Well, I'm always trying to determine on a fixed set even before I start to play (well, apart from the first time obviously when I didn't know what NPCs to expect), thus being able to make a character to balance the other 5 out. Since there are 15 NPCs, this makes for 3 totally different rounds of play. Also, since the interactions between the NPCs are so complex, switching them around a little will make for even more variations. I occasionally pick one outsider up (Nalia, Korgan, Valygar) to be able to make their side quests, but I always ditch them later and go back to my original plan. The characters can go further in their scripts if you keep them a long time, you will grow to like them more and learn about their strength and weaknessessessesssseseses compared to the rest of the group, and, of course, they get more xp. So, if I wanna play with Imoen, I try to go to the Asylum as fast as it's possible, to make sure she doesn't miss too much.
A master at stating the obvious, aint I?
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