Beginner Questions

[Taqwus]

Might also mention that other than pretenders, mages with greater than, hm, level 3 or so in a given path are actually fairly rare. There are national heroes and some summons that go up to level 5, but they're not that common.

If you're looking to cast some powerful global enchantment that needs level 8 or 9 in a path, it might be best to start with a pretender that can reach that level without too much additional cost.

[Buatha]

Okay, I think I got it now. Now I understand the initial choices for Path levels. Archonsod hit what I was looking to know about Empowerment, but I didn't know that items could be crafted to raise the Paths. Cool!

Thank you for the responses. More than likely, I'll have more questions as I learn the game.