@Tanya - how do you manage with 36 mana? Isn't it kinda limiting?
Maybe it's because humans need less mana then elves to perform special moves. I am not sure how much exactly need for a whirlwind attack,
I will check later. But when I use double strike weapon, like quarter staff (for peerless), I am changing my stats, lower dex and adding some more mana.
(For example, for Dread Horn I drop stamina to 120 and rise mana to 70, but it also depends what weapon you use).
Also I need to change later crafted armor parts: sleeves, tunic, and gloves. But even with this suit doing fine on champs (bedlam spawn too) and peerless.
Edit:
checked how much mana need for specials and spells, so with 19 lmc I need:
8 mana for consecrate weapon, 4 mana for whirlwind attack.
With 29 lmc (+totem):
7 mana for consecrate weapon, 3 mana for whirlwind attack.
I just checked this page:
http://www.uoguide.com/Special_Moves
"Special move mana cost can be decreased by having multiples of certain skills. With 200 to 299 combined skill points, the cost will decrease by 5 mana. Having 300 or more it will decrease by 10 mana." (swords/bushido/parry gives already > 300).
And for double strike human need 20 mana instead of 30 (this is with 0 lmc).
I am not sure now about elf, can be that elf need 30 mana for double strike and 15 for whirlwind? (with swords/bushido/parry > 300)