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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Qik" data-source="post: 5823628" data-attributes="member: 6673727">Gnomes do get seriously stiffed on the avatar side of things - I'm way unhappy with Ni's pic.As a master summoner, Ni got Augment Summoning for free at level 2, and I noticed a huge difference instantly.  However, that was for a master summoner, who could have a summon monster active even with the eidolon out.  I'm not sure if it'd be worth it if I had to take Spell Focus as well AND I'd be using my eidolon most of the time (since yes, it doesn't apply to the eidolon; there's a similar ability specifically for the eidolon, but I'm not sure it's worth it).From an optimization standpoint, half-elf is popular for the alternative favored class bonus (+1/4 evolution point): good for putting your eidolon's capabilities over the top.  You could take the Ancestral Arms trait to gain proficiency in a long bow, too.  I haven't tried the archer route, but it seems really doable - the absence of feats hurts, but the Summoner is not an ability-heavy class, and you don't really have much else to do with your feats, so sinking them into the archery line isn't a problem.I better stop before my fiance gets mad at me for ignoring her.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />  Hope there's something in there that helps.</blockquote>

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