Reputation skills.

I pump up everyone's stats to the max. At least, the mages. Because I consider their tear-based racial abilities to be universally useless. Of course, if you ignore that and focus only on spells, you might reconsider this approach. As for warriors, I haven't played them much, and I don't even know what's best for them. But considering the lack of the most "vile" spells for them, it's probably better for them to focus on tears. However, it also depends on the race and other circumstances...