Boon Companion / Beast Rider

[gh0+1]

Since you can't get past 12 in PFS, I was wondering about classes giving you a companion that you might want to have at 5 or 6 and then either multiclass or prestige out of.

Especially I was wondering how that would work with something like a Paladin, whose mount changes its type to magical beast at 11. If I'm only a level 6 paladin but have both of the feats, does it still become a magical beast assuming I'm level 11 or 12?
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Also, in PFS, assuming I want to design a character-type like this, I am locked into Half-Orc race because all the ways to qualify for the feat Beast Rider as something else (half-elf, human, aasimar with scion of humanity, any other race with orc bloodline sorcerer) are disallowed, correct?

Thanks.

[Nefreet]

You can take a character to 20 in PFS now.

Only Half-orcs qualify for Beastrider in PFS.

In order to gain the higher level benefits of being a Paladin, you have to be that level of Paladin. Boon Companion only helps with your effective Druid level, not your effective Paladin level, so while a Paladin-7/Fighter-4 with BC has an 11th level Animal Companion, it would not gain the celestial template.

[Under A Bleeding Sun]

gh0+1 wrote:

Since you can't get past 12 in PFS, I was wondering about classes giving you a companion that you might want to have at 5 or 6 and then either multiclass or prestige out of.

Even if you never GM you can take at least 3 characters to about 17, if you alternated GMing you could double that.

[Katie Sommer]

However, keep in mind this usually requires home game play as the ways to get above 12 typically involve longer modules and APs that are not usually offered publicly.

[Under A Bleeding Sun]

I play online quite a bit, I see high level games posted there all the time.

[cazarth]

Nefreet wrote:

You can take a character to 20 in PFS now.

Only Half-orcs qualify for Beastrider in PFS.

In order to gain the higher level benefits of being a Paladin, you have to be that level of Paladin. Boon Companion only helps with your effective Druid level, not your effective Paladin level, so while a Paladin-7/Fighter-4 with BC has an 11th level Animal Companion, it would not gain the celestial template.

since when do only half orcs qualify for beastrider

[redward]

Traznix wrote:

Nefreet wrote:

You can take a character to 20 in PFS now.

Only Half-orcs qualify for Beastrider in PFS.

In order to gain the higher level benefits of being a Paladin, you have to be that level of Paladin. Boon Companion only helps with your effective Druid level, not your effective Paladin level, so while a Paladin-7/Fighter-4 with BC has an 11th level Animal Companion, it would not gain the celestial template.

since when do only half orcs qualify for beastrider

Beast Rider (archetype)

Beast Rider (feat)

[Nefreet]

Traznix wrote:

Nefreet wrote:

You can take a character to 20 in PFS now.

Only Half-orcs qualify for Beastrider in PFS.

In order to gain the higher level benefits of being a Paladin, you have to be that level of Paladin. Boon Companion only helps with your effective Druid level, not your effective Paladin level, so while a Paladin-7/Fighter-4 with BC has an 11th level Animal Companion, it would not gain the celestial template.

since when do only half orcs qualify for beastrider

The OP mentioned the feat, not the archetype.

[cazarth]

ok got was confused lol