When I plow through my backlog,
I say that all the time too….
I think we actually mean "if" we plow through it.
When I plow through my backlog,
You'll meet a guy at the entrance of Arnika that will join the party. You can actually do his quests without hiring him, but he'll act all sorts of pissed if you do. You'll pretty much have to recruit another RPC for a short time. You'll have an option around the 3/4 point to recruit 2 others for a bit to complete a quest or two. There are a few other RPCs running around, but they don't really offer anything.Thanks guys. My fighter will take all the best armor then regardless of weight, ranger will have to stay light even though she could wear medium armor. Regarding additional party members — I was considering to recruit NPCs only temporarily to help them with quests, if there are any of those, otherwise I'll stick to my little dream team.
The Arnika-Trynton road got one hell of a lot tougher overnight, sneaking back to Arnika was a constant adrenaline rush with groups of big bad … I don't remember what they were called, all around. Guess my party's average level increased from 8 to 9 when the second member reached 9 in the trunk, either that or the road is generally more difficult during the night.