motub, nice post.
A couple of points. You mention a that you've used a paladin/barbarian. You must be using the Weimur Ease of Use mod that eliminates class limitations, because paladin/barb is an otherwise illegal class combo (pallys are LG and barbs must be non-lawful). That said, paladins are indeed excellent lead characters for nearly every conversation except those that collect a reward.
I've played a couple of parties with both a paladin in the lead position and a sorc that would handle the reward converstations and the stores. BTW, bards are great talkers, cuz they have both a good CHA (tho not as high as a great sorc) and a good selection of talking skills. Also, if you really want to get cute, cast an Eagle's Splendor on your talker prior to any important converstation to boost CHA.
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