D&D 3E/3.5 3.5 Psion Powers known

[tipttt]

I was browsing through the psionic handbooks to see if a psion could be more powerful than a wizard.

In the first psionic handbook, powers known per level are equal, for level 1 powers at level 20, to 7+d, level 9 are 1+d and other numbers for other levels.

I do not, however, see what the "d" means anywhere in the book.

In the second handbook, powers known are absolute numbers without variables. For example, 36 at level 20.

What does the "d" mean in the first case and does any stat have any effect on the number of powers known aside from telling you what level of powers you can access?

 

[Dandu]

I was browsing through the psionic handbooks to see if a psion could be more powerful than a wizard.

Only if the person playing the wizard was less capable than the person playing the spion.

In the first psionic handbook, powers known per level are equal, for level 1 powers at level 20, to 7+d, level 9 are 1+d and other numbers for other levels.

I do not, however, see what the "d" means anywhere in the book.

In the second handbook, powers known are absolute numbers without variables. For example, 36 at level 20.

What does the "d" mean in the first case and does any stat have any effect on the number of powers known aside from telling you what level of powers you can access?

What are the titles of the books you are talking about, and what edition are they?

 

[tipttt]

Only if the person playing the wizard was less capable than the person playing the spion.

What are the titles of the books you are talking about, and what edition are they?

Psionics handbook, 3.0 and Expanded psionics handbook, 3.5

 

[tipttt]

Only if the person playing the wizard was less capable than the person playing the spion.

What are the titles of the books you are talking about, and what edition are they?

Psionics handbook 3.0 and Expanded psionics handbook 3.5

 

[Dandu]

The XPH is mostly available for free on the D20 SRD. Take a look and see if that helps.

 

[irdeggman]

Psionics handbook, 3.0 and Expanded psionics handbook, 3.5

Just remember that in this case you can't "pick and choose" between the 2 books, the Expanded Psionics Handbook replaces the Psionics Handbook and should be used if you are playing a 3.5 game.

Comparing these 2 is like comparing apples and oranges since the 2 psionic systems are so drastically different.

While comparing 3.0 and 3.5 PHBs are much closer, even though 3.5 has some substantial differences than 3.0 they are not of the degree that the psionics systems changed.

 

[Arkhandus]

In the 3.0 Psionics Handbook, the "+d" for psion powers known indicates a power learned from the psion's primary discipline. It's an extra power learned (so psions learn one extra power of each power level, but those particular powers have to be chosen from their primary discipline). But you don't need the 3.0 PsiHB when using psionics in 3.5 D&D, nor do you need the 3.5 XPH when using psionics in 3.0 D&D. They changed the psionics system heavily each time. 3.0 psionics is closer to 2nd Edition psionics but adapted to be more directly comparable to spellcasting.