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<blockquote data-quote="Simon Atavax" data-source="post: 4536688" data-attributes="member: 59171">Heh heh.&nbsp; That is probably the main &quot;cultural shift&quot; I'm getting used to with 1e--the assumption (and importance) that PCs will be hiring mercenaries, bearers, pack handlers, and so on.&nbsp; &nbsp;It really makes Charisma a surprisingly important attribute.&nbsp; The distinction between an 8 CHA and a 16 is FIVE frickin' henchmen (i.e. with CHA 8 you can have a maximum of 3; with a CHA 15 you can have a maximum of 8).&nbsp; Plus, once you get into 15/16 territory for CHA, the reaction adjustment (for morale checks, etc.) gets some pretty significant bonuses: +25% (!) for a 16, for instance.&nbsp;OTOH, a PC, even a butt-ugly moron with a CHA of 5, can always hire hirelings . . . as long as they can afford to pay. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />&nbsp; But unlike with henchmen, don't expect a shred of LOYALTY. &nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Henchmen, whether male or female, are greatly desired by the discerning players, for they usually spell the difference between failure and success in the long term view. . . .&quot; (Gygax, DMG, 34)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Simon Atavax, post: 4536688, member: 59171"] Heh heh. That is probably the main "cultural shift" I'm getting used to with 1e--the assumption (and importance) that PCs will be hiring mercenaries, bearers, pack handlers, and so on. It really makes Charisma a surprisingly important attribute. The distinction between an 8 CHA and a 16 is FIVE frickin' henchmen (i.e. with CHA 8 you can have a maximum of 3; with a CHA 15 you can have a maximum of 8). Plus, once you get into 15/16 territory for CHA, the reaction adjustment (for morale checks, etc.) gets some pretty significant bonuses: +25% (!) for a 16, for instance. OTOH, a PC, even a butt-ugly moron with a CHA of 5, can always hire hirelings . . . as long as they can afford to pay. ;) But unlike with henchmen, don't expect a shred of LOYALTY. "Henchmen, whether male or female, are greatly desired by the discerning players, for they usually spell the difference between failure and success in the long term view. . . ." (Gygax, DMG, 34) [/QUOTE]

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