I think the "AP loss means followers go down" idea isn't fixed in stone in the book, IIRC. It doesn't always make sense anyway (in a dance competition, or an argument or something). Also, I tend to shy away from the idea that AP lets you get mechanical advantages like taking away an ability or somesuch.
Otherwise, what is the use of an unrelated action?
Also, just in the simple fighting case, if your scholar has a warrior bodyguard follower and there is a fight scene and the scholar is using the warrior's ability, it may make more sense sometimes for the scholar to go down and the warrior fight over the fallen body of her master than for the warrior to go down and the scholar fight on.
LC
On March 13, 2007 04:21 pm, Mandacaru wrote:
> Actually, this is an area where I think it ould be interesting to have
> the hero go down (excuse my French) but the follower remain standing
> in an extended contest. I never feel particularly happy when a
> follower gets knocked out, because they are often interesting
> characters. The follower saving the hero is an interesting situation
> too and I think a very common occurrence in fiction.
>
> (The monkey sidekick ability, Save the Day at the Very Last Moment,
> comes to mind.)
>
> Sam.
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