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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arkhandus" data-source="post: 2449455" data-attributes="member: 13966">Aye.  The Leadership feat does not specify how you determine everything about a cohort or followers.  It's all up to the DM as to how to go about it.  But generally, you should provide a cohort of the highest level their Leadership score and level would allow, or close to that.  You can make the cohort yourself, or let the player choose the type of cohort or design it himself/herself.  You can control the cohort yourself or let the player run him/her like a second PC, but generally you should allow the player some control over their cohort, if not total control (as the DM of course, it's reasonable to take over the cohort sometimes if the player isn't running the cohort like a real NPC, as opposed to the PC's fanatical friend-slave).The player should be able to specify the race, class(es), and alignment of cohort he wants to attract, but only the DM decides if and when such a cohort will become available (and remember, IIRC, the feat says that NPCs with prestige class levels should not be available as cohorts).  The PC has the right to refuse any fellow who comes up to him and asks to travel with this guy he's heard so much about, or whatever.  And shouldn't be penalized for it unless the PC does something stupid in response.  Given enough time, an NPC of the desired race/class/alignment combination, or something close, should learn of the PC and come to offer their services or ask for training/teaching/whatever in exchange for their help.  Once an acceptable cohort is acquired, its advancement from that point onward should be up to the DM unless the DM trusts the player to handle the cohort responsibly and true to the NPC's background or personality.</blockquote>

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