Kurt nodded, and his pen rapidly wrote out, “A true blade mage is more than a melee fighter who uses skills or spells. A blade mage uses a variety of spells that a mage would usually use, while also using normal melee skills. We usually have an equal essence allocation, or a slight preference one way. Anyone see any problems with that?”
Mathew nodded. “Yeah, you’ll be a lesser version of a floater. You can be a front liner but won’t take a hit as well. You can be a mage but won’t have the mana to do it as long or as effectively.” After a second of hesitation, he added, “Without taking Talents into consideration.”
Kurt pointed at Mathew and gave him a thumbs-up. “Correct, and well explained. Now, what are our advantages?”
Liz was the first to answer after a long moment of silence. “You d
