No. The effects the followers have (AP, penalty reductions) are independent of whether they are in the finest armor or naked.
> > Hope this helps,
>
> All the responses suggest that the gains in combat terms should be
> balanced very much in story terms - well treated followers are
> cheaper to run - badly treated followers might not follow you into
> battle and eventually not at all. This might be reflected by
> allowing less wealth increases (shared out) and perhaps Hero Point
> penalties for not acting true to your culture.
>
> I thought however that followers advanced automatically as the Hero
> did. I'll have to look at that again.
They do. You do not need to spend HP to increase the capabilities of your followers. (Of course, a Narrator ios free to impose further conditions on followers in rules, as opposed to story, terms).
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