I'm doing a variation of this build I need a Niob Smith and I don't want to do melee so here is my plan.
Bargaining 75
AS Lore 150
Combat Discipline 75
Concentration 75
AS Focus 75
Armor Lore 1 (+ skills will boost enough to counteract the regen penalty)
Tactics Lore 75
NU Lore 75
Blacksmith 200
NU Focus 75
With both bargaining and smithing im hoping I can create equpment powerfull enough to copensate for the 2 utility picks, im still new to this game so any advice would be appreciated.