[Cerek the Barbaric]

Just want to say I'm enjoying the different perspectives from all the players. I think it's safe to say that ALL of the NPC's have redeeming qualities if used properly. Some have more obvious advantages than others, but any of them would make a good addition to your party.

I've only played all the way through BGII once so far. The NPC's that stayed with me were Minsc, Keldorn, Jaheira and Imoen. I used Aerie and Nalia both briefly and tried Jan out too. He was very helpful, but I dumped him once I got Imoen.

I personally like Yoshimo for his traps. Other thieves are good, but Bounty Hunters get Special Snares from Day One and those come in very handy. He also made a great "tag team" partner with my assassin. We would both HiS and then get on opposite sides of an enemy. Whoever was behind the enemy would Backstab them. When they turned to attack, the other character would Backstab them. When they turned to attack that character, the first character would HiS again and Backstab again, etc etc. Enemies died very quickly with this tactic.