Originally Posted by Maylander 
As I've already stated - playing a caster from the start is hard. I strongly advice people to play the first chapter with some sort of physical character before trying a caster. Once you've been through the first chapter, you know the pitfalls, and how to get the various NPCs. There is one NPC in particular you need as a caster, and getting him is essential, or you'll get slapped silly in quite a few fights.
Even if you're playing a caster?
Thanks for the rest of the advice, Maylander. If I run into too much trouble, I'll roll up one of the fighter classes I'm curious about but never play and do some preliminary scout work.
Still very PS:T-ish writing, which is a good thing.
The best.