Hello.
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1. I hear that the easiest char is the warrior. Since <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beyond.gif" alt="" /> is also - like <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/div.gif" alt="" /> a classless system, chars tend to be a mixture of all. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
2. I don't know. Personally I think there are some quite effective spells there. And Meteorstrike is in it, too (if I remember correctly).
3. Hm, difficult to say. I've used healing a lot, for example.
However, you'll need teachers for new skills, anyway.
4. Get better equipment. Look out for teachers. Best is, imho, to spare some money for teachers. IMHO also a few points into wisdom could be handy as well. Alchemy works a bit different than in <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/div.gif" alt="" /> , though.
5. Look at the "sticky" threads/topic here.
Have fun ! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Alrik.