I also re-designed the end battle of the game with the various forms of the King of Shadows. There were a number of conditions in place that made the battle very hard to design and tune: all companions (sans traitors) were supposed to be present in the fight, the ritual abilities were supposed to be important in the battle, and the Silver Sword of Gith was supposed to be important in the battle. I think the final result was "okay" at balancing those elements.

I like party systems, but I prefer to keep the maximum number of party members low enough that a player can choose to "go solo" if he or she is skilled in the nerdly arts.