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Part VI: How to Play Dungeons and Dragons (Remastered!) - Optimize Your Adventure Party; The Power of Followers and NPCs
Season 4
Episode 1
Published 2 years, 3 months ago
Description
If you're playing a tabletop roleplaying game, you know the importance of having a party of characters - the adventuring party. But beyond the characters who are the primary focus of play, there are other followers, hirelings, minions, pets, and sidekicks that can bring even more flavor to your game. In this blog post, we'll explore what cohorts, followers, hirelings, minions, pets, and sidekicks are, and how to make sure they work with your game. So gather your party and let's begin!
Special thanks to @webJWF for this week's question of the week.
MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE
- Articles on RPGBOT.net
- DnD 5e
- Pathfinder 1st Edition
- Pathfinder 2nd Edition
- DnD 3.x
- DnD 5e
- Dungeon Master's Guide (affiliate link) – Overrun is detailed on page 272 under the "Action Options" section
- Essentials Kit (affiliate link)
- Player's Handbook (affiliate link)
- Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (
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