Order of the Golden Phalanx

A cavalier who belongs to this order has either undergone military officer training, or has experience in structured warfare and tactics.  He seeks to bring about victory through teamwork and discipline.
=== Edicts ===
United we stand, divided we fall.  The cavalier lives and dies by the efforts of his team, and when the cavalier attacks an enemy, he is shaken on his next turn unless one of his allies has targeted that enemy with an attack, spell or effect by then.
=== Challenge ===
Whenever an order of the golden phalanx cavalier issues a challenge, his allies receive a +1 circumstance bonus on melee attack rolls against the target of his challenge whenever he is threatening the target. (this bonus does not apply to the cavalier himself) This bonus increases by +1 for every four levels the cavalier possesses.
=== Skills ===
An order of the golden phalanx cavalier adds Perform to his list of class skills. An order of the golden phalanx cavalier adds half his level to intimidate checks made to demoralize an enemy.
== Order Abilities ==
A cavalier that belongs to the order of the golden phalanx gains the following abilities as he increases in level.
==== Warcry (Ex) ====
At 2nd level, when the cavalier demoralizes an opponent using Intimidate, the penalties a cavalier’s target takes for being demoralized increase by 1. At 8th level and every 6 levels thereafter these penalties increase by an additional 1.
==== Lead by Example (Ex) ====
At 8th level, an order of the golden phalanx cavalier can call out to his allies, inspiring them to greatness. As a swift action, the cavalier can grant a competence bonus equal to his Charisma modifier on all attack and damage rolls to all allies within 30 feet, including himself. This bonus lasts for 1 round. This ability can be used once per day.
==== Rally the Troops (Ex) ====
At 15th level, the cavalier can take a standard action and speak words of encouragement to his companions. This functions as a blessing of fervor spell with a caster level equal to the cavalier’s level, and may affect up to one ally per level within 30 feet of the cavalier. This ability can be used once per day.
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