The best way to get a powerful party in this game (and BG for that matter) is using dual classing, IMO. Most people agree and you need things like a thief, mage, and cleric. Well, start those 3 characters as fighters, get them to level 3 (only 4000 exp, that's easy), give them mastery in their weapon of choice, then dual class them into their "real" class. Now you have a thief who is a master in his sword of choice (nice for backstab), can wear big armor in a pinch, and has better HP. Same for your cleric. And let me tell you there's nothing like a mage who is a master in bows when he's out of spells.
This is better than multiclassing IMO because multiclassing only lets you get up to specialization with your weapon(s), it sacrifices levels on your primary classes, which could cost spell levels, and it's subject to racial level rescrictions. Since you have to be human to dual class, there's no level restriction on your characters.
My party:
Human Fighter L7
Human Fighter/Cleric L6/7
Human Fighter/Druid L6/8
Human Fighter/Thief L6/8
Human Fighter/Mage L6/7
Half-Elf Bard L8
(I waited til lvl 6 to dual class to get high mastery and more HP... man it was tough... lot's of healing potions. )
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