ToME: the Tales of Maj'Eyal

OK I am enjoying this game. I have a level 15 archmage and things are going ok, but I need to know what my staff is for. All I do is carry it around. Killing is done at range with spells, so I don't find myself bopping anything over the head with it. I can "Command Staff" but I can't find any information on what good that is. Really, an archmage would know this kind of stuff, you'd think.

Am I missing something??

Staves for archmages are generally just used for the stat increases, particularly +spellpower and +% damage.

Command staff will change what element the staff boosts your damage for. Use a lot of fire skills? Command staff > Mage > Fire. All your fire skills will now do more damage.

Thanks. What about Mindstars. I'm all newbie on those too. Does carrying two of those help more than one staff? Or are they for Psionic characters mainly?

Dual wielding mindstars is a good idea for classes that use mindpower.

Archmage talents don't use mindpower so mindstars aren't really that useful.