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henchmen [2024-11-20 04:47] – [Offer of employment] Offer money goes out of the game poemshenchmen [2025-03-24 00:28] (current) – [Operating independently] dmg 38 footnote poems
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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.
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 +===== Operating independently =====
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 +Henchmen can adventure without their master,((DMG 38, "As characters acquire henchmen...")) however:
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 +  * They are still subject to the 50% reduction of all earned experience. (The players can choose to provide the henchman with a larger-than-usual share of the treasure to compensate for this, but that decision is totally within the purview of the adventurers.)
 +  * They are still subject to loyalty and morale checks.
  
 ===== XP earned ===== ===== XP earned =====
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