Hi, I am very new at RPG. I only played two sessions of "vampire" a really long time ago, then I got invited to do it again and play Pathfinder. I tried to find a clear cut answer to my questions in the SRD and in this forum but either because i do not yet have much experience with the terminology or because it was not exactly the same question in another thread, I am still in doubt. I am sorry if it is dumb.
I made a 3rd level Summoner and have to give my biped eidolon some evo points. I opted to give it the following upgrades:
1 point - replace claws with pincers
2 points - extra pair of limbs
1 point - give pincers to extra limbs
1 point - give reach to the pincers
In sum, a biped with 4 pincers and reach. My questions are based on my current understanding of the rules:
"Primary attacks are made using the creature's full base attack bonus and add the creature's full Strength bonus on damage rolls. Secondary attacks are made using the creature's base attack bonus –5 and add only 1/2 the creature's Strength bonus on damage rolls. If a creature has only one natural attack, it is always made using the creature's full base attack bonus and adds 1-1/2 the creature's Strength bonus on attack rolls. This increase does not apply if the creature has multiple attacks but only takes one. If a creature has only one type of attack, but has multiple attacks per round, that attack is treated as a primary attack, regardless of its type."
Since my eidolon possesses only one type of attack, does the pincers that are naturally secondary, become primary?
"Reach (Ex): One of an eidolon's attack is capable of striking at foes at a distance. Pick one attack. The eidolon's reach with that attack increases by 5 feet"
The reach applies to just one pincer or all four? Or just one pair?
Also, the GM said that once i pick a base form i cannot change it. I could not find any rules supporting his statement or contradicting it, did I miss something or it is subjective (and therefore his call)?
Finally, since the Eidolon is just an aspect of a creature, is it mindless, just a phantom, a manifestation of the summoners subconscious (since it is the summoner who chooses the form of it) or is it something else? I do not think you can even talk to it since there is no mention of languages or even a mental link between the summoner and eidolon. Is there a consensus on the subject?
I hope you guys can help me
Thanks
CC.
