I wanted to make a solid party to take from Wizardry 6 to Wizardry 7 (and possibly 8 if I ever make it that far). I was having a hard time learning how to make a party and what kind of party works well together. I typically die in my first battle and none of my characters can land any hits. I know part of the fun can be exploring party options in games like this, but I want to get to the adventure. So any recommendations or guides on this would be a big help. Thanks

Starting with a Bard help immensely, since he'll start with a Lute, which means free Sleep spells.

Wiz 6 is indeed quite difficult in the beginning, but one of the first items you find is an Amulet of Life with about 7 charges of Resurrection.

If you can't hit your opponents at all it's usually because of the copy protection.

Don't forget to equip your party at the beginning.

But I still thought I have to put in the "magic words" from the magic word icon list. Or is that something I can ignore? I hate having to look up the magic words before every game...

Just hit Enter.