Looking for help trying to figure out how to best make my character rock. Obviously I'm playing a summoner and just got enough XP for 3rd level with a bipedal eidolon. My first two feats were Resilient Eidolon and Extra Evolution.
We are playing a sandbox campaign and due to real life issues, sometimes we have a cleric in the party, sometimes we don't, sometime we have a druid, sometimes we don't, etc. While it is a sandbox, it is mostly overland exploration on an island and we get bonus XP for every hex completely explored. My eidolon kinda resemble an ice elemental and took evolutions to improve damage output and armor, plus Gills since I thought it was the best way to emulate a floating ice cube, should we ever need to swim (answer being yes, it came in handy once so far).
But, the DM has said Words of Power are available to learn, it would fit within the campaign. So I'm thinking my feat for 3rd level could be Experimental Spellcaster.
What do you think? I've read Words of Power and essentially understand that basically I'll be learning 1 new spell, but it will be ultimately flexible, (I'm sure someone could say you are learning a number of new spells limited only by my imagination, but really, you get 1 effect with a dial you can change). And at 3rd level, I'd only get to pick a 0 or 1st level word, so I'm thinking the 5th level feat might be better spent, if I try Words of Power.
Or should I go with Craft Wondrous Item? There are magic items available for sale, but they change each week and so far are either not useful to me or too expensive (except potions). If I take Craft Wondrous Item, really, my character becomes the town's default magic item creation shop. On the other hand, I'll mostly be churning out cloaks of resistance due to the summoners limited spell selection.
Or is there something I can do to boost my eidolon? After all, my eidolon is fighting and kicking butt, not my character.
All these ideas seem to have benefits but also drawbacks. Any advice could help me. Thanks