Wizardry The Wizardry Series Thread

[Azrael the cat]

One semi-munchkinish way of handling your casters is to go bard + 2 Bishops. Each bishop covering 2 schools and only 2 schools, so you have all 4 covered overall.

Bishops are good, but only if you restrict them to 2 schools. Trying to make them a jack-of-all-spells means that they get spells far too slowly to be useful. The handiness of having all 4 schools available within 2 casters is immense - mainly b/c you will never be short of a needed protection spell (mind shield, missile shield etc).

2-school bishops are slightly slower than straight-casters, but not so much as to counter their flexibility. The reason for including the bard is that it will guarantee you early access to haste and AoE sleep/stun/snare. Basically the bard buffs your casting for the early game, and by late game the combo of 2 2-school bishops rocks.

 

[DraQ]

One semi-munchkinish way of handling your casters is to go bard + 2 Bishops. Each bishop covering 2 schools and only 2 schools, so you have all 4 covered overall.

Bishops are good, but only if you restrict them to 2 schools. Trying to make them a jack-of-all-spells means that they get spells far too slowly to be useful. The handiness of having all 4 schools available within 2 casters is immense - mainly b/c you will never be short of a needed protection spell (mind shield, missile shield etc).

2-school bishops are slightly slower than straight-casters, but not so much as to counter their flexibility. The reason for including the bard is that it will guarantee you early access to haste and AoE sleep/stun/snare. Basically the bard buffs your casting for the early game, and by late game the combo of 2 2-school bishops rocks.

Fully munchkinish would be fighter, rogue, bard, gadgeteer and two bishops. Or
fighter rogue/bard and four casters.

 

[Turok]

Wizardry 8

Someone help me to play this game, i mean some guide on how to make good caracters (dont send me to gamefaqs).

 

[Jaesun]

 

[Jasede]

Any party you like.

 

[DarkUnderlord]

Make a let's play thread.

 

[Triskaedek]

Hello.

As Jasede said, any party will do, as long as you adapt your play-style accordingly. This (wonderful) game is still pretty forgiving when compared to precedent Wizardries, so really pick the races/classes that appeal to you, you'll always be able to enjoy the game -actually, you'll be able to enjoy it again and again with a different set of characters each time, and quite a different experience.

Have fun.

 

[Andhaira]

Good Party:

Fighter (go dracon)
Samurai
ninja or ranger or monk
wizard
cleric
Bard or Gageteer or alchemist

Fun party (but slightly advanced)
Samurai
Samurai
Ninja
Monk
Wizard
Wizard

You will rape the game eventually.

 

[Hobo Elf]

Why don't you like the Bishop, Andhaira?

 

[Wyrmlord]

You can also do what theverybigslayer did.

Go for all Ninjas.

He started with them as a normal party in Wizardry 6, multiclassed it all the way through 6 and 7, ended up with Ninjas, and put them in 8 so he could kick his way through.

Six people who can do kirijutsus, hide, and cast spells are an effectively dangerous people.

 

[Hobo Elf]

Speaking of Ninjas, I wonder if shuriken Ninjas would work. I don't recall finding that many shurikens, so I'm afraid that I might run out of them.

 

[Black]

They're somewhat rare but pretty goodm especially Death Stars. Also, there's Boomerang Shuriken that comes back.

 

[Andhaira]

@Hobo Elf: I have nothing against bishops. Just don't find they have as much a wallop as Samurai. High crit death attacks FTW!

 

[Jaesun]

My next Wizardry play through will be an all Mook party.

 

[Gragt]

Grimpak would have been proud.

 

[Wyrmlord]

My next Wizardry play through will be an all Mook party.

A party of faceless Wookies would indeed be cool.

Actually, Mooks are pretty good if you want to start out with simple base characters like Fighter, Mage, Priest, Thief, and then multiclass them into other special classes later on. Because they always are within a decent range for most simple classes and special classes. Most of all, you can easily get one of those Mooks to be a Psionic and an Alchemist.

 

[Jaesun]

My next Wizardry play through will be an all Mook party.

A party of faceless Wookies would indeed be cool.

Actually, Mooks are pretty good if you want to start out with simple base characters like Fighter, Mage, Priest, Thief, and then multiclass them into other special classes later on. Because they always are within a decent range for most simple classes and special classes. Most of all, you can easily get one of those Mooks to be a Psionic and an Alchemist.

That and I could finally use that Mook only sword!

 

[Wyrmlord]

And it also makes for lulzy backstories.

Like when I played an all dwarf party in Icewind Dale, I liked to think they were all twin brothers from the same clan and cave, who were sent on a little "walkabout".

 

[Jasede]

Shuriken/thrown weapon ninjas in Wizardry 8 are much, much better than melee ninjas. Ranged crits, auto-penetration, ranged dual-wield are way too much to pass up.

 

[nomask7]

Pretty much everything is explained in-game. I'm using a variation of the usual fighter, thief, wizard, priest, ranger formula. I'm playing my first game using Iron Man on normal difficulty level. I'm currently on the way to Arnika. Since I have six characters, I'm using two fighters instead of one. I chose a Valkyrie as my other fighter to add some spice, and gadgeteer instead of thief. The Valkyrie takes care of artifacts (high artifact skill), the priest and mage focus entirely on magic, each focusing on three or four types of magic, with some limited ability to cast spells of a fourth or fifth type. The priest has to be able to act as soon as the round begins, so I'm using some points for speed instead of piety and intelligence. The ranger takes care of spotting monsters and things.

 

[Darth Roxor]

Gadgeteers kick the shit out of all the other thieving characters

 

[Black]

Gadgeteers kick the shit out of all the other thieving characters

Yeah, Gadgeteers are awesome. Pic related.

But I don't agree. Thieves are the best "thieving" characters. Great frontlines, shitload of damage, hard to hit (harder than fully armoured warrior) and with 2x thieves dagger they rape the shit out of everything.

 

[sportforredneck]

Jasede, will you do that Wiz 6-8 let's play, or is it up to me?

 

[8utt3rs]

A two bishop (faries) party always rocks, but they rock in the later game. and bard & gadgeteer save you a lotta magic power! Now all you need is two meat shields.

 

[DraQ]

Wizardry 8

Someone help me to play this game, i mean some guide on how to make good caracters (dont send me to gamefaqs).

Man up and don't be a faggot.

If you really feel the need to, you can post your party build for a review *after* you come up with it.