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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arnwyn" data-source="post: 1270430" data-attributes="member: 7701">It depends. Usually full access to all the stats. If it's someone the PCs have just met and is getting integrated into the party, then sometimes it's just basic attack/AC stats.All of the above. It's the same rules as PC creation. Sometimes I'll allow the player to create him/her (though rarely), sometimes the DM will (as there are some adventures in which a cohort can be found), and most of often it will be a joint effort (to fit campaign circumstances, etc).Full control in combat, but is role-played as a distinct personality and character by the DM.Treasure is handled however the PCs want to - it's not the DM's place to interceed, IMO. Since the player who has the cohort wants him/her to be as powerful as possible, dividing treasure fairly hasn't ever been a problem.For XP, I ignore the DMG and divide XP among the PCs and cohort(s) equally. Giving a lesser share of XP to the cohort is bogus, IMO. If the cohort helps as much as the other PCs (and IME, they have), then they get a full share of XP.No - my players realize that a cohort is helping them achieve their goals. They appreciate the extra set of hps.I like the system I use because it takes a lot of the work off the DM's back. Role-playing the cohort is easy, and the player takes care of the grunt work of controlling the cohort in combat and bookkeeping with the character sheet. (And if a player can't control 2 simple characters - the DM has to do multiple characters all the time - then his/her competence level is inappropriate for my particular game.)</blockquote>

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