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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wycen" data-source="post: 6063282" data-attributes="member: 13732">Interesting read.  I think it is important to note this is really useful for 3E/3.5 games with access to a vast library of books.  If you lack books its utility decreases and if you just got a cohort and followers from leadership in a Pathfinder game, like me, its utility is decreased again.  But note this thread isn't marked Pathfinder <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />While my followers haven't yet had much time to do anything, they do serve a purpose for my character.  While the heroes are away from their home city, my PC's followers keep his business interests running and, at least for the first 5 or 6 NPC's, I gave each a sentence or two of background for who they are or what they do.  For example, one is a commoner who was a beggar.  In the campaign background, the heroes current HQ was a warehouse which burned down because we destroyed a group of cultists that some beggars in town worked for.  So this guy is a beggar who had no association with the cultists, but provides some "streetwise" ability to my PC.Something that makes cohorts different from followers is that followers do not gain XP.  Mechanically this was probably put in the rules so that you would not bring them along with you on adventures.  But, they are doing stuff for you and for their friends and family so I have a trick to "level up" these followers.  When your Leadership score increases, you gain more followers and as you get higher in level, these new followers who join you are higher in level.  Instead of gaining followers higher in level, choose an old follower and upgrade them to the new level. Example, Siofra the 1st wizard keeps an eye on the apprentice wizards while my PC is adventuring.  When I come back she reports to me.  I gained a level, increasing my leadership score and gaining a new 2nd level follower.  So, I chose Siofra to gain 2nd level and the 1st level slot she previously inhabited is now open for another new 1st level follower.</blockquote>

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