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I vaguely remember the discussion about leadership, and that it was decided not to allow cohorts, but can't find it now. It was in the early days, when we were still getting the basic framework down, so it would be in the social group. My guess - like that of others here - is that the ruling did not get ported over to the wiki.
My argument against it is twofold - the class feature vs feat argument has already been voiced adequately, and I second what Systole had to say about that.
My second argument is that those "extras" granted by the class features - Eidolons, Animal Companions, etc. have some very specific things they can do and not do and these things have been taken into account when designing the class.
A cohort can be created from any class and race combination legal for PCs - so they can be tailor made to make up for "deficiencies" in the PC, or to greatly enhance their strengths (see Systole's example of the Transmutation Specialist above).
I'm still reading for new discussion, but at this point my vote is NO.
My argument against it is twofold - the class feature vs feat argument has already been voiced adequately, and I second what Systole had to say about that.
My second argument is that those "extras" granted by the class features - Eidolons, Animal Companions, etc. have some very specific things they can do and not do and these things have been taken into account when designing the class.
A cohort can be created from any class and race combination legal for PCs - so they can be tailor made to make up for "deficiencies" in the PC, or to greatly enhance their strengths (see Systole's example of the Transmutation Specialist above).
I'm still reading for new discussion, but at this point my vote is NO.