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<blockquote data-quote="kigmatzomat" data-source="post: 9462779" data-attributes="member: 9254">Henchmen occupy all of page 151 and half of page 152 In my copy of the 2e dmg.&nbsp;&nbsp; Several paragraphs of it is a conversation where a player has their henchman volunteer to be a troll's dinner.The 2e phb says &quot;Henchmen can come from any source. Most often they are at first mere hirelings or followers. ....There is no clear line an NPC must cross to make the transition from hireling to henchman.&quot;The phb implies that's for dead henchmen but doesn't say it explicitly.&nbsp; I'm not sure how &quot;he taught me all he could&quot; is cause to not attract more allies.There's also some conflict between phb &amp; dmg on what happens if they meet or exceed the pc.&nbsp; Phb: &quot;Should he ever equal or surpass the PC's level, the henchman leaves forever&quot;Dmg: &quot;if a henchman reaches an equal level, he will depart.... and set out on his own. This doesn’t mean he disappears forever. ....They can show up as an NPC, and can still be considered a friend of the PC&quot;They earned half the xp of PCs, but with 2e class based levels, a rogue level is half the xp of a wizard.&nbsp; Factor in multi/dual classed characters and even earning half xp they could outpace some PCs.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kigmatzomat, post: 9462779, member: 9254"] Henchmen occupy all of page 151 and half of page 152 In my copy of the 2e dmg. Several paragraphs of it is a conversation where a player has their henchman volunteer to be a troll's dinner. The 2e phb says "Henchmen can come from any source. Most often they are at first mere hirelings or followers. ....There is no clear line an NPC must cross to make the transition from hireling to henchman." The phb implies that's for dead henchmen but doesn't say it explicitly. I'm not sure how "he taught me all he could" is cause to not attract more allies. There's also some conflict between phb & dmg on what happens if they meet or exceed the pc. Phb: "Should he ever equal or surpass the PC's level, the henchman leaves forever" Dmg: "if a henchman reaches an equal level, he will depart.... and set out on his own. This doesn’t mean he disappears forever. ....They can show up as an NPC, and can still be considered a friend of the PC" They earned half the xp of PCs, but with 2e class based levels, a rogue level is half the xp of a wizard. Factor in multi/dual classed characters and even earning half xp they could outpace some PCs. [/QUOTE]

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