SoZ: Party creation help.

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Hi!
I've been designing a party to play SoZ (and maybe some modules after that) for the first time. I've played IWD2 a lot and also most ofter D&D-based CRPS:s so I know some about how the D&D-system works but nothing about the SoZ-campain and not that much about NWN2 in general.

Are there any skills I really should have on at least one member? Are talking skills useful? Any great feats to consider? What is the maximum level and what lvl will I reach in SoZ?

Would a party like this be any good or just crappy?:

NE Dark elf Sorc 6+ / EK10 / ASoC 3 or 10 with maybe BG 2-3 taken later
- pure caster

LE Yuan-ti Fav.Soul 6+ / Doomguide 10 / BG 2-3 (maybe more) and maybe later a few lvls of a fighter-type class after I,ve taken at least one more cleric lvl.
- Should have high str and cha.

LN Gray Orc cleric 5+ / Fighter 1 / Stormlord 10 and after that some more cleric lvls and maybe something else as later mix in.
- High wis and str and a little more caster-oriented than the FS but still capable of tanking.

NE Geep Gnome Wizard (necromancer) 5 / EK10 with possibly some ASoC or PM.
- This should be the backup-caster.
Should I start with a lvl of rogue for some ranks in spot, listen, detect trap and other rogue skills or are low-lvls in those useless? Which are the best specialist wizard types?

Would this party manage to beat SoZ?

 

Some minor changes to the party:

NE Dark elf Sorc 6+ / EK10 (not all in a row though) / ASoC 3 or 10 with maybe BG 2-3 taken later
stats: 14 14 14 12 8 18+ (+ = at lvlups)
skills: concentration, spellcraft, some bluff and diplomacy during sorc and ASoC-lvls and save them during EK-lvls.

LE Yuan-ti Fav.Soul 6+ / Doomguide 10 / BG 2-3 (maybe more?) and maybe later a few lvls of a fighter-type class after I,ve taken at least one more cleric lvl.
stats: 16 10 14 12 12 18+ or 16 12 14 12 10 18+ (dex or wis at 12?)
skilla: conc, diplomacy5, hide5 (as CC), tumble1 (CC), spellcraft.

LN Gray Orc cleric 5+ / Fighter 1 / Stormlord 10 and after that some more cleric lvls and maybe something else as later mix in. Uses spear and shield (monkey grip)
stats: 18-10-14-10-18+-6 with str and dex possibly as 16-14 or 17-12??
skills: concentration, spellcraft or survival (class skill for SL)

NE Geep Gnome Wizard (necromancer) 5 / EK10 with possibly some ASoC or PM.
stats: 14-16-14-16+-10-4
Skills: spellcraft, concentration, lore, craft(weapon+armor) and the 2 crafting feats.


Any comments/input would be appreciated!!

 

Yeah, play what you want to.

I was thinking Yaun-ti Ranger/Bard of Selune or a Cleric/War Priest of Sharess.

Then again I lean good in most of my parties and you don't seem to have designed one to be so here (hence a return to play what you want).

 

Yaun-ti Cleric/War Priest of Sharess?

Is this the same Sharess that is the goddess of sensual fulfillment? And the same Yaun-ti that look like snakey creatures?

 

Thanks for your input!

I've played a lot of party-based RPG:s and especially IWD2 a lot so I know what kind of characters I generally like and what works in that game, but that doesn't mean it works well in SoZ.
I'm a powergamer (#5 in this poll I made a year or so ago: http://www.sorcerers.net/forums/showthread.php?t=44858 ), so I don't mind complex multiclassing if I can use the races I want and avoid xp-penalties).

Some more specific questions:

Are survival or spot important (I heard something about a them working on the world map)? Do you need high ranks in them for them to make any difference?

Any more skills I really should have on at least one?

Will small numbers in the rogue skills help or do most locks and traps have really high DC? (In other words: should my backup-caster (with high ECL) start with a lvl of rogue for 4 ranks (+ int) in many rogue-skills or would those few skills not matter after a few lvls when locks become too difficult?)

Any great feats I should consider?

Are doomguard and stormlords any good in SoZ (they don't seem to differ much from regular priests so they should be quite powerful )?

 

Sorry, I should have been more specific that the Yuan-ti was the Bard/Ranger for Selune.

I didn't mean a Yuan-ti cleric of Sharess (that would be big background story to explain, possible but it would take a story). And yes Sharess is, though she is also a foe of Set (an evil snake type god elsewhere in the D&D story background of the Forgotten Realms) whose followers there follow a fight hard then party hard motto. Hence War Priest isn't actually out of character.


Mudde

I think Doomguides work just fine. One of the skills you may want to have is stealth (ranger or thief) so you can avoid some fights on the overhead map-if you feel like it. I tend not to thus I don't always do so but other people have mentioned it saves time at higher levels.


I think Yuan-ti abilities and attributes work well for a Ranger/Bard.

 

Some Update:

Haven't had much time to play but noticed at lvl 3 when I had to choose feat that Favored Souls can't turn undead and therefore can't become Doomguides (they can with mix-in classes but not as pure FS)
I usually never use turn undead but wanted a doomguide mostly because there aren't many fun divine prestige-classes and a high bab-class could also help giving him an extra attack.

So my new 2:nd character will be:
LE Yuan-ti FS ~16 / BG 2-3 / NWN 1-5 and maybe some later warpriest-lvls if i play modules until lvl 30 to gain BAB 26 and 9th lvl spells.

The other will be:
NE Dark elf Sorc 6+ / EK10 / ASoC 3 or 10 / BG 2-3
Will have some bluff for fights on the OM.

LN Gray Orc cleric 5+ / Stormlord 10 and after that some more cleric lvls and maybe something else as later as mix in (fighter/NWN/WP.)
Will have some survival (SL class skill) for fast speed on OM.

NE Geep Gnome Wizard (necromancer) 5+ / EK10 /PM1 or 7 and later on possibly some ASoC or fighter-type class.
Party crafter.