How about skills involving 2 attribute lines.
I think this could get real interesting if you do it from different proffesions.
You could use an average of the two skills, so if you 8 attribute points in death magic and 4 in fire magic, you'd cast at a 6 attribute level.
I would make the upper end of these spells super powerful. at level 14, extremely powerful, as this would take attribs of 12+3+1 & 12 to maximize.
some examples
Flames of Hell
attrib: Death Magic & Fire Magic
Flames of hell deal x damage and target starts burning for x seconds
Sniper's Shot
attrib: Marksmanship & Deadly Arts
target takes x damage & has a critical strike of x%
Monsoon
attrib: Wind Prayers & Water Magic
target and all adjacent take x damage and are knocked down for x seconds
Balthazar's Flames
attrib: swordsmanship & Fire magic
your attacks deal +x fire damage and cause burning for x seconds
Generals Command
attrib: Tactics & Command/Leadership
for x seconds target allies spells take 1/x time to cast and 1/x time to recharge
Fear the Reaper
attrib: Death Magic & Scythe Mastery
for x seconds you attack x% faster and cause disease for x seconds
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