I don't have much experience with Hoffman as I bought his box only recently. However, I love having a peacekeeper with him. You can give him nimble, fast and heal him if he's damaged. For safety I always take the new upgrade "Improved harness". For more fun lists you can experiment with making cyborgs. I enjoy the idea of having Ryle sh7 because of Sidir. Overall, I think Hoffman is a really fun master that can make pretty much any list work. My usual liat consists of:
50 SS Guild Crew
Hoffman + 7 Pool
- Improved Harness (1)
- Field Mechanic (2)
- On Site Assimiliation (2)
Mechanical Attendant (2)
Ryle (10)
- A Debt To The Guild (1)
Peacekeeper (11)
- A Debt To The Guild (1)
Guardian (7)
Watcher (4)
(exported from CrewFaux)
With 9 points to spare it depends on the schemes. I don't have access to any arcanist constructs so I'm limited to Guild models for now. I'd really like to hear what other players are doing with Charles.