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Originally posted by david_m11:
I know that I will only play this game once
You are wrong my friend. You WILL play this more than once. Trust me, it's addictive.
Seriously:
You can't do all the subquests,romances etc. completing SoA once without cheating. That's why most people play BG2 over and over.
If you REALLY intend to do it only once you should certainly use a mage, as magic is the most wonderful aspect of the game IMHO. You could make him a dual-class fighter/mage or thief/mage (mage as secobnd class) therefore human, or a multi-class, which will really excel if you have Throne of Bhaal.
Due to some minor bugs dual and multis will give you two (or even three) strongholds, with their appropriate quests.
Also the storyline and NPC selection strongly suggests to play on the good side, as you will probably miss out some great quests as an evil-doer.
If you want a long and exciting romance quest romance Jaheira (be careful though, as this romanc is extremely buggy).