My solution to Battle-Mage ( Fighter-Magicuser to the D and D/Rolemaster/PNP RPG crowd) Sleepy Badger is right, a dedicated Fighter is better at fighting than a Battlemage, and a dedicated mage is better at magic than a Battlemage, so I give every scroll I want to use and not sell to the fighter, he is a Battlemage at that point. SPecilaization is better than being a jack of all trades and master of none.
Its pretty cool to Battering ram into a crowd of enemies wounding and knocking down a few on the way in, whirlwind or dust devil to finish off or wound further, then start working the survivors over with whatever offensive scrolls you have, interspersed with blows of your weapon to those in reach, also melee weapon strikes usually cost less than a spell.
Magic is flashy and cool to watch but Fighters are just as necessary, and far less squishy.
