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Aragorn1 · 06-10-2005, 05:59 PM

A basic party make up is: tank, healer, theif, arcane caster.

These do not have to be separate chrachters necessarily, but a balanced party would include people who can perform all of these roles.

The NPC you take would depend on the PC, if you want to make a balanced party. As said above, is it perfectly possible to play with a party without balance, or no party at all, but these are more difficult and would require different playing styles.

Two rangers are not a problem as minsc is a tank and an archer ranged support. I tend not to think in terms of classes, but in terms of role performed.

Here is an example, but there are limitless combinations, depending on your playing style and whether you are inclined towards melee or magic:
PC=Archer
Minsc=Ranger
Anomen(don't say anything ;D)=Fighter/Cleric
Yoshimo=theif
Mazzy=Tank
Aerie=Cleric/mage

I don't usually take Mazzy, and am not overly fond of Jaheria, so this is something i wouldn't play myself, but i have used the PCs you mentioned and given balance to the party. Also, i have filled all slot, which i would not normally do now, but wyou get to experience more NPCs that way, and i did this when i first played.

06-10-2005, 05:59 PM	#3
Aragorn1 Symbol of Cyric Join Date: July 3, 2001 Location: Cornwall England Age: 38 Posts: 1,197	A basic party make up is: tank, healer, theif, arcane caster. These do not have to be separate chrachters necessarily, but a balanced party would include people who can perform all of these roles. The NPC you take would depend on the PC, if you want to make a balanced party. As said above, is it perfectly possible to play with a party without balance, or no party at all, but these are more difficult and would require different playing styles. Two rangers are not a problem as minsc is a tank and an archer ranged support. I tend not to think in terms of classes, but in terms of role performed. Here is an example, but there are limitless combinations, depending on your playing style and whether you are inclined towards melee or magic: PC=Archer Minsc=Ranger Anomen(don't say anything ;D)=Fighter/Cleric Yoshimo=theif Mazzy=Tank Aerie=Cleric/mage I don't usually take Mazzy, and am not overly fond of Jaheria, so this is something i wouldn't play myself, but i have used the PCs you mentioned and given balance to the party. Also, i have filled all slot, which i would not normally do now, but wyou get to experience more NPCs that way, and i did this when i first played.