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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ferrix" data-source="post: 2126599" data-attributes="member: 6115">The reason Greater Psionic Shot isn't a pre-req is that it would push back the entry for the PrC to at least 8th level, something I don't want to do.Why make Charged Shot only a +2d6 in ten levels, that's a pretty piddling ability as one of the classes main abilities, why would I not just make an altered Order of the Bow Initiate who focused on Crossbows to get the +5d8 precision shot in 10 levels? +6d6 averages 21 damage, +5d8 averages 22.5 damage. Seems I'm actually getting the sub-par ability here, it also has a lower max damage (36 vs. 40), but a higher minimum damage by 1 (6 vs. 5). Consider if I took an OotBI, gave him Wild Talent and Psionic Shot and Greater Psionic Shot, he'd average higher damage than my arbalester with both Shot feats. (1d8+str+4d6+5d8, avg. 41+str) vs. (1d10+10d6, avg. 40.5). And if he failed his Concentration check, he'd still do (1d8+str+5d8, avg. 27+str) vs. an arbalester who failed his concentration check (1d10, avg. 5.5). And if you say he wasted a feat on wild talent, the arbalester basically wastes a feat on rapid reload just to be able to match the effectiveness of being able to fire more than once every other round.silentspace gave a good example of the pyrokineticist's bolt of fire (touch attack, standard action, 1d6 dmg/lvl, 10d6 dmg at level 10). So I can do +10d6 damage on a single attack per round at 15th level, a 15th level rogue could be doing +8d6 damage on every attack they make in a round if they flank, have surprise, are invisible, feint, etc. A power attacking frenzied berserker power attacking for 5 could be whopping out 2d6+Str (figure 30 str at least in frenzy, +10x1.5=+15 dmg)+20 damage (2d6+35, avg. 42) no problem on every attack in a round. If you put this at 20th level, it would get even more disparity, a 20th level rogue dual-wielding could deal out +10d6 SA six times a round (avg. 210 SA bonus damage), I could get, say 5 attacks in a round (4 attacks base + rapid shot), only one would get +10d6 damage (still avg. 35 bonus damage) and I wouldn't be able to focus for the following round even with Psionic Meditation.What do you think of my prior proposed Reflexive Shot?                                It's sort of similar to the opportunity power metapsionic feat *shrugs*. It'd probably make a good feat on it's own with some strong pre-reqs.I'll change the crossbow whip thing, since I can shoot at point blank range without provoking an attack of opportunity anyways with better damage, it was really just flavor.</blockquote>

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