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I tried a few searches and couldn't find if this has been covered, but I wanted to make sure I was interpreting it correctly. Apologies if this has been asked before.
There is a "Leshy Companion" boon at Tier 2 of the Verdant Wheel faction. It says,
You can select the Leshy Familiar feat as a 2nd level class feat, even if you are not a druid. You can ignore the prerequisite of belonging to the leaf order.
I guess the question is how much emphasis is placed on the "as a 2nd level class feat" wording.
I am interpreting this as the boon gives you access to the Leshy Familiar feat, though you still have to use one of your class feat slots when leveling up in order to take it. However, this is an "ally" boon, which means it has to be slotted ... and I don't know of any other case where a feat purchased on your character requires you to keep a boon slotted to access the feat.
So I could also interpret this as saying that by slotting the boon, you gain the Leshy Familiar feat for that scenario. Then if you ever don't slot the boon, you don't have the Leshy Familiar feat. But at that point, it isn't really a "2nd level class feat," it's just an ally familiar that you get from a boon.
How have people been running this? Has there been any official word on it?
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I interpret it as you buy the boon and spend a feat. You're down a boon slot but could use it if you *really* thought a different boon would help more than a familiar. I don't know of any boon, let alone a Tier 2 faction boon, that grants you a full class feat that you wouldn't ever qualify for (because if you did, you would need the boon).
Venture-Captain, Colorado—Denver
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I agree with that interpretation, but expect table variation.
Since Leshy companion is marked as an ally boon, slotting it (and taking the feat) provides you with the leshy companion only when the boon is slotted.since ally's, by default, are considered non-combatants, I think they're requiring you to spend the feat and boon slot to get the extra benefits of a combatant.
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In addition, if the intent was for a character to not need to spend a feat, I would have expected the wording to be, "You gain the benefit of the Leshy Familiar feat."
Definitely ' You can select the feat ' means that this boon gives you access to take the feat that you wouldn't normally be able to.
This an ally boon, like hireling, so I do believe you need to also slot it every adventure to have your leshy with you.