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Hmmmm... some interesting stats from the above information:

Imoen was chosen by 20 of you.
Xzar was chosen by 1 of you.
Montaron was chose by 1 of you.
Jaheira was chosen by 6 of you.
Khalid was chosen by 5 of you.
Garrick was chosen by 2 of you.
Kagain was chosen by 4 of you.
Ajantis was chosen by 9 of you.
Kivan was chosen by 1 of you.
Minsc was chosen by 16 of you.
Dynaheir was chosen by 8 of you.
Edwin was chosen by 6 of you.
Xan was chosen by 6 of you.
Faldorn was chosen by 2 of you.
Branwen was chosen by 6 of you.
Viconia was chosen by 5 of you.
Shar-teel was chosen by 6 of you.
Safana was chosen by 5 of you.
Coran was chosen by 13 of you.
Eldoth was chosen by 0 of you.
Skie was chosen by 0 of you.
Quayle was chosen by 1 of you.
Tiax was chosen by 0 of you.
Yeslick was chosen by 4 of you.
Alora was chosen by 1 of you.

Top 3 NPC's for BG1 are:

1) Imoen at 20.
2) Minsc at 16.
3) Coran at 13.

Just thought you'd all like to know

my party
me (fighter tank)
yeslick (archer/hacker)
branwen (healer/archer)
imeon (theif/archer)
kivan (archer)
dynaheir (archer/mage)

i found totsc pretty easy especially the werewolf island. any body know another fun class to play as my pc

My favorite party:

Me (evil fighter)
Edwin
Shar-Teel
Viconia
Montaron
Xzar

Having been through BG four times now, I have to say that the evil guys are by far the best at what they do. Jaheira's bad, but IMHO, Dynaheir's the worst (she loses 19 spells thanks to her chosen school of study, more than any other magical school).

MY Party...(AT the End)

ME Bad-MOFO(Ranger)19,19,19,11,17,15
Khalid
Ajantis
Imoen
Yaslic
Xan


Poor Jaheria She Died well,A glorious battle at the claws of some Ankhegs...Her constant Whining and Moaning will be sorely Missed..... "NOT"

Ajantis
Yeslick
Dyanheir(dueled to mage 5 lvl(i hacked her stats, plus minus only))
Me Jernd Druid 18 20 16 4 19 15
Alora(damn annoying must cange here, to coran)
IMOEN!!(Dueled at lvl 5)

My good party:

Gnome Cleric/Illusionist PC
Ajantis
Minsc
Coran
Branwen
Imoen (level 5 thief / Conjurer)

My evil party:

Half-Elf Bard PC
Shar-Teel
Kagain
Montaron
Viconia
Edwin

My party is all female(except for Minsc). (Note: I haven't finished BG yet)

Minsc: Level 6 Ranger, currently carries a Spider's Bane, Battle Axe +1, and a Composite Long Bow +1 and is wearing Full Plate Armor, Gauntlets of Weapon Expertise, a Cloak of Protection +1, and The Paws of the Cheetah(Boots of Speed). He usually charges into battle while the rest the party lays down cover fire.

Elysia Moonstar(me): Chaotic Good, Half-Elf, Level 6 Ranger, Strength-18/58, Dexterity-15, Consitution-18, Intelligence-12, Wisdom-14, Charisma-12, She uses The Army Scythe(Light Crossbow of Speed), Short Bow +1, and has Kondar(Bastard Sword +1, +3 vs. Shapeshifters) for when Melee is necessary and wears Full Plate Armor, Elves' Bane(Girdle of Piercing), Ring of the Princes(Ring of Protection +1), and Senses of the Cat(Boots of Avoidance).

Viconia: Level 7 Cleric, uses a Sling +1 and has Ashideena(War Hammer +2) for when melee is necessary and wears Ankheg Plate Armor, Honorary Ring of Sune(Ring of holiness), Tolos' Gift(Boots of Grounding), Gift of Peace(Helmet of defense) and carries the Shield of the Falling Stars(Large Shield +1, +4 vs. missiles).

Imoen: Level 7 Thief, will not be dual-classed because she's the perfect pickpocketer and lock picker( ), She uses Protector of the Dryads(Eagle Bow) and carries The Whistling Sword(Short Sword +2) for melee and wears Shadow Armor, Whispers of Silence(Cloak of Non-Detection), and Worn Whispers(Boots of stealth). Her entire set up weighs 19lbs. Lightweight, ne?

Coran: Level 6/6 Fighter/Thief, She carries The Dead Shot(Long Bow of Marksmanship) and a Long Sword +1. She wears the Girdle of Femininity, Protector of the Second(Leather Armor +2), and Cloak of Balduran.

Dynaheir: Level 6 Invoker, Dexterity at 18 because of The Brawling Hands(Guantlets of Dexterity), She uses her spells(Magic Missile, Mirrored Image, Lightning Bolt, and Fireball), Sling +1, Aule's Staff(Quarter Staff +3), and The Victor(Ring of Energy). She wears Evermemory(Ring of Wizardry), The Protector(Necklace of Protection +1), Destroyer of the Hills(Girdle of Bluntness), The Frost's Embrace(Boots of the North), Cloak of Displacement, and Robe of the Good Archmagi.

That's 2 Rangers, 1 Cleric, 1 Thief, 1 Fighter/Thief, and 1 Mage.

Shar-Teel was in my party; but she left, probably because my reputation is Heroic(20).

Edit: Updated

[ 10-04-2001: Message edited by: Sailor Saturn ]

My favourite party was:

PC - Ranger
Imoen
Ajantis
Coran
Branwen
Dynaheir

I have started this game SOOOooo many times to try different line ups, but I guess this one was my fave

Here's mine: (I always manage to pick up these same people adn have actually never played with Minsc until BG2)

me:mage, conjurer GO VELL!
Imoen: keep her as a thief! shes good at it!
Kivan: Bg1's Archer kit
Ajantis: Had Kagain but he left cuz we were a bunch of goody scum bags
Branwen: Shes jus a cleric, nothin special
Khalid: Jaheria had an unexpected accident....but hes good fighter

Well, I'm very impressed with all the different versions of the powerful party. I epsecially liked the breakdown of who was used most often - hat helps with this decision. Behold...

The Party of Underdogs!

Tycho - Fighter/Cleric
Quayle - ill/thief
Eldoth - bard
Skie - thief
Faldorn - druid
Tiax - cleric/thief/nutcase

Yeah, I'm light on fighters and mages and way heavy on thieves. So what? People can solo this game and that must entail some serious deficiencies. Besides - I've never used these guys before. Should be fun. The downside is that most of these people are late in the game, so I'll have to either go it alone for a while or use other people. I just started this game and it's still me and Imoen in Beregost.

I think I may pick up Xan for a while just to have a mage, but I think I can manage the rest.

my personal party
1st time through the game
Me: cleric/illusionist gnome (my healer)
Minsc: ranger (tank)
Coran: fighter/thief (archer)
Kivan: ranger (archer)
Dyaheir: Invoker
Imoen: thief/conjurer

(my character had the picture of Tiax and when he joined my party for bout 3 sec he had the picture of a female)

tried to do an evil party but as soon as i got edwin no other npc would join me

currently playing
me: paladin (butt kicker/healer)
Ajantis: paladin (tank)
Coran: fighter/thief (scout/archer/backstabber in big battles)
Yeslick: fighter/cleric (healer with high hp)
Imoen: thief/conjurer (think conjurer is the best mage class)
i just dropped Garrick: bard (my early mage like character) for Alora (great for getting into locked chest).

my bg2 team consists of the following (only went through once including tob)
me: fighter/thief/mage
minsc: ranger (funny as hell)
Nalia:thief/mage (hell of a mage at higher levels)
Jaheira: fighter/druid (dropped her in tob for Aerie: cleric/mage who i got pissed off at me early in Soa)
Imoen: thief/mage (another high powered mage)
(6th character i switched frequently; cernd, valygar, anomen and then for tob i went with Serevok)

My party is:

PC (a fighter whom I had thought to dual-class to mage, but I changed my mind later on in the game)

Imoen (dual-classed to mage)
Minsc (& Boo)
Dynaheir
Coran
Branwen

Well, it's my first time through BG --I haven't finished it yet-- but I think it's better from my first party in BG2 where my PC was a sorceress, giving me a lot of pain in a city where magic was prohibited.

My second runthrough
(so far)
Me, Bard lvl 6 weilding defender norm bucklar, no armour guantlets of A.C 7, boots of speed ring of protection, ring or energy, golden girdle, Algerons cloak(bless him),
Has an ac of -1 HP of 32 thaco of 13
18
18
16
18
3
19

Yeslick
Viconia
Kivan
coran
imoen

Here's My Parties

First Runthrough:
Belladonna (Artillery[magic], PC)
Imoen (Thief)
Minsc (Use your head...)
Jahiera (Healer,fighter)
Khalid (Mini-tank)
Kivan (Archer)

*I like Kivan's skills, and his picture is cool. But did anyone else find his whining about Dheiryana annoying?*

Second Runthrough:
Brandin (Tank/Archer/PC)
Imoen (Archer/Thief)
Khalid (Mini-tank)
Jahiera (Healer/Cannon-fodder)
Minsc (Tank/Cannon-fodder/comic relief)
Dynahier (Hacked into Mage)

*Anyone see a pattern in my choices? I guess I juat have taktiks that work!*

- King of Hearts

My party of vagabonds and brigands (Well not really)

My PC a reknowned fighter
Minsc (go for the eys boo) back up and first rank second in command (i plan the party to miltary style warfare)
Imoen
Garrick
Edwin
Jaheira

none of that relaince on clerics, althou i do have alot of magical reliance as i duel imoen at level 6 and do tales of the sword coast to get her up in Xp

Muffin,

You got a cleric. Jaheira is a Druid, which is a sub-class Cleric.

- King of Hearts

Originally posted by KoH:
<STRONG>Muffin,

You got a cleric. Jaheira is a Druid, which is a sub-class Cleric.

- King of Hearts</STRONG>

No, you´re wrong. The Cleric and the Druid are sub-classes to the Priest. On the other hand, when looking to the spell selection of the Druid in BG 1 I would almost agree with you.

Here's my most recent group:

Remy Martin (me) Dwarf Ftr./Cl.
Jaheira
Kivan
Coran
Imoen (dual to mage at lvl. 5)
Safana

All I can say is four people with arrows of biting makes enemy spell casters completely insignificant.

Lo, New to the boards - Not to BG I started playing it again for about the 8th time, character - Drow Thief/Mage
Str 18
Dex 19
Con 17
Int 18
Wis 12
Cha 9 (tome applied)
I have NOT used any trainers etc. It took me about 2 hrs to role them scores Dedication (sorry hardcore Roleplayers )
Cant wait til i got all the tomes

Anyway, the rest of my characters are:

Khalid
Kivan
Coran
Edwin
Viconia

After playing it about 8 times, these guys are prob the best setup in my opinion, due to their base stats and abilities (edwins extra spells help a lot)

Once i got 18 in all but then 4 in wisdom