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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dark Jezter" data-source="post: 1199359" data-attributes="member: 1015">Sounds like a nice party, Minsc.  Here are some of the party makeups I've had the most success with...Main Protagonist:  Half-orc barbarian, half-orc kensai, human monk, human kensai/mage, or human inquisitor.NPCs:Viconia:  She is, hands down, the best cleric in the game.  When you give her the Crom Faeyr, she becomes a servicable melee warrior as well.  Plus, she has magic resistance.  Be careful when putting her in the same party as Keldorn, though, because Viconia and Keldorn will eventually fight each other.Mazzy:  Make way for halfling death!  Mazzy is an excellent archer, and if you give her the Gesen Short bow, she'll never run out of arrows.Edwin:  The only unmulticlassed mage in the game.  You need a good mage if you'll want to succeed in BG2, due to the fact that enemy mages will begin each battle by layering themselves with protections, and you'll need a mage of your own to dispel them.  Be careful when putting Edwin in the same party as Minsc, because they will eventually fight each other.Imoen:  She's a decent mage, and she's also capable of disarming traps.Valygar or Keldorn:  If your main protagonist dual-weilds katanas/longswords, take Keldorn so that you can also take advantage of the Holy Avenger.  If your main protagonist is an inquisitor who uses the Holy Avenger, take Valygar and have him weild the Celestial Fury and Equalizer Longsword.  If your main character is a monk, make a choice between the two. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />Here is a secondary build for if your main protagonist is a spellcaster.Main Protagonist:  Human, Half-Elf, or Elf sorcerer.NPCs:Minsc:  Minsc is available from the start of the game, he's tough, and he is good with two-handed swords (and there are several good two-handed swords in BG2).  Equip him with the Silver Sword (which can be assembled after exiting the underdark provided you have the components) and your enemies will never know what hit them.  If you are playing Throne of Bhaal, Minsc can be replaced with Serevok, who is the single deadliest warrior NPC in BG2 or ToB.Viconia: See above.Valygar:  Equip with Celestial Fury and Equalizer and max out his ranks in two weapon fighitng.  If you have Minsc (or Serevok) and Valygar at the front of your party, you'll cut through enemy ranks like a knife through hot butter.Jan: A good mage, and a good thief.  Plus, his special crossbow bolts come in handy.Jaheira: The only druid in the game worth taking since she has the Harper's Call spell, which can raise dead party members.</blockquote>

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