Mine is of course the Ranger. Call me partial, but with an extra attack, the ability to gain clerical spells at level eight, and no weapon or armor restrictions, the ability to hide in shadows, you just can't him(or her, your preference). And as always, this is just my opinion, I could be wrong.

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The Windrunner, Ranger of the Wolf Clan

Half elven, male b-b-bard. The one and only "Mini-Mage".

Aside from the obvious, I like those Elven thieves, or mage/thieves. Just can't beat that 19 Dex.

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Robert the Bard TLH

gnomish cleric/illusionist is more powerfull than he seems. sure he lacks some wisdom thus missing a preist spell here and there. but he makes up for it with his extra magely spells. as a gnome, he gets to wear the helm of the trusted defender, which makes him immune to all the fatigue affects of any of the spells he casts. if he's lucky, he'll get the potion of holy transference when malavon dies; +1wiz, -1dex. with the cat's grace spell, that dex jumps back up to 20 for added AC bonus.. Tenser's transformation, yay i'm a fighter too! but who really needs it when you can cast protection from fire, then fireball yourself? HOW makes the fire resistance less than perfect, but that's still ok.
mirror immage and stone skin make him rock solid.. if all else fails, cast "sancturary" and heal up (while turning undead). The EVIL gnome can cast some bad-guy priest spells, but misses out on the big heal (though he gets the big hurt). and as an illusionist, no necromancy spells (and in HOW, no abjuration either <sniff> ) but who needfs necromancy when you got preist spells? and who needs abjuration when you're a crack monkey who hastes, chants, blood furyies and never gets tired?

An Elf Thief would be good, but I personally went with a Halfling Theif.

In my opinion, no party is complete without a Human Paladin. (Unless of course that party is evil...)

Glycerine

It's a close one between the classic Constitution 19 Dwarf Fighter and the almost equaly reliable Human Paladin. I enjoy playing both at various time but never can decide wich I like best (depends on if I'm feeling slightly more destructive or chivalric).

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Glycerine

i would hafta say an elven fighter/mage. great tank w/ 19 dex (AC), and the ability to use defensive spells so that he can still cast is just super.

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Anything that shoots a bow. I wish IWD had archer kits like BG2. Oh well.

I suppose if I had to pick a class, I'd say Druid. It isn't the most powerful, but shapechange Fire Elemental lets you get in the thick of things while the mage shoots off a fireball or two.

My second favorite would be a Bard. Bardsongs rock.

Third would be a Paladin, just fits my demeanor.

IMHO, none of these are as strong as a fighter with **** in bows.

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Most Subtle Official Straightman of the Laughing Hyenas -- Grammarian Brigade.

Gnome cleric/illusionist are wonderful in a party.

My favorite PC is the human paladin as well. Its the only class I have always played in BG-IWD-BG2. Also the only character I've finished the games with. Its the detect evil ability I think. Takes the ambiguity out of decision making. Evil = dies. Everything else = lives.

I'm a firm believer in the Fighter/Thief combo... in particular the elf f/t. Anybody who can find/remove traps, sneak around, steal stuff and dodge a drangon's breath weapon while hacking the snot out of him is more than OK in my book. Wizards aren't just for breakfast anymore.

Warriors of Any Race. I have never liked relying on spells and flash to beat an opponent. They always seem to run short. Whether with ranged or close in weapons they will always be my character class of choice. 3E makes them even better than before. Every year we have a Fighters Tourney in our gaming group. We take our Best fighters and a equal number of NPC bad asses, then duke it out one pair at a time. Prizes range from Potions to Weapons made especially for the winner.
This last tourney came down to who had won initiative. That was the deciding factor. Nothing beats the thrill of a fight that close. Makes me remember the first character I ever had and how it felt to have him in a close fight the first time.

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Ranger for me...I have only played with the Ranger PC throughout my entire gaming history. I would like to play others, but the Ranger just works right with me.

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Larry, a Loyal Guardian of the OHF

[This message has been edited by Larry_OHF (edited 05-06-2001).]

I would have to say a stupid human worrior. 18/something strength, 18 dexterity and 18 constitution. Put everything else in charisma and you have and idiot who can kick anyones ass.

The Human Paladin would be my pick. Using nothing but hammers, I smashed and bashed my way through the game. Great for those hordes of undead. Send them fleeing with Turn Undead and pick them off one by one with everyone else.

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My favourite is the Half Elf Priest, for the simple reason I have been roleplaying him for nine years. I feel I know him like my brother.