6 man party, do your best/worst

[Fingers Boggis]

OK, ive been reading through some of the WotC CO board recently and saw a thread on there about non-broken best parties (those that don't use the more crazy builds on the board) which stuck to 4 man mainly. I thought I'd bring the idea to the EN World boards for some more ideas and expand to six men (hey i got into the game through the Baldurs Gate series I default to 6)

I came up with the following:

1)The Tank: Human Rogue 2/Fighter 4/Pious Templar 10/Dread Commando 4

2)The Rogue: Changeling Rogue 4/Monk 2/Warshaper 4/Cabinate Trickster 5/Mind Spy 5

3)The Cleric: Elven Cleric 20 Archer build, PrCs possible but not those which loose caster levels

4)The Mage: Gnome Illusionist 15/Shadowcraft Mage5 again other PrCs possible

5)The Druid: Human Ninja 1/Druid 9/Dagerspell Shaper 10

6)The Gish: Human Paladin 2/Bard 8/Sublime Chord 2/Seacred Exorcist 8

Why do I like this party? everyone has cover. Characters 3 and 5 have 9th level divine spells, 1,3,5 and 6 can heal, 1 and 5 can disarm traps, 4 and 6 have 9th level arcane spells and have very good versitility in those caster levels, 2 and 6 are excellent in social encounters, 1,2,4 and 5 are pretty good where stealth is required, 3 and 6 are good for missile weapon builds and just to finish off 1,2,3,5 and 6 are reasonable to good in a melee situation. No one character should steal the show but together they're definately greater than their parts, IMO.

Anyone got any comments or suggested parties themselves?

cheers
Fingers

 

[interwyrm]

4 Barbarian 10/Frenzied Berserker 10
1 Bard 10/Warchanter 10
1 Cleric20

The berserkers... berserk until everything is dead. They get attack and damage bonuses from prayer and bardsong. They may even be able to power attack for massive damage. To keep them from mutilating other party members, the bard and cleric cast calm emotions after everything is dead. And a few heal spells or resurrecction or something.

 

[Thanee]

20th level?

Wizard 5th/Random PrC 10th/Random PrC 5th
Wizard 5th/Random PrC 10th/Random PrC 5th
Sorcerer 6th/Random PrC 10th/Random PrC 4th
Sorcerer 6th/Random PrC 10th/Random PrC 4th
Cleric 20th
Druid 20th

Bye
Thanee

 

[Fingers Boggis]

20th level?

Ultimately yeah, but the idea is that its a party that you would be happy to be in through all those twenty levels, to take your example myself i wouldn't want to be in that party at low levels though at higher levels its pretty unbeatable

cheers
Fingers

 

[Thanee]

I wouldn't mind that party at a lower level either, tho, mixing in a few multiclass characters (i.e. making one of the arcanists a barbarian or fighter/sorcerer/eldritch knight and one a rogue/wizard/arcane trickster) would help a bit there probably.

Bye
Thanee

 

[Fingers Boggis]

I wouldn't mind that party at a lower level either, tho, mixing in a few multiclass characters (i.e. making one of the arcanists a barbarian or fighter/sorcerer/eldritch knight and one a rogue/wizard/arcane trickster) would help a bit there probably.

yeah my group did that once, built and entirely arcane party, we survived lower levels though multiclass, everyone taking a role then a PrC to suit. I guess in the end it all comes down to who you're playing with, wouldnt want to do that with an inexperienced group, or more to the point DM

cheers
Fingers

 

[Fingers Boggis]

no interest? Ill give it another chance before I let it die

Fingers