Unfortunately Yoshimo was the pick of the bunch. I hear Jan can get to be quite good if you get him early and develop him, except he's multiclass and will not level up as quickly as a pure thief. Then comes Imoen, then Nalia. It basically comes down to logical plot vs. maximum efficiency. Logically you would take Yoshi, he would betray you, hence providing you with a convenient spot to pick up Imoen. 2nd time around you would probably play for max efficiency and not pick up Yoshi, but you would then be faced with the dilemma of a *somewhat* unrealistic situation of making Imoen find her way back to Athkatla by herself or by developing an alternate NPC and then leaving them behind in Athkatla so you don't lose them forever in picking up Imoen. Decision trees, decision trees...
I'm 99.9% sure that you can only backstab with weapons like longswords, shortswords and daggers. 2H swords, being six feet long, would be too unwieldy to backstab with. Maybe you were just doing lots of damage anyway Double check it, next time you attack from behind with the Sword of Chaos check the combat script to see if they attributed the multiplier to you. I'd love to be proven wrong.
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