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So the basics of my question is, can a monk that has used an archetype to trade away the Slow Fall ability (or simply not selected Slow Fall as an Unchained Monk) still use the Spider Step Feat.
Spider Step:
Prerequisites: Acrobatics 6 ranks, Climb 6 ranks, monk level 6th.
Benefit: As a move action, you can move up to half your slow fall distance (maximum 50 feet) across a wall or ceiling or across ropes, branches, or even water or other surfaces that cannot support your weight. You must reach a solid, level surface by the end of your turn or you will fall.
First the Prerequisites do not actually require you to have Slow Fall, Merely be at least a level 6 Monk with the required ranks in Acrobatics/Climb.
My interpretation is by RAW a monk can qualify for this feat without actually having a Slow Fall ability, however they would be caught by the Benefit portion, since they have no Slow Fall distance, they are only able to move 1/2 of 0, which is of course still 0.
The alternate interpretation would simply assume a slow fall speed of what would normally be available and use that value (30' at lvl 6 for instance, or indefinite for an unchained monk.)
Unchained: Finally I would argue that an unchained monk only has access to Slow Fall with the expenditure of 1 Ki point, thus they would have to expend 1 Ki point to gain the 50' Spider walk that they default to since they never have a scaling max distance like the normal monk.
