Multiclassed Summoners

[FarmerGuy]

Hey Guys!

Pathfinder Summoner gains evolution points for their Eidolon based on class level, but some of the evolutions say "The Summoner must be xth level before choosing this evolution."

Is that total level, or summoner levels? I feel like it would specifically say summoner levels if it wanted to limit multiclassing for it.

[Happler]

In cases like that, it is class level (the amount of levels spent in summoner) and not character level (the total amount of levels the character has).

Otherwise it would state that the character must be x level.

[Jellyfulfish]

I'd say "Summoner must be Xth level" is pretty clear. It doesn't say "The character must be Xth level".

But honestly, it doesn't matter much. When allowing something the rules aren't exactly clear on, you have to weight the potential abuse it can lead to.

But in the case of Eidolon's evolutions, the points are going to be too scarce if you heavily multiclass and it will mostly be useful as a skill monkey but not a front-liner. So allowing you to select evolutions that require X level is only going to bypass some of the suckage the class leads to when multiclassed, but i doubt it would make it (more) problematic on a power or versatility scale.

[Happler]

It can also be read from this line in multiclassing:

Quote:

Note that there are a number of effects and prerequisites that rely on a character's level or Hit Dice. Such effects are always based on the total number of levels or Hit Dice a character possesses, not just those from one class. The exception to this is class abilities, most of which are based on the total number of class levels that a character possesses of that particular class.

The evolutions points are a class ability, and thus are based on levels in that class.

[Greylurker]

Unless it specifically says "Character Level" you can assume it to mean Class level