School Familiar archetype clarification

[Angry Wizard]

Ok, so I'm getting confusing info. I hear on one side that you can just take the School Familiar archetype like you would the Valet or Mauler archetype, while on the other side I hear you have to take 2 specific feats in order to qualify for these abilities. Which is it?

[ErichAD]

here's what you're looking for. You get the lesser school as part of the archetype, and the greater school power as a feat. I don't think it could ever be the best choice though.

Lesser School Power: A school familiar gains the lesser school power matching its associated arcane school.

Greater School Power: A school familiar whose master has taken the Greater School Familiar feat gains the indicated greater school power of its associated arcane school.

[Archaeik]

Pretty sure both are feats

School Familiar

Greater School Familiar

[ErichAD]

I stand corrected. I couldn't imagine taking one let alone both.

[QuidEst]

ErichAD wrote:

I stand corrected. I couldn't imagine taking one let alone both.

Really? I like rolling twice on initiative and taking the better result. I like getting +2 to the DC of a school for one feat instead of two. Maintaining illusions without concentrating is something a lot of my bards pick up, and it's nice to have it available as a wizard. Pass out Ghost Touch when needed as a feat? Nice.

There's a wizard archetype that gets you both abilities, though.