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Originally posted by el_kalkylus:
But my point (mostly) was that the alchemist uses powder and sling when it doesn't cast spells. A bishop have too many skills to concentrate on, so it would not be wise to choose a bishop for this kind of task. Also, the alchemist can cast alchemy spells at higher power, always, because it will always be higher level than a bishop, and has the 25% bonus.
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I disagree. The Bishop has just 3 schools more. Don't even spend points in sling or armor before you hit the max in each realm and school. I use my bishop like an Alchemist right at the begining of the game with of course a psionic and a priest. Only the wizardry comes a little slower. The 25% will only help you a little in the begining to be able to cast a spell at higher power. This mini 25% never helped me to learn extra spells. A bishop well used in combat and adventuring (without the massive boring spell-casting-boosting) will be always ready to learn all the spells in each realm for each school when he hits the correct level.
I finally kicked out all the other pure casters for a bishop because he could do what all 4 other classes can (you have 4 classes in one for the same price). As for focusing on a weapon, bof, only the weapon bonus is important.
Only small drawback, bishops level slow. But at the same level a bishop out run any pure caster by light years.