Potion of Cowardice

[MunchkinMan]

You can't avoid the Potion of Cowardice by using a Sidekick (or Hireling or Mook or Minion), but you can use a Sidekick to escape from the Monster(s) since that is part of running away. In other words, Potion of Cowardice creates a situation where you must now Run Away (i.e, it's an instant loss). To Run Away, you must roll one die per Monster and get a 5 or a 6 to avoid the Bad Stuff for that Monster or you may discard your Hireling/Sidekick/Mook/Minion and avoid rolling for all the Monsters and suffer no Bad Stuff (other than losing your Hireling). In other, other words, your friend is mistaken about what a Hireling/Sidekick/Mook/Minion does or when it can be used. It is part of Running Away, not instead of.