ok, so a friend and i are having an argument, and we have gone our own ways to collect the information we are looking for. the soulknife gains greater weapon focus (mind blade), and under the mind blade description, the weapon specialization feat is mentioned. my friend says this means a soulknife can gain the feat tree of (normally) fighter only feats, defending his assertion with a) the fact that weapon specialization is mentioned specifically in the class description, and b) that the psychic warrior specifically states it cannot gain fighter only feats with its bonus feats. my argument is that the soulknife has no ability that lists it as equalling 1/x fighter levels (x = to a positive integer) with respect to feats requiring fighter levels.
this has no bearing on any characters currently being played in our campaign, its just a discussion of how clear the soulknifes mind blade class ability is written.
thanks for any responses,
tog
Okay, first off, the answer this question is no. Soulknives cannot take feats which require Fighter levels except as the mentioned bonus feats at listed levels.
Unless specifically stated, only Fighters can take feats that require fighter levels.
Psychic Warrior mentions not being able to obtain Fighter feats in its bonus feat list because the list is otherwise the same as the fighter list (other than being 1/3 instead of 1/2 levels). It's more or less a reminder that the prerequisites for each feat still apply when the psychic warrior takes them.
TK