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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Altalazar" data-source="post: 2926060" data-attributes="member: 939">I think it really varies based on the campaign and the timing / geography of the characters when that feat is taken.  In one game, I heard of the DM just having the cohort and followers start to trickle in to the player's stronghold after hearing of his deeds.  In my current game that I run, one player took leadership feat just as they completed a series of adventures that led to the establishment of a new trade route.  One player was looking to cash in on it personally, rather than just get a percentage of the route, and so he took the leadership feat, generating a cohort and 5 followers and that became a caravan captain and his team that then worked for that character on the trade route.  It also doubled as a way to introduce a new character for one of the players, who came as part of that team and then joined the general group while the caravan team went off to ply the route.  So I think there is no general way to do it - whatever works best for the current storyline of the campaign is the way to go.  The more creative, the better, IMHO.  This should include asking the player "ok, why do you want followers and a cohort?  What would you like them to primarily do for you, what purpose would they serve?"</blockquote>