So I desided to try and make a magic using character, Not allowed to use armor or shields but strong in magic and having staffs or maces and such (Or maybe just hands and feet..) and so I set forth through the starter dungeon with my new mage and when I encounterd the first rat I wasted all my spell points trying to kill it with the shock spell... The spell hit twice, And got resisted loads, And dident kill the rat so I had to pull out my weapon and beat it to death and then I rested to regain my manag

Then I came across the bat, Three times I used the spell, Hit, Miss, Hit and kill. Rested to regain the mana and when I encounterd the Imp the spell killed it in one hit.... And then I got eaten by another rat that again managed to not get hit or resist most all the casts of the spell..

So I was wondering, Is magic just really weak in Daggerfall, Like it was in Morrowind, Or is rats just extreemely magic resistant? Or did I just have real bad luck..?

What are your character's main stats? How about your destruction skill level?

Lets see, I think I had Int and Will arround 84 or so.. Agility was arround 55-60 something and the rest I had put at 40 before the rolls, Dont remember what they ended up on. And Destruction was I think 36..

The stock shock spell you get is bad only 1-20 damage plus 1-4 damage per level. Once you get out you can make better spells something like 1-1 damage plus 5-10 per level is good.

I remade my mage. this time I have 45 STR, 85 INT and WIL, 51 AGI, 40 END, 48 PER, 50 SPD and 33 LUC and my Destruction is at 41

Skills are Destruction, Restoration and Doging in Primary. Thaumaturgy, Mysticism and Blunt in Major and Alteration, Illusion, Climbing, Swimming, Stealth and Critical Strike in Minor

I'm hoping I'l do better this time... XD

Oh yeah, I'm also forbidden from using any armor, shields or weapons exept for Blunt weapons (Well, Not physically forbidden by the game.. But I wont use them.. XD)