[silverdragon72]

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There are a few "only-TOEE" issues you should consider before building a party


1. crafting items weapons... - the most powerfull feats especially as you don't find many good items in TOEE... - so the best things you get are the items you craft yourself !!!

...and NPCs won't craft any items for you - so you have to do this with your PCs !!!


2. you are restricted to level 10 !


3. the 3.5 rules allow many new (powerfull) MC-combinations


4. You are limited to 5 PCs + 3 NPCs




So what do you really need ?



...at least two melee fighters (MCs recommended!!) who deals tons of damage - but you will find Elmo early in hommlet - he is one of the most usefull NPCs and a good melee fighter ! (but using two PC MC tanks and Elmo is definetly the most powerfull solution!)


...sad but true you will need one cleric (with law & good domains for crafting) - the cleric is a very mediocre class in TOEE (thanks to the level 10 cap) but absolutely necessary for healing and crafting - he is a passable melee fighter, if CHA is high he is very powerfull in turning undead (but there are only few undeads in TOEE), not the best spell selection (only level 5) and not enough feats for both - crafting and fighting - btw. you won't find a usefull NPC cleric !



...other good classes:


- sorcerer: most powerfull offense caster with the right feat and spell selection (level 10 recommended !)

- wizard: great combination with a sorc (support arcane caster) excellent for crafting and scribing scrolls - (you can also use burne after entering the temple - but he won't craft items for you and will loot scrolls)


if you only use 1 PC melee fighter and take Elmo instead - or you take Burne instead of a PC wizard you have one more free PC slot:


- druid: good allround PC - excellent crafter (use an elf druid !) with some good offense spells - but you will find the NPCs Meleny (early in the game - but with a flawed design) and Kella (powerfull, but little tricky to get - temple level 4) - if you take burne instead of a PC wizard you should give the druid the crafting feats !


- bard: also a good allround PC - you will find Zaxis only if you have a CG-alligned party !



what you don't need:


- ranger - absolutely scrappy in TOEE - better give a fighter the free ranger feats if you really want one !

- monk - great MC-mix-in for a melee fighter but SC (thanks to the level 10 cap) to weak...

- rogue - great MC-mix-in for a melee fighter but SC (thanks to the level 10 cap) to weak... (btw. you won't need the thief skills in TOEE)

- paladin - good MC-mix-in for a melee fighter but SC (thanks to the level 10 cap) but SC only for paladin-lovers !

- barb - SC not the worst melee-fighter but also not the best !



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