Hi all,
I've been poking around on these forums for a while now, trying to learn everything I can before I start my first Wizardry game ever, and I finally decided to become a member. I must say that while all this information is daunting, everyone here seems quite helpful and this seems to be a fine gaming community.
Anyway, I have a few questions about the game before I start. I think I've decided on the following party (still deciding on races, but I think I know what classes I want)...
Valkyrie
Fighter
Monk
Ranger
Bard
Mage
Now, while I would like to start a game with this party, I'm unsure if I have enough healing potential... the only character with healing spells will be my Valkyrie, and I don't know if she will be sufficient. If not, I was thinking of substituting the Bard for a Priest, but then I'd be missing out on a rogue-type character (I know you can pick up a rogue RPC, but I'd like to have all the bases covered before I seek third-party assistance). What do you think?
Also, how hard are the difficulty settings with respect to one another? I love a challenge, so I'm thinking of playing on Expert, but this Iron Man setting sounds interesting to me... I think I would enjoy playing on Iron Man for the sheer edge-of-your-seat role-playing experience, but I know it's suicide to play on Iron Man at Expert difficulty my first time ever playing a Wizardry game
So it's either an Expert mode regular game or a Normal mode Iron Man game... what would you recommend?
Thanks for your info/assistance!