YE>HI>       well, i'd pick an elf because of the proposed changes (mana
YE>HI>bonuses, etc), as for stats i'd get my intellect to 80, strength 40,
YE>HI>charm 50, wisdom 50, and health 70..  i'm not sure if you'd be able to
YE>HI>get intellect to 80 but get it as close as you can.  you'd need it for
YE>HI>spellcasting which is basically the only way a mage can fight
YE>HI>effectively.
YE>I'd go for  Half-Ogre... =) Raise Health to 100 or 95
YE>whichever that neato bonus is at, at first level. Then work on intellect
YE>till level 20 hehh you'll have 100, then get your wisdom up to 80, and
YE>last but not least raise your agility... My god you should see this
YE>Half-Ogre mage on my board, he can fight good as all with his dragonclaw
YE>staff and he can cast spells mad. He's level 38 i believe... This dude
YE>is phat.  I made a level 15 half-ogre mage myself, and it was pretty
YE>good. I barely ever failed Sunbolt and all those other spells, i had
YE>intellect to somewhere... i believe around 80, but it coulda been around
YE>70 i'm not sure was long time ago.  The +1 hp per level, and all the HP
YE>at lower levels makes the mage easy to get up. You would have to play by
YE>hand until you get Lbol at level 8 or so though because its kinda hard
YE>to use fjet and script... Lvl 28 ranger should have a hell of a lot of
YE>exp so you shouldnt have to worry about that.
YE>   I would get Runed Robes, Runed Cowl, Obsidian Runestaff, any cloth
YE>sandals or something, the winged sandals would be dumb for a mage but if
YE>you have the money go for it, adamantite bracers, a good ring, i'm not
YE>sure what level the pearl ring is but get it when you can... Get the
YE>DraconClaw Staff and all those Black Silk items from the quickling lord
YE>whenever you can, i think they'rre level 20 or 25... You gotta be able
YE>to find some other good eq somewhere int he tower
       hehe well a half-ogre is good but i personally find sneaking
mages more fun :/  plus since lance is proposing all these nice bonuses
for elves i would say an elf is the best choice. but half-ogres aren't
bad if you have the patience to get to a high level above 20 :/
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