<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/3/39/Butterfly_brawler_female_tattoo.jpeg)</div><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=328236.msg15698046#msg15698046">Quote from: RSGAlex on 28-12-2020, 09:00:06</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">... anyone have strong opinions re: starting better on the decker support side vs starting with a Resonant Stream?<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Mancer is a trash decker... but a great Mancer. For Decker specialism I'd hire a Decker, but only Mancers can play Resonance games (which I love and are superflavorful.)<br/><br/>If you want to Decker-into-Mancer, you could D-grade Resonance and A/B grade cash, slave your<em>Deck</em>to your brain as a false master, then sink karma into technomancy as a growth path ... but Machinesprites are<em>so</em>nice.<br/><br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=328236.msg15698218#msg15698218">Quote from: Hexed on 28-12-2020, 16:10:41</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Been thinking of mystic adept instead of pure mage. Is losing astral travel that big a hit?<br/>...<br/>So lewd up the shortstack caster much as ya want</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Mystic adept is usually weaker early with more potential for power later. I usually go pure Mage for stronger earlier cast and summon, and to ve able to astral with my spirithomies, but either way works. When I build MystAd, I tend to emphasize one half or the other and treat the other side as long-term growth potential. Unrelated, you should look at the Euphoria spell. For lewding.<br/><br/>Anyway, I'm building a karate-dept, so optimization may not be my biggest prio. I'm just offering<del>SO MUCH UNWARRANTED OPINION</del>a little feedback.<br/><br/>... I might be getting into the headspace of a combat-junkie under the Berserker totem.<br/><br/>Re: elemental strike - works for clinches and throws, or need Elemental Body for that?<br/><br/>Also, faceclaim (credit and permission from Potemkinbuster on DV).