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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Spatzimaus" data-source="post: 2985229" data-attributes="member: 3051">How is that, exactly?  If the player uses an item-creation ability in EXACTLY the way it's intended to be used, it's the DM's fault?There are six limiting factors on making magic items.1> The XP cost.  (Storyteller01's method helps with this, but since cohorts as written get XP, he's basing on a house rule).  By using the cohort as an item factory, the OP is skipping this one.2> The GP cost.  This one's still intact.3> Knowledge of various Feats.  You're using a single Feat, Leadership, to give the benefits of several item creation Feats.  And that's not counting the fact that Leadership also gives Followers.4> Knowledge of various Spells (except when making straight-plus magic armor/weaponry, which depend on caster level).  Since the OP is a Barbarian/Fighter, this one isn't minor.5> Time.  Since the cohort's sitting back in town, the OP isn't really sacrificing any time; he simply gives a pile of money, waits a few days, and his new item is there.6> The fact that certain types of magic items are subject to DM approval.  This one doesn't apply often; the DM can't really say "no, it's not possible to make a +3 sword".  If the player just sticks to the items in the book, he'd still have a huge variety of stuff to choose from.As I said, there's absolutely no way any DMs I know would allow this.  First, because it's a huge abuse of the rules, giving the player half-priced magic items with no extra feats/spells needed.  Second, because it requires the cohort to spend his own resources (XP, time, Feats) purely for someone else's benefit.</blockquote>

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