You have a close connection with a spiritual assistant capable of aiding you in small ways.
Prerequisite(s): Caster level 8th.
Benefit(s): You gain the assistance of an invisible shapeless spirit. This acts as a constant unseen servant spell, using your character level as your effective caster level. For every 4 character levels you have, the spirit ally’s effective Strength score increases by 2 (to a maximum of 12 at 20th level). If the spirit ally dissipates or is dispelled, it returns after 24 hours.
School conjuration (creation); Level bard 1, magus 1, sorcerer/wizard 1, summoner/unchained summoner 1, witch 1
CASTING
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S, M (a piece of string and a bit of wood)
EFFECT
Range close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Effect one invisible, mindless, shapeless servant
Duration 1 hour/level
Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance no
DESCRIPTION
An unseen servant is an invisible, mindless, shapeless force that performs simple tasks at your command. It can run and fetch things, open unstuck doors, and hold chairs, as well as clean and mend. The servant can perform only one activity at a time, but it repeats the same activity over and over again if told to do so as long as you remain within range. It can open only normal doors, drawers, lids, and the like. It has an effective Strength score of 2 (so it can lift 20 pounds or drag 100 pounds). It can trigger traps and such, but it can exert only 20 pounds of force, which is not enough to activate certain pressure plates and other devices. It can't perform any task that requires a skill check with a DC higher than 10 or that requires a check using a skill that can't be used untrained. This servant cannot fly, climb, or even swim (though it can walk on water). Its base speed is 15 feet.
The servant cannot attack in any way; it is never allowed an attack roll. It cannot be killed, but it dissipates if it takes 6 points of damage from area attacks. (It gets no saves against attacks.) If you attempt to send it beyond the spell's range (measured from your current position), the servant ceases to exist.
First off, I LOVE this feat. That said, I have a couple questions.
I was thinking about taking it for a paladin I was making to serve as a squire (someone to take care of the small things, like cleaning their equipment, helping them into armor, bang two coconuts together while traveling, etc.).
"It can run and fetch things, open unstuck doors, and hold chairs, as well as clean and mend."
AND
"It can't perform any task that requires a skill check with a DC higher than 10 or that requires a check using a skill that can't be used untrained."
I assume that's okay (don't require too much skill)?
I was also wondering about movement. Nothing in the feat says that the ally's movement is anything different than the spell (15'). Does that mean if the character moves faster than the 15' the servant either stays in one spot or tries to follow (depending on the commands given)?
If it tries to follow, will it eventually catch up with the person no matter where they went or how they got there (the character teleported 400', does it just hone in on them based on the connection they have)? For the purposes of this question, let's assume the character is on the same plane.
If it doesn't try to follow, does it disappear? The spell says that the servant ceases to exist "[i]f you attempt to send it beyond the spell's range (measured from your current position)", but not if you leave where it's working. I guess I can still use it for the mundane tasks at the beginning of the day and have it dissipate as soon as the character leaves the area, but that seems like a waste.
Thanks!
Seems like it'd dissipate if it left the range at all. Definitely a camp/downtime useful thing though.
EDIT: actually it seems like it would be useful in a dungeon as well, since you are usually limited to half the speed of whoever is checking for traps.