question about followers

From: Douglas Seay <douglas.seay_at_...>
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 16:13:18 -0400


As I understand it, the typical use of a follower is to add APs to the current extended contest. This is simply adding the relavent skill to the pool and going on. No "loaning AP" rolls, right?

But what if the follower wishes to do something else that is not part of the contest? I saw that there is a flat 3AP penality. I guess this means that since the follower is doing something else, he can't be as dedicated to the primary contest. OK, this doesn't bother me. If your warrior/17 follower is changing weapons, he isn't fullly in the fight. But what if the follower was not involved in the main contest? I'm thinking of a pacifist who doesn't fight. During combat, is there still a penality for the pacifist to go get help? I wouldn't think so, but I'd like to hear what others think.

My gaming history doesn't have many of these followers/henchmen thingies, so I'm still wraping my mind around them.

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Douglas Seay			Marconi Communications - RTP, NC, USA
douglas.seay_at_...	iFLX development

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