The game requires a good thief and there are only two of these that you can get through the first half of the game: Jan Jansen and Yoshimo. Yoshimo is too much a pure thief and not useful in the long run, and Jan Jansen is a multiclass meaning he will not get all the highest level spells if he is the best mage in the party.
So you may want someone with thief skills (assasin, swashbuckler have been used, may be good to dual class once Yoshimo is in the party and will have their skills back when Yoshimo leaves).
Also, there is a shortage of characters with 18+ strength; if you create a character with 18 or less strength then you will probably be stuck using Minsc and Korgan for the whole game so your character can use the strength improving equipment. If you like Minsc, then don't worry about it, if not, create a fighter-type and dual over to mage (so you can get use Jan as your thief and still get the high level mage spells).
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