[Cerek the Barbaric]

Originally posted by Nerull: Actually, my favorite was my "knight" party: PC Cavalier Keldorn Anomen Mazzy (as close to a paladin a halfling can get) Nalia (a noble mage) Imoen (damsel in distress) For some reason, "theme-based" parties stand out for me, and I tend to enjoy them more. I am thinking of taking a chaotic party through the entire saga (either a CN Jester or CN ToB mage class, then pretty much randomly adding people in the party as they are encountered).

I also like "theme-based" parties and the most fun I've had to date occured in the "evil party" I'm currently playing.

My PC is a human assassin and my most enjoyable moment occurred upon my first return visit to De'Arnise Keep after being put in charge of the place by Nalia. I had to listen to some whiny merchant complain about losing his shipment and then DEMAND repayment for his losses. Instead of repaying him, I chose to have him publicly executed as a warning to other merchants that might be thinking about making ridiculous "demands" of their new lord. LOL. I had actually never even noticed it was an option before, but telling the guard to drag the merchant into the courtyard and kill him as a warning to others just fit my character so perfectly, there was no way I could pass it up.

If you are looking for ideas for a new PC or party, here are some of my other theme-based parties I'm working on or playing.

Evil Party
Assassin - PC
Keldorn
Viconia
Edwin/Edwina
Jaheira (cause I also had the Concurrent Romance installed and my assassin is hoping to score with all 3 ladies [img]graemlins/cool.gif[/img] )
Yoshimo (cause my assassin just loved the traps he set for our ambushes on the Cowled Wizards)

Girl Party
Kensai/Mage - PC
Jaheira
Aerie
Nalia
Kelsey (for Romance interest)
Anomen (to provide variety and options for romance - girls should be able to "play the field" too. )

Demi-Human Party
Elven Ranger (currently playing through BG1
Jaheira
Aerie
Haer Dalis
Mazzy
Jan

I'm also trying several different classes myself, to see how I like them.

I'm currently playing a Jester (patterned after Joker from Batman comics). Other classes/kits I've started are:
1) Female Skald (best combat abilities of Bard class and the Bard ability to ID items is very handy_
2) Dwarven Barbarian (pure tank)
3) Half-orc Swashbuckler
4) Female elven cleric/mage
5) Female Undead Hunter (a wench that will be almost as insufferable as Anomen..thus making them a perfect pair).

Those are most of the ideas I'm working on for now. I've managed to get the Joker and his party out of Chateau Irenicus and I'm preparing to kill the dwarf and his buddies in the Inn next to where we came out. So far, he is working surprisingly well - although I think the Bard Song is a pretty useless benefit, since the character can't do anything else while using it. Still the incredible ability to Identify magical items more than makes up for that.