[baileyatbrats]

But, what about the role-play?

Granted: In a hack and slash game like IWD you want some firepower, but there's more the to game than that. The fun part is winning the game while overcoming your characters' shortcomings.

The character you find useless and frustrating eventually becomes a good character. In the mean time you can use him as cannon fodder when you get mad. Also the other characters will get to practice their skills like "heal" and spells like "raise dead" with a cleric/sorcerer around. When that character can smite demons, turn undead, ice fire salamanders and fire ice salamanders later, it will be worth it.

You can probably waltz through the game with 4 Half-Orc Paladins, a drow mage and a rogue of any race. But will that be fun? Probably.

Any way. Multi class away. I say - again. (If you die, then follow some better advise.)