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krunchyfrogg,
I, like Soothsayer, prefer DC Fighters over MC. I had 1 MC character in each of my first 2 parties, and have ZERO in my current Power Party. But I think that Soothsayer and I are in the minority. Keeping all that in mind...
If your party is destined for IWD + HoW (and optionally +TotLM) on Normal difficulty, then you will get plenty of XP to make this party work. (But might be a stretch if only doing IWD.)
The biggest thing that I don't like about MC Fighters is that they can only stack PP 2 high in a weapon. The DC Fighter gets to stack 5 high, giving higher damage, higher THAC0 and a FULL EXTRA ApR: considerable advantages. (But if you DC out of Fighter at a low level, the THAC0 advantage over the MC Fighter evaporates in the late game.) After holding a hard-core position in earlier years, I have relented on my zeal for DC Fighter mixes enough to allow that the MC Fighter/Thief is a reasonable trade-off to have the Thief skills available for the entire game.
With the Bard and MC Illusionist, you will have plenty of magic power. The Bard will actually be more powerful than the MC Mage in the end game, for spells that take caster's CLVL into account. Your F/T was definitely a better choice than F/M/T for the party you have.
Adding the Bard to a fighter-heavy party was an excellent choice.
The Paladin will be at least as effective as a Straight Class (SC) Fighter, in late IWD, HoW and beyond, if you find the right weapon for him in IWD.
I didn't know a Dwarf could be a Cleric. (Maybe it's Mage I'm thinking about.) Anyway, many on this forum love the MC F/D and the MC F/C
Hope you found this interesting.
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What's a party,
without a song?
Bards ROCK!
Party On!!
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