I recently made a Breton spellsword (custom class), trouble is, I don't have enough mana to cast my spells. I only have 34 mana, while most of my starting spells are in the 50-ish range. And the spells I purchased from the Mage's Guild are totally out of the question. Admittedly, I am only level 2, but it would be nice to be able to throw around a little magic, so I have a couple of questions.

1. Is magic feasible at lower levels? All spells seem to cost an awful lot, and most of the time I have to rely on my elven broadsword to see me through. (Pretty nice find, especially at level 2, if I do say so myself)

2. Does mana regenerate, or do I have to quaff potions or rest for it to replenish itself?

When making a custom magic-using class, I always pick the advantage that multiplies your INT by 3 to come up with your spellpoints, otherwise you won't have enough to do anything with.

I don't remember what the advantage is called but it shouldn't be too difficult to find. You'll have to start over, though.

Ah, I should probably have done that... Am I screwed without it, or is it possible to get at least passable at magic?

If you make a few really low-cost spells in the mages guild spellmaker (eg, a good destruction training spell would be on target, 0-1 damage (or 1-1), with 0-1 every 4 levels), you can train up your skills using those. As your skill levels get higher, the spell costs go down.

I'll try that, thanks.

While I mainly use my sword, it would be nice to be able to rely on magic for backup.

Custom spells are usually the answer when dealing with a low-manna character. Look http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Daggerfall:Spell_Maker for some help with the basics. :grad:

Make a teleportation spell. It will make life in the dungeons so much easier.

Thanks guys.

And yes, I will look into teleportation. I have had to cheat a couple of times in dungeons, since most of them are a tad big for my taste.