Friends, Hirelings, and Side-Kicks

benz72 · 12-28-2022, 04:35 PM

They were there the whole time... the camera just wasn't on them until it needed to be. They don't get summoned or anything.

To make leadership relevant and still allow Player control of NPCs you could limit options based on the degree of success if you wanted to.
E.g. for Leadership roll:
Crit success, all combat options available to NPCs, NPCs can contribute ideas
Success, all combat options except AoA available to NPCs
Fail, Defensive attack is most aggressive option, each NPC spends 1d6-1 turns taking the Do Nothing maneuver while questioning orders
Crit Fail, NPCs refuse to fight, may flee

Adjust results to taste.

12-28-2022, 04:35 PM	#7
benz72 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chagrin Falls	Re: Friends, Hirelings, and Side-Kicks They were there the whole time... the camera just wasn't on them until it needed to be. They don't get summoned or anything. To make leadership relevant and still allow Player control of NPCs you could limit options based on the degree of success if you wanted to. E.g. for Leadership roll: Crit success, all combat options available to NPCs, NPCs can contribute ideas Success, all combat options except AoA available to NPCs Fail, Defensive attack is most aggressive option, each NPC spends 1d6-1 turns taking the Do Nothing maneuver while questioning orders Crit Fail, NPCs refuse to fight, may flee Adjust results to taste. __________________ Benundefined Life has a funny way of making sure you decide to leave the party just a few minutes too late to avoid trouble.