This exploit might be closed now in EasyTutu; better check Macready's logs
the old exploit does not work.
recreating the various characters via gatekeeper and multi-player would be a viable option if not for my natural laziness.
as an aside, the absence of dialogues for the candlekeep npcs is not really a drawback considering how little dialogue most of the joinable bg1 npcs had, and recognizing that the dialogues that were included were pretty atrocious.
"If you're using the Improved Multi-Player Kick-out Dialogues component of BG2 Tweaks, you will have the opportunity to recruit them at the FAI."
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fai no doubt = Frendly Arms Inn, but the rest of the above went right over my head. "improved multi-player kick-out dialogues"?
dts