Hi. Hopefully you will enjoy the game! And Divine Divinity was awesome, if I were you I'd play this one too!
I played as a Mage my first time aswell, and, as with almost all mages in games, at first you are a bit weaker than the rest (not really weaker than the warrior though, he seems underpowered imho), then you're superior. If you get through these harder moments and get Way of the Mage (the final skill of mage, requires level 20), you will be uncountered.
Nevertheless, get a good bow. It will be useful, as you will not only be hurting them with magic, but also with arrows. Switch to shield + onehanded when enemies are close, or just jump backwards.
Avoid ranged attacks, space + direction.
Warrior IMHO is the hardest in this game, as there is no blocking, and Archer/Mage deals basically the same damage BUT without being endangered by being too much up close. I play on Nightmare now, developed my char bad so I have to be avoiding things a lot.
About second question, it's just random loot but random loot can be very good.
Last edited by GabeN; 30/01/11 12:53 PM.
