Gym Freak and Bookworm

From Townstons

Gym Freak and Bookworm are not epithets commonly applied to the same person! But consider the advantage of adding both of these Passive Skills to your Skills Tray.

Image:Gym-freak.jpg Gym Freak is a basic Fighter Skill, giving +50% Health per point of Endurance, +5 Strength and +5 Agility. But the downside is losing -25% Mana, -5 Intellect and -5 Endurance.
Image:Bookworm.jpg Bookworm is a basic Mage skill, giving +100% Mana per point of Intellect, +5 Endurance and +5 Intellect, but you lose -25% Health, -5 Strength and -5 Agility.

Each of these in itself is a really good skill for its basic class. But those minuses are real bummers! It is a shame to give up one thing to gain another. Together, though, it is different. Do the math, and see what happens when you combine them. The plus and minus on attributes cancel each other out. The Mana and Endurance numbers, however, work to your advantage. The net result is +25% Health per point of Endurance, and +75% Mana per point of Intellect. This is all goodies and no downside so it is well worth considering this trick, to construct a mage with good endurance for infighting, or a fighter with powerful magical weapons.