Any opinions on this one. I'm talking about ideas for a viable 6-person party with no Sorcs or Wizards but possibly a Bard. Anyone done this and what kind of experience did it provide?

this will be a melee party. i suggest to have one decoy char, one berserker, one cleric to boost with battleimprove spells, one healer/dispeller cleric and a bard. you will miss all arcane offensive spells so you may want to choose lathander cleric cause this one has very nice evocation spells.

party will work no doubt, use 5 chars i say. have fun.

Not having an arcane spellcaster shouldn't be that difficult a problem. If you are taking a bard, you will get some arcane spells from that character. You can always add additional spell power (albeit NOT arcane) by adding a cleric and druid to the party.

If you are planning on taking that party thru HoF mode, you will DEFINITELY want some spellcasters with summoning capability (and a LOT of it). [img]smile.gif[/img]