If you start molding yourself as a pure caster below level 30 and stay totally
out of combat, you'd better be prepared to die a lot when you get up to the 40s.
You need to keep up your denfense skill or just about everything will hit you,
and hit you hard.

I'm not advocating being a partial tank, just let those MOBs agro on you a bit
every now and then after you heal. Or if it's just one MOB, stun it then start
whacking away (80%+ mana) and then let it hit you a couple times. Also, it can
be fun at higher levels to whip out that mace and whack on something for a bit,
even if all you are really doing is nocking the flies off it's back :)

I personally feel that you should not disregard any attribute that you can. The
only thing that's not maxxed for me is my 2HB (not used since level 4),
divinate, conjuration, and conjuration specialization skills. These are slowly
getting up there, but it takes forever if you neglect them for awhile.

If I can find a +18 wis 2HB weapon, I just might give it a try LOL!

Ailamil Faithbringer
Silver away from 48