Breaking the game with hirelings [Archive] - Wizards Community

Breaking the game with hirelings [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Khelvaster
11-06-04, 10:53 PM Suppose you are a level 10 bard who used point buy so got 18 base cha, +2 level-up enhancements, +8 cloak of charisma, for a total of 28 cha, and the leadership feat. Suppose further you have a monk in your party with VoP. You have now about 50k gold to spare on hirelings with your and your monk's gold. I don't have the DMG with me right now, so somebody tell me how many 1st level commoner cohorts and hirelings you can get. Balance the number of hirelings and cohorts with the number of alchemists fire flasks you can buy with the remaining money. For 25 gp a flask this seems like a surefire way to get through dungeons efforlessly.
Lord Pendragon
11-07-04, 02:35 AM 2 points.

1. A +8 Cloak of Charisma is an Epic-level item, and prohibitively expensive for a 10th-level character.

2. When your fellow party member takes the VoP, (I believe) he still collects his portion of the treasure. He just has to give it away. The party does not get to keep his portion and split it amongst themselves for added wealth.
MetalGemini
11-07-04, 11:52 AM I'll second Lord Pendragon on both those points.

I'll expand a little further. I wouldn't plan on taking 1st level commoner followers into a dungeon with level 10 characters. If they die, your Leadership score starts dropping. Eventually, they will all be dead and your Leadership score will be worthless. Just get a few and have them make you magic items while you're out adventuring.

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Khelvaster 11-06-04, 10:53 PM	Suppose you are a level 10 bard who used point buy so got 18 base cha, +2 level-up enhancements, +8 cloak of charisma, for a total of 28 cha, and the leadership feat. Suppose further you have a monk in your party with VoP. You have now about 50k gold to spare on hirelings with your and your monk's gold. I don't have the DMG with me right now, so somebody tell me how many 1st level commoner cohorts and hirelings you can get. Balance the number of hirelings and cohorts with the number of alchemists fire flasks you can buy with the remaining money. For 25 gp a flask this seems like a surefire way to get through dungeons efforlessly.
Lord Pendragon 11-07-04, 02:35 AM	2 points. 1. A +8 Cloak of Charisma is an Epic-level item, and prohibitively expensive for a 10th-level character. 2. When your fellow party member takes the VoP, (I believe) he still collects his portion of the treasure. He just has to give it away. The party does not get to keep his portion and split it amongst themselves for added wealth.
MetalGemini 11-07-04, 11:52 AM	I'll second Lord Pendragon on both those points. I'll expand a little further. I wouldn't plan on taking 1st level commoner followers into a dungeon with level 10 characters. If they die, your Leadership score starts dropping. Eventually, they will all be dead and your Leadership score will be worthless. Just get a few and have them make you magic items while you're out adventuring.