Everything About Hirelings I've Been Afraid to Ask.

[Nobunga]

Ok, Thank you.

To sum up, ALL Hirelings can be sacrificed to escape a monster. NOT all Hirelings can be given items.

What has caused my confusion is that I've played so many sets and I got mixed up which was a general Munchkin Rule, which were specific set rules, and which were individual card rules.

Few Examples for my edification:
The Rides of Nightmare Before Christmas cannot be given items (though that set has a plethora of Ride Enhancers).
The Allies of Axe Cop also can't be given items, though there exists the Cat Suit cards which specifically says you can put it on an ally.
And only the Mooks from Munchkin Fu can be given Monster Enhancers.