thinking about my next character
ChildofBhaal599
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i am having trouble thinking about what class to use on my next playthrough. i thought i would ask you guys how fun some of these classes could be. if you have some others that have been fun, i am willing to take suggestions, but i like my main characters being a combat class of some kind, so I am not thinking arcane magic for this character. keep in mind that this is for the whole saga, not just the first game. also i am not really looking for the most powerful, but the most fun 
fighter/thief multi or duel
i have thought on this for a long time. as this class, i could be a fighter for more difficult fights, and when i take off the armor i could use my thief skills. like this if i have another thief in the party, i could focus him to be a warrior but if not, give him some leather and use him as the thief. also as a fighter->thief or multi, i will be able to get use any item. when i get this, i could use scrolls to launch spells, and even use carsomyr. if i duel, i have also thought a swashbuckler-> fighter could come in handy by giving me ac, hit and damage, however no use any item. dueling will also allow me to get 5 pips to be grandmastery of my weapon.
cavalier
this is going to give me immunity to charm, fear, poison, and morale failure, all of which can be annoying. i can use carsomyr without use any item. i will not be sharing exp between multiple classes, allowing me to just be a better paladin. access to a small amount of cleric spells. however, i am also missing out on thief skills and being capable of using magic through scrolls and any other items it can't use.
cleric of lothander or helm
A cleric would give me some magic, but I could also use armor and be a fighter when neccessary. there is no point being a pure cleric and i want to be neutral or good. considering i am too good it is hard to keep viconia with me by the end of the game (sorry bhaaldog) and like this is could have a 22 wisdom cleric in throne of bhaal.
as i said, i can take other classes into consideration. i just want to be a melee main so no arcane magic. I will have npcs for that
fighter/thief multi or duel
i have thought on this for a long time. as this class, i could be a fighter for more difficult fights, and when i take off the armor i could use my thief skills. like this if i have another thief in the party, i could focus him to be a warrior but if not, give him some leather and use him as the thief. also as a fighter->thief or multi, i will be able to get use any item. when i get this, i could use scrolls to launch spells, and even use carsomyr. if i duel, i have also thought a swashbuckler-> fighter could come in handy by giving me ac, hit and damage, however no use any item. dueling will also allow me to get 5 pips to be grandmastery of my weapon.
cavalier
this is going to give me immunity to charm, fear, poison, and morale failure, all of which can be annoying. i can use carsomyr without use any item. i will not be sharing exp between multiple classes, allowing me to just be a better paladin. access to a small amount of cleric spells. however, i am also missing out on thief skills and being capable of using magic through scrolls and any other items it can't use.
cleric of lothander or helm
A cleric would give me some magic, but I could also use armor and be a fighter when neccessary. there is no point being a pure cleric and i want to be neutral or good. considering i am too good it is hard to keep viconia with me by the end of the game (sorry bhaaldog) and like this is could have a 22 wisdom cleric in throne of bhaal.
as i said, i can take other classes into consideration. i just want to be a melee main so no arcane magic. I will have npcs for that
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There's also the Blackguard, of course, or the new Dwarven Defender
This is a underrated class. Bonuses include:-
Backstabs that can hit. (put pips in a weapon a thief can use though...)
Ability to sneak up on enemies before they see you (mages can be rendered useless before combat really begins)
Ability to take some damage, when a backstab goes horribly wrong...
Their is a Ranger Kit that gives you backstabs also, which makes it very similar... Do you want to unlock traps and chests more than a few cleric spells?
Dual-ling fighter first then going thief is good also... But you wanna play this with an elf for the bonuses... The NPC Coran is a good example of a fighter thief... Note the need for high dex means you may as well go with a ranged weapon, just like Coran.
However. Everyone has at least played as a cavalier ONCE. You just got to. Easy run through in BG2 because of the bonuses.
Clerics? Hmmm. If you like buffing your helmet to a healthy glow... then this is the way forward... But if your like me, and just have to dive straight into melee. Nah. Avoid. *looks shifty left and right due to possible controversial comment*
1/2 orc is you want more fighter then thief
halfling is more thief then fighter
elf has the most balance between the two
Now in any case fighter/thief is the strongest class in BGEE regardless of race so @ChildofBhaal599 just pick what you think is fun.
To be honest, the game turned into a joke. By the end I had 19 STR, boosted to 22 with DUHM, Grandmastery in staves and 3x backstab. With Aule's Staff or the *shudder* Staff of Striking, things just die. Aec'Letec? Dead. Sarevok? Dead. It was fun for a while, but next time I run this character I'm actually gonna gimp some of my stats on purpose.
Basically, go multi instead of dual, unless you want to wreck everything in the game.
Half-orc Cleric/Thief is pretty darned awesome too. Bushwhack with the quarterstaff with 19 (20 with tome) Strength.