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You sure can start at level 1 and play with a solo character to defeat IWD! But to give yourself a break, try a cleric or multiclass there of.
As for dual classing. There is a certain aspect of catch up. Especially in a 6 character party. It's much more doable in 4 players or less. (example: i onc had a 4 player party with a thief who made it to level 8 byt the time we reached dragon's eye. she dualclassed and didn't reach level 9 as a fighter until the beginning of Dorn's deep. how much xp is that?)Although it is ideal to dualclass as a fighter first then something else (for hitdice reasons), you'll lose that precious advantage of hacking for some time. Of course, if you play thru IWD and HOW, you'd probably get that second level up past the first. You can always try resting a fighting a lot if you need the xp. Or (if you really want to be wierd) try turning everyone to stone except two guys (one to guard the statues, and one to kill badguys). as long as you have some stone to flesh scrolls, you should be ok. but don't leave the statues or you might lose your guys for good!
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