Hi -
At what level can a Slayer take the Unwitting Ally talent?
Thoughts/Discussion below - thanks for taking a look!
Issue
Unwitting Ally is an Advanced Rogue Talent, with the prerequisite "Advanced Talents". Rule as written, although Unwitting Ally is listed as one of the Rogue Talents available as a Slayer Talent (non-Advanced), the Slayer has to gain the class ability "Advanced Talents" - by leveling up to Slayer level 10, or having Rogue level 10.
Questions for Thought
If this is the intention, why not list Unwitting Ally as a choice for the Slayer's Advanced Talents? Was this a clerical error? Let's call this Proposition 1.
Or, perhaps, Paizo did mean to give the Slayer earlier access to Unwitting Ally - to give them an edge in combat over the Rogue, that the Slayer is better at slaying enemies? In this case, Paizo's mistake is not having addressed the prerequisite "Advanced Talents" by stating an exception. Let's call this Proposition 2.
Analysis
RAW, Proposition 1 is the way to go.
Personally, I am going along with Proposition 2 - that a Slayer can have Unwitting Ally as early as 2nd level - on a RAI basis. My reasoning is that the sentence "If the rogue talent has a prerequisite, the slayer must fulfill the prerequisite before taking that rogue talent." is meant to address specific prerequisites, for example you need to take the Firearm Training talent before taking Grit. Not a general prerequisite like "Advanced Talents".
