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Message: <blockquote data-quote="(Psi)SeveredHead" data-source="post: 6141054" data-attributes="member: 1165">Powerful and/or charismatic leaders can very well have a "team of rivals", sometimes literally fighting for their favor. It happens in history all the time. There might even be assassinations (depending on personalities, alignments, etc). Another reason not to have evil PCs!You get followers by level (usually far lower-level, but they're not all the same level), so I figure any higher-level or charismatic follower would become a lieutenant of sorts, even if this isn't called out by the cohort or leader.You're not necessarily going to be friendly with the boss. The cohort might be worthy of friendship or respect, or not. Maybe the cohort is prejudiced in some way. Perhaps the leader is a sorcerer, and his cohort is a fighter, and said fighter doesn't like spellcasters except for their leader. So they treat their 1st-level wizard subordinates like dirt. That could happen.Again, picture a real-life scenario. I'm thinking cabinet ministers or secretaries, but any sort of organization where there's several powerful people all of about the same rank would do. Since the party members presumably like each other, the followers aren't likely to be hostile, but rivalries or personal issues could erupt. The druid and rogue might be aggravated because they've both got a cohort who hates their opposite number, even though the druid and rogue get along... as an example.Do these extra feats require Leadership as a requirement? IMO that's not reasonable, you could end up with a very long "chain" of followers.I empathize with Stereofm's position, but IMO, nobody but the cohort should be showing up on the battlefield. A 6th-level paladin and his 4th-level cohort might be acceptable, but not a dozen 1st-level paladins-in-training. Those guys should be in town, or carrying on other adventures, and in short acting in a support role.Adding a cohort actually does gum up the battlefield a bit, but so do summons, charmed monsters, animal companions, and what have you... and they do so much less than a dozen followers.</blockquote>

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