GameSpot's Might & Magic VII Game Guide

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Character Creation (cont.)

Party Creation

Now, let's get onto creating that party. Creating a party is the most important thing you do. It determines how easy or tough the rest of the game will be. Choose a party with no healers, and you will be in for a tough time. Create a party of archers and rangers, and you'll have great long-range firepower, but poor magic use and substandard melee strength. The default party for the game is a knight, a thief, a cleric, and a sorcerer. We'll go over the strengths and weaknesses of the default party as well as three other party templates. These templates are for those who want a strong magic party, a strong physical party, or a party with great long-ranged attacks. Last, we'll go over each individual class and its pros and cons.


	When creating your party, you can afford to reduce your characters' luck, since you can use a fountain in Emerald Isle to magically boost your luck ability.

Default Party
Knight/Thief/Cleric/Sorcerer
The default party is a good all-around choice. You have a strong fighter, good attack spells, good healing spells, and the ability to disarm traps and steal from shops and creatures. While this party gives you a good range of options, it isn't necessarily strong in any one area. You could create parties stronger in physical attacks or magical attacks. However, for beginners, this is a good party, as it you fight up close, cast the full range of spells, and disarm traps.

Pros: Good all-around party; can cast all spells, disarm traps, and learn all skills
Cons: Poor in long-range attacks; not the best party for physical attacks