[DF] Easy arcane magic for Dungeon Fantasy

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Originally Posted by Langy

I was actually referring to just buying up a spell to 20 - that costs around 20 CP, even if the character already has enough IQ+Magery to get skill 15 cheaply. If you put those 20 CP into an innate attack, you not only get all the benefits of having all of those spells (including Lightning Stare), you also get an attack that does more damage and doesn't cost energy.

Since we're talking about DF here, 1 point will buy you the 15 skill even with the minimum IQ+Magery. Most wizards tend to buy Magery 6 IME, at which point the 20 skill costs only 4 CP. If you're an elf as well, it will cost only 2 CP. Compare that to Magical Bolt, which (as noted) does far less damage and costs way more points, though admittedly it's more reliable.