GB: How many NPCs capable of joining the player's party do you plan on implementing into the game? If a player decides to add an NPC, but the party is already full, can you replace one of your party members and send them back to Hommlet to wait for you?

Tim: We have over 30 different NPC's that join the party for different reasons, not counting animal companions and summoned/animated/charmed creatures. You are limited to three NPC followers at one time, and many will object to you ejecting them from the party in the middle of a dungeon. You will need to take them back to the surface or a nearby village, and they will eventually find their own way back home.