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Rewatched The Lion King the other day (don't ask why, I don't know), and my friends and I started up the old "what class would he be" thing. I thought, hey, roleplaying Timon and Pumbaa could be really fun. And there's one class that can do it...
Halfling Summoner (Neutral Good)
Str 10
Dex 18
Con 14
Int 12
Wis 8
Cha 15 (+1 at 4th level)
Feats
1: Weapon Finesse
3: Mounted Combat
5: Combat Casting
7: Expanded Arcana
Skills:
Stealth, Ride, Bluff (1 rank: know arcane, know nature, spellcraft)
Traits:
Highlander (+1 on Stealth checks, Stealth is a class skill; +2 instead if in a hilly or rocky area)
Fast-Talker (+1 on Bluff, Bluff is a class skill)
Timon is a brown-haired, tan-robed summoner with a penchant for blowing his mouth off. Out of combat, he makes a good party face, with his high Bluff, and a good scout with high Stealth. In combat, he buffs himself and his eidolon up, and rides Pumbaa into battle using Weapon Finesse.
Eidolon (Quadruped)
Size: medium; Speed: 40ft; AC: +2 natural armor; Saves: Fort (good), Ref (good), Will (bad); Attack: bite (1d6)
Ability Scores:
Str 14
Dex 14
Con 13
Int 7
Wis 10
Cha 11
Feats: Combat Reflexes, Power Attack, Improved Natural Attack
Evolutions:
Large (4)
Trip (2)
Reach (bite) (1)
Improved Damage (bite) (1)
Improved Natural Armor (1)
Skill Focus (Perception) (1)
Though he appears a large brown boar, Pumbaa is of the "dog" build of eidolon - one nasty bite attack that gets a lot of Attacks of Opportunity. He also has skill focus: perception, so at least one of the pair can pay attention.
I'm pretty confident on my build for Pumbaa, but I'd like some advice on how to build Timon. Right now I have him as a weapon finesse battler that rides on Pumbaa, but I could also picture him as a sling/archery type. I know Summoners can't rely very much on their low amount of spells, but what's the best thing to go with them?
Do you envision Timon to be riding his Eidolon into combat? If so, you could opt for a few teamwork feats between the two.