Squire

(General)

You attract a squire to aid you in your knightly endeavors.

Prerequisites

Character level 3rd, proficient with all martial weapons, member of an organization or order with a martial focus.

Benefit

This feat acts similarly to the Leadership feat, with several exceptions. You can only attract a 1st-level cohort with this feat, and cannot recruit followers until you have the Leadership feat. You determine your Leadership score according to the rules presented in the Leadership feat. As with the Leadership feat, your cohort's maximum level is two levels below your own. See the Followers & Cohorts article for details.

Additionally, your cohort can only take levels in a class that grants proficiency with all martial weapons as a class feature, such as Paladin, Cavalier, or Fighter. They cannot multiclass, though they may take any archetype they qualify for.

If you release your cohort from service, you may gain a new one by scouting for potential candidates in a city or large town where members of your order can typically be found, which requires at least 24 hours of uninterrupted scouting. This act can also replace a cohort who has perished. Penalties for causing the death of a cohort obtained with this feat are halved (-1 per death).

Special

When you reach 7th level, you lose this feat and gain the Leadership feat. From that point, your current cohort and any future cohorts you have follow the rules of the Leadership feat, rather than this one.

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