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Message: <blockquote data-quote="taliesin15" data-source="post: 4501980" data-attributes="member: 22058">Aboyd is on the right track here, in that it should really be up to the DM, because campaign/milieus vary so much, and because parties and players vary so much.Most of all, can the player deal with more than one cohort? Secondly, can the DM handle the extra work? Generally, I let the players run their familiars, animal companions, henchmen, NPC party members, cohorts and followers to a large extent, but all these are not the PCs. If a PC was to do something which would cause a morale check (i.e. kill their animal companion for food), I would as DM take over the control of the NPC in question. Sometimes the action taken might be much more subtle, like a LG PC doing something slightly evil, chaotic or neutral--this might cause the NPCs to at least think twice (hey, has our Paladin been taken over by a vampire or Demon Lord?). That said, to the original question, multiple cohorts, I don't necessarily see a problem with that if PC is famous enough, charismatic, high level and treats his followers well, and if I think the player is mature and competent enough to run them.</blockquote>