I really like the drilling concept. It's fun to whittle away the time and pick up some nice things along the way.

Mages always seem to be the same way in all the games--that is, they're potion-spammers. I was planning on getting a fighter and/or engineer to support the shaman, but I also like the teacher's design. Arrrgh...

Thanks for the tips. I think I'll finish going through the tutorial, since I got bored halfway through last time. *coughs*