Great idea! A Specialized guide could be really useful in a game like this, since you don't want to send a Shaper through a combat-based area, or area portion.
Haha... I guess that's true...
I do hope Exile gets carbonized, though. I love Avernum, sure, but I REALLY loved the variety of spells available in Exile 3.
(Death Arrows! Yay!)
And, nobody had Forcecage...