Thanks for the replies.
I believe my Valkyrie has her polearm skill at 53 (don't have the game on at the moment to check) and I'm sure her close combat is pretty high too.
Yeah, I've seen the samurai's lightning strike. [img]smile.gif[/img] It is awesome to watch! How can I make my samurai girl use it more often? Is it the senses attribute along with speed?
As for Myles, he's using 2 daggers and a bow for his weapons and is in the left position in my formation. What I mean about him though is that he was getting 2x attacks almost ALL the time he attacked we he wasn't in my party but helping fight monsters that attacked me. He also hit MUCH harder. When I recruited him for my party, his skill ratings looked rather mediocre and his fighting was as well. Now he's decent, but still not as good as my rogue in terms of combat. Trust me, I know rogues can fight really well (which is why she makes Myles look pretty bad). Mine is in the front slot in the formation since my Valkyrie has a polearm.
Thanks for the tip about missile shield. I didn't think it would work as I thought things like spitting noxious goo and spider webs would be considered breath weapons.
I didn't think about saving up spell picks, but there's already a lot of spells I wish I could get
That has to be the one thing I don't like about this game. I wish spell learned per level were based of int/piety/senses depending on which was dominate for that character's spellbook.