Hey guys, i am about to start a new game and have decided i would like to try summoner (6 person game so there's room enough to screw around in). in my whole time of playing i have never tried a caster simply because they just never appealed to me, but the summoner strikes me as finally being able to do a concept i've had for a very long time.
The character is a chaotic neutral "Quarter-elf" (human for the bonus feat which i will explain later) who is a more "fighter centric" type mage. simply focusing on buffs, eidolon heals, and summoning skeleton minions (i have a thing for skeletons and the skeleton summoner feat in Ultimate Magic just makes this character for me.)
Now i want to ask you guys if my theory seems viable enough, and for advice to make it better without ruining the concept. im not looking to min max, but i also dont want to be completely useless. plan on taking spell focus necromancy and skeleton summoner (bonus feat, why i needed human) at first level. along with using a chain shirt and a spear (again i love spears but hate reach weapons, so only the standard one)
We're using 15 point buy and the spread i have so far is STR = 14, DEX = 14, CON = 12, INT = 10, WIS = 10, CHA = 13. i have a floating +2 modifier due to race im not sure where to place it, any advice with that would be welcome :). and i also plan on adding to charisma at 4th, 12th, and 16th levels to gain access to the entire spell list. How does this point spread sound for a more melee centric summoner? it wont be fighter good im aware but it seems decent enough? balanced at least? any advice on that would be helpful.
Also the other major thing is making my eidolon, for fluff reason im thinking just going a fighter type taking the natural armor evolution and undead type at first level using the biped form. plan for that is basically a skeleton champion, medium size, using weapons etc. and that way it could function as flank buddy, and all around just an extra albeit weaker party member.
so how does this sound to you guys? as ive said i never played a caster before, so this new to me. any advice would be appreciated and even better experiences with others who have played a melee summoner, thanks in advance.
(P.S. sorry for rambling.