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Pipboy3billion wrote...
I know, but if we're doing a prebuff comparison, then I think a sans special ability comparison should be considered as well.

You mean a battle without any spells? Hm.
Bard, 140HP, 25% physical resistance, 4½ APR, 3½ of which for 1D8+15, the last one for 1D8+14
FC, 157HP, 20% physical resistance, 4 APR, 3 of which for 1D6+31 (the bard wants a Ring of Freedom against further effects from this weapon), the last one for 1D6+17.

I'm ignoring THAC0 and AC for high level characters for now. Also, the HP are not definite. There are quite a few items that improve your HP and I didn't use any for these numbers.

Obviously, the bard is going to lose.

Well, I'm playing a canon party, but I'm starting to see how the blade can hold his own. Can he be a frontliner, though? I want my protagonist to be in the #1 slot, charging into battle in front of everyone. How would/can this work in BG1 as well?

In BG1, that's going to be difficult. In BG2, easily.

However, I would have to give up PP, being NG.

Just coincidentally, the blade is the bard kit with the lowest PP score.

I can see the protagonist getting lost in the stories in all the books at Candlekeep (hence the Bard class), then turning to the more combat-oriented Blade kit by BG2 once he realized that things were starting to get serious. This could be a reason to keep him on the back lines in BG1, as he's still wet behind the ears, though I would consider this to be a cop out.

Oh, I've done similar before, considering that in BG1, you should have no idea of combat, while Jaheira and Khalid are seasoned warriors (I actually gave them a really big head start XP wise but didn't give them any further level ups - Jaheira got one or two later on, in ToB).

[Pipboy3billion]

Just coincidentally, the blade is the bard kit with the lowest PP score.

Funny, I thought of that, too.

In the end, I actually decided to go with a Paladin. For some reason, multi-class characters just seem more metagamish than rpgish to me (if that makes sense). Not to mention, I like the irony of a holy crusader being Bhaalspawn. The LG bit is a bit of a turn-off, but I'm trying to re-envision it as something more than the brainwashed status quo (technically, that would really be LN). Also, I'm on the fence about romances. I can't stand Aerie, so it's between Jah and Vic. I like Jah better, but a paladin and a druid seems weird. I can't find a way to rationalize it. Vic, on the other hand, being a holy roller herself (albeit and evil one) makes for a more interesting dynamic, especially with a Paladin. However, her romance is pretty abusive and twisted.

Anyway, I'm figuring on a Cav for BG2. It only seems natural for someone who grew up in a place like Candlekeep.