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<blockquote data-quote="JoeBlank" data-source="post: 1270106" data-attributes="member: 1806">Just looking for some general info here, be it house rules, how you interpret rules, or fluffy stuff. Our campaign is potentially on the verge of having a couple of players take the Leadership feat, and we are curious to see how others handle this.&nbsp;Truthfully, the DM is Olgar Shiverstone, but he has limited internet access while out of town and we were hoping to get some feedback before our next session. Some of these questions are his. To get the discussion started, we are wondering:&nbsp;<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">What does the player have access to, full stats of the cohort, or something less?</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">What about character creation for the cohort? Do you use the same rules as PC creation, or something else? Who creates the cohort, DM, player, or a joint effort?</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">How much control does the player have over the cohort, and when? From what I hear, many games just allow the player full control over the cohort, like a second player character. We will almost certainly go with something less than this, but the question is how much less.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">How are XP and treasure rewards handled/divided (especially if other than per the DMG)? Are the new XP rules for cohorts working out, or are you using something else?</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Especially concerning treasure, it seems like other players may get the feeling the the presence of a cohort takes away some of the party's treasure, almost like the player with the cohort is double-dipping. Any problems in this area?</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">What works and what doesn't -- DMing technique stuff, rather than rules judgments. What do you like about the system you use, and how would you change it?</li>
</ul>Thanks for your input.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JoeBlank, post: 1270106, member: 1806"] Just looking for some general info here, be it house rules, how you interpret rules, or fluffy stuff. Our campaign is potentially on the verge of having a couple of players take the Leadership feat, and we are curious to see how others handle this. Truthfully, the DM is Olgar Shiverstone, but he has limited internet access while out of town and we were hoping to get some feedback before our next session. Some of these questions are his. To get the discussion started, we are wondering: [list][*]What does the player have access to, full stats of the cohort, or something less? [*]What about character creation for the cohort? Do you use the same rules as PC creation, or something else? Who creates the cohort, DM, player, or a joint effort? [*]How much control does the player have over the cohort, and when? From what I hear, many games just allow the player full control over the cohort, like a second player character. We will almost certainly go with something less than this, but the question is how much less. [*]How are XP and treasure rewards handled/divided (especially if other than per the DMG)? Are the new XP rules for cohorts working out, or are you using something else? [*]Especially concerning treasure, it seems like other players may get the feeling the the presence of a cohort takes away some of the party's treasure, almost like the player with the cohort is double-dipping. Any problems in this area? [*]What works and what doesn't -- DMing technique stuff, rather than rules judgments. What do you like about the system you use, and how would you change it? [/list] Thanks for your input. [/QUOTE]

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