Thieves usually also have a basic knowledge of magic and can do some damage from long range, too. General wizard tips. Magic skills should take priority over every other skill. A low-level wizard with a high Earth Magic skill is quite dangerous indeed, inflicting up to around 40 damage per hit against animals vulnerable to magic. A wizard may also want to practice defense for those times when he is unable to find anyone to group with and must fight solo.
Wizards can only wear troll leather, regular leather, and cloth.
This is reasonable, as they are usually weak and cannot find the energy to cast a spell and hold themselves up. Troll leather is the best armor for wizards, but it's expensive, so start saving. Wizards typically use piercing weapons, so buy a sax or tiger's claw. This is debateable. I would think that Dark Magic is most useful at low levels because it has so many offensive spells, and that's all people need when they first start out, anyway.