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RE: Broodmaster Archetype from Ultimate Magic
Eidolon Brood: At 2nd level, instead of a single eidolon, a broodmaster summons two Small eidolons to his side, each less powerful than the single eidolon of a standard summoner. Each eidolon has it own base form and associated base statistics and free evolutions. Regardless of the number of eidolons in the brood, each eidolon has the same base attack bonus and base saving throw bonuses, but the rest of the eidolons' base statistics must be divided between the eidolons, including Hit Dice (minimum 1), skill points, number of feats, armor bonus, Str/Dex bonus, evolution pool (but see below), and maximum number of natural attacks. Individual eidolons in the brood must purchase evolutions separately. Once a broodmaster decides on the forms and abilities of his eidolons, they cannot be changed until the summoner gains a level.
Example: A 2nd-level broodmaster can summon two eidolons. Each eidolon has 1 Hit Dice, BAB +2, +3 on its two good saves and +0 on its bad save. The broodmaster decides to give the first eidolon 4 skill points, one feat, a +1 armor bonus, a +1 bonus to Strength, 2 points from the evolution pool, and a maximum of two attacks. The remaining 4 skill points, +1 armor bonus, +1 bonus to Dexterity, and 2 points from the evolution pool go to the second eidolon, but it gains no feats and can have only one natural attack.
The broodmaster must dismiss all of his eidolons at one time. Likewise, all of the eidolons in a brood are banished if the broodmaster is unconscious, asleep, or killed. However, each eidolon in the brood is sent back to its home plane individually when its hit points are reduced to a negative number equal to or greater than its Constitution score. This ability replaces the summoner's normal eidolon ability.
I do not see any mention of how many eidolons a broodmaster gets. I am guessing 1 per summoner level?
He can split up the hit dice according to the eidolon chart. For example at fifth level you have 4hd to play with.
He can split up the hit dice according to the eidolon chart. For example at fifth level you have 4hd to play with.
So you can have four 1hd eidolons, two 2hd or one 9hd and one with 1hd. Got it?
Ah yes, thanks. I was so focused on trying to find wording that specifically said how many you could have, that I completed neglected the reference to the hit die splitting, which of course would determine how they can be split up.
He can split up the hit dice according to the eidolon chart. For example at fifth level you have 4hd to play with.So you can have four 1hd eidolons, two 2hd or one 9hd and one with 1hd. Got it?
That's not how it works.
Larger Brood: At 8th level, the broodmaster can spend 4 evolution points from the evolution pool for the large evolution; unlike with other evolutions, he spends these 4 points before he assigns evolution points to his individual eidolons (for an 8th-level broodmaster with 11 evolution points, this leaves 7 evolution points to distribute among the eidolons). This allows him to summon two Medium eidolons, four Small eidolons, or one Medium eidolon and two Small eidolons.At 13th level, if the broodmaster has purchased the large evolution for his brood, he can spend an additional 6 evolution points from the evolution pool for the huge evolution, distributing the remaining points among his eidolons. This allows him to call two Large eidolons, four Medium eidolons, eight Small eidolons, or any similar combination in which two smaller eidolons count as one eidolon of one size larger.
To summarize, 2 small at first level. At 8th level, you can spend 4 evolution points to have 2 medium or 4 small. At 13th level you can spend an additional 6 evolution points (total of 10) to get 2 large, 4 medium or 8 small. Or a combination there of.