Optimum 4 Character Party Options

[nataben1314]

I've reformatted my computer and so now hopefully can give IA a go (FINALLY!)

I would like to do this with a 4 character party. I have some ideas about what to pick, but thought I'd ask the veteran players for advice first.

So what is the optimum 4 character party in terms of class, race, and proficiencies?

Keep in mind that I am more than willing to use all 4 custom multiplayer-created PCs, I do not need to have any of the normal NPCs in my game.

[coaster]

I'm not a "veteran" in the sense of being particularly skilled, but here goes...

If you are happy to have several characters with the same class, a particularly powerful party would be 3x Fighter-Mage + 1x Ranger-Cleric.

If you want 4 different classes, I'd suggest:

Fighter-Mage
Ranger-Cleric
Sorceror
Swashbuckler

If you went with Bioware NPCs, I'd suggest:

PC (Fighter-Mage)
Keldorn (for the uber dispel magic + true sight)
Valygar (for his powerful IA items)
Anomen or Jaheira (for cleric/druid spells+fighter abilities. Anomen gets the lovely Delryn Family Shield upgrade in IA, but Jaheira gets access to fighter HLAs being a multi-class - personally I would take Jaheira as you also get romance bonuses - extra encounters+XP)