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right, i was gonna do a load more quests b4 brynlaw island. shall i drop yoshimo to do these quests and then get him back afterwards?
my party (not including yoshimo)
me fighter 20
me cavalier 11
me fighter thief 9/11
jaheira fighter druid 12/13
aerie mage cleric 13/12

won't work, if you see him he just dies
if you've taken him this far you mine as well take him and get the xp

Go for it. Your 'permanent' members will get more EXP. When you are ready to leave, go find him again. Good idea [img]smile.gif[/img]

Yoshimo need not die in Chapter 6 :D The trick consists in stoning Yoshimo somewhere outside CC and un-stoning him after returning from the Underdark. The question is whether it is worth it. Yoshimo will be awfully weak in Chapter 6 because he has lost all XP from the Asylum and the Underdark.
Therefore, do not hire Yoshimo at all [img]smile.gif[/img] Decline him to join in the Irenicus Dungeon. He is a temporary member of your party whom you will lose soon or who becomes a weak link in your party in the end. He is a pure XP eater.

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Maxing experience. What if you pick him up just before sailing off with Saemon? He would be with you for only the fight with the 3 vampires upon arrival and with you for whatever small pursuits there are on Brynlaw before the Assylum. Then he betrays you and leaves party. You get his heart to return for experience. I haven't tried it. How much experience do you get for returning his heart to his temple? It may be possible to come out ahead. Are the assassins any harder or easier without Yoshimo after the fight with JI.