ThatHappyCat wrote: »1. Yes.
2. No.
Long answer: a skill's damage/healing/whatever is determined by two things. Weapon power/spell power and max stamina/max magicka.
All weapon skills use weapon power. Everything else uses spell power.
All skills that use stamina as a resource use max stamina. All skills that use magicka as a resource use max magicka.
All basic, heavy and bash weapon attacks use weapon power and max stamina.