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<blockquote data-quote="Spatzimaus" data-source="post: 2984297" data-attributes="member: 3051">Well, to begin with, the DMs I play with would never have let you get away with the &quot;Artificer&quot; trick.&nbsp; Using a cohort to create tons of effectively XP-free magic items by only spending a single Feat is definitely stretching the intent of the rules, especially since the cohort isn't even adventuring with you.&nbsp; Cohorts aren't servants who do whatever you want; they're independent NPCs, nearly as powerful as you are, who follow you because of your charisma and reputation.&nbsp; So, they wouldn't spend XP solely for your benefit.&nbsp; Most DMs I know don't even let the player control the cohorts, they're run as NPCs by the DM himself (or handed off to a guest player).As to the followers, note that they'll be WAY below your level.&nbsp; (Incidentally, a leadership score of 20, at level 15, for a character who doesn't normally have high CHA?)&nbsp; So, they won't be coming with you anyway.&nbsp; Generally speaking, the easiest solution is to have the Leadership feat coincide in-game with either a patent of nobility from the King (meaning you get an estate, with its staff as your followers), or you join some organization (with the followers as low-level guild members).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Spatzimaus, post: 2984297, member: 3051"] Well, to begin with, the DMs I play with would never have let you get away with the "Artificer" trick. Using a cohort to create tons of effectively XP-free magic items by only spending a single Feat is definitely stretching the intent of the rules, especially since the cohort isn't even adventuring with you. Cohorts aren't servants who do whatever you want; they're independent NPCs, nearly as powerful as you are, who follow you because of your charisma and reputation. So, they wouldn't spend XP solely for your benefit. Most DMs I know don't even let the player control the cohorts, they're run as NPCs by the DM himself (or handed off to a guest player). As to the followers, note that they'll be WAY below your level. (Incidentally, a leadership score of 20, at level 15, for a character who doesn't normally have high CHA?) So, they won't be coming with you anyway. Generally speaking, the easiest solution is to have the Leadership feat coincide in-game with either a patent of nobility from the King (meaning you get an estate, with its staff as your followers), or you join some organization (with the followers as low-level guild members). [/QUOTE]

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