Leadership Advice


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My GM is very open to the idea of me using the Leadership feat once I hit level 7. I was hoping to get some advice on what I could look into that could function as a support role in combat (that offers healing) and well as having a decent amount of durability. Hope that is not to general and is not asking for too much from a 6th level cohort.

Any and all advice is greatly appreciated!

Sovereign Court

Battle Oracle, Life oracle, Bards, Clerics. Good thing about bards, if you don't have anybody giving you morale bonuses, it could be a massive boost for all your teammates.


Pretty much that. I would recommend a spontaneous caster based on my experience w/this feat. I played a cleric in a hybrid Shackled City campaign, and chose a Favored Soul as a cohort. I assigned him all the "healbot" spells so I could load my list with more offense and niche casting. It made things a lot easier for myself.

Unfortunately, they were dwarves, which led to a lot of sprint-and-heal. Hilarious visuals.

Heads up, unless you have a house-rule, cohorts must be 2 levels below the character with the feat:

Regardless of your Leadership score, you can only recruit a cohort who is two or more levels lower than yourself. - PRD


These are really helpful suggestions. Bard looks like a lot of fun actually...I will look more into that class.

My GM and I have not discussed this, but do cohorts normally act like a PC under my control in non combat situations or does the GM control them?

Also...

B.A. Ironskull wrote:


Regardless of your Leadership score, you can only recruit a cohort who is two or more levels lower than yourself. - PRD

totally didn't catch that...thanks for the heads up.


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Bard is great support

Plus let's face it. If you are going to have a cohort you might as well have one that can literally sing your praises and talk you up in each town you go to!

Scarab Sages

Oracles of Life are the best healers
Bards make the easiest support buffers (and get Cure spells). Go for a Thundercaller if you want a bit of battlefield control/AoE too.
Witches make good support de-buffers (and get Cure spells)

Who controls the cohort when is decided on a table by table basis.


A lot of this Feat is up to the GM, because this essentially adds another character to the party, which will create some extra work on his or her side of things.

My GM allowed me to roll up the character, and we outfitted him with a bunch of extra gear the party was carrying- when we got new loot, the PCs took the good stuff and gave the cohorts (there was also a goblin, long story) their old stuff. I was also allowed to play him in combat and out, though the minions were out of my control.

There are some GMs who prefer a Cohort to be a DM-PC, while others prefer the player play them. I think, from both sides, allowing the player Cohort control is a better option because it's one less thing the GM needs to keep a handle on.

You'd be best off having a discussion with your GM about how to best incorporate a Cohort.

Oracles of Life are awesome healers, and Bards are also great for party support. Having seen the former and playing the latter, I might be biased.

Hope that helps!


Tarkeighas wrote:

Bard is great support

Plus let's face it. If you are going to have a cohort you might as well have one that can literally sing your praises and talk you up in each town you go to!

"brave Sir Robin ran away. Bravely ran away, away. When danger reared it's ugly head he bravely turned his tail and fled" Nothing beats having your own minstrels. lol.


james knowles wrote:
Tarkeighas wrote:

Bard is great support

Plus let's face it. If you are going to have a cohort you might as well have one that can literally sing your praises and talk you up in each town you go to!

"brave Sir Robin ran away. Bravely ran away, away. When danger reared it's ugly head he bravely turned his tail and fled" Nothing beats having your own minstrels. lol.

I liked that.

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