I'm building, finally, a PC i'm going to play very soon (2 days countdown); let me describe my concept of him:
He's often accompanied by a beautiful warrior named Yrsa(Valkyrie-concept eidolon), loyal and trustable as a bride with him (i can play some kind of "she feel something for him, but he's too blind and narcissist to notice that"), she's a "little more" (sarcasm here bro!) cruel and impulsive than him.
I will wrote down his background very soon, and then post it here to have a more full-concept of this PC.
[Any ideas is welcome]
Some ideas are floating in my mind:
- She was his bride(this one cancel my previous idea on how to play), or sister, and "in a way i don't know right now" became his eidolon (he can remember that or not, this change how-to-play-'em)
- She's a guardian sent by deities to protect him, or who chosen alone to protect him, maybe because she fell in love with.
Let's talk about maths now, section where i lack more.
STR7
DEX12
CON14
INT10
WIS10
CHA18
These are before racial adjustement, human bonus will go into CHA.
Found nothing about
1 Spell Focus(Conjuration)
1-H Augment Summoning
3 Improved Initiative
5 Expanded Arcana
7 Extend Spell
9 Reach Spell
11 Craft Wondrous Items
No idea about...i've got 4000gp to spend
Form:Biped
Feats:
1 - Martial Weapon Proficiency or Exotic Weapon Proficiency
3 - Power Attack
6 - Weapon Focus
9 -
11 -
I feel her Shield+Axe/Sword, but any advice on are welcome!
Equipment:
O.O[b/]
[b]Skills:
Sure about Perception...then a mistery
And that's all i know, never build an eidolon before!
thanks to anyone who will devote some time to help me
About traits i came out with:
- Magical Lineage
- Glory of Old
About Stats and Feats i read somewhere that Summoners with STR are a viable option, especially in a AoO build...some advices about?May i consider this way?
As always any advice is welcome, i'm facing that class for the first time.
i may be wrong, but does the Eidolon count for Augment Summoning?
The Eidolon counts for for Augment Summoning only if called via the second level spell, Summon Eidolon.
For an Str based Summoner, a Longspear is the recommended weapon of choice. Lets you avoid getting shanked a little bit longer : )
thanks for advices.
@Lessah: are you sure about?
"Eidolons are treated as summoned creatures, except that they are not sent back to their home plane until reduced to a number of negative hit points equal to or greater than their Constitution score. "
@Smallfoot: starting at 1st level.
About Evolution i don't know...i was planning to get the most "realistics" with the Valkirie/Barbarian concept, so weapon proficiency...any advice welcome aswell.
When the eidolon is there i'll concentrate on Buffs(on her) and Buffs for the party, when is not De-buff and crowd control.
Last advice is very wise, i'll surely do that, thanks.
It is a summoned creature, but the feat only works on a 'creature you conjure with any summon spell'. I believe this has been brought into light earlier, and I'll give you a source if you want as soon as I get home.
However - on a more helpful note - have you considered the Dimensional Agility chain of feats as well as some of those flanking Teamwork feats?
The Summoner has early and plentyful access to Dimension Door and the chain is rather cool. The Outflank feat synergizes nicely with the capstone (Dimensional Dervish) where you can flank all by yourself, and until you get that one your summoner and valkyrie can still use it by themselves.
There is another teamwork feat which lets an Ally take an AoO if you do - if you have that one and Outflank a single crit from either of you will give your opponent a rough beating they never will forget : )
(High crit-range weapons work best for this!)
Edit: links!
You look for every edge when flanking an enemy.
Prerequisite: Base attack bonus +4.
Benefit: Whenever you and an ally who also has this feat are flanking the same creature, your flanking bonus on attack rolls increases to +4. In addition, whenever you score a critical hit against the flanked creature, it provokes an attack of opportunity from your ally.
You know how to make an enemy pay for lax defenses.
Benefit: Whenever you are adjacent to an ally who also has this feat, you receive a +4 circumstance bonus on attacks of opportunity against creatures that you both threaten. Enemies that provoke attacks of opportunity from your ally also provoke attacks of opportunity from you so long as you threaten them (even if the situation or an ability would normally deny you the attack of opportunity). This does not allow you to take more than one attack of opportunity against a creature for a given action.
You flash into and out of reality so quickly it is impossible to tell exactly where you are at any given time.
Prerequisites: Dimensional Agility, Dimensional Assault, Dimensional Dervish, ability to use the abundant step class feature or cast dimension door, base attack bonus +9.
Benefit: While using the Dimensional Dervish feat, you provide flanking from all squares you attack from. Flanking starts from the moment you make an attack until the start of your next turn. You can effectively flank with yourself and with multiple allies when using this feat.
The first two are the teamwork feats I mentioned. A bit of an investment, since both the summoner and the eidolon needs them. But they do provide a nice synergy, if your summoner can afford engaging in close combat.
The third is the last feat in the Dimensional Agility line. Quite cool, but a hefty investment. Only really worth if if you are going with a dedicated melee summoner!
Lastly, have you considered going Shield & Spear for your valkyrie ? It is one of the iconic descriptions of them at it would save you some Evolution points (needing only simple weapon proficiency for the shortspear). Then the Stand Still line of feats might be worth looking into, turning the valkyrie into more of a protector then an agressor.