>>50 ranks in and I'm worn out by calm. Which debilitation spell should I pick to take me the next 200 ranks before MB becomes an option?

If you are going for mental blast, then you should go ahead and get sleep. I recommend this because even after you learn mental blast, sleep will still sometimes be the better option. You can also get Burden from a shop in crossing and temporarily memorize it. I would suggest temporarily memorizing Manifest Force instead though, since it can really help in conjunction with armor to reduce incoming damage and it helps early with training Warding.



"An' I'm learnin' 'ere in London what the ten-year soldier tells; If you've 'eard the East a-callin', you won't never 'eed naught else. No! you won't 'eed nothin' else"