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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Corsair" data-source="post: 4214155" data-attributes="member: 23477">And this is why it's in the DMG, not the PHB.  I personally have used it before in the past, as have other people in games I've played in.  The one thing to watch out for is when a player ends up hogging a lot of game time.  For example, in one game I'm in, there is a player who tends to be a bit slower in combat...  who took leadership...  to get a druid.  Now this player has to run his own character, the druid, summoned creatures and an animal companion.Yikes.Also note that there is a spectrum between one extreme (giving the player total free reign) and the other (disallowing it completely).  A middle ground would be the DM creating and running the cohort as an NPC (which he is), not a robot the player mindlessly controls.  It seems most complaints about Leadership are in this category, where the player just uses the cohort as a path to more player power and spotlight, not as a roleplaying tool.</blockquote>