Hmmmm, I could just create a custom Summon Eidolon spell, similar to the new Summon spells, and allow it to be buffed in some fashion while using the caster's action.
Simpler, and less rambling in explanation.
Lots of the Conjure and Summon spells greatly increase the time a player takes for their turn.
As a randomly creative thought, which I tend to do a lot, I considered...what if the summons DID require your action to command (kinda what they are getting away from with the new summon spells).
In...
Anecdotal is anecdotal of course....
The noob group we just formed who had never played any DnD had a difference in expectations for magic versus psionics based on modern anime and movies. THey literally asked "Why do I need material components* for my mind powers".
*they had been exposed to...
Would Detect Thoughts have a visible display?
Its an honest question, I have wrestled with this issue for years, the balance is difficult.
We used to have psionics working in anti-magic zones, cause "its not magic", and you couldn't dispel it. Nowadays, we decided that both "magic" and...