nope untill I dedicated 1 slot for persuaion the guy did not want to join no matter waht. 1st time I finished the game with 0 persuaion and sogg remained in the bar since he never wanted to join
I'm telling you, it's 9 charisma and that's it. I've started this game over a billion times, and recruited Sogg for half of them.
All you need is a charisma 9 to get him. Most players start with 8 that early in the game thus can't get him.
i. I dont get it, what's the big deal, he is not such a good npc! by the way how many npc there is in whole arcanum?
I wish I could have got here before all this. To answer all your questions. Arbalah will give you 15 points in your reaction modifier (see my walkthrough). You need only a Charisma of 9 in order for Sogg to join you. He will leave you if you let him wait for 2 hours without any bottle of wine. This is override by persuasion. Sogg is a great melee character for starters so you need him. There are 30 followers all in all. Mixed with quest-related followers. Go to my website for the complete listing.