Tyinyk |
Well, I hope to.
Features involved:
If the aide-de-camp is a cavalier, he must follow the same order as the esquire.
The aide-de-camp gains Swift Aid as a bonus feat, and provides a +2 (rather than +1) bonus when using this feat to aid the esquire. As a move action, the aide-de-camp can retrieve a stored item or an item on the ground and hand it to the esquire. The esquire does not have to take an action to receive the item, though he must be conscious and have a free hand. This action does not provoke attacks of opportunity for the aide-de-camp or esquire.
If the aide-de-camp dies performing an act that directly supports the edicts of the esquire's order (GM's discretion), the esquire does not take a penalty to his Leadership score. If an aide-de-camp dies, or is released from the esquire's service, the esquire may gain a new aide-de-camp by scouting for potential candidates in a city or large town. This requires 1 day per 5 levels of the aide-de-camp to be recruited.
This ability replaces mount.
Prerequisites: Base attack bonus +6, heavy armor proficiency, proficient in a martial weapon
Benefit: You gain a cohort as if you had selected the Leadership feat; this cohort is a human or halfling commoner, expert, or warrior with the Imperial Squire feat. When within 10 feet of your squire, you get a +2 bonus on initiative checks and a +1 dodge bonus to AC.
Then just Leadership, specifically the Noble Scion's Greater Leadership. (It just raises the max level of the cohort by 1.)
So, since the Aid-De-Camp says "Functions Similarly to a Cohort" and Imperial Knight says "As if you had selected the Leadership Feat" Does that mean neither actually count as the feat, and so taking the feat allows me to stack them for multiple cohorts?
VRMH |
Much to my surprise, this looks quite legal.
Imperial Knight says "As if you had selected the Leadership Feat" Does that mean neither actually count as the feat
They both specifically say that the cohort acts as if you had taken the feat. Not the PC, who should still be free to take Leadership (or in your case Greater Leadership).
The book with Imperial Knight feat in it: "Taldor, Echoes Of Glory", isn't that 3.5 though?
Tyinyk |
I found this which is labeled a Pathfinder player companion, but at the same time, it's in the 3.5 section. So I really don't know where it stands. My DM won't really care though, since it's not third party, and it's on the SRD.
Rysky |
I found this which is labeled a Pathfinder player companion, but at the same time, it's in the 3.5 section. So I really don't know where it stands. My DM won't really care though, since it's not third party, and it's on the SRD.
Paizo's 3.5 stuff was under "Pathfinder Chronicles" so Pathfinder Player Companion still fits.
VRMH |
Here we are. It's actually called "Taldan Knight" and it's indeed a 3.5 feat.
Guess you'll have to restrict yourself to an Aide-de-camp and a Squire. And maybe an Apprentice. And some evil minions. And perhaps a Familiar, Animal Companion, a few constructs, some Zombies...
Tyinyk |
What are some good choices for the cohorts?
For the Squire, I was thinking expert, to cover skills.
For Aid-De-Camp, I was thinking Paladin, for healing, and because it'll make them more survivable as a warrior despite being two levels lower.
For Leadership, I was thinking Wizard, to round out the arcane/divine/martial trinity (Sorry psychic) and because having a full caster as my loyal servant just seems like a good way to go.
bitter lily |
It's not PFS or anything (Don't think leadership's legal there, anyways) so I think I can convince my DM to let me have Imperial Knight. I mean, it's just an NPC classed cohort, so it's not exactly going to shatter the balance.
"I mean, it's just an NPC classed cohort, so it's not exactly going to shatter the balance"????
You might want to make sure that your DM allows Leadership to begin with. It's highly arguable that even one NPC-classed cohort can break the balance. And then there's a paladin. And then -- a wizard. No balance issues there, none at all.
Maybe you should make one a rogue, and play solo?