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    The document discusses encouraging players in a Dungeons & Dragons game to hire hirelings or retainers to accompany their characters on adventures in Barrowmaze. Some suggestions are made for in-game ways to encourage hiring help, such as having potential hirelings approach the players asking for work, or explaining to the players more explicitly the benefits of hiring others to reduce the risk of character death. Clarifying the reasons people typically hire retainers in D&D, such as increased chances of survival, could help motivate the players to consider hiring companions.

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    The document discusses encouraging players in a Dungeons & Dragons game to hire hirelings or retainers to accompany their characters on adventures in Barrowmaze. Some suggestions are made for in-game ways to encourage hiring help, such as having potential hirelings approach the players asking for work, or explaining to the players more explicitly the benefits of hiring others to reduce the risk of character death. Clarifying the reasons people typically hire retainers in D&D, such as increased chances of survival, could help motivate the players to consider hiring companions.

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    The document discusses encouraging players in a Dungeons & Dragons game to hire hirelings or retainers to accompany their characters on adventures in Barrowmaze. Some suggestions are made for in-game ways to encourage hiring help, such as having potential hirelings approach the players asking for work, or explaining to the players more explicitly the benefits of hiring others to reduce the risk of character death. Clarifying the reasons people typically hire retainers in D&D, such as increased chances of survival, could help motivate the players to consider hiring companions.

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    Encouraging Hireling Use

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    I’m about to run Barrowmaze for a group of players/characters who I ran through Silveraxe, and
    want to encourage the use of hirelings/retainers. These players come from a 5e tradition and
    many of them don’t think to recruit companions when delving into dungeons.

    I’ve told them once or twice directly about hiring help, but the message didn’t seem to stick. What
    are some in game ways that I might be able to encourage this?
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    SchopenhauersSon

    ·2 days ago

    They get slaughtered?

    Or, if you're nicer, have a hireling come up to them and ask for a job.

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    OSRevenant

    ·2 days ago

    Did you tell them why people usually hire retainers or just that people generally hire them?

    If you told them that people usually hire retainers so that they are less likely to die and they still
    choose not to get them then there is nothing to worry about.

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    J1004Spartan

    OP·14 hr. ago

    I’ve only really mentioned that it is something people do, so explaining the reason for it probably
    is an excellent next step. Combined with an expedition to the dungeon being somewhat
    dangerous, perhaps they’ll internalize what I’m suggesting

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