quote:
Originally posted by Gambleur:
Mage and Alchemy both have very weak mental and divine spells, so I made my bishop Wiz/Alc - and in this case, would make the other Bishop Psi/Div.
Does that seem reasonable? What justifications do others give for their breaking down the schools?
As for the specialisation of the two bishops in a two-bishop party there are basically two schools.
Some players go for bishops that have a maximum of spells in common realms, and made the same choice as yours. These bishops are better startesrs.
Some players go for bishops that have complementary spellbooks (strengths in different realms) such as Psionics (heavy on mental) / Alchemy (no mental at all). These are long term bishops, really powerfull at the end game.
If you have two bishops you really dont need a bard (the poor man's bishop).
Finally, you do not *need* 2 dedicated spellcasters:
A SAM-LOR-MON-VAL-NIN-RAN-party is very good, though not for beginners.