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SixOfSpades · 03-07-2005, 08:24 PM

krunchy, you have a small typo. Jan is a T/M, not a F/M.
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The (or at least a) cardinal rule with any party is to never have the Tanks outnumbered by the non-Tanks. The presence of Jan and Aerie, and the fact that Jaheira doesn't have a lot of hitpoints, mean that you've essentially got to be a Warrior yourself, even with Solaufein, who I also think would be the natural choice for the 6th slot if you're willing to take your game to that level. For the PC, I would choose a Halfling Fighter/Thief. I know you say Jan is more than enough (and he is), but the benefits of having a frontline Thief and a mage-type Thief are quite nice: You can march up to a Mage and Detect Illusion him while in your Full Plate, you can pull off a hellacious Backstab without needing to depend on Jan's THAC0, you can use UAI cheese, the fact that Thieves level up so fast mean more Warrior HLAs, you can concentrate on Traps more quickly than a single Thief could, plus the fact that you've got Halfling Thieving bonuses and a Halfling Fighter's Saving Throws.

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SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	krunchy, you have a small typo. Jan is a T/M, not a F/M. "I'm going to enjoy watching you die, Mr. Jansen." "My name....is Plooty Paladin-Piper!" The (or at least a) cardinal rule with any party is to never have the Tanks outnumbered by the non-Tanks. The presence of Jan and Aerie, and the fact that Jaheira doesn't have a lot of hitpoints, mean that you've essentially got to be a Warrior yourself, even with Solaufein, who I also think would be the natural choice for the 6th slot if you're willing to take your game to that level. For the PC, I would choose a Halfling Fighter/Thief. I know you say Jan is more than enough (and he is), but the benefits of having a frontline Thief and a mage-type Thief are quite nice: You can march up to a Mage and Detect Illusion him while in your Full Plate, you can pull off a hellacious Backstab without needing to depend on Jan's THAC0, you can use UAI cheese, the fact that Thieves level up so fast mean more Warrior HLAs, you can concentrate on Traps more quickly than a single Thief could, plus the fact that you've got Halfling Thieving bonuses and a Halfling Fighter's Saving Throws. __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.