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<blockquote data-quote="Celtavian" data-source="post: 995281" data-attributes="member: 5834">reThis is not true. A cohort must be treated fairly, have a good reason for serving, and be paid accordingly as in equipped with available magic. A cohort is not&nbsp; a slave. It will only act as such in the hands of a poor DM, who should not even allow cohorts if he or she doesn't plan to ensure that they are played properly.A bard in our group has a fighter cohort who defends him while he is singing. The guy is always asking the bard if he can enter battle because he doesn't feel right standing on the sidelines. Usually the bard lets him run in. On a few occasions, he has run off on his own to help the party because he felt they needed help.Running a cohort is mostly done by the PC, but the DM needs to step in on occasion if he feels the cohort is acting inapporpriately for this alignment or personality. I view running a cohort as both a PC and DM responsibility requiring the input of both to ensure it is done properly.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Celtavian, post: 995281, member: 5834"] [b]re[/b] This is not true. A cohort must be treated fairly, have a good reason for serving, and be paid accordingly as in equipped with available magic. A cohort is not a slave. It will only act as such in the hands of a poor DM, who should not even allow cohorts if he or she doesn't plan to ensure that they are played properly. A bard in our group has a fighter cohort who defends him while he is singing. The guy is always asking the bard if he can enter battle because he doesn't feel right standing on the sidelines. Usually the bard lets him run in. On a few occasions, he has run off on his own to help the party because he felt they needed help. Running a cohort is mostly done by the PC, but the DM needs to step in on occasion if he feels the cohort is acting inapporpriately for this alignment or personality. I view running a cohort as both a PC and DM responsibility requiring the input of both to ensure it is done properly. [/QUOTE]

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