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Dedzy · 03-31-2004, 06:45 AM

Hi all,
I was trying to figure out what spells I had to choose for my bishop at level up before getting to Arnika, as well as a good way to train skills. Here are some ideas I came up with:

1) Create the Bishop character with at least 1 more point in Divinity and Wizardry than in Alchemy or Psionics.
2) Choose Heal wounds when creating Bishop. This will help Divinity.
3) Find Bless. This will help Divinity.
4) Find Light. This will help either Divinity or Wizardry
5) Find Stamina. This will help Divinity.
6) Find Divine Trap. This will help Divinity.
7) Choose Cure Lesser Condition at level up. This will help Divinity.
8) Choose Missile Shield at level up. This will help Wizardry.
9) Choose Mind Stab at level up. Make sure Psionics stays below Divinity.
10) There is no real need to work on Alchemy before getting to Arnika. Just add points to it when levelling up, and keep it below Divinity and Wizardry.

-> Once you get to Arnika, you will have a chance to go crazy with improving your wizardry skills (knock knock on vault) before you make your fortune in alchemy. After you rocket Alchemy past all the other books, Knock Knock will no longer help wizardry, and Stamina will no longer help Divinity. Divinity also gets a boost from identifying all those potions you mix. After Arnika, I don't care which book gets better that the other, because after that, they're all pretty good.

-> There are too many spells available in Arnika to mention. Buy all spells available and frequently use the spells that are in the weakest realms.

-> Also, once you get to Arnika be sure to pick up Charm and Mindread. Use them whenever you visit a merchant.

-> Detect Secrets doesn't get better with Power Levels, so cast it more frequently at lower levels for faster skill improvement. Same with Bless.

I know lots of people don't like to train. But if you do it in this order, you will be able to have all 4 books into the mid-70's or even higher before you leave Arnika. Even better, you will only have used 4 spells from levelling up, leaving the rest for when you need all those level 6 and 7 spells.

I've only won the game once, what do you veterans think of this plan?

03-31-2004, 06:45 AM	#24
Dedzy The Magister Join Date: March 19, 2004 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Age: 55 Posts: 100	Hi all, I was trying to figure out what spells I had to choose for my bishop at level up before getting to Arnika, as well as a good way to train skills. Here are some ideas I came up with: 1) Create the Bishop character with at least 1 more point in Divinity and Wizardry than in Alchemy or Psionics. 2) Choose Heal wounds when creating Bishop. This will help Divinity. 3) Find Bless. This will help Divinity. 4) Find Light. This will help either Divinity or Wizardry 5) Find Stamina. This will help Divinity. 6) Find Divine Trap. This will help Divinity. 7) Choose Cure Lesser Condition at level up. This will help Divinity. 8) Choose Missile Shield at level up. This will help Wizardry. 9) Choose Mind Stab at level up. Make sure Psionics stays below Divinity. 10) There is no real need to work on Alchemy before getting to Arnika. Just add points to it when levelling up, and keep it below Divinity and Wizardry. -> Once you get to Arnika, you will have a chance to go crazy with improving your wizardry skills (knock knock on vault) before you make your fortune in alchemy. After you rocket Alchemy past all the other books, Knock Knock will no longer help wizardry, and Stamina will no longer help Divinity. Divinity also gets a boost from identifying all those potions you mix. After Arnika, I don't care which book gets better that the other, because after that, they're all pretty good. -> There are too many spells available in Arnika to mention. Buy all spells available and frequently use the spells that are in the weakest realms. -> Also, once you get to Arnika be sure to pick up Charm and Mindread. Use them whenever you visit a merchant. -> Detect Secrets doesn't get better with Power Levels, so cast it more frequently at lower levels for faster skill improvement. Same with Bless. I know lots of people don't like to train. But if you do it in this order, you will be able to have all 4 books into the mid-70's or even higher before you leave Arnika. Even better, you will only have used 4 spells from levelling up, leaving the rest for when you need all those level 6 and 7 spells. I've only won the game once, what do you veterans think of this plan? __________________ \"Ph\'nglui mglw\'nafh Cthulhu R\'lyeh wagn\'nagl fhtagn.\" <br />\"In his house in R\'lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming.\"