I'm very new to this and the first game I made was a total bogus + the one I made in co-op with a friend

so I would really like some help to start a new game that wouldn't turn out complete garbage.
So I was thinking about making two pure damage casters or such (sounds like that would be easier to do by what I've read), but I'm not quite sure how to go about as I haven't experimented much with the builds.
Thanks in advance <3
wizard1
attributes: intelligence x10
abilities: hydrosophist (water) x? + aerotheurge (air) x? + ? or water/fore?
talents: ? + ?
starting skills: ? + ? + ?
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wizard2
attributes: intelligence x10
abilities: geomancer (earth) x? + pyrokinetic (fire) x? + ? or earth/water?
talents: ? + ?
starting skills: ? + ? + ?
PS. what about Loremaster? Should one of my characters have that or is there a better/smarter way to get your stuff identified?