So this is a neat thing. Deplicator has put together a web application that allows you to plan out how to train your party members in Ultima 7: The Black Gate. The instructions for using it are as follows:

Choose Party Member

When you choose a party member from the drop down they are automatically added to the party (see Current Party below). New members will have the same stats they start with in the game.

Party Member Stats

Directly below Choose Party Member is the chosen party member’s current stats. They can be manually manipulated with the + and – buttons on either side of the stat, or they can be typed in. Stats will be saved for each party member until the reset button is pressed or the page is reloaded. The reset button only effects the displayed member.

Current Party

This box shows who you have selected to be in the party. Clicking on a member will change the main view back to that member. Right clicking will dismiss them.

Accidentally dismissing a party member does not reset their training and stats. They can be added back by selecting them again in the Choose Party Member drop-down.

Select Trainers

If the party member has sufficient training points, clicking on a trainer will update the member stats to reflect training with that trainer. You can click on the same trainer multiple times. Right clicking will undo the training. Undoing the training from a trainer will undo subsequent trains made (for example if you choose to train with Markus then with Lucky, and then untrain with Markus, both trainers will be undone).

As you select trainers the Trainer Checklist and Map sections will populate automatically.

Source code for the party planner is also available.

Project entry? Yup…project entry.