It is generally heavily recommended for hybrids to spend one level as pure spell casters b4 level 5 if they intend on using magic...as a boost to the spell casting skills.
i.e. Samurai spend a level as a mage...and monk spend a level as a Psionic.
Well anywayz I was thinking that this is not as good as it sounds...bcoz samurai have a starting intelligence of 55 and mage requires 60. Likewise monks have 50 starting intel and psionic requires 55.
Both will lack an intelligence difference of 5...this forces u to put 5 attribute points in intelligence upon character creation. Now, since samurais or monks don't generally put points into intelligence, this can be considered as a waste on what would otherwise go into str, dex etc.
By switching your hybrid into a spell-caster...u effectively trading 5 attribute points for some spellcasting skill points. Whether this is worth it is basically your choice...but let me remind you that skills rise on themselves...whereas attributes require leveling (can take very long as higher levels).
*note: U can of course, stick with base intelligence, and go to trynton and get the 5 intelligence points from teh fountain. But I seriously doubt that u can rush to tryton b4 level 5.
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