I've played though eight times without TOB or any mods other than TDD and the Nalia Romance (which I am trying now). I still haven't gotten around to all of the party combinations and solo adventures I am interested in trying. So, yeah, the game has a lot to offer.
@LeTz: Yes, you do tend to use your high-level spells more when you have fewer player. The old conflict between quantity and quality...
Not sure I never had the little ennoying theifling in my party for a long while without killing him.
"Those who control the past control the future, those who control the present control the past" And I rule the PRESENT!!
I put the 'laughter' back in 'slaughter'