Thinking of playing a "Basic D&D" party through the whole series

[Klorox]

Did those guys in the old basic books have names?

I'm thinking:

Dwarf Male Fighter (Berserker, why not?)
Elf Female Fighter/Mage
Halfling Male Fighter/Thief (I know they were just Fighters, but I need a Thief)
Human Female Cleric (I guess I'd give her the Lathander kit, there's no reason not to)

This is a very simple, and decently powerful group, while "bringing back" a very old-school D&D feel, don't you think?

I'd definitely consider going through BG1 first, and probably even use the "3e standard stats" to nerf the power (15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8, put 'em where you want then apply racial mods). I think too many people place too much into rolling stats, and don't realize it's still a very do-able game without perfect stats. With so many items to boost stats, it's even less important for a great starting roll than you might think!

[Pellinore]

Halflings in old-school D&D were usually thieves and some fighter-thieves. You should have a fairly powerful group after a couple of levels.

I have just downloaded TuTu and am restarting an "old-school" party. It goes as this:

Half-Orc Fighter
Human Ranger
Dwarf Cleric
Halfling Fighter-Thief
Elf Mage
Half-Elf Bard

[Klorox]

Pellinore, I'm talking basic D&D, where Halfling wasn't just a race, it was your class.

They were really shortchanged (ha!) because they didn't have real thief skills (but could hide in leather or less), but were fighters with less HP.

[Pellinore]

Wow, you are talking about the little red box basic....crap. I didn't think anybody here was old enough to remember that but me:laugh: My bad, I thought you were talking 1st edition AD&D. Its been at least 20 years since I played basic D&D....

[DaemonJ]

Man it has been a long time since those boxes were out on the shelves!

Damn, I must be old.

[Klorox]

Ahh, yes, we're the crusty ones.