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| PCs seek and then hire henchmen, who are owed a half share of treasure (by standard), as well as their equipment and upkeep paid for (but not [[training]]). In exchange for this, the henchman has some measure of loyalty to the individual PC (not the party!). | PCs seek and then hire henchmen, who are owed a half share of treasure (by standard), as well as their equipment and upkeep paid for (but not [[training]]). In exchange for this, the henchman has some measure of loyalty to the individual PC (not the party!). | ||
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| + | ===== Restrictions for multi-class PCs ===== | ||
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| + | Class restrictions are those most favorable to the PC. So a fighter/ | ||
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| + | ===== Costs ===== | ||
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| + | ==== Hiring ==== | ||
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| + | The 100 gp per level initial payment also applies to the extra gold to raise the base chance from 25% to 35%, 45%, or 55%. For example, the thresholds for a 2nd level character are 200 gp, 400 gp, 600 gp, 800 gp.((You can tell this is the case because a 5th level character would not really care about an extra 100 gp.)) | ||
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| + | ==== Upkeep ==== | ||
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| + | A henchman' | ||
| ===== Seeking henchmen ===== | ===== Seeking henchmen ===== | ||
| If a character desires to seek henchmen, their player should indicate as much to the DM at least 1 week before the desired session.< | If a character desires to seek henchmen, their player should indicate as much to the DM at least 1 week before the desired session.< | ||
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| + | ===== Offer of employment ===== | ||
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| + | Offer money accepted by a henchman goes out of the game. They retain magic items offered to them. They do not start with any money and must be fully furnished by their employer, with the exclusion of those magic items. | ||
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| + | The rules on DMG 35 say that magic arrows are counted in groups of 5, but don't list groupings for other [[ammunition]] types. Here they are, extrapolated from their XP value: | ||
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| + | ^ Type ^ Grouping | ||
| + | | Arrows | ||
| + | | Bolts | 5 | | ||
| + | | Bullet, sling | 5 | | ||
| + | | Dart | 3 | | ||
| ===== Control of henchmen ===== | ===== Control of henchmen ===== | ||
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| Remember that henchmen are in a way a roleplaying challenge. Players should challenge themselves to play these characters as separate characters. How does the PC and henchman feel about each other? Maybe they will really strike it up, or maybe they will often differ. Having a PC differ from their henchman in action or opinion on occasion is a hallmark of good play. | Remember that henchmen are in a way a roleplaying challenge. Players should challenge themselves to play these characters as separate characters. How does the PC and henchman feel about each other? Maybe they will really strike it up, or maybe they will often differ. Having a PC differ from their henchman in action or opinion on occasion is a hallmark of good play. | ||
| - | ===== Costs ===== | + | ===== Operating independently |
| - | A henchman' | + | Henchmen can adventure without their master, |
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| + | * They are still subject to the 50% reduction of all earned experience. (The players can choose to provide the henchman | ||
| + | * They are still subject to loyalty and morale checks. | ||
| ===== XP earned ===== | ===== XP earned ===== | ||
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| For example, if a henchman is being provided with the standard half share of treasure, they will get that half share of treasure and a full share of combat XP. That number will be totaled, and then the 50% penalty will be applied before the total is recorded. So in this example, the henchman would end up with a quarter of the treasure XP of a PC, and half the combat XP (assuming all treasure shares are equal in value). | For example, if a henchman is being provided with the standard half share of treasure, they will get that half share of treasure and a full share of combat XP. That number will be totaled, and then the 50% penalty will be applied before the total is recorded. So in this example, the henchman would end up with a quarter of the treasure XP of a PC, and half the combat XP (assuming all treasure shares are equal in value). | ||
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| + | ===== Death ===== | ||
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| + | See [[Death]] for special henchmen rules concerning death. | ||
| ===== Generating henchmen ===== | ===== Generating henchmen ===== | ||
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| - Determine any additional classes for non-humans as per the text on DMG 35. Do NOT grant ability score bonuses for these additional classes.((Adding two or three sets of bonuses would create characters with scores too high, and the rules on DMG 35 suggest that this process comes //after// ability score determination.)) | - Determine any additional classes for non-humans as per the text on DMG 35. Do NOT grant ability score bonuses for these additional classes.((Adding two or three sets of bonuses would create characters with scores too high, and the rules on DMG 35 suggest that this process comes //after// ability score determination.)) | ||
| - Modify the results further as per the table on DMG 100 (multi-class characters receive all bonuses). | - Modify the results further as per the table on DMG 100 (multi-class characters receive all bonuses). | ||
| - | - **Determine alignment.** DMG 100. If the settlement in which henchmen are being hired tends toward a particular alignment, use an [[override die]] to produce a 2-in-6 chance of replacing the rolled alignment with the tended alignment of the location. ((Remember that even though a settlement might tend toward a certain alignment behavior, classed characters have a special relationship with alignment and will vary more widely. Also, prospective henchmen often may have traveled from elsewhere. On the flip side, henchmen may seek employment in a settlement that suits their desired alignment. So 2-in-6 feels appropriate.)) | + | - **Determine alignment.** DMG 100. Re-roll any alignment which is illegal for the class(es) which have been determined.((If instead, |
| - **Determine personality.** DMG 100-101. Do not roll age, since that will be determined in the usual way. ((DMG XX)) Use any combination of the tables on these pages you desire, and freely invent your own quirks. Don't go overboard; remember that the player will be roleplaying this character, and it's best to give them a chance to develop it in an interesting way. Just a sentence or two to spark the imagination is all you need. | - **Determine personality.** DMG 100-101. Do not roll age, since that will be determined in the usual way. ((DMG XX)) Use any combination of the tables on these pages you desire, and freely invent your own quirks. Don't go overboard; remember that the player will be roleplaying this character, and it's best to give them a chance to develop it in an interesting way. Just a sentence or two to spark the imagination is all you need. | ||
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| Once the player has been given the full list, allow one in-world week for their character to decide on hiring before you apply a weekly 50% roll for each prospective henchman, failure indicating they depart (or be hired by someone else).< | Once the player has been given the full list, allow one in-world week for their character to decide on hiring before you apply a weekly 50% roll for each prospective henchman, failure indicating they depart (or be hired by someone else).< | ||
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| ==== Class table ==== | ==== Class table ==== | ||
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