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If the eidolon is of the Serpentine form and you take the Limbs (Arms) evolution, am I right in thinking that will simply bring the eidolon up to two arms, which would mean for a synthesist to have an eidolon of a Serpentine form they -have- to take that evolution at 1st level or else it causes problems with attacks etc?

As a more tangible example, a player has done just that and plans to model his eidolon on the marilith, but after the first Limbs (Arms) he's given himself Multi-Weapon Fighting. I'm ruling that the eidolon still only has two arms at this point and another evolution would be required before the feat can be taken.

Thoughts?

So, it seems the Synthesist is causing a few hiccups when it comes to rule interpretation and I've tried to do as much research as I can on these questions but haven't found answers for all of them so I figured I'd post them all here at once.

1) Do I have to spend evolution points to gain weapon proficiencies that I already have as the summoner?
2) How does healing work for the eidolon's temp hp?
3) For granted feats (i.e. Multiattack), does the eidolon still get that?
4) If I'm, say, a halfling with 20 feet speed...would I use the 40 of a quadraped eidolon? And if I had a climb or fly speed, would I still be able to use it?

These are all questions asked by one of my players and I'd love a bit of input from some GMs more experienced than myself.

Now, for the question of healing the temporary HP, this is an answer I found somewhere else on the boards here and is probably what I'll stick with unless someone can come up with a better one:

"Actually, the way I read it, you gain the eidolon's hp as temporary hp. When these temporary hp are depleted, the eidolon is shunted back home. However, from my understanding, the eidolon doesn't actually take damage. It can't be targeted separately, so it can't be turned to stone, or take damage in any way. Next time you summon it, it should still be at full health.

I guess that's how you replenish your temporary hp. Resummoning. Is that too strong?"