i have been saving one or two spell picks for later. here's a few thoughts on it.
- if you don't pick any spells, you aren't building your skill. if you don't build your skill, you are gonna be a lame spellcaster when you DO get the good spells.
- go thru the manual and see what spells are available when. you can plan a lot more efficiently that way.
- prioritize/specialize. since so many others get spells later on, you can use their skills also. just remember, you have to practice a LOT with them. they have low, weenie levels and their spells are usually not the kind you can practice out of combat. either work with it or realize you don't like that, so dont count on them.
if you have a rogue, use him! early on, i let him pickpocket and shoplift till we had a nice bundle of stuff... some things i would keep: like the spell books she stole... but everything else we sold to another merchant. i was surprised that he would pull out spell books, but very happy he did.
as far as i know, ALL spell books are for sale. but you may not find them. if you are desperate "do the shopping"! LOL. that means:
~ save before you "open the shop"/talk to the person
~ see what they have. if they don't have exactly what you want, DON"T buy anything.
~ reload.
~ repeat ad nauseum until you get the book you want.
~ NOTE: as soon as you buy something, you have "closed the store". and all the reloads in the world won't change that. so be sure it's what you want.
it takes forever sometimes, and is boring as all get out, but it works. we use it in might&magic alla time, and i just found out that it's an old wizardry fave, too! ::smiles really big::
that's all i can think of at th="rament. good luck!
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