| For my first run through I used a paladin, ranger (who added rogue a bit later after I got tired of opening chests by smashing them and losing the xp for the rogue by picking the lock and finding/removing traps), mage, and cleric. When I added Jariel the party was really deadly with 2 mages. Didn't have a single death. Casting invisibility on someone and having them do advance scouting (enabling you to better prepare) keeps most deadly encounters from overwhelming you especially in the early stages when the mages are most vulnerable. I used a couple of different NPC's for the sixth character but think I finished with Emmeric. The sixth character is more a matter of personal taste.
But I do recommend starting with 2 fighter types for sure because of the large number of encounters with multiple bad guys.
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