<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=328236.msg15698523#msg15698523">Quote from: Annaamarth on 28-12-2020, 21:45:27</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/3/39/Butterfly_brawler_female_tattoo.jpeg)</div>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/>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).<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>There's a reason I specified support. With my spread I can hack shit on the streets and little else unless I get a direct connection. And possibly not even then if I don't juice. But with the support quality set, I can defend stuff like a mid-grade deck and have the option to either spend my first 23 on getting from 12 to 15 items protected or getting Sourcerer and some skills. That said....<br/><br/>Nice picture. I feel like they're distant but definitive relatives..<br/><br/>