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<blockquote data-quote="Rae ArdGaoth" data-source="post: 2126048" data-attributes="member: 21064">Improved Critical: Okay, that's cool. Reflexive Shot: Yeah, I know, only one shot.&nbsp; But how many AoOs does a character normally get?&nbsp; One, unless you have combat reflexes.&nbsp; So this effectively increases his threat area to 30'.&nbsp; I think it's broken.&nbsp; A smaller threat range would be better, in theory, but it just doesn't fit the concept.&nbsp; Perhaps:&quot;To use this ability, the psy-arbalester must expend his psionic focus.&quot;This would also disallow the simultataneous usage of Psionic Shot and Reflexive Shot, which I don't think is a terrible thing.&nbsp; If that was the point of this (being able to use Psionic Shot and Reflexive Shot to do a really high damaging AoO) you might make that a PrC ability: &quot;With Empowered Reflexive Shot, the psy-arbalester can use half of his total Psionic Shot damage when making an AoO with Reflexive Shot.&quot;&nbsp; Something like that?Retain Focus: I just read the Expanded Psionics entries on those feats.&nbsp; With this ability, a psy-arbalester with a high Concentration skill could effectively do 1d12+10d6 damage (with a great crossbow, Psionic Shot, and Greater Psionic Shot) 2-3 times per round, with basically no cost.&nbsp; That's like... a fireball.&nbsp; Every round.&nbsp; Ha!&nbsp; I don't think so.&nbsp; Rework it or trash it.&nbsp; I think that the reason a psionic focus is a good idea is because it requires a full-round to charge it up.&nbsp; This basically trashes that whole concept.I know you probably want to be more unique than this, but the Arcane Archer really has some good ideas.&nbsp; I like the enhancement bonus to all arrows fired from an Arcane Archer's bow.&nbsp; And Death Arrow is a cool final ability.&nbsp; Take a look.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rae ArdGaoth, post: 2126048, member: 21064"] Improved Critical: Okay, that's cool. Reflexive Shot: Yeah, I know, only one shot. But how many AoOs does a character normally get? One, unless you have combat reflexes. So this effectively increases his threat area to 30'. I think it's broken. A smaller threat range would be better, in theory, but it just doesn't fit the concept. Perhaps: "To use this ability, the psy-arbalester must expend his psionic focus." This would also disallow the simultataneous usage of Psionic Shot and Reflexive Shot, which I don't think is a terrible thing. If that was the point of this (being able to use Psionic Shot and Reflexive Shot to do a really high damaging AoO) you might make that a PrC ability: "With Empowered Reflexive Shot, the psy-arbalester can use half of his total Psionic Shot damage when making an AoO with Reflexive Shot." Something like that? Retain Focus: I just read the Expanded Psionics entries on those feats. With this ability, a psy-arbalester with a high Concentration skill could effectively do 1d12+10d6 damage (with a great crossbow, Psionic Shot, and Greater Psionic Shot) 2-3 times per round, with basically no cost. That's like... a fireball. Every round. Ha! I don't think so. Rework it or trash it. I think that the reason a psionic focus is a good idea is because it requires a full-round to charge it up. This basically trashes that whole concept. I know you probably want to be more unique than this, but the Arcane Archer really has some good ideas. I like the enhancement bonus to all arrows fired from an Arcane Archer's bow. And Death Arrow is a cool final ability. Take a look. [/QUOTE]

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