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[Amaurea]

I'm impatient, that's why arcane casters bother me in BG1.

I am using Dynaheir, though, and was very pleasantly surprised to find out how great Sleep was in BG1. (And yeah, Scip, Animate Undead is awesome.) I haven't played BG1 near as much as I've played BG2, so I'm still very, very low on the learning curve.

[KIrving]

I don't think I've posted in this thread yet so,
For BG2,
PC - sometimes Paladin, sometimes fighter/mage
Imoen/Yoshimo/Imoen
Jaheira
Minsc
Anomen(always LG)
Aerie

Sometimes I'll swap Minsc for another npc for a short while such as Keldorn or Haer'Dalis(or mod. npc) and sometimes I'll swap Yoshi for Nalia for a time.
(Minsc never seems to get too upset and he is always happy to jump back into the party. He's a trooper!)
I tend to keep the same party through TOB as I feel like we've been through a lot together and it just seems fair. (I'm a sap )

[Klorox]

Jan
Jaheira
Aerie

I usually play a Fighter/Mage type. I find a 4 person party both more powerful than a 6 member party, and, most importantly, easier to control.

[Acheron]

I'm usually a caster of some kind.

When I took mostly BW parties:
BG1 - Imoen, Jaheira, Khalid, Dynaheir, Minsc. Xan often replaced Khalid or Minsc.

BG2 - Imoen, Jaheira, Arie, Keldorn or Har'Dalis, Cernd or Jan. Whether Keldorn and Cernd make it have a bit to do with how the PC sees the issue of family; Cernd is a bit bland but the truth is a quite like the bit of his personality you get to see, and I find having the shapeshifter to be a reasonably entertaining kit.

-Acheron/Starcrunch

Edited by Acheron, 20 June 2008 - 02:44 PM.

[RoguishLoaf]

I normally have a regular party of four for C2, then just take whoever I was using last when I'm ready to leave because they'll be closer to my level. When I get to ToB, the "fifth" is replaced by dear Sarevok. My "four" are usually...

Good:
Jaheira
Minsc
Yoshi/Imoen
Anomen (Or if I'm romancing Aerie or Viconia, I take them instead)

Evil:
Edwin
Korgan
Viconia
Yoshi/Imoen (Or Mazzy if I'm playing a thief)

Well, admittedly I do a -lot- of swapping between playthroughs, but these would be my "default" party if I was going to just pick up and play without considering new mods or party combos.

[Hidro]

  Oops. That was me.

[Lythari]

I haven't a constant party in BG2. The squad depends on my mood and mods I want to try. Only NPC I'm always taking with me is Xan, but he's not from Bioware. Besides that, I'm often taking Imoen, Minsc and Sarevok in ToB.
In BG1 my most common party is: PC, Imoen, Kivan, Xan and sometimes Coran. From clerics usually Branwen or Yeslick, sometimes Viconia, but then is a problem with high reputation.

Edited by Lythari, 04 July 2008 - 11:45 PM.

[Anaximander]

sometimes Viconia, but then is a problem with high reputation.

Unless you cheat and plop a helm of opposite alignment on her head.

My BG1 NPC's: Minsc, Jaheira, Imoen, Viconia, Dynaheir

BG2 NPC's: Minsc, Jaheira, Imoen, Viconia, Edwin. In ToB, I usually drop Edwin and pick up Sarevok.

I choose that party mostly for consistency in the story. Each of the NPC's I travel with in BG2 were met by my PC in BG1. The hardest part is getting Khalid and Jaheira separated in BG1. I mean, it's easy to do but it screws up the consistency.

[Icendoan]

There is an exploit regarding any cursed item, maing it's effects permanent.

Get any two non-weapon cursed item, (like the gender belt and the Helm) and place the one you want to stay on first.

Then, place the other on.

Now, cast Remove Curse on them, both items will be removed but only the effect from the most recent curse. The icon and 'Cursed' status go as well.

Icen

[Rastor]

PC is almost always a wizard or sorcerer.

Party-

• Minsc (Always in party, BG2 and ToB)
  
• Jaheira (Replaced by Valygar whenever my PC would normally meet him, Sarevok gets this spot in ToB)
  
• Viconia (Will take Anomen if this is a good party)
  
• Yoshimo (Replaced by Imoen)
  
• Aerie (This spot is often up in the air - if I'm romancing Aerie then she'll get it, otherwise pretty much anyone could go here. I'll convert Imoen to a pure thief to avoid having three mages.)

[Solar's Harper]

My once normally Good/neutral days seem to have been replaced by a habit of being hell-bent on evil.

These days for BG2.

• PC: Generally a beserker or mage.
  
• Korgan
  
• Yoshimo/Imoen
  
• Viconia
  
• Edwin
  
• Jan Jansen

And for BG1.

• PC: Beserker or Swashbuckler (or occasionally the Assassin)
  
• Kagain
  
• Montaron
  
• Xzar
  
• Viconia
  
• Shar Teel

[Yuwakusha]

<CHARNAME> is always a fighter or a sorceress.

My party usually consists of:

Viconia
Jan
Haer'Dalis
Yoshimo/Imoen
Edwin

[Jarley]

My usual ones

Minsc
Yoshimo (replaced with Imoen when the time comes)
Cleric either Anomen or Viconia (neither if I'm cleric)
Keldorn
Valygar/Haer'Dalis

If I have a party of six I usually swap Yoshimo out when Valygar and Cernd come, just to do their personal quests.

[aVENGER]

Here are my personal favorites, in order of priority:

• Jaheira (nearly always)
  
• Yoshimo/Imoen (nearly always)
  
• Sarevok (nearly always)
  
• Aerie (fairly often)
  
• Haer'Dalis (fairly often)
  
• Minsc (fairly often)
  
• Keldorn (fairly often)
  
• Nalia (on occasion)
  
• Anomen (on occasion)
  
• Jan Jansen (rarely)
  
• Valygar (rarely)
  
• Edwin (only when playing with an evil party)
  
• Viconia (only when playing with an evil party)
  
• Korgan (only when playing with an evil party)
  
• Cernd (almost never)
  
• Mazzy (almost never)

BTW, I never swap NPCs and always stick with one group for the entire playthrough. Also, in case it matters, my protagonist is usually a thief of some sort.

[Soulfire]

Imoen, Jaheira, Khalid, Minsc and Dynaheir. To be replaced by Imoen, Jaheira, Minsc, Aerie and Viconia. To be replaced by Imoen, Jaheira, Sarevok, Aerie and Viconia. Plot-related harem, yo.

[Aliya]

Most common party for me? My party sometimes neutral-evil and sometimes good-evil
1. Well I often take Yoshimo (later replaced by Imoen)
2. Sometimes take Aerie
3. Jaheira take often
4. Minsc rarely
5. Always take Viconia and Edwin (well with "Happy" mod)
6. Korgan when playing evil-evil party. (as well as Sarevok in ToB)
It's for BG2

BG1
1. Imoen - Always
2. Khalid
3. Jaheira - often
4. Xan - often as well
5. And the last, but not least - Edwin

[Vicen]

Here are my personal favorites, in order of priority:

• Jaheira (nearly always)
  
• Yoshimo/Imoen (nearly always)
  
• Sarevok (nearly always)
  
• Aerie (fairly often)
  
• Haer'Dalis (fairly often)
  
• Minsc (fairly often)
  
• Keldorn (fairly often)
  
• Nalia (on occasion)
  
• Anomen (on occasion)
  
• Jan Jansen (rarely)
  
• Valygar (rarely)
  
• Edwin (only when playing with an evil party)
  
• Viconia (only when playing with an evil party)
  
• Korgan (only when playing with an evil party)
  
• Cernd (almost never)
  
• Mazzy (almost never)

BTW, I never swap NPCs and always stick with one group for the entire playthrough. Also, in case it matters, my protagonist is usually a thief of some sort.

I have to agree with your last 3 choices as I very rarely take korgan as while sometimes my pc might be lawful evil by whole party never really is...And I have never taken Cernd for most then a quest or two and never ever Mazzy

[Cal Jones]

Well, put like that...

Sarevok (always)
Imoen (always, though this wasn't always the case)
Yoshimo (usually, though this wasn't always the case)
Valygar (very often - he rocks, and I like his personality)
Edwin (very often, even in an otherwise good party)
Anomen (often - I don't like his romance or personality, but his undead turning is spectacular)
Jaheira (sometimes)
Viconia (sometimes, though usually only if playing her romance, or the friendship mod)
Minsc (sometimes - used to be a staple, but I tired of him)
Keldorn (sometimes - I used to always take him unless playing evil, but now I feel guilty for taking him from his wife)
Aerie (hardly ever - I have tried her romance but I dislike her)
Jan Jansen (hardly ever - I used to take him all the time, instead of Imoen, but you can only listen to his stories so many times...and I prefer her now)
Haer'Dalis (hardly ever, though I tried him last playthrough and quite liked him)
Korgan (hardly ever. He's a good fighter but I just don't like him)
Mazzy (hardly ever. Taken her through SoA once, but never ToB)
Cernd (tried him once. He's OK. Won't rush to do so again unless he gets mod content)
Nalia (never. I should try her though)

[Soulfire]

Valygar (very often - he rocks, and I like his personality)

What personality?