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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 6020446" data-attributes="member: 82106">This. With one feat you can get automatic CA against any enemy that isn't adjacent to anyone else, and with another feat you can get CA against an enemy when you and they are both adjacent to an ally, etc etc etc. By 6th level at this point any competent rogue should have CA with virtually 100% certainty every round. I know the one in my current game does! @PSI I am not sure why you say the rules are unclear. They're actually pretty clear if you go through it all.A mount doesn't count for XP budget, but it is also only a MOUNT, not a party member. Your horse won't fight as a 'meat shield'. It might conveniently get in the way of the enemy and will probably defend itself, but it is also just as likely once you dismount to simply hightail it out of the line of danger. It is in any case ENTIRELY under the control of the DM. A companion character is a party member. It counts in XP budget. It also will generally act as a party member, though. The DM might subject it to some sort of morale check in dire circumstances, etc, but usually it will operate as a full party member. You could of course ride a CC, (or a PC for that matter). Sometimes this will be tactically advantageous, but not often.You can of course 'hire' as many spear chuckers or guard dogs or whatever as you care to. They'll have to be fed, trained, wrangled, etc. Again, like mounts they're probably not going to just fight on command as you like. They'll try to earn their pay, but they're clearly interested in earning money, not dying. In the case of trained animals they're probably reasonably loyal but again not suicidal. I would insist on CHA checks and social skill checks to insure that they act at full effectiveness. Again, if you want someone REALLY dedicated you need either a CC or an actual companion granted by a class feature. CC's aren't something you can automatically acquire, but you can always hope!</blockquote>

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