[Dragon 319] Error in the Erudite class?

[Snapdragyn]

Under 'Learning Discipline Powers' in the Erudite class article, it states "An erudite can only learn discipline powers by directly learning the power from another's repertoire, learning it from a power stone, or by taking the Expanded Knowledge feat or the Epic Expanded Knowledge feat...."

The third paragraph following, states "Next, the erudite may make a Psicraft check... If the power is not on his class list or is a discipline power, he automatically fails this check."

The very next paragraph states that a failed check means you can't learn the power.

Um... so how exactly is it that you can learn a discipline power from someone else or a power stone when you will automatically fail the required check needed to learn a discipline from someone else or a power stone? *boggle*

 

[Cam Banks]

Um... so how exactly is it that you can learn a discipline power from someone else or a power stone when you will automatically fail the required check needed to learn a discipline from someone else or a power stone? *boggle*

I assume "class list" is every possible psionic power normally available to erudites, much as "class list" for wizards is all wizard spells, etc.

Cheers,
Cam

 

[Snapdragyn]

Right, but it says 'or is a discipline power' -- therefore psicraft checks to learn discipline powers automatically fail. Why mention learning discipline powers from others or power stones if the needed psicraft check will automatically fail anyway?