So I was pondering -is having a mixed spec mage worth it? I was thinking of investing 1 point into fire, air and water to be able to use fireball (or any other fire aoe spell), rain and tornado. And some other useful spells.
You can invest 1 point in all four magic spells so that you can take advantage of all environmental hazards. Or you can do what I do, and just keep a few elemental staves in your inventory. It doesn't matter if your air staff does worthless damage. It still electrocutes puddles just fine.
I was thinking to go high Geo because of the powerful summons (lvl 13 bloodswarm and lvl 16 or 17 earth elemental, if I remember correct). Also, the description of levelling magical skills is a bit vague - does investing into them decrease the AP needed to cast all spells of that type or it only removes the penalty for not having a high enough skill level?
You only reduce/eliminate the action point penalty. You can never reduce the action point cost below the default for the spell.
And does the skill level of the summon in fact reflect the power of the summoned creature? So a Skill Level 8 Summon Wolf > Skill Level 7 Summon Undead Warrior?
A little bit, but summons increase in level with you. So the level you gain the summon is more about playstyle and the theme of the school.
