An NPC dedicated to a character, run by the GM and statted from an ordinary profile. How many, and of what role, is set by tier: one Minion at tier 1; two Minions or a Rival at tier 2; three Minions or a Rival at tier 3; five Minions, two Rivals or a Boss at tier 4 and up. A companion below its character’s tier is topped up rather than left behind — at tier 2 a Minion gains +2 to all tests and +10 health, at tier 3 +4 and +20, at tier 4 and up +6 and +40, while a Rival gains +2 and +10 at tier 3 and +4 and +20 above it.

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An NPC dedicated to a character, run by the GM and statted from an ordinary profile. How many, and of what role, is set by tier: one Minion at tier 1; two Minions or a Rival at tier 2; three Minions or a Rival at tier 3; five Minions, two Rivals or a Boss at tier 4 and up. A companion below its character’s tier is topped up rather than left behind — at tier 2 a Minion gains +2 to all tests and +10 health, at tier 3 +4 and +20, at tier 4 and up +6 and +40, while a Rival gains +2 and +10 at tier 3 and +4 and +20 above it.