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Some help on Spells: (From: Alex Meduna, Wizardry 8 Lead Gameplay Programmer/Designer)
To become eligible to learn new higher level spells for your class, you have to meet 2 requirements:
1) minimum level in *THAT* class (not overall), and 2) minimum skill, for*THAT* spell's spellbook & realm.
1) Minimum Level requirement:

Pure Caster Classes: Mage, Priest, Psionic, Alchemist, Bishop
Hybrid Caster Classes: Monk, Ninja, Ranger, Samurai, Lord, Valkyrie

Spell Level Pure Caster Hybrid Caster
1 1 5
2 3 7
3 5 9
4 8 12
5 11 15
6 14 18
7 18 22


2) minimum Skill requirement to calculate your effective skill level for a given spell:
* Take your highest spellbook skill (Wizardry, Divinity, Psionics, Alchemy) that the spell in question appears in. Important for bishops or class- changed characters, since many spells appear in multiple books.
* Add 10% of your *natural* skill in that spell's realm. This doesn't include temporary skill bonuses such as those from items.

Spell Level Min. Effective Skill Level
1 0
2 15
3 30
4 45
5 60
6 75
7 90

It's not as complicated as it sounds. Example: A mage, a pure caster, must be level 5 AND have an effective skill of 30 to learn Fireball, a third level Fire realm Mage spell. If he has 30+ skill in Wizardry, he's all set. He could also qualify if he has, say 28 in Wizardry and 20+ in Fire skill (10% rule). Hope this helps...