when using the Heal spell. I suggest getting it ASAP, so you don't have to waste spell skillpoints on leveling Flesh Magic.
-I've dumped the two-handed sword and reverted to using another weapon. Twohander does a lot of damage, but exhausts you after 2 swings as a puny little sorceror. Not cool.
Playing as a magician is a lot more fun than playing as a warrior who only uses magic for healing. I scrapped the game I was already in progress with completely.
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