(I think I may have asked this before, but I can't find any trace of it.)
Just wanting to double check for my Draconic Bloodrager/Monk on what alignment she needs to be to get a Nosoi as an Improved Familiar. I've found 2 wordings that throw things into a hazy mist:
"Any neutral caster of 7th level or higher and who has the Improved Familiar feat may summon a nosoi."
"A true neutral spellcaster can gain a nosoi as a familiar at 7th level by taking the Improved Familiar feat."
Which one is correct?
Also Improved Familiar itself says you can be up to one alignment step away and be fine, but I would assume the specific in the Nosoi entries trump the general of the feat?
Also also, if the second quote is correct, do I need to be 7th level, or can I be higher? Is it referring to character level or caster level? If caster level, would Magical Knack allow me to take it @ 7th as a Monk1/Bloodrager6?
Long story short, can she be Neutral Good for this familiar or does she need to be True Neutral? (Yes, I'm aware that both of those make her an Ex-Monk)
D20pfsrd says "any neutral," Archives of Nethys says "true neutral," and the PRD says "true neutral." Since (a) the PRD is definitive and (b) d20pfsrd is prone to error and non-harmless rewordings, believe the PRD. (If the PRD doesn't have something because it's from a player companion, believe the Archives of Nethys over d20pfsrd.)
Also Improved Familiar itself says you can be up to one alignment step away and be fine, but I would assume the specific in the Nosoi entries trump the general of the feat?
Actually, it's one step away on each axis in the feat, which would allow anyone to get a TN familiar---but it is generally accepted that, as you say, the specific Bestiary entries override this rule... intentionally or otherwise.
Also also, if the second quote is correct, do I need to be 7th level, or can I be higher? Is it referring to character level or caster level? If caster level, would Magical Knack allow me to take it @ 7th as a Monk1/Bloodrager6?
(1) Higher level is always acceptable.
(2) Neither, it is referring to effective wizard level as per the feat.
(3) Magical Knack doesn't change your effective wizard level, so no.
New question:
Since this would be a Bloodline Familiar, can I assume that my effective wizard level is based off my bloodline level and so artificially raise it with an Amulet of the Blooded to be 7 @ Bloodrager5/Monk1?
I'd say no, but it's an edge case. The Bloodline Familiar replaces your first Bloodline Power, and delays your bloodline spells. The question is if this makes the Familiar a Bloodline Power.
I'm a mieser who errs on the side of caution, so I'd say no, not by raw.