We have a player who wants to make a tiny eidolon - a scarab beetle for the Mummy's Mask AP - and I'm looking for various approaches to allowing it. At the moment you can get a Medium or Small eidolon for free, so I'm leaning on making it cost 2 Evolution Points and then applying the same stat modifiers as a Reduce Person spell might (reducing from Small to Tiny). How does that sound?
Large and Huge evolutions cost substantially more, but come with substantially greater mechanical benefits.
Seems reasonable. Though for it to have much use, here are a few considerations:
1) Allow a form that starts with high dex (like serpentine) & refluff it
2) Include an extra evolution point (thus 3 pts) so that it includes "reach" as an upgrade to all attacks (so that it can still attack at 5 ft.)
3) A dex to damage option isnt strictly necessary, but it might increase usefullness.
I just have a hard time seeing what can be done with a tiny eidolon, beyond maybe stealth.
Summoner's Unleashed is homebrew, but it has The Tiny evolution for two points.
Seems reasonable. Though for it to have much use, here are a few considerations:
1) Allow a form that starts with high dex (like serpentine) & refluff it
2) Include an extra evolution point (thus 3 pts) so that it includes "reach" as an upgrade to all attacks (so that it can still attack at 5 ft.)
3) A dex to damage option isnt strictly necessary, but it might increase usefullness.
I just have a hard time seeing what can be done with a tiny eidolon, beyond maybe stealth.
I probably should have specified that he was running a Master Summoner, and intends the eidolon to serve almost exclusively as a spy and scout with flight, high stealth and high perception... maybe a touch of magical ability at higher levels.