Can Spirit Guardians keep equipment?

[Xavier319]

I have a player wanting to run a spirit guardian in an upcoming campaign. here's the page for it, you get access to it via a feat.

http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/templates/guardian-spirit -cr-varies

He is wondering if he gives the guardian armor or a weapon or other things, since it's the SAME creature, does it take it with him wen he disappears,and have them again when he re-summons it?

I'm not asking for if you think this is powerful or not, i'm asking for RAW interpretations.

[Saethori]

Link for the template.

There isn't exactly any rules about equipment carried about summoned creatures, but most people work on the idea that since the creature you summon isn't the real one (as opposed to calling, which summons the actual outsider in question), then when the spell expires, it and all equipment it brought with it vanish, and anything it has that it didn't come with does not.

The only way, I believe, to give it permanent equipment, is to bring it with a calling spell instead, so you can equip the true outsider instead of just the echo.

[Xavier319]

That's a darn good idea, actually. Thanks. That is a good RAW/RAI mishmash to answer a complex question, with a helpful suggestion for how to get the effect the person is looking for. You're an example of a great responder. Thank you!