So the Order of the Hero Cavalier gives a bonus equal to half your cavalier level to knowledge checks when identifying monsters...
And at level 4 the Disciple of the pike archetype for cavaliers gives you a bonus equal to half your cavalier level(as well as being able to make then untrained).
Since they are both untyped bonuses do they stack?
Looks legit.
Both the Order and the Archetype were released in the same splatbook, and both of them are associated with the Hellknight organization, the Order of the Pike. Said organization is the only "Good" Hellknight chapter, and is dedicated to finding big monsters that threaten people and then cutting those big monsters down to size.
So, flavorwise, I'm pretty sure both of those cavalier elements are intended to complement each other.
Agreed, looks fine to me.
Worth noting, however, is that they don't combine to "gaining a bonus equal to your cavalier level". Rather, it is "gaining a bonus equal to half your cavalier level, twice". This means the bonus will increase by 2 at every even level, but by 0 every odd level.
Awesome, I thought so. I'm considering trying to play one, maybe with a small size race to capitalize on the size difference, but that also comes with the reduced damage and penalty to strength. I could go with an Orang Pendek but that would feel kind of weird.