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Well, I'm a relative newbie, having only just reached the Asylum w. my Fighter lead character turning 11th level just before we set off.

Gurt - Dwarf Beserker (main)
Taleena - Human Dual Thief-Fighter (Archer)
Imoen
Aerie
Anomen
Jaheira

Both the fighters are imported from BG1, giving me excellent melee and ranged ability. I'm just a bit light on the thieving side - I have Jaheira cast Find Traps regularly, and am building up a stock of master thief potions!

This is an excellently balanced group, with 2 mage spellcasters, 3 clerical spell casters, 2 characters using bows, 3 using slings and one w. throwing axes, plus potentially four melee combatants. In the Asylum we destroyed a beholder in a single round, before it got any attacks off.

Custom party:
1. ranger7/CLERIC, NG (when he loses his innate spells, he has still access to Draw Upon Holy Might and Slow Poison)
2. kensai9/MAGE, NG
3. cavalier
4. undead hunter
5. mixed class fighter/thief, NG
6. varies

First time thru:
PC-Ranger
Keldorn
Vic -yep I had em together the whole game!
aerie
nalia
imoen/jan

Second-multiplayer-evil
PC-Kensai will dual to mage @ lvl 12
PC-Bounty Hunter
Korgan
Vic
Edwin
Jaheria

I had Mazzy for the Umar Hills quest but for some reason she took offense when I said her dead friends were weak and pathetic (or something along those lines) so she left.
BIG MISTAKE - she took off with some valuable loot - I am going to hunt her down in Trademeet and kill her and all her friends 'slow and painful'

Hex92

The words Sadistic psycopath come to mind

My party currently consists of....

LVL 22 Sorcerer
LVL 24 Barbarian
Dual class Cleric/Mage (cant remember his LVL)

Power Gaming!

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"I claim the right to contradict myself. I don't want to deprive myself of the
right to talk nonsense, and I ask humbly to be allowed to be wrong sometimes."
-- Federico Fellni

Liberty the name that falls from my lips and splashes on my shoes like sad beats of rain,
penertrating the soil and making ready the harvest of our love,
but me, I've got a bug to squash!

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Barry Adamson

The words Sadistic psycopath come to mind

My party currently consists of....

LVL 22 Sorcerer
LVL 24 Barbarian
Dual class Cleric/Mage (cant remember his LVL)

Power Gaming!

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"I claim the right to contradict myself. I don't want to deprive myself of the
right to talk nonsense, and I ask humbly to be allowed to be wrong sometimes."
-- Federico Fellni

Liberty the name that falls from my lips and splashes on my shoes like sad beats of rain,
penertrating the soil and making ready the harvest of our love,
but me, I've got a bug to squash!

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Barry Adamson

Me (Fighter-Mage)
Keldorn
Volygar
Jaheira
Aerie
Jan-->Imoen

I told Jan to go home just before going in to Asylum. He was great thief and better spellcaster than Imoen, but I wanted to take her for the storyline. I don't backstab much, and when I really need to do so, I use Volygar.

My current one:
Elven berserker- dual-wield longsword
Dual classed Beastmaster/cleric
Assassin
Dual classed Cleric of Helm/mage

Great range of abilities and class combos. Interesting strategies.

Greetings from a Lurker --

I've been reading this board for a while now and thought I would finally make a contribution. I'm still playing through for the first time (I've just entered the Underdark). Usually I play Mages, but I thought I would do something out of character and go for a straightforward fighter. My party:

Human Male Fighter (Me)
Jahiera
Minsc
Valygar
Aerie
Nalia

I had planned to take Imoen back, but by the time I got around to doing it, Nalia was so high level I decided to send Imoen back to the CC (I felt bad, but I'm ultimately practicaly about these things.... Valygar happened kind of by accident since I got tired of "Sir Anomen" and I felt bad about Keldorn's family situation and let him go way too early. I hadn't expected to really like having two rangers, but so far it is working pretty well. Lots of melee power and spell power, at least for now.

I think next time I want to play as a sorcerer.... just to see.

EV

Well we have
(PC)
*Lisso Do'ark Human berserker Dueled to thief @ 7 or 8 not sure currently lvl 12 thief I think. I Have my custom Long Daggers(Some short swords +3 I think, not too terrible unbalancing.) And my copy of the Shadow dragon scale that has my name on it
18/100str
18dex
18con
10int
10wis
8chr

(NPC'S)
*Minsc-lvl 10-(Ranger), duel weird some axe and flail of ages.
*Jahria-lvl 9/11-(Fighter/Druid)She has a scimitar and shield of balduran
*Anomen-lvl 9-(Caviler)Made him a cavalier since keldorn is an Arse to Vic. he has the Holy avenger.
*Nalia-lvl 10-(Invoke)Robe of the one that makes you cast 4x faster. A custom bow made for mages.
*Viconia-lvl 10-(Cleric)Dragon shield, and the sling of eveereng or something +5 makes own ammo.

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I guess I have a pretty bland party compared to some of you folks; this is my 1st time through the game:

1) Undead Hunter
2) Jaheira
3) Minsc
4) Nalia
5) Anomen
6) Varies-currently Jan, will ultimately end up being Imoen for the story, even though I know she will be weak.

I find it hard to believe some people think Jaheira is not incredibly useful. Her spells rock, and she is quite the tank. Front line fighter for my group.

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"If you prefer, you could say EXPERT treasure hunter!"
--Gandalf the Grey, the Hobbit

My first time:
Me (kensai/mage)
Viconia
Keldron
Korgan
Jan-Imoen
Valygar

My second:
Me (undead hunter)
Aerie
Nalia
Mazzy
Keldorn
Anomen (but i wanted kill him every minute!!!!)

My third (this one):
Me (swashbuckler/mage)
Edwin
Viconia

I want to use the cap remover this time in oder to have the opportunity of casting high lvl spells regularly. I also wanted to test the real magic-cleric power....and i'm realizing it's VERY GOOD!!!!

me bard
minsc
valygar
jahira
aerie
naila


i like to have spells fly all the time and aerie jahira/me is a good combo

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Craig lover of Onions,user of Hammers and player of RPG's across the world

Me Purificator (paladin/cavalier sword&shield)
Kaldorn (holly avanger)
Minsc (dual wielding)
Jaheira (Druid spels)
Imoen (stealin & mage casting)
Aerie (nice mage-cleric spels)

Tris is my realy good party
5xgood
1xneutral

My current party, which at the moment has them in the asylum;

Me - Illusionist [both wizardry rings and the amulet, staff of the magi (the best)] - Lvl 18
Keldron
Sir Amomen - the d#ckhead
Mazzy - swaped her for minsc and am not regreting it
Imoen
Jaheira - mildly edited, 25 const, 18/00 str (but has the 19str belt at the moment), 18 wis, 18 cha, 5 hits per round, walks as fast as with haste - naturally), necklace of power and the mind control shield, scimatar +3

So basically my mage and Jaheira do all the killing. The staff of the Magi is soo much fun: wand of the aprenti-invisible, wand of the aprenti-invisible. Really mop's them up.
Jaheira does the rest.
But editing her has cost me her associated quests and most likely the romance, but at the moment, too bad.

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The Present is an Illusion, The Future is a Dream and The Past is a Lie!

My party consisted of:
Me(Berserker)
Keldorn(just had to have a paladin for the carsomyr )
Aerie(summons Aerial Servants)
Jaheira(Druid summoning spells)
Viconia(to get 7th level cleric spells)
Imoen(summons mordenkain's(sp?) swords)

I'm not really a magic-user,so Keldorn and me would hack and slash while the others watched from a distance

Originally posted by Alison Entreri:
Jaheira - mildly edited, 25 const, 18/00 str (but has the 19str belt at the moment), 18 wis, 18 cha, 5 hits per round, walks as fast as with haste - naturally), necklace of power and the mind control shield, scimatar +3. Jaheira does the rest.
But editing her has cost me her associated quests and most likely the romance, but at the moment, too bad.

Mildly edited?! That's like saying we mildy destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki with 2 bombs.

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Yea, though I walk through the shadow of the valley of death,
I shall fear no evil... because I am the meanest
m***** f***** in the valley.

My current party:

1. Kensai/Mage (Quarterstaff *****, Two weapon style **)
2. Dwarven Fighter/Cleric (Warhammer **, Flail **, Sling *, Sword and shield style **)
3. Half Orc Fighter/Thief (Shortbow **, Longsword **, Single weapons style **)
4. Half-elf blade (Katana *, Two weapons style ***)
5. Jaheira
6. Open for NPC specific quests

Cygnus

1st. Party (And I never got to the exp. cap)

Sir Fenton (Cavalier)
Minsc
Anomen
Nalia
Yoshimo, then Imoen
Aerie

This party works OK if you leave enough quests on chapter 6 to raise the level of Imoen. You can launch so many spells, you shred any magic shield in seconds and can swarm your enemy at any moment with 18 magic missiles or more (OUCH). Plus you don't need to spend any money on healing.

Second party (The evil doers):

Lord Ar-Atannir (Evil Beserk/Thief)
Korgan
Valygar
Viconia
Edwin
Jan Jansen (planning to use Yoshimo and the Imoen)

Third party (in the planning):
Me (Kensai/Mage - chaotic neutral) and my slayer form. I want to use my "untapped" powers whenever I get in trouble. Perhaps I'll let Jaheira tag along to see her romance.

I may run yet again with a female skald or a druid, just to see the reactions and the other strongholds.

My Party:

Me - Sorcerer (With all the good stuff: Staaf of magi, Vecna's Robe, Power amulet, and both those rings that let's you memorize more spells)

Minsc - And Boo; wouldn't go anywhere without them
Valygar - I just like him..
Aerie - Mage/Cleric... gotta love that
Mazzy - Shorty Paladin...
Yoshimo - buffed up with all kinds of rings/cloaks/boots... I had the money to spare - Will leave when I rescue Imoen..

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Behold The Power of Peng

first group: single player:

kensai
Minsc
Keldorn
Imoen
Aerie
Jahiera -> Anomen

second group: multiplayer:

Amos, cavalier
Lorandir, archer
Puck, swashbuckler
Artemis, conjurer
Mihora, avenger

...probably should have gotten a cleric instead of the druid, for some anti-undead abilities, but I want to rule the druid grove.