Err...yea this may sound noobish but...
How can you get an NPC to become a party member? (No decision branch required, so plz dont say that its needed >_>)
To create a party member, go to the hero tab in the database. Increase the array size by one and configure your hero in the new slot at the bottom.
To add the party member somewhere in the game, make an event with the "change party" event command from the first page in the event commands.
To change your starting party members go to the system tab in the database and change the "starting party"
Yeah so build the NPC as a hero and just add it as per normal
If you don't want then controlled by the player in battle find and tick the computer control option, oh and lock equipment
Or if you want them as a party member but not on the "party" have a message displayed saying "NPC joined the party" or something and turn on a switch to symbolise this. so any events that react to the NPC on the party only have to look for to switch being on, rather the NPC on party, as the previous method
thx 4 the tip, there's another noob problem in my other topic above this one ^^;