Well I'm starting to get a little frustrated with my current crew. I resisted the temptation to create an "uber" party with a bunch of fighters and everyone having 18/18/18/x/x/x stats, and it would seem I am being punished for trying to roleplay a bit. My two tanks are a dwarven Cleric with high STR but low DEX and a gnome Fighter with low STR and high DEX, and they have been getting their arses handed to them lately. Ever since the Temple of the Forgetten God they have been taking a lot of damage, more they I can heal (which is saying a lot because I have two full time healers in my party!), and they REALLY took a beating on the last level of Dragon's Eye
Now don't get me wrong, I'm not giving up just yet. I'm going to try to take this party all the way, but to preserve my sanity I think it might be nice to have a little revenge, to take a party of complete badarses through the game as well, hacking everything in sight! So I want your opinions on what the ultimate party would be. I heard that having fewer party members is best for powergaming because your characters will level-up faster, so here is my proposed party for The Ultimate Party (tm) :
Dwarf Fighter -- ** axe, * hammer, * sling
Half-Elf Cleric/Ranger -- ** mace, * sling, * flail
Elf Ranger -- ** bow, * great sword, * staff
Elf Mage/Thief -- * bow, * long sword OR * dagger
What do you think?