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Psion vs Arcanw My opinion: 1) Depending on the sources you allow, either can be substantially stronger (1.e. 1+ orders of power) than the other. 2) Even in core, metamagic rods are nice; they can easily tip the balance once they're obtainable/makable, and by core, they are not usable by...

Ot I'm also capable of analysis (real and complex to be specific). I've also helped teach the subject. ;-) I did not mention it in my initial post, but I'm actually looking for enough information to determine if any of the powers my PC has or is planning to choose warrent formal analysis or...

Technically, they're affected at the end of the time stop (in 3.0). Specifically, the Epic-level handbook has text on (how to limit) Time stop which made that crystal clear (for 3.0). I've never used Time Stop in 3.5. It does look to me like temporal aceleration's main problem would be...

More targets, primarily - a lot more targets (any number of creatures within 60' of each other). I'ts wonderful against minor creatures, since like Energy Missile, you can miss your allies, and evasion isn't a problem. It also gets around many immunities- and the ones it dosen't are usually...

I'm not planning to do that at the moment, but I found: Myth: The XPH is Overpowered II to be very interesting.

Astral Construct Let's verify: CR:HD 1/2: 1 1: 2 2: 3 3: 5 5: 7 7: 10 8: 13 9: 16 10: 19 This suggests that since their HD are low for their CR (1-2.5 x cr), their other abilities should be higher to compensate. CR:AC 1/2: 18 1: 18 2: 20 3: 22 5: 23 7: 25 8: 27 9: 29 10: 33 This ranges from...

I'm not certain that it is clear which way they were intending to go. In either case, I still don't think it's overpowered; on the contrary, I view Dispel Magic as being weak. At 19 pp, that's a x2 augmentation, which grants 3 extra rounds. Time stop costs a standard action to use, then gives...

Seriously? 1) The telekinetic Sphere is presumably at least large enough for the PC's facing, otherwise, I'd give the PC penalties. Given that (and that a number of medium creatures can grapple in 1 square), I'd let a (Psion's size) or smaller creature Teleport/ Dimension Door in. Even if the PC...

Looks like 2 levels to me, unless you're heavily costing an action foe invoking the power.

1981, shortly after I read the red box (4th ed?) D&D. Usually, I'm pretty good. Certaintely better than the average GM I've played with. I'm not the best I've ever seen, though. Mechanics tend to be my primary strength, Role-playing a bit behind that, then poetics/puzzles. I'm weaker in...

My view is that Time Stop is broken at any level. Specifically, as a LV 18 Sorcerer, I took time stop as my first LV 9 spell. Around the 4th combat (after attaining this level), I decided to see what a combat would be like without using it, since most combats didn't last beyond the Sorcerer's...

Psicrystal Containment can also help, here. This is margnially off-topic, but I think that Psionic Meditation should be on most Psions' lists as an important feat to get. I guess it wouldn't be for a Psion who rarely, if ever, uses a focus more than once/combat. Note that the energy powers...

You may well be correct; in my mind the primary weaknesses of a Psion is that they can't cast many "buff" spells easily on others, which the other major spellcasters can. Assuming that no one changes PCs, and the other major spellcaster keeps with their development plans, my PC will eventually...

Nice analysis; thanks.

I'm confused on the save or die part - do you use it to seperate opponents, or do you somehow change their location such that it's much worse when they return than when they left? Agreed. Interesting. I rarely even consider prestige classes, so I wasn't thinking of this. Why? Because you can...

Hrmm... I'm fine with a -2 penalty for 1 round in exchange for 1+ extra rounds of actions. Yes, augmentation can cost. On the other hand, Time Stop is a 9th level spell. In my opinion, Time Stop is broken. Yeah, but as a Dwarf, I'm not concerned with loosing Stability for the duration :-) I'm...

I have started to play a Psion in one of the games I'm in (LV 4, Kineticist for those who care). My general impression of the class is that it is like a 3.0 Sorcerer, using a point-based system, with a different spell list with somewhat more flexible spells. One of the problems I had with...

Interesting commentary; I agree with a lot of it. My comments on it: Facing: I've been ignoring specific facing since pretty early in 3.0. I just use the physcial base of the minature, or something vaguely around the right size (A PH, for example) for really large creatures. My opinion is that...

No. It states this in the 3.0 PH, not the 3.5 PH. the relevant paragraph: This is unchanged from the 3.5 PH (other than breaking "thereafter" to "there-after"). See page 34.

Cool. I like fresh blood :-) In one of the groups I'm in, nearly 1/2 the players were brought in by lovers/spouses. Sorcerer has more options, long term. I'd suggest listing 1-2 of the best ones/level, and letting her choose. Let her change out, say 1 spell/LV until she gets the hang of it (or...