Hi Everyone,
Let me preface that I love playing tongue-in-cheek characters. I enjoy the RP and fun that they bring to the table and the crazy ideas that I have to come up with to survive because my characters lacks pure optimization. Moving on...
I'm stuck between two Halfling Summoner ideas. Both are of a stealthy Halfling Summoner named Little Teddy (think of a short Theodore Roosevelt in Safari gear) whose eidolon is a a Girallon. His slogan is "Speak softly and have a big gorilla."
So, that's my concept, but, I'm not sure where to go with it, mechanically. My first idea is to have Little Teddy ride the Girallon into battle - a sort of "Aid Another" specialist/caster for the eidolon. My second idea is an AoO Tag Team build inspired by this guide.
Racial Substitutions - Outrider
Feats: 1- Extra Evolution; 3- Mounted Combat; 5- Ride-by Attack; 7- Extra Evolution, 9- Swift Aid; 11- Extra Evolution
Traits: Reactionary, Helpful
EIDOLON
Quadruped
1st level Evolutions (4 Epts)- Limbs (arms) x1, claws x1, Mount
Additional evolutions (+16 Epts) - claws x1 (2 sets of claws total), reach (claws), Improved Damage (claws), Rend, Pounce, Large/Huge,
Feats: 1- WF (claws), 3- Power Attack, 5 - 11 = ?
Racial Substitutions - Fleet Foot
Feats: 1- Combat Reflexes, 3- Arcane Strike, 5- Paired Opportunist, 7- Broken Wing Gambit, 9- Outflank, 11- Improved Shared Spells
Traits: Reactionary, Heirloom Weapon (longspear, +1 AoOs)
EIDOLON
Biped
1st level Evolutions (3 Epts)- Limbs (arms), Claws x1
Additional Evolutions (+14 Epts)- Improved Damage (claws), Reach (claws), Rend, Large/Huge
Feats: 1- Combat Reflexes, 3- Power Attack, 6- Paired Opportunist, 9- Broken Wing Gambit, 11- Outflank
Which would be more beneficial to the party?
Which is most effective from levels 1-12?
Which would be more versatile?
Which would have more overall damage output?
And...which would you rather play?
I welcome any and all advice. Thanks!