[Flamestryke]

Well, after reading all these in a day to be sure I am not reposting, I found a couple things I'd like to add to as well.

Guardian Angel spell: If possible add a Razor Cloak to the same person. Nothing is as satisfying as to see 0 damage to your char while the enemy who popped them takes significant damage.

Also the messages on spellbooks that you can sometimes see in vendor inventory, they still show up in personal inventory. The game just has no way of knowing which party member will be attempting to use the book while in common inventory so it cannot display a message on usage.

Likewise in vendor inventory no messages show up if a non casting char is active while shopping, a fighter has no use for spell books hence no point in displaying any message.

My original tip was this: The little Forest Mites in the cave on the Arnika Road. Leave them alone for the first part of the game unless you really need the treasure they guard. Save them for later like when you have chars with newly opened skills like reflextion and iron skin. They can help train that as well as stealth and shield skills so several members of the party can benefit from this encounter if you play it right.