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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kigmatzomat" data-source="post: 2927162" data-attributes="member: 9254">Depends at the period of the campaign and the level.  IMC (20th level) one of the party has just taken Leadership and in that case, it is perfectly reasonable for the cohort to seek out the character as he is a well-traveled and publicly acclaimed hero with a history with her god (note: I did say god, not religion.  This is a 20th level game and they've managed to meet a few gods.  No, they do not have a snowball's chance in hades of defeating a god in direct combat).  Given the fact that both are kender and it makes perfect sense.  Earlier in the game, ~10th level, the bard was "interviewing" cohorts.  It wasn't a cattle call so much as freelance recruiting.  The bard had access to ancient texts on arcane magics that were beyond the mage-free party.  He was looking for an adventuring mage who seemed compatible with the party's personalities and that was willing to learn long-lost magics despite the very real risk of angry dragons coming to eat them.  I worked it in this case by having an allied NPC wizard direct the bard to a former apprentice.  The best bet at that level is to use NPC contacts.  If the party is friendly to a noble, maybe they have a cousin that is a 3rd child (typical candidate for clergy) but itching for adventure.  Any priests they currently have routine contact with might have an acolyte who won't be happy performing weddings and cristenings.  Could be the cohort is simply assigned to the cleric when visiting a city's high-priest-type ("So, junior-priest-yet-still-accomplished-mage-adventurer, you wish to be a Silver Pyromancer. I'm sure I could make a recommendation to the Big Silver Matchstick once I am comfortable you have the right temperament.  Why don't you take my red-headed-stepchild along with you on your next adventure?  Oh, I won't hold it against you if he doesn't make it back but be sure to get him far out of town and let him send at least 2 or 3 letters to his mother.")</blockquote>

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