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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 6269544" data-attributes="member: 20323">I played the rogue in 1e, so I'm pretty sure I *was* the henchman... [MENTION=3586]MerricB[/MENTION]I have run lots of henchmen and hirelings in 4e, entirely dependent on when the story context & player choices called for it. For henchmen I used NPC stats on the DM's side, for hirelings I used simplified minion stats on the player's side.Prince joined party for an adventure in which his peace mission was at risk.Two youth - a bastard heir and a sorceress - joined party until escorted to sanctuary.Suspicious wizard joined party to explore ruins.Unit of elven archers rescued from monster served elven PC for a mass combat.Actually, my last campaign finale had the players calling on allies they'd made over the course of the campaign to assist in mass combat. I treated these as minion-summons, and as really potent encounter powers any PC could call upon, such as Gnomish Trebuchets or Ritual Casting Support.</blockquote>