Do Freelancers have affiliation? Are they subject to the limitations and bonuses of a given corporate affiliation or not?
Freelancers do not have any affiliation, and may attack (and be attacked by) any warrior in play. However, they do have ties to their ex-employers, and can gain the bonuses from cards limited to that employer’s warriors, but for a cost. I’ll answer by example: The EX-BAUHAUS FREELANCER may have Bauhaus-only effects at the cost of 3 Destiny Points WHEN THE CARD IS PLAYED. This means that the Freelancer can have a VIOLATOR SWORD (yes, it is a Buahuas-only weapon, see below) by spending 3D. He can also gain the +2 bonus to A from HEIMBURG if 3D is spent WHEN THE CARD IS PLAYED, so the Freelancer can gain the +2 to A from HEIMBURG if you spend 3D when you add HEIMBURG to your squad. You do not have to spend the 3D each time you want to use the effects; the effects always work if the 3D is spent when the card is played. However, another EX-BAUHAUS FREELANCER added after HEIMBURG is played may not get the bonus, as he wasn’t around when the card was played. Remember, the Freelancer must alre