[Bungleau]

Many of us have wondered why two of the three special roles (zenmaster and valkyrie) are only available at the very end stages of the game. We suspect it's to ensure that you'll have a reason to play it again...

As Radek pointed out, you need all four tomes, and the last one is in the very last dungeon of the game. So you won't become a zenmaster until it's almost over.

As for changing classes, there are no hard and fast rules. You can do it whenever you want. There are some things to be aware of, though.

1) Native spell casters can learn spells at the minimum of their spell skill level and class level. A level 11 wizard with level 6 in Sun magic can learn up to level 6 spells. A level 7 wizard with level 7 in Sun can learn up to level 7 spells.

2) Non-native spell casters can learn spells at the minimum of spell skill level and class level / 2. A level 11 paladin with Vine 7 and Spirit 7 can learn up to level 5 vine spells and level 7 spirit spells (since that's native).

3) Somehow, Sorcery figures into this, and you can't learn level 7 spells in a non-native magic school until you have sorcery 14, which means until you get the enlightement trait, which means until you're a level 18 zenmaster.

4) So there's a reason to stay in a magic class until you get the level 7 spells. Once you've got those, feel free to move on.

5) There is no inherent value in remaining a warrior. I switch to Barbarian as soon as I get the gold.

There are numerous posts about this in the Best Tips thread as well as throughout the list. Try a search on "changing classes", and you may be amazed at how much comes up.

But above it all, remember that there are no wrong ways to play the game. Whatever you want to do, the game will play on just fine. So go out there, do something, and have some fun!