If you're a mage there are items and spells which can make you resemble a fighter (i.e. Tenser's transformation, Slayer Change, strength-enhancing items like gauntlets and girdles and powerful spells like Protection from Normal/Magic Weapons) so that you can have the best of both worlds. As a fighter however, the closest you can get to a mage is using the book of infinite spells and some other items that can cast spells for you. Therefore I think a mage has more advantages, he/she is not necessarily physically weak. Also I think it's way more fun to cast spells than simply to hack and slash your way through (well maybe it can be sometimes, as a means to get rid of frustrations or something ~lol~)
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