Modern day Miko are awesome, Thorn.<br/><br/>The trick is too not diversify too much.<br/><br/>Take the skills that make you the mage you want to be, including spells that help you fight in both the physical and spiritual worlds, perhaps.  THough spirits can do a lot of that.<br/><br/>Then choose one or two combat skills to pump instead of whole skill groups, like Blades and Dodge.<br/><br/>With your first karma, buy a blades specialty for Swords.<br/><br/>Get a weapon focus katana with a custom grip.<br/><br/>*  *  *<br/><br/>Sith God, I got that you haven't done this since first edition, please bat me in the back of the head with an acorn and tell me to slow down if I get ahead of you.