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> "for Pendragon was to have the players play each others' squires. "
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> Another great idea that I'm pretty sure was coined in Ars Magica. It works!
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> P.S. to Jeff: I don't recall there being actual RULES for followers in any
> game before the first ed. of Ars. I didn't play HEROES and don't know it's
> date of first release, so that is possible as I'd think that 'side-kicks'
> would be very similar.
Henchmen in D&D and AD&D from '78-'79 is the first reference I can find. Champions 1st ed came out in '81 or so (according to my very dog-eared copy).
Just went through the library and that's the earliest reference I coudl find. But I admit I did like how Ars Magica handled it -- NOT as followers but as a part of the troupe-style play (which is hard to do and requires a good group of players willing to put in a lot of energy...)
Hope this helps,
Jeff
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