Greater Aspect Packages
Greater aspect is one of those abilities that are undeniably good in the
sense that one would have to wonder why you wouldnt make use of it.
It comes very late game but, in my opinion, this is a better capstone than
twin eidolon for you? Why?
Well consider it in terms of the fact that if youre a vanilla summoner
you probably dont want to use Twin Eidolon. Mainly due to the fact
that the feats you chose for your eidolon works with the overall strategy.
The feats you chose for yourself are not necessarily those you chose for
the eidolon so switching out all your combat ability for his combat
ability is not really good.
What greater aspect gives you is the ability to customize evolutions for
yourself while maintaining the eidolons evolutions. Thats what makes
it your real capstone. Listed below are a number of packages you can
mix and match in order to create the greater aspect package that works
for you.
Champion Rider
Evolutions: Skilled (Ride), Skilled (Perception), Resistances (Cold, Fire,
Electricity, Acid) 15
This package emphasizes the ride and perception scores while giving
you heavy resistances in nearly every available energy type. Alternative
choices would emphasize the sensory portion more with choices like
blind sense or see in darkness.
Predator Package (Tengu/Tiefling/Catfolk)
Evolutions: Claws (feet), Claws (Arms) Limbs (Arms), Rend or Energy
Attacks or Improved Damage + Natural Armor
This package is the ultimate goal of predator builds that start with claw
attacks and easily the best one. The final two points depend entirely
upon what you want. Rend has the highest damage potential particularly
when paired with Rending fury. Energy Attacks is the safe option in
terms of damage while Improved Damage + Natural Armor increases
your defenses while simultaneously improving your claw damage.
Mr. Huge
Evolutions: Large, Natural Armor, Skilled (Perception)
A favorite package of mine for non-predators and non-mounted
characters. +8 strength, +4 Con, +4 natural armor, reach, and a slight
penalty to dexterity made up for by the extra natural armor. The skilled
evolution is just there to use up the extra point while boosting a
necessary skill.
Superfly
Evolutions: Flight, Flight (Supernatural), Flight Speed x2
How does a 70ft. perfect fly speed sound?
Damage Sponge
Evolutions: Damage Reduction (4 points), Resistances (Fire, Cold)
DR 10/alignment axis of choice and 15 fire and cold resistance lets you
absorb quite a bit of damage from many sources.
Armored
Evolutions: Natural Armor x4, Unnatural Aura, Resistances (pick one)
+8 natural armor, normal animals dont approach you and 15 resistances
in the element of your choice upon selection. +8 natural armor is higher
than any amulet and continues to stack with barkskin. That spell by the
way topped out a while ago but together with this evolution will grant
you +13 natural armor. To put that into perspective youll have a +9
chain shirt by this point at least a 14 dexterity (+2), a ring of protection
of at least +4, and your eidolons shield ally ability (+4 shield), giving
you a total AC of 42. We can of course get higher, possibly even up to
50 which are very respectable for level 18 for a character with no shield
proficiency and light armor.
Spiderman
Evolutions: Climb, Web, Tremor sense
A pretty handy package if youre trying a commander build who
emphasizes utility. The climb speed, webs, and extra sensory
perceptions capabilities are pretty cool things to have in the higher
levels.
Undeaaddddd!
Evolutions: Undead Appearance (6 points)
Immunity to disease, exhaustion, fatigue, paralysis, poison, sleep effects
and stunning. Negative energy heals you and spells that specifically
benefit undead benefit you.
The trade off? Spells that directly harm undead hurt you and positive
energy hurts you. Thankfully Infernal Healing is on your spell list so at
least healing wont be an issue. Still with so many immunities its hard
not to like this package.
 Undeaaaddd! 2: The Perceptioning
Evolutions: Undead Appearance, Lifesense
Trade out your immunities for the ability to point out all living creatures
within 60ft. Nifty. Most useful if you end up dealing with a lot of
invisible or at least well hidden enemies.
The Poisoner
Evolutions: Bite, Poison (4 points), Skilled (Craft: Alchemy)
If your gm allows it you can milk your own poison and use your poison
crafting skills to make sure your weapons can always be envenomed. If
not I would switch out the skilled evolution for something else. Either
way adding a con damaging bite to your normal repertoire of attacks can
be quite potent.
The Four Armed Mage
Evolutions: Limbs (Arms), Skilled (Use Magic Device), Flight (3 points)
Plenty of fly speed, extra limbs, and extra guarantees on making that
UMD check. A solid choice all around that lets you carry around extra
weapons, hold a wand, potion or scroll, and not have to waste an action
in combat to pull them out (just have them out before combat).
Regenerator
Evolutions: Fast healing 2 (6 points)
Id rarely if ever make use of this myself. But if you want to avoid
nonsense and just straight up heal your damage for free than this is a
great option for you.
Mr. Scary
Evolutions: Frightful Presence, Unnatural Aura, Skilled (Intimidate),
Climb
Be scary. Animals wont come near
you, your intimidate is really high, and
the peasants flee before you. Bonus
points if your character does not look
intimidating at all.
Bite
Evolutions: Bite, Reach x3, Trip
20ft. bite attack. Combat Reflexes.
Trip. You wont always make the CMB
checks but few defenses are more potent than a big reach on a nasty bite.
Breath Weapon
Evolutions: Breath Weapon(6 points)
More for raw mook roasting than anything this ability is neat for making
you kind of dragon like. Acid is a favorite element of mine here.
Pro Wrestling
Evolutions: Claws, Grab, Skilled (Escape Artist), Reach (Clawsx2)
An odd package that essentially lets you grapple people towards you.
Its meant for tengu predators that took the unarmed strike route more
towards a grappling focus rather than a pouncing focus. Its entirely
doable and possibly quite fun.
Kali, mistress of destruction
Evolutions: Arms x 3
I dont think its ever been made clear enough exactly how multi weapon
fighting works but here you go. Maybe you just want to wield eight
swords, two boot blades, a beard blade, and a boulder helmet for some
reason. In any case this is the evolution set to get all the attacks.
Mobility Master
Evolutions: Flight, Swim, Burrow
Dig through dirt, swim through water and soar through the sky. Theres
little you wont be able to do.
Lava Shark
Evolutions: Swim, Fire Immunity, Bite, Grab
Why? I ask; why not?
Just think; there are goblins on the other side of the
volcano. You jump in and swim to the other side
erupt from the caldera with a terrifying screech and
drag one of the little buggers down into the heart of
the volcano.
They will worship you like a terrible hungry god of
fire and make sacrifices in your name.