Leadership and "Special Abilities"

[mikebr99]

generally, I define a special power as something that can be expereinced by your followers and enhance their performance. Inspire Courage or Competence, Bless, Aura of courage perhaps... those are the things I think of. Being able to do something flashy yourself but not effect your followers in any way doesn't do it for me. When I think of a special power, I think of the little minions expereincing their leader's power on a personal level and being improved by it. That's what gets you more followers over your level and charisma, not being able to turn into an eagle or execute a mighty cleave.

Kahuna Burger

Excellent Idea... [Yoink]

Mike

 

[Scion]

The marshal should get that bonus a few times then Crazy marshals, good class though!

 

[allenw]

Leadership Modifiers: Several factors can affect a character’s Leadership score, causing it to vary from the base score (character level + Cha modifier). A character’s reputation (from the point of view of the cohort or follower he is trying to attract) raises or lowers his Leadership score:

Leader’s Reputation Modifier
Great renown +2
Fairness and generosity +1
Special power +1
Failure –1
Aloofness –1
Cruelty –2

I assume this is all in reference to the "Special power" line above? If so, I think you're misunderstanding the intent of the phrase. It's not that a leader has *a* special power, such as shooting fireballs out his nose, or even that he has a reputation for doing so; it's that he has a reputation *for* "special power," i.e. being more powerful than the average guy with Leadership, for whatever reason. I see it as a lesser case of "Great renown." This was phrased more clearly in previous editions' henchman-loyalty rules.

 

[Trainz]

The cohort cannot approach beyond two levels behind the PC - but it would appear that it can continue to advance at the same rate as the PC, even if that advancement would take it beyond the maximum level of cohort you can attract without Epic leadership.

That's exactly what I thought. I just wanted to ask you guys in case I missed something.

Thanks !

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