I like the idea about splitting magic from perks, or splitting attributes (Strength, Intelligence, etc.) from the real level up choices

ATM. I feel magic level ups as being the most powerful, followed by "The path of the Warrior", but second one is only powerfull with the right item drops and most level up perks are really useless when you get right down to details.

I cannot see why you have a problem choosing between magic and perks, I usually feel Im left between Zero and Two proper choices and Three to Five perks that are waaaay rubbish compared to getting to learn how to cast a fireball, or how to drain the life from my opponent in combat.

I hope they will revisit the leveling system at some point and not count it as a finished chapter

Sincerely
~ Kongdej

that said with path of the warrior I am thinking of the traits it unlocks: Discipline, Double Strike, and 1-2 more.
These traits have NO EQUAL in the assassin tree, since they make you have tons of carry capacity, and deal massive damage.
One of my biggest problems so far is the importance of the Strength attribute for all champions, since most mage champions have 4-7 strength, They cannot wear army and dies pretty quickly, except my sovereign in which can start with both "Brilliant" and "Discipline" in which I think most of my custom sovereigns start with, those 2 are just too good to deny them.

Sincerely
~ Kongdej

Hm probably right, but I still feel something should be done for sovereigns to make  them feel like Powerfull mages, instead of just "Just another hero / champion / mage thingie"

Sincerely
~ Kongdej

With all the new cool spells, my biggest worry is that late game my forces that I have protected the whole game will be wiped out by magic. 

I have also seen it harder to get certain Spells with 0.86. But this rather seems to be down to Leveling de-facto stopping after Level 10 now and Magic-Picks being random. So as far as I can see the error is with finetuning the system.

Not the system itself (getting spells was ok with prior versions, rougly same system). Thanks to abilities (so presumably go the perks boosting them) going the way of the dodo with next beta and from what I have read in some developer posts that now classes will determine perks much more strongly this is very likely to change with next beta probably out next week. No need to throw out the baby with the bathwater...

Yeah, I find it kind of strange at the moment, I think spells should be acquired with level*.  Sometime you can get really powerful summons in early levels just from luck.

The choice between magic and might should be between spell/magic bonuses versus other attribute bonuses.  Throwing spells into the mix just seems odd.

*Spells could be unlocked in other way as well, magic schools being built?