I've tested playing this recently, will be recording it soon. If a pawn dies, i won't hire it again. I swap them every few levels though. Not hiring any pawns beyond my level. Not wearing any armor, just weapons. Found it's easier that way, equip my pawn with the best and let him tank. Also, found that there are some seriously twinked pawns at low level, found a level 5 mage with a goldforged hellfire cape, pretty cool. Not using the stash, i buy my weapons back in cassardis when i die. Pretty fun, anything can kill you, a wolf, a goblin, even a well aimed bandit arrow, so i think the naked approach works pretty fine.

We would have to make a spreadsheet with the people actively on the league, and remove whoever willingly drops to play the game without the handicap. This would also require to manage a list with all the pawns in our games, maybe purge our favorite pawns lists and fill it with league pawns for easier recruitment.

What if we are restricted to call pawns from a restricted "Nuzlocke Challenge league" list, that way we can only hire pawns that are being restricted by the same rules we are applying to. This would also mean we could safely remove the level restriciton for pawn hiring while still keeping the challenge handicap.

Another factor is the problem that is generated if the owner of the pawn changes his vocation. If for example you already had a healer in your team and you return the ranger of your team to the rift, what happens if he/him comes back from the rift as a healer? what should be done?
Also, this group of rules are not mandatory, they form more as a framework (trying to be consistent) so that everyone can take the part that is useful for their game and change what you need to adapt it to your tastes.
On the other hand, these rules are more thought for an NG + and not for a first playtrougth.
If it is being played for the first time, only some of these rules (such as avoiding using the portcristal) would be recommended. :)

Thanks for your comments, I really appreciate them. See you!

Hello Fredericks!
Yes, you're right! I would also prefer to be able to return the pawns to the rift and retrieve them so that they can increase their level with us.
The problem I found, is that one of the important ideas behind this is that you should only use equipment that is obtained during this playtrougth (for reasons of stats and to recover the feeling of reward for the exploration and for finishing the quests). So; the question is, if a pawn is returned to the rift all the equipment you gave him goes with him as a gift and when you rehire him/her, he/she will return with the equipment that his owner gives him/her. if you have lvl 200, it is quite likely that the pawn will come back with equipment from BBI and/or very OP.
If is accepted that all the equipment that the pawn had before will be lost and that all the new equipment with which he returns will be discarded, in principle, there seems to be no problem with doing this. But...

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I have been playing a bit of the low level Dogma myself. I am not sure what you mean about pawn hires and not rehires. I always cycle pawns about every 10 levels or so of progress. As long as they have gear and weapons that are appropriate to your level, it doesn't break the game. It would be different if you could level up your pawn and gain skills, but having a level 5 pawn even with decent weapons and armor when doing the end game quest might be a little harsh. At that point, you may as well just solo it or use your own pawn. I am assuming that you pick up your first pawns around level 5 and then have to carry them through the entire story.

Sounds awesome! anybody willing to try and stream it?