Hirelings

A “hireling” is any NPC in the adven-
turers’ employ. The GM controls
hirelings; the players can give any
orders they like, but the GM decides
how they are followed!
A hireling provides an excellent way
to add muscle or special talents to a
party without introducing more PCs. A
party may have any number of
hirelings, but the GM should keep the
number of important “personality”
hirelings down to two or three at a time.
The GM can manage any number of
generic swordsmen – but keeping up
with an important hireling, whose per-
sonality and character sheet are as
detailed as any PC’s, is challenging.