[Neomi]

Hmmm...

Montaron (halfling F/T), who you meet early in the game, can be a great sniper either with a crossbow or shortbow. He gets the THAC0 of a fighter and thieving skills as well.

Xzar (mage, necromancer I think) comes along with Monty. He's not the best mage in the game but he's Monty's friend so if you want just Montaron you'll have to find a way for Xzar to die. That shouldn't be too hard, even against kobolds.

Kagain is an evil dwarf (F) who is an absolute must for any evil BG1 party. His constitution gives him regenerative capability and he will be your main tank from start to finish. Usually he's on the front lines with a battle axe, but once you find a certain throwing axe he makes an excellent ranged combatant as well.

Edwin is arguably the best single-classed spellcaster in the game, so you'll want to have him along.

There's an evil female fighter named Shar Teel who makes a good backup tank and I believe is strong enough to use composite bows. You may have to put a few points in bows for her to be a decent archer, though.

You can use Branwen as your cleric. She's neutral but since you rescue her from being a statue she'll basically do whatever you want her to. Slings are the obvious choice for her ranged weapon.

Garrick the bard is CN but pretty weak if I recall correctly. He died pretty quick in the game when I took him along.

There are a couple other evil or CN thieves out there (Safana, and the guy that wants you to go and rescue his girlfriend) but I've never used them much. You'd probably only be able to use short bows with them.


That should do it. Here's your party then:

You - Whatever you want (how about an evil bard? that way you can be part rogue and part mage, use bows and wands)
Kagain - tank
Montaron - archer/scout/locksmith
Shar Teel - backup tank and archer
Edwin - primary mage
Branwen - cleric

Alternates:
Xzar instead of Edwin (I can't see why)
Safana or another thief instead of Montaron (ditto)

Have fun!