Hence, the questions:
1. Which first-level spells were available in the Mage Guild in the starting town? If I'm not mistaken, Slow is a second-level spell in The Eastern Invasions, which means you couldn't have acquired it when building the guild, because in the "Normal" save, Slow is available in the first-level guild, so when purchasing the book, Raper would definitely have it.
2. And the second important point: Town Portal is a fire magic spell in The Eastern Invasions, and therefore, if the main heroes don't have it, they face logistical problems on the map in the second half of the game. Earth magic, on the other hand, is given to the hero in the Pandoria starting town.
There are probably other significant differences as well.
That's why SoD was still more preferable...
2) Yes, because of the Town Portal, I had to take fire magic (although later, when I captured Berserk, I didn't regret it so much). Nevertheless, a filled slot is not a good thing.
And also - I noticed that many people took Navigation - but I, unfortunately, simply had no room to fit it in.. :( This is another reason why The Eastern Invasions lost out. In general, I'm making another conclusion - I need to find SoD urgently ;)
Лидер клана "Из многих единое"
Приключения – это сплошные неприятности, только про них почему-то потом интересно вспоминать...