Defensive Needles on Cactus Leshy?

[Perfnord]

Is there any way to get the feat Defensive Needles on a Cactus Leshy?
I can see how to do this for Pine Leshies. But Cactus?

Prerequisites: Cactus Leshy, or Pine Leshy
Access: Pine leshies have access to this feat

[roll4initiative]

Yes. You can. It says right there that the Prerequisite is you must be a Cactus Leshy.

However, the feat is "Limited" to PFS.

Archives of Nethys wrote:

A limited option is rarer in Society play, but not unheard of. A limited option can be selected only if specifically allowed by a boon—whether from the Achievement Points system, a Chronicle Sheet, or another option from a Pathfinder Society source—even if the option is common or if the character meets the normal prerequisites or access requirements printed in the option’s source.

[Perfnord]

Right. Prerequisite: Cactus or Pine Leshy.
Uncommon therefore needs access.
Limited therefore access must be purchased via boon.

Access is available for Pine Leshies which must be unlocked via boon.

So there's no access possible for Cactus Leshies? Why bother making them a prerequisite then?
It seems so perfect for a cactus person. I don't get it.

[HammerJack]

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So there's no access possible for Cactus Leshies? Why bother making them a prerequisite then?

There's no Access method i know of in PFS. This wasn't written specifically for PFS. That's the key difference.

[roll4initiative]

I suggest to petition for Defensive Needles be added for access to Cactus Leshy.

I don't know how to go about petitioning access for something, though. Maybe create a new thread asking the powers above to allow access?

[Jared Thaler - Personal Opinion]

roll4initiative wrote:

I suggest to petition for Defensive Needles be added for access to Cactus Leshy.

I don't know how to go about petitioning access for something, though. Maybe create a new thread asking the powers above to allow access?

I don't have access to the relevant boon, but it might be worth checking if any of the boons from Pathfinder #176: Lost Mammoth Valley give access to Defensive needles.

[Online Guide Team Lead - JTT]

Just received confirmation:

The Pine Leshy boon from Pathfinder #176: Lost Mammoth Valley is required to unlock Defensive Needles (as it is a limited option)

It not only unlocks the "limited" restriction, it *also* grants access.
"access to this additional heritage, the other uncommon leshy feats on page 77, and any common-rarity options with the leshy trait available in the campaign, "

As such, the boon can be applied to a cactus leshy to grant them access to Defensive Needles.

(This has been confirmed as permitted by Alex Speidel)

[Alex Speidel]

Confirming what Jared said; weird use of the boon, but go for it!