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I think your DM is wrong, but I doubt anything short of a developer post would convince him otherwise. So you’d probably be better off to just move on.

Yeah, thats exactly what i were thinking... :S

You might consider pointing out that the Link ability belongs to the eidolon and not the summoner. But I doubt that will change anyone’s mind.

I doubt it, but thanks! It's an interesting point :)

The mental communication granted by Link between a summoner and his eidolon is 1-way or 2-way?

"Link (Ex)
A summoner and his eidolon share a mental link allows for communication across any distance (as long as they are on the same plane). This communication is a free action, allowing the summoner to give orders to his eidolon at any time."

As i can read, i can see this possible interpretation:

I will describe it reading the sentences separately:

"A summoner and his eidolon share a mental link allows for communication across any distance (as long as they are on the same plane)."

So, u can talk mentally with your eidolon across any distance. Is described as "communication", so seemingly is a 2-way communication.

"This communication is a free action, allowing the summoner to give orders to his eidolon at any time."

Then, the second sentence defines the in-combate possibility. So this mental comunication across any distance allow be used to give orders to the eidolon ("allow", so, "in addition", not "just" or "only").
The eidolon cannot give orders to the summoner using Link? Well... the eidolon is the "pet" so... he cannot give orders to the summoner in any mode.

Furthermore, at level 2, a summoner gain the Bond senses ability, so doing the Link a 1-way wouldn't have any disadvantage in just 1 level, as an eidolon could just mutter any message.

So, to me, is clearly a 2-way communication mode.

But, the case is, my GMs reads the Link ability in another way.

He says that the Link description, readed literally, is that "communication" it's just give orders unidirectional from the summoner to the eidolon. Without feedback or questions from the eidolon side.

He thinks that because the "give orders" it's the only clarification added to the Link description, so it's the important part.

What do you say? Exists some official response about this question?

Thanks! :)