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Since big and bad magical effects tend to be more common and easier to abuse than psionics I would have to say that the magic system is the one to worry about. It is easier to go nova and magic users have more resources to spend than psions do. Also, limited resource vs unlimited resource is a...

So what exactly is overly powerful about this guy aside from the usual suspects that all casters seem to have? The ac is nice but most any character could get the same or similar, especially caster types. I will agree that polymorph type abilities do tend to be poorly balanced though, which...

I've always been partial to a few lantern archons flying around casting aid on everyone and zapping away myself ;) They cant take much damage, but they are just so cool. Edit: having a creature with a constant 'tongues' going is pretty nice as well actually.. if you dont speak the enemies...

Note that even if one could prove that astral construct is better in every way than every single summon monster that still would not prove that astral construct is overpowered. It also would not prove that summon monster is underpowered. From my experience summon monsters are great for utility...

I think you'd probably be best with 5 levels of cleric really.. pick up the war domain with your dieties favored weapon and use it with all of the weapon powers you will be getting (pure flavor here). Oh, wait, I just checked.. you can only choose between exorcism, good, law, and protection...

You are right of course. So, would anyone like to post a psion build that they feel is unbalanced?

with it being uncontrollable and needing concentration and it only having a duration of concentration (instead of concentration +2 rounds) and only useful against living targets and being 1 round to cast and being close range while being uncontrollable is this ability even good at all? ;) I...

Usually I just stop after a few posts if I feel that my comments are falling on deaf ears anyway, such as in the other thread.. it just goes around and around. Hopefully at least some of the points I made will be made in a way that makes sense though. I really like hearing how these various...

Did the crystal dragon descriptor give me away? ;) I leave every now and then because of that as well.. it seems like some here purposefully go out of their way to be insulting.. although most are fine. I always try to assume it is simply one person using wording which another finds...

Glad you agree. It is even easier when they say it directly. 'yeah, gate is overpowered and destroys the game, but that is ok.. oh my god! that psion got to choose whether to do fire or cold damage! broken!!' It isnt like respones along those lines are uncommon. In fact, they are...

My players currently are in a forced gestalt game. As in, they get to choose what classes one side gets (although certain prcs are barred) but the other is chosen by me. Of course, I had a background point where they all went to the same 'college' which allows them free reign but the other...

I have run a good amount of things from every wotc book at one point or another. Out of all of them, psionics so far is the best balanced overall, although a lot of it falls on the weaker side of the equation (concussion blast? gah..). It has always seemed that people will forgive almost...

I understand that ;) but generally pointing someone who is playing 3.5 towards the complete arcane for this sort of thing seems to be the best. So there you are RSR, check out complete arcane, it will hopefully answer those questions for you!

what books are allowed? That would certainly help with what ideas could be played with ;)

If there is absolutely no other option other than for the vop character to violate his vow then that is railroading of the worst kind. There should always be options. I dont know much about that module but maybe they could go to a church nearby and grab someone who can weild that weapon or...

If you arent able to go slayer (or even the illthid version) and you decided against the juggernaut and you want to stay psionic then I would say just go straight psychic warrior. Pick up adamantine body, get a battlefist, and focus your skills on those sort of attacks. You will be a powerhouse...

Definately very silly, which is why it is fun ;) Especially as it is used in so many situations it has almost lost all meaning..lol

Looks like he wants all of the 'spells as weapons' rules. Werent they given in greater detail in complete arcane?

That would be the tradeoff. You dont get the free scaling but you could potentially spend all of your points for a slightly higher level effect. That would be the difference between the two systems. which is more powerful likely depends on your view and the campaign. But, in a campaign that...

The SRD version is simply 'slayer', likely because illithids are not open content. As such, with it you can choose 'any' favored enemy and you dont have to kill an illithid to get in. Hence, it is a bit overpowered in general, but with your guy I think that there would be enough antisynergy to...