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Thanks for your responses. My style is to try to create a balanced party of tanks and magic users. I need a thief for detrapping and lockpicking (don't pickpocket - much

). Looking at my stable of characters I am inclined to dump Yoshi if I have Jan for the thieving abilities. Plus Jan is a mage too! That leaves one spare slot for whichever NPC's quest I will be taking on.
You're right about Jaheira - her AC is the best in my party, at -6!

Minsc follows at -1. The only problem is I'm not too impressed by her melee abilities - maybe I haven't been equipping her with the right weapons. I just got her the one-handed staff that looks like a mace (can't remember what it's called). Prior to that she was wielding a scimitar +1. Plus she just levelled up and had one skill point which I put into quarterstaffs (she's speciliased in it now), so I guess I'll wait & see.
BTW, what's H22A1??
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