Dunno how this'll be recieved, but: Maybe one could 'overwrite' a mage staff
with new eq stats. Thus a newbie makes a 3 int staff, but then gets a 6 int
held and replaces the previous bonus with the 6 int, while keeping the other
staff stats.

This wouldn't directly uptune mages, but it would keep newbie mages from
feeling screwed by the idea of building up a good staff with a mediocre stat
bonus should better int held eq be allowed back into the game.