Powerful mage and game rules, [Topic spllit by Baronius] Options

[Baronius]

I understand what he's saying. I was surprised by it too, the first time I fought him. You're expecting a powerful mage, not a physical powerhouse, and yet none of your fighters can deal any serious damage.

I have never understood this type of approach. Why can't a powerful mage have very powerful "physical" resistances via her powerful magic and knowledge? Should every wizard be protected by 9 golems so no one can reach her? Because without resistances, wizards could be killed very easily, considering their low natural hit points and physical defense.

[Bress]

Sorry, just wanted to add, I was hoping that at the end of the Ustrain encounter that there might be some plot development regarding his spellbook - maybe it could become useful for something, like the golem manual in Watcher's keep, or provide a stat increase, or a high-level spell slot. Maybe it could be used to cast one high level spell per day chosen from a list.
I guess that idea is open to debate in terms of balance, and I'm honestly not sure how hard it would be to implement. Just thought I'd run it up the flagpole anyhow...