[Lord Lothar]

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If this is your first time playing the game I'd pick the Fighter class for your pc. Fighters need little planning and are easy to use. Imoen will be taken away after you leave Irenicus' dungeon. A well-rounded party should have something like this:

1 Thief
1 Cleric
1-2 mages
2-3 Warriors (Fighters, Rangers, Paladins, Barbarians)

For a thief you can either take Yoshimo (True Neutral)who will betray you but when he does you get Imoen back. Imoen's thieving skills are adequate for pciking locks, disarming traps. You can also get Jan, a multiclassed Thief/Illusionist.

For a Cleric you can have either Anomen (Lawful Neutral), Viconia (Neutral Evil), or Aerie (Lawful Good). Each cleric is of a different alignment. Anomen is dualed from a fighter, Aerie is a multiclass Cleric/Mage. Viconia is the only pure class Cleric.

For mages you can have Edwin (Lawful Evil) the best mage in the game, Nalia(Chaotic Good) dualed from a thief but with horrible thieving skills, and Imoen.

Warriors are plentiful. For good aligned ones: Minsc (CG Ranger), Keldorn (LG Inquisitor [Paladin kit]), Mazzy (LG fighter), Valygar (NG Stalker [Ranger kit]). IMHO the best warrior is Korgan, a chaotic evil Beserker (fighter kit). You can also replace a warrior or cleric with a druid (Cernd and Jaheira). Just experiment and see which party suits you. Good luck. [img]smile.gif[/img]