Quote Originally Posted by Anonymouswizard View Post
Yeah, the biggest class tiering elements are 1) does this class have Diplomacy as a class skill, and 2) does this class fill a particular niche. NWN2 just adds in some parts that benefit from having ranks in Perform as well, making Bards a little bit better than normal, and makes Resting easy enough that having a dedicated healer isn't essential.

Although thinking about it, I might restart and do a Bard/Swashbuckler build, dropping Pickpocket and the like and just focusing on keeping Bluff, Diplomacy, and Perform at max.
My NWN2 version tends to be Bard 7 (to get the Regeneration aura)/ Dragon Disciple.