So normally Eldritch Heritage wouldn't allow Sylvan bloodline, but Exotic Heritage takes care of that.
Eldritch Heritage imposes a -2 level penalty on it.
Sylvan bloodline grants you a animal companion at level-3.
So, totaling level-5. Boon companion gives you 4 level bonus.
Ascendant recollection is questionable whether it applies, since you're not actually a sorcerer but I'd probably allow it.
Especially because this is more convoluted than:
Nature Soul
Animal Ally Boon Companion
Of course, your version does offer the full animal companion list but has more requirements than the other version.
Unless you really have big plans for your domains you might better off selecting one of the domains that grants you an animal companion.
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This bloodline power counts as your bloodline arcana and also replaces laughing touch.
In addition to being the bloodline arcana, it's definitely a bloodline power gained at 1st level, and thus should be boosted by Ascendant Recollection.
How do you get Eldritch Heritage at Level 1? Character Level 3 Required. Other than that it looks legit, don't even need to be human. Trait, L1 Feat EH, L3 Feat EH, L5 Feet Boon. I guess a bit faster than the Nature Soul Route, since need level 4 for would be L5 and L7 Feats. Decision is what level do you want the Companion or do you prefer +3 Know Nature vs +2 Know Nature and +2 Survival. That or since you want to play a Cleric, just take the Animal Domain, getting a Companion and Boon at L5 to offset the level. Less feat/trait intensive.
No Daedalus, the price is having to have enough Charisma to qualify for the feats in the first place and also a trait. For most Clerics, chaisma is ignored as it only adds to channeling. Something that starts out good at low levels, but quickly drops in utility. Getting a cleric up to 14 charisma is in my opinion a significant investment.
There's an FAQ about animal companions and level cap, I don't recall the exact wording but IIRC the basic effect is you can't raise the effective level of the animal companion above your level.
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The limit is [AC HD limit] = [Character Level + 1]. So a 5th level character can only have a 6HD animal companion (Effective AC level 7), even if they are entitled to a higher level AC.
It is in this post, but not in the ARG FAQ.
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Yeah that's what I was talking about, but I remembered it incorrectly.
Thanks for the correction.
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There are numerous ways to boost an Animal Companion beyond character level:
- Sylvan Sorcerer + Ascendant Recollection + Boon Companion + Robes of Arcane Heritage [CL + 4]
- Ascendant Recollection + Exotic Heritage (Knowledge Nature) + Eldritch Heritage (Sylvan) + Boon Companion + Robes of Arcane Heritage [CL + 4]
- Animal Ally and retraining or selecting a class feature that grants an Animal Companion [CL (or CL-3) + CL-4]
- Oracle favored class bonus for elf or aasimar (+1/2 to oracle level for one revelation) and apply it to Primal Companion (Lunar) or Bonded Mount (Nature). [CL + 1/2 CL]
- Or combine the last 3 by playing an elf lunar oracle with Ascendant Recollection, taking Animal Ally at level 5, take Eldritch Heritage (Sylvan), choosing the Primal Companion revelation, and wearing Robes of Arcane Heritage. When you have all this, your effective Animal Companion level is [3.5*CL - 4], so at 8th level, your Animal Companion is level 24!
Yeah that's what I was talking about, but I remembered it incorrectly.
Thanks for the correction.
Note to readers: Disregard if this isn't a PFS game, as John's rule is invented whole-cloth in that post and has no basis in any rulebook, erratum, or general FAQ.