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<blockquote data-quote="Kyamsil" data-source="post: 1589004" data-attributes="member: 2534"><p>In the latest edit of the class it seems a lot more balanced than before.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't like the Pyro too much. I think it is a cool concept but a poorly constructed class. There are some abilities, namely Conflagration with the special save to avoid death if you fail the reflex save and Heat Death that seem too powerful. Heat Death should have a defined number of uses (1/day most likely). </p><p></p><p>Still, you know that pyrokineticist is a prestige class without power point or powers known progression that has lots of special abilities to compensate for that. You are giving the same number (and all the same abilities but enhanced to select energy type and given even more versatility (like selecting weapon manifested) so basically the same as pyro but better) and still keep a wilder-like character in most other aspects. Even with half the power points of a wilder, it seems too much. Some of the pyro abilities are compensated in the fact that you spend 10 levels to master all those special abilities, levels you won't see a single power point or power known.</p><p></p><p>Let's compare them this way: your class is way better at level 20 than a Wilder10/pyrokineticist10.</p><p>Why?</p><p>You get 172 power points when compared to the 88 of a level 10 Wilder.</p><p>You get to know 11 powers instead of 6</p><p>You get to know 9th level powers instead of 5th</p><p>You get all the pyro special abiliities but with the choice of type of energy on the fly.</p><p>You get even a 9th level bonus power known (greater metamorphosis), even if limited to primal or elemental forms.</p><p></p><p>The only things that a Wilder10/pyrokineticist 10 has that a Primalist doesn't have are:</p><p>Wild Surge+3, Psychic Enervation(a disadvantage), Elude Touch, Surging Euphoria+1, and Volatile Mind (2 power points). </p><p></p><p>I think that's not enough to compensate. If given the choice between those 2 characters, guess which one would 99% of the players prefer...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kyamsil, post: 1589004, member: 2534"] In the latest edit of the class it seems a lot more balanced than before. I don't like the Pyro too much. I think it is a cool concept but a poorly constructed class. There are some abilities, namely Conflagration with the special save to avoid death if you fail the reflex save and Heat Death that seem too powerful. Heat Death should have a defined number of uses (1/day most likely). Still, you know that pyrokineticist is a prestige class without power point or powers known progression that has lots of special abilities to compensate for that. You are giving the same number (and all the same abilities but enhanced to select energy type and given even more versatility (like selecting weapon manifested) so basically the same as pyro but better) and still keep a wilder-like character in most other aspects. Even with half the power points of a wilder, it seems too much. Some of the pyro abilities are compensated in the fact that you spend 10 levels to master all those special abilities, levels you won't see a single power point or power known. Let's compare them this way: your class is way better at level 20 than a Wilder10/pyrokineticist10. Why? You get 172 power points when compared to the 88 of a level 10 Wilder. You get to know 11 powers instead of 6 You get to know 9th level powers instead of 5th You get all the pyro special abiliities but with the choice of type of energy on the fly. You get even a 9th level bonus power known (greater metamorphosis), even if limited to primal or elemental forms. The only things that a Wilder10/pyrokineticist 10 has that a Primalist doesn't have are: Wild Surge+3, Psychic Enervation(a disadvantage), Elude Touch, Surging Euphoria+1, and Volatile Mind (2 power points). I think that's not enough to compensate. If given the choice between those 2 characters, guess which one would 99% of the players prefer... [/QUOTE]
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