Which class which class?
drakescar9
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my party i'm planning to have will consist of imoen, minsc, daynaheir, Rasadd, Yeslick and my drow, but i'm wondering wether to make him a fight/theif/mage or just a double multi class? if you could can someone tell me the level cap so I can make a better desiudtion.
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The party you describe has most of the roles covered, you could play pretty much anything and be fine. I'd generally avoid a triple-class multi in a full party though as you'll advance really slowly. Fighter/Mage and Fighter/Cleric are both pretty tough customers and keep pace with level-ups better.
FMC : 6/6/6
FMT : 6/6/7
FT : 7/8
FM : 7/7
FC 7/7
RC 7/7
FD 7/8
CT 7/8
CM 7/7
MT 7/8
Comparing the double to the triple classes:
Fighter 7 means 1/2 extra APR.
mage 7 means access to level 4 spells which are great (stoneskin, spiderspawn, minor globe, improved invis). However the main power of mages in BG1 is the capacity to use wands which are completely OP.
cleric 7 means access to level 4 divine spells which are not that great (not bad either)
Thief 8 gives 25 thieving points compared to thief 7. Completely neglectable
What that means is :
FMT is much better than FT. 6 levels of mage are much better than 25 skills point and 1/2 extra APR. The only selling point for FT is the possibility to play a short race for saving throw bonus.
Please note that it does not mean that FT are bad, very far from that, but FMT are much better
I feel that FMC misses every important breakpoint and i would avoid it.
--> if you want your charname to take care of scouting, backstabbing, disarming traps, fighting and casting take a FMT, even in a full group.
However, for the very end game, since they have no access to level 9 spells, they tend to become less powerful than double class mages (FM and MT)
Anyway, whichever multi you choose, you will end up with an OP character, compared to single class ones.
If you wish, you can be a Gnome Fighter/Illusionist, well known as one of the most devastating combos in the game.
Try a Cleric or Cleric/mage
Since your party only has one NPC thief (Imoen), the question is more about whether Imoen is going to dual, and if she is dual-classing, at what level. If you dual-class Imoen, you need someone who is reasonably capable in thievery to manage things while she's unable to use her thieving abilities, else gameplay can be quite annoying.
The fighter mage thief has the advantages of stealth, backstab, and freeing up another character slot by removing the need to play a thief (though you are taking Imoen anyway, and in BG1, you wont have enough points to be good at lockpicking/trap finding and stealth). But if you intend to carry your character over into BG2, not having to reserve a slot for a thief is very handy.
The gnome fighter illusionist will get a moderate advantage in terms of base THAC0, health, and saving throws. They will also get the very sizeable gnomish saving throw bonuses, and get to pick a mage specialisation in spite of being multiclassed. In BG1, they will get access the 4th level spells, vs the FMT's 3rd level spells and an extra half attack per round. In BG2, they will gain substantially more high level spell slots, above and beyond their specialisation bonus, plus they will have access to 9th level spells and spell HLAs, vs the FMTs handful of 8th and 7th level spell slots.
Fighter/clerics and illusionist thieves are both respectable multiclass options. Fighter thieves are fine in themselves, but if you intend to play BG2, then there is very little to reason not to go FMT instead. At high levels and if you are willing to abuse cheese, cleric thieves can be very effective, but otherwise compliment each other somewhat less well than mage thieves. The one multi class I would strongly advise against is cleric mage. These classes mix like oil and water, because you can only use one class at a time. If you are casting cleric spells, you cannot simultaneously cast mage spells and vice versa. All other multiclasses have decent synergy, whereas a cleric mage has almost none.
However, you might seriously want to consider dual classing, particularly if you intend to export to BG2. The period during which your starting class is inactive is a pain, but if you dual from a fighter at level 9, you will very quickly regain your fighter levels in BG2, and you will have the benefits of being multiclassed to a fighter (in many ways superior, because of grandmastery and being able to pick a kit) whilst giving levelling as a pure class mage, thief or cleric.