The Leadership feat as written can be a little... intimidating. Well now it doesn't have to be! For the low, low price of $1.00 you can actually start using the Leadership feat today. :D

Hyrum.

#1 With a Bullet Point: 2 Options for the Leadership Feat gets a 5/5 review over at RPGNow.

"I liked these options, simply because I’ve experienced the problems that Leadership can bring to the game table. Both of these create a stronger “support” role in the mechanics they offer, and have some great material for role-playing the people your character is friends with. If you’re tired of having to deal with cohorts and followers, check out 2 Options for the Leadership Feat."

#1 With a Bullet Point: 2 Options for the Leadership Feat gets a 5/5 review over at RPGNow.

"I liked these options, simply because I’ve experienced the problems that Leadership can bring to the game table. Both of these create a stronger “support” role in the mechanics they offer, and have some great material for role-playing the people your character is friends with. If you’re tired of having to deal with cohorts and followers, check out 2 Options for the Leadership Feat."

I think part of the problem, Owen, is that the description doesn't tell the consumer ANYTHING about the rules that are in it; only that there's something wrong with the baseline Leadership feat and this product aims to fix it. It really looks like a blind shot-in-the-dark from our end.

the description doesn't tell the consumer ANYTHING about the rules that are in it; only that there's something wrong with the baseline Leadership feat and this product aims to fix it. It really looks like a blind shot-in-the-dark from our end.

Well the game material is only 1 page long, as with all our bullet points, and the review gives a pretty good broad overview of the rules. But since I like trying to address the concerns of potential customers (it seems like good business), the short version is that that rather than add new full characters to a game (cohorts and followers), these options turn Leadership into a series of out-of-combat resources. It's still a feat, it just gives you access to aid you gain by having allies who aren't themselves adventurers.

For the record, I don't think there's a "problem" with Leadership -- I like the feat and have used it many times as a player and dealt with it many times as a GM. But a number of SGG customers have mentioned finding it annoying when it's come up in products of ours, and there are whole threads dedicated to what a pain it is as a GM, so this is an effort to create new, less resource-intensive, ways of handling the same basic idea.

The product is selling pretty well for us, though I'd guess that's as much because a lot of patrons seem happy to risk $1 as anything we did about advertising.

Cool options! My players are pretty excited about the first option. Two of my players were already using their cohorts as an out of combat resource, so they're pretty excited about having three instead of one.

Cool options! My players are pretty excited about the first option. Two of my players were already using their cohorts as an out of combat resource, so they're pretty excited about having three instead of one.

In several playtest groups, the reaction from both players and GM was "This is great!," which I took as a good sign! I'm glad you like them. :)

Gave you guys a review.

Thanks for the review, Xorial!

Just posted my review. Definitely recommend this.

I think part of the problem, Owen, is that the description doesn't tell the consumer ANYTHING about the rules that are in it; only that there's something wrong with the baseline Leadership feat and this product aims to fix it. It really looks like a blind shot-in-the-dark from our end.

To be fair, the review does state:

The first option gives you only a scant handful of connections, but you can get quite a lot from them. The second option gives you a broad spectrum of connections, but these aren’t very specific to any particular individual.

In both cases, the benefits are virtually free of combat utility, and more focused on what the people you know can do for you.

Now, that's certainly non-specific. But when the substance of the thing that you're reviewing is a single page long, there's a very real concern that being too specific about what's here is essentially giving the material away for free. When there are only a few rules, describing them in detail pretty well tells everyone what the book's mechanics are, and then there's no more reason to buy it.

Just posted my review. Definitely recommend this.

Thanks for both the review and the recommendation!

I just posted a review as well. Let me say that of all the 3PP products I have looked over, this style is the kind that I like. One or two pages of easy-to-integrate rules. These two options fit that bill wonderfully. I'm going to rename them both and use all three forms of Leadership. They all have a role to fill. I haven't decided what I want to call them yet, and I don't know if I'll be changing the levels you can acquire them.

Thanks to Mr Stephens, my campaign has gone from great to greater all because I bought that for a dollar!

I just posted a review as well. Let me say that of all the 3PP products I have looked over, this style is the kind that I like. One or two pages of easy-to-integrate rules. These two options fit that bill wonderfully. I'm going to rename them both and use all three forms of Leadership. They all have a role to fill. I haven't decided what I want to call them yet, and I don't know if I'll be changing the levels you can acquire them.

Thanks to Mr Stephens, my campaign has gone from great to greater all because I bought that for a dollar!

Many thanks for the review, and I'm very glad the product is useful for you!

For note I've had a few people tell me they added these as the feats Well Connected and Local Hero, respectively. I'd be interested in knowing what names you go with. :)

Those names are actually perfect. If I come up with anything better I'll let you know but I doubt I will.

Picked up leadership for my Anti-paladin, I asked the DM to use this BP variant rules set, but I have to admit I didn't read it thoroughly before taking it. I am a little confused on the Crafting services provided in Option one. Its seems to me that a level 20 character will only ever have a level 10 caster equivalent for making items. Quite frankly this option for crafting services is unusable as I read it.

Also I was confused about the line that reads: "Such items must require a Spellcraft check with a DC of 10 + leadership score." Why the higher DC for with higher Leadership score?

Otherwise I like the rest. I think it will work well in our campaign.

Picked up leadership for my Anti-paladin, I asked the DM to use this BP variant rules set, but I have to admit I didn't read it thoroughly before taking it. I am a little confused on the Crafting services provided in Option one. Its seems to me that a level 20 character will only ever have a level 10 caster equivalent for making items. Quite frankly this option for crafting services is unusable as I read it.

Yes, at 20th level you can have made anything two 10th level characters (one divine, one arcane) can make. Since caster level is not a prerequisite for item creation, that's actually a huge range of items. It does mean you can't get a +5 weapon, but that's one of the reasons GMs who hate normal Leadership (often used to take a crafter cohort) allow these versions.

Also I was confused about the line that reads: "Such items must require a Spellcraft check with a DC of 10 + leadership score." Why the higher DC for with higher Leadership score?

It says "a DC of 10 + leadership score or less. It's a cap to how high a Craft DC your crafters can make, since there's no actual check 9and thus no chance for failure or a cursed item).

Otherwise I like the rest. I think it will work well in our campaign.

Glad it's working for you!

Review added here. Can't believe I overlooked this one, got a few more Bullet Points from an older purchase to get done as well.

Review added here. Can't believe I overlooked this one, got a few more Bullet Points from an older purchase to get done as well.

Thanks for the review!

Reviewed here, on DTRPG and sent to GMS magazine. Cheers!

Thanks again End!