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<blockquote data-quote="FormerlyHemlock" data-source="post: 6656937" data-attributes="member: 6787650">The following is a long way of saying &quot;I agree, and...&quot;It works even better if you buy actual hirelings and not just advantage.The second time I played a 5E adventure we (8th level group) ran up against a group of hobgoblins whom my companions immediately attacked. My immediate reaction after the battle, &quot;Wow! those guys hit really hard! Instead of fighting them, we should have hired them.&quot; My early 5E theory crafting therefore centered on poring through the books looking at spells like Sending and Transport Via Plants, looking for ways to drop a hobgoblin bomb on a drow war party for the price of two transport spells, ten minutes of team, and half of the spoils. (If I were a hobgoblin squad leader, I'd accept that deal!)I've since found other ways than minions to destroy higher-CR foes, but that early impression of the strength of minions has stayed with me and continues to inform my PCs' approach. One reason my players' PCs have advanced rapidly in level is that I have no fear of throwing gigantic challenges at them because I know from my own experience that 5E characters have the tools to overcome gigantic challenges. Wealth is one of those tools.Wealth in 5E is extremely useful in many ways.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FormerlyHemlock, post: 6656937, member: 6787650"] The following is a long way of saying "I agree, and..." It works even better if you buy actual hirelings and not just advantage. The second time I played a 5E adventure we (8th level group) ran up against a group of hobgoblins whom my companions immediately attacked. My immediate reaction after the battle, "Wow! those guys hit really hard! Instead of fighting them, we should have hired them." My early 5E theory crafting therefore centered on poring through the books looking at spells like Sending and Transport Via Plants, looking for ways to drop a hobgoblin bomb on a drow war party for the price of two transport spells, ten minutes of team, and half of the spoils. (If I were a hobgoblin squad leader, I'd accept that deal!) I've since found other ways than minions to destroy higher-CR foes, but that early impression of the strength of minions has stayed with me and continues to inform my PCs' approach. One reason my players' PCs have advanced rapidly in level is that I have no fear of throwing gigantic challenges at them because I know from my own experience that 5E characters have the tools to overcome gigantic challenges. Wealth is one of those tools. Wealth in 5E is extremely useful in many ways. [/QUOTE]

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