| StandardFiend |
Heya gang,
I need a bit of clarification regarding the summoner and its link with its eidolon. The reason I'm asking is because I have a summoner in my group that is, more or less, breaking the game XD
This primarily happens because he sends the eidolon off on its own into new areas and, having given it the Skilled (Perception) evolution for a +12, is regularly rolling in the high 20s and 30s, spotting basically everything I've tried to make difficult to find, and then immediately using the Link feature to communicate all of the information back to the summoner who relates it to the party.
And because it's an eidolon, there's no real risk involved in sending it into unknown places. Our last session ended with the eidolon sneaking far off into a different area of a dungeon, encountering a bunch of enemies, and when we resume next week the player, having gleaned all the information from it, will simply dismiss it and resummon it next to him. Zero consequences--whereas a player scouting in such a manner would now be in incredible danger, by herself amongst the enemies.
So my question is, does the Link ability actually allow back-and-forth telepathic communication as has been happening? the RAW is a little unclear, stating that the summoner can use Link to give orders, but it also just uses the word communication. I understand that the eidolon can speak all languages the summoner can, but does it extend to mental speech through Link?
Thanks for any insight into this! And any consequential advice on how to maybe reign in this player :D