The Culture: One Post Encapsulated The Matter Perfectly

Sometimes you come across something so complete that it needs to be shared.

Untold devastation was wrought on D&D play when the left half of the painting with the hirelings doing grunt work was omitted, leaving players with the impression that an expected party only had 5 members. 🙃 https://t.co/k5SrDkEJ5D

— Alexander Macris (@archon) June 9, 2026

No lies detected. Henchmen and Hirelings--your man's subordinates, whom you command--are a load-bearing pillar of the hobby and their omission is a major contributor to the lobotomization into the Cargo Cult.