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Ambitious Bond: I believe you skip the aligned step and go directly to "whatever you want".

Outsider Servant: "You gain a new servant each day" seems pretty clear. The penalty doesn't seem to be removed, although I'd probavbly house-rule it away (or call it a curse from the patron who sent it). Since it doesn't say it stacks with itself, despite being untyped, I think you only take it once (counting its duration from the last servant's death you've had).

Good calls.

In passing, I also note that the Archetype doesn't provide Diplomacy as a class skill, meaning that either you need to snag an appropriate trait, or will be reliant on knowledge religion each morning for non-aligned invocation.

.. The archetype also doesn't have 'knowledge (planes)' as a class skill, which feels like an oversight - knowledge (religion) seems out of place.

Still reading the book - seems good so far.

Do I understand correctly that both Magus players focus on dealing massive damage with Shocking Grasp?

Because another approach you could take is inform these players that they're taking a versatile and multifaceted class and treating it like a sledgehammer. That is, they can do plenty of other things they can do with a Magus that are effective and aren't 10d6 electricity damage.

Check this guide for suggestions.

What character level (and skill level) are the other players? I'd expect an Archer Ranger (for example) or a wizard to excel in a variety of situations, and well-built barbarian to be exceptionally competitive at dealing (and taking) pain.

Is there a chance that (as well as the magi appearing powerful) that the other players are a little weak, exacerbating the perceived issue? Would it be possible for you to post a little info about the character builds involved?

If I remember correctly, there's a bit of a bug with the latest version also - when I tried to level my companion up to level 4, it boosted the bear to level 6. Downloading and installing the most stable alpha build of PCGen cured this though.

Best of luck.