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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Celtavian" data-source="post: 988614" data-attributes="member: 5834">As I said, directly contribute. A magic sword does not directly contribute, though your argument about indirect contribution to the party is valid.No, my cohort does not save me first. Please remember, I play a Paladin in the truest sense of the word. If the party is going down in flames, the last order my Paladin will give is "see everyone gets out safely. I'll see you in the realm of Lathander."A cohort is a person. They will help who needs it the most. Maybe in your campaigns cohorts are used for selfish purposes, and though that is a possibility in our campaigns if you are playing an appropriate character, cohorts in our campaign generally serve a roleplaying purpose.Here are the cohorts in one party:1. Priest of Lathander who helped fight in the rebellion when the Zhentarim were occupying Daggerdale. He is a friend of the family who serves my Paladin because he is good and true.2. The other cohort in that party is the druid sister of the Arcane Archer. Do you think any DM is going to allow this character to abuse his sister for petty magic item creation or to die in his place? The character worries more about his cohort than his cohort worries about the character. Sometimes he makes sure to give her better magic items than he gets himself.Cohorts are for roleplaying in our campaign. They are actual people who have a good reason for being with the party. If I were playing Banites, than alot of what you say applies. Then I would have to worry about my cohort plotting to kill me and take my position. That is another situation entirely.I don't get your selfish take on cohorts. They are not some item you pick up or some mindless slave without a personality. They are NPC's that a character controls as part of his main character. The DM makes sure the relationship is reasonable and moderates any abuse of the cohort.The party gains the advantage of another full PC a few levels lower and suffers the loss of a little xp. I see no reason why a cohort shouldn't receive xp if they are helping the entire party, which I would think most cohorts do.</blockquote>

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