A couple of Magic related questions

[Ironhawk]

1. The only effective use I have ever had for the PBAE spells is defending against a storm attempt at a fort. In that case I place the casters as far forward as possible and a little to the sides of what will be the fort entrance. Then you use some chaff to bottle up the enemy and your casters will fire into a really close in, really target rich environment. Of course this presumes you are being stormed, which is usually pretty bad anyway :}

2. Yeah I have gotten some reliable use out of the Stone Sword at MR 26.

3. Dunno. You cant boost a magic path without having 1 in that path to begin with tho so I would assume not.

4. LB is a great spell for small numbers of high value or high prot units. Like Jotuns or Knights.

5. In addition to all the other comments made: any water mage can enter the water and take an amount of size 2 beings equal to his water magic with him.