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My reasoning is that the Guide is under no jeopardy whatsoever. Even if the Guide rolls poorly and the journey takes longer, the Guide will never be the brunt of a bad result. Only the Hunter, Look-out and Scout may get harmed, while the Guide is completely immune. Seems unfair to me.

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Wait, aren't there some potential results that bring harm or misfortune to the entire party, including the Guide?

Yes, Otaku-sempai, I think so, examples: In Despair cases, the whole company is affected on failure of the ability check. And for Mishaps, a day can be added to the journey (affects all). For Joyful sights, the whole company gets inspiration.

The players can choose a different guide for each journey if they want to. If they choose the best guide (same hero every time) based on hero proficiencies, then that's fine too, that hero gets a benefit based on their specific character development choices, but only for the journey system aspect which is a small part of the whole adventure.