[Crenshinibon]

No offense meant, but I think it's just your playstyle because in my book (and in accordance with my playstyle) Aerie is either the first or second most powerful NPC. As for any cleric, they CAN fight, you just have to buff them.

I think that Doom isn't worth a spell slot and that Armor of Faith is simply amazing. Draw Upon Holy Might can give you a quick boost of stats (as well as THAC0 and any skills you might have if part thief). Animate Dead as well as Holy Smite/Unholy Blight are both great spells that are useful throughout the game. Then, to give you that fighting edge, we have Holy Power, Champion's Strength and Righteous Magic (this gives us a THAC0 that's better than that of a fighter). If you're part ranger, you get Iron Skins, which makes you even more of a tank with your good AC and damage resistance. Looking at level six spells we have Heal, which is self explanatory, Wondrous Recall, which lets you cast your spells more (in the case of a pure cleric or a cleric/mage combination) and of course, my favorite priest spell, Harm. This reduces anyone it hits a single hit point. Needless to say, it's very powerful - however, I beliueve that it should only be used as a Kensai/Cleric or in combination with Critical Strike. I'd get level seven spells after all for the Regeneration and perhaps the Aura of Flaming Death, for that extra AC boost. Regeneration, coupled with your resistance, lets you tank as almost as much damage as a mage could (and that's

Now, not killing undead with Turn Undead CAN be viewed as a disadvantage, but keep in mind that you can control undead too. Use this in combination with a low intelligence Limited Wish. That gives you a bunch of Vampire minions. Most powerful summon spell right there.

Since you're choosing a Priest of Helm, your primary weapon shouldn't matter as much, but would be best if it were the Flail of Ages as it's useful for most cases. Off hand you want Defender of Easthaven. Crom Fayer's strength boost is meaningless for a cleric and is wasted on you. Consider giving it to someone that will be on the front lines a lot or even a low strength thief.