Importing 3 Characters into BG2EE - Weapon advice
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I assume you're using quarterstaves for backstabbing on the F/T in which case there are many staves of high enchantment available early. For ranged weapons shortbows (Gesen/Tansheron/Tuigan) and crossbows (Firetooth) both have very solid choices.
For the C/R, Flails, Maces and maybe Hammers is all you'll need if your Stalker has clubs already.
Crimson dart and staff of the ram for the F/T. Replace with Firetooth (returning dagger) once you get to the Underdark (2d4+3, +2 fire damage, gets strength bonus, will GROSSLY out-damage most other ranged weapons, depending on str score)
Blade of roses makes an excellent early BSing longsword, pretty cheap too (deals 2d4+3 instead of the normal 1d8+3 giving it a slightly more consistently higher BS).
Gnasher is an awesome club. It's only +2, but that dot effect it applies on every hit is just plain nasty, and is effective vs the vast majority of enemies. You could also use it as an opening BS, if you don't think your other weapons could kill a target in 1 hit, to add some disruption for a couple rounds).
** longsword
* longbow
** clubs
*** two weapon fighting
bastard sword or hammer + dual wielding with +1 apr weapon
Halfling Fighter/Thief has these:
** darts
** quarterstaff
* longbow
* two handed weapon style
something like katana/wakizashi/ninja-to dualwield
Half-Elf Cleric/Ranger has these:
** mace
** slings
***two weapon fighting
* flails (for flail of ages, one of the weapons I remembered)
flails
you actually have nice weapons picked i think the most uncommon is quarterstaff for f/t but still ok even in bg1
if they are separated and not a team i would give anyone foa + 2nd good weapon like katana for backstabing etc.
On your F/T, I would second the idea of using throwing daggers (especially since Firetooth should be adding STR damage in BG2EE, which I believe it didn't in vanilla). If you aren't taking Keldorn in that group, consider picking up two-handed sword proficiency for using Carsomyr once you have Use Any Item; you won't be able to backstab with it, but it has some excellent utility. The second pip in Two-handed style isn't particularly useful.
Once you have the second pip in Flails on your R/C, that'll be all you really need. Hammers are as good a place as any to sink your pips in after that.
I'm not convinced by throwing daggers, especially for a Halfling who won't have above 18 strength until the end of BG2 (unless you use a strength girdle that may benefit someone else more). There are also only 2 magical throwing daggers, one of which is bought in the Underdark and the other generally requires the use of Limited Wish (a level 7 spell, not available immediately) to get (unless you get a bit axe-happy on poor Captain Dennis). For this particular Halfling you could go with this convoluted way of min-maxing, or you could use the tried and tested Tuigan Bow/Tansheron's Bow/Gesen Bow route.
I'm imagining you'll be using a strength girdle, though, as a Halfling F/T benefits greatly from such an item. Assuming magical throwing daggers properly benefit from Strength in BG2EE (probably a safe assumption since they do in BGEE), the hefty damage bonus from a high strength can outweigh the extra attack you'd get from Tuigan, especially since damage bonuses for bows are pretty uncommon in BG2. On the other hand, no special effects from magical arrows.
And getting to LUM isn't hard even if you were lacking in str increasing items, and allows you to reach 19, which is all you need to easily make thrown daggers the best. (and if you don't mind being evil, can get a +3 str bonus during one segment of the late game).
No...no one is missing any str increasing items.
Crimson Dart is good for the early game since you lack any bows worth a crap until after Spellhold, or they could use the Boomerang Dagger+2, which while not as badass as Firetooth (dagger), is still easily one of the strongest ranged weapons at that stage of the game (str depending).
And if you're planning to back stab, then yes, your Backstabber should have as high a str score as you can manage since it increases the likelihood of instantly killing a target (both through additional hit chance and damage), assuming you're hitting something less squishy then a mage.
As for bow ammo...unless BG2:EE does something...no..there is no special ammo worth a crap. They do exist, but you have to farm them off enemies in very tiny supplies, and most damage dealing arrows were heavily nerfed. Bows are only able to compete due to ammo stacking, which would otherwise render them useless. And longbows are completely worthless as all the bows that can abuse ammo stacking are shortbows.
Strong Arm could useful, if it had the proper damage bonus for it's str requirement (a bow is supposed to allow whatever damage bonus it's minimum required str gives)...but it doesn't (just +3 instead of +7).