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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 2268351" data-attributes="member: 2011">Go do the research.Look through the various monster manuals and find out which percentage of creatures have Immunity from Fire.Then, find out which percentage of creatures have Resistance to Fire.This comes into play most often with spellcasters, not monsters.And, it is one advantage psions have. Just like Clerics can Spontaneously Cure.Do you find that Spontaneously Curing is a significant advantage that breaks the class as well? If not, why not?The advantage is similar. You attack me. I am nearly dead. Nope, my ally Cleric heals me back up and all or most or some of the damage you did was negated.The best Energy Selection normally does is an additional 10 points of damage. Not 10 more points of damage than typically done, just 10 more points than if a different energy type was picked. And, it only does an extra 10 points per target if all of the targets have a resistance to a more standard type of energy (e.g. fire).But, Spontaneously Curing often heals a LOT more than 10 extra points of damage. Spontaneously picking a good energy type often does 10 extra points (sometimes slightly more on average if it is a bad type of saving throw for the target).This is one ability that I think people vastly overrate. The power to select the saving throw type for Energy powers is often more useful than the power to select the Energy Type.</blockquote>