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Okay i have decided to play nwn2, as some of u might know. And after about a half a hour of thinking, i present you: My build

Okay okay dont get all exited, its yet to come, but here it is:

RACE:Aasimar
CLASSES:Cleric9/Shadowdancer10/Weapon Master7/Ranger4
WEAPON: Dual kukris(ye, who would have guessed when its about me??? )
DOMAINS:Tricery/Travel

And well, i cant say anything else before i make him, exept that he;ll be dex based close combatant with buffs... And hopefully he will kick ass

SOOOO WHAT DO YA THINK????

Seems like too much shadow dancer in my opinion.

I'd start by trading two levels for Ranger and getting an extra racial enemy and Imp. dual wielding for free. Personally I don't see alot of benifit past level 2 shadow dancer, but that is probably more personal taste than anything else.

WM requires feats

Sounds good.

I have not tried your build. But I must warn you - WM has a steep feats requirement. Expertise, WhirlWind, Dodge, Mobility and Weapon Focus.
The best class to take the WM is the fighter and Divine Champion because they recieve many bonus feats.

If you do with a cleric, you would not recieve bonus feats. Which means you either suc as a caster or can't meet the requirements as a WM. Also, I agree that SD you take only 1 level. Hide in plain sight is all that is good here.

I've gone through several builds - took a loooooooong time to get to Chapter 2. And realised that I've settled for a build that I can live with rather than the most powerful build. If I wanted power, I would have created 'Greatsword of Zeus' or something in the toolset.
In NWN2, it's easy to cheat. But you spoil your own game.

So, I suggest you do a little homework, get the game updated, forget the silly manual (especially on monks and warpriest) and go through the game with the char/build that you will enjoy. Let's not worry about what powerful char you will get.

Generally, you get many members in your party who will not multiclass. You can even puppet your PCs. You get everything from a Pally to Wiz. For that I chose to go with clerics and builds with 3 - 4 multiclasses. Morever, I also tend to start as a bard with 4 perform for the +1 hit, 1 blunt damage aura, access to longsword and decent skill points.
You will see the entire array of spells even when you play as a straight fighter, thank to your pcs, QARA, Elanee, Sand. Puppet them and you will enjoy seeing spectacular spells taking out entire mobs. You will also have ranged personnel and even a very irritating bard. So, it's up to you to explore.

Example, I choose to have a tanker, who tanks more than Khelgar. Presently, I enjoy taking the heat of the action [pause] switch to QARA, fire a fireball at my main char, switch back [unpause].

In higher difficulties and on some servers, your party member's spells will affect one another. So, you can't really say which build is better. It's which build you want in this OC. A RDD build can withstand any fireball, without the need to reflex save. The baddies get blasted, I stay happy and enjoy the game.

You will find Aasimar something of a challenge. You are always one level behind. Sure, you have +2 WIS and +2 Char.... that, IMO is only good for Pallies and Clerics. WIS is a dumb stat. Char is half a dumb stat. Humans are always strong. They have an extra feat and extra skill points. They do not suffer exp penalties. Very adaptable. I am careful about level adjustments. Sucky to realise you finish the game at level 19 instead of 20.

I think that is pretty much the big picture, isn't it?

I agree with sun_facer. The sheer amount of feats needed to become a Weapons Master makes haveing a fighter class a must. Or else, your character would be too diversified to deal with any opponent.

Well i have counted the feats and will get wm before level 20, so thats not really a problem. And nothing else good from sd? Isnt there shadow evade in nwn 2? That one is actually very good on higher levels in nwn1.

But do i get all the 2wep feats if i take 2 levels of ranger? Thats one big problem if not.....