| Well, that depends. What alignments did you play in your previous games?
There are some people out there who only play good, so if you are one of those I would definitely recommend playing evil alignment this time. Same goes for the other way around.
Apart from that it's quite difficult, since you already played almost every branch of classes, so to speak. Maybe you'd like to try some kind of powergaming combo this time.
Here are some possibilities:
Dual-Class:
Ranger(13)/Cleric or if you don't have ToB installed Ranger(9)/Cleric
Kensai(13)/Mage // Kensai(9)/Mage
Kensai(13)/Thief // Kensai(9)/Thief
Multi-Class:
Fighter/Mage
Fighter/Thief
Ranger/Cleric
Those characters will not necessarily give you a whole new feeling of gameplay or role-playing, but you'll certainly experience a whole new level of power once you get to the higher levels. All of the combos I posted are capable of becoming extremely powerful, and all of them are capable of soloing SoA + ToB. Which leads to my next point.
Have you ever tried soloing the game?
Personally I have to admit that I prefer playing with a party, because of all the interaction between the party members, romance, etc. But you should have soloed the game at least once.
It can be really fun to figure out strategies to beat all the different kinds of bosses and encounters especially with one of the less powerful of the combos mentioned above, like fighter/thief for example.
Hope this helps a bit, though I'd need more specifics on your previous games to give you better advice.
So long,
Sol  |