Advice for hiring a cohort

[MadLuke]

Hi to all,
I still have my female human very charmful, very Shar devoted and shadow weave oriented (a lot of social skills, a little of roguish ones also, completely unable at combat) and I'm in Calimport.
I got the leadership feat and I was wondering what kind of cohort it would be more useful for me:
- barbarian (to compensate my inability at combat);
- swashbuckler (as barbarian, with less attitude to desert trip but able to stay in society and make team on dexterity skills);
- ranger (a mix of the two previous ones).


In any case I thought an elf could be more useful than a human as I already am.


Any ideas?


Thank you, MadLuke.

 

[Grogg of the North]

What does the rest of the party consist of? If you already have a fighter in the group, do you really need to bring in a barbarian?

Leadership, and the cohort, should be a means of filling in a role that the party can't cover.

 

[MadLuke]

You're right, but the fact is that my PC is actually alone since I often play against my mates (that don't know "what" really I am).

 

[BigVanVader]

If I ever played wizards, which I don't, it would be cool to hire a bodyguard or Fighter, whose only job is to stand near me and protect me. That way he doesn't step on the Fighter's toes.

 

[delericho]

Actually, you probably would benefit most from a Cleric - reasonably decent combat abilities but, probably more important, healing.

 

[MadLuke]

Actually, you probably would benefit most from a Cleric - reasonably decent combat abilities but, probably more important, healing.

A cleric you said... would be good at combat but absolutely not reliable on stealth. Your idea was right but I did better: a Corrupter (NE anti-paladin). Good at stealth, able to heal me, a bit of magic and most of all a connection to the church I strongly belong to.

The master will choose gender, race and other details.

Thank you all, MadLuke.

 

[MadLuke]

Ops, cannot heal... I don't mind: it's a divine spellcaster, it's a fighter and it's mischievous just as required.

 

[Grogg of the North]

A cleric you said... would be good at combat but absolutely not reliable on stealth.

Wouldn't a single casting of silence rid yourself of having to make move silently checks? And with the right domains, you have access to invisibility.

 

[MadLuke]

Well, I pondered again and I realized that in my first 8 levels career, the hardest part hasn't been the stealth situations, missing healings but the pure combat. Facing a bear, or stirge, or gargoyles with no escape... And I just used Total defense waiting for my allies to rescue me.
So I opted for a thug, a fighter with just a few rogue skills, useful in a city. For anything else, I know I'm ready.

Bye, MadLuke.