pmk_chance@yahoo.com wrote:
Being the only Knight of the order of the Phoenix (That I know of
I asked this question before.
After many posts I was told that you can get a talent twice in one tier, once as a talent then once in the path. In this case you just take the Path first and then the loyal companion talent.
Sir Baldric Val'Holryn
Pete Kost
I do recall this being the general rule for talents. Being that you can gain a talent a second time in the same tier, but only if that second time was from a path that gives you that talent explicitly.
However with the way this particular example plays out you still won't get it maxed out. In this case you get your companion talent in tier 2. You can then take loyal companion each tier after, for a total of 4 times. You can't take it before you become a knight as you don't own your hound yet. You would hit all 5 tiers if you take the Grandmaster level of the path, but your character also basically becomes an NPC.