Swordmage

However, IMC, magic is treated as a form of energy that can be shielded or grounded by various metals (e.g. soft iron) before it is converted into another form. That's why elvish swordmages can use elfin chain - it is a 'magical' metal, one which acts as a magical superconductor and an electrical semiconductor. That's also why high concentrations of transition metals in unbroken or closely-arranged arrays will retard the casting of a spell.

Nearly two dozen of Evermeet’s swordmages lay writhing on the ground, their palms pressed to their ears in a futile attempt to shut out illithid mind blasts, but Khelben did not pause to hurl any spells into that quarter of combat.

> They are by 3 school Melee/Archers =P / No such thing ; ) / Bowmage / Swordmage / etc.

Some wild talents can take shortcuts, but usually only with specific things, such as a swordmage who can bring out the best in any edged weapon with but a whim.

A Windship manned by Cymrilian Swordmages (ability level 3) arrived after the battle had commenced.[…]If the defenders of Ikarthis can hold out until daybreak, they will be re-enforced by a contingent of 100 Cymrilians (average ability level 3: +3), wearing chain mail (Armor Factor: +2). Half of their number are Swordmages (Magic modifier of +2), and they will be arriving in a windship armed with light ballistae (Weapon Factor: +6).

I was today at my FLGS here in Hungary, and to my big surprise they already had the Races & Classes preview book for sale.[…]The classes section had details about five classes: Cleric, Fighter, Rogue, Wizard, and Warlock. Each of thes^([sic]) gets 3-4 pages. Then - as with the classes - there is an "other classes" section with 3-4 paragraphes^([sic]) for each class. I remember paladins, rangers, druids, barbarians, swordmages and warlords among those.

He was a swordmage, one who could wield a steel blade in one hand and the full power of the sphere in the other. It was a fearsomely powerful concordance of skills, but one that came at a terrible price. The disruption that came to all mages came also to the swordmage, it just came slower. A glacial crawl opposed to a flash freeze.