| The whole planning concept kind of falls apart in IWD as you can reach level 30 in each class, (if you have HoW installed).
The bard can handle himself (or herself) just fine, especially in melee. There are enough buffs that the class can cast to make it better than a fighter, including Tensor's Transformation.
I suggest a Ranger/Cleric multiclass as well as a Mage/Cleric multiclass.
Because HoW carries a level cap instead of an experience cap, the only class to which you should really dual class from or to is the fighter, as all multiclass fighters can only put two slots in any given weapon whereas a normal fighter can put up to five.
I'd go like this:
Bard (could be replaced by the Fighter/Mage/Thief which CAN reach level 30 in all classes)
Ranger/Cleric (gets Cleric AND Druid spells, as well as a higher THAC0 and a bonus attack per round)
Fighter/Thief dual class
Fighter/Mage dual class OR Thief/Mage multiclass.
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