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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kristivas" data-source="post: 6278698" data-attributes="member: 34179">A lot of great suggestions here, and I appreciate them all.I talked to him about it, laid out my side, and he was fine with not wanting to roll a munchkin'd out Psion.  We came to an agreement.I will roll up the cohort, and I've decided it will fit heavily with the character's Faith (Tempus).  The cohort will be a Battleguard basically a cleric with a few fighter levels which will lead his troops/followers, guard the base/ship, provide easy access to the Craft Arms and Armor feat (basically a discount on crafting, so long as they provide materials and pay some for xp losses, of which I'll have a limit available per level), and which will be available to help for some missions.I can plan around that, as they occasionally drag NPCs around with them.  Though.. those NPCs don't always survive, so the player will have to make the smart calls with him.This works out well, as the player and I want to teach his girlfriend to play.  To try and stay 2 levels behind the main character and to have some added exp available for crafting, I was considering letting him play the Cohort in a duo-game with her.  I can keep the treasure low, so that he stays pretty much in line with the NPC wealth per level guideline (a little more, a little less).. his girl won't care so much about the rewards as the play.  Do missions that involve the outpost or whatever while the main group is away.  Won't effect the main game at all, since we won't be playing it often and for long periods, as we do our main game.In short, I shoulda just went to him first and laid out my concerns.  I will keep all of this advice in mind, should this come up again.</blockquote>

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