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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CRGreathouse" data-source="post: 2279122" data-attributes="member: 474">Your suggestions would change what the abilities were intended to do (slightly), but I like the clearer new wording enough to change the mechanics behind them.  This is a slight power-up, but I think the class probably needs it.Yes, it's intentional.  It provides a way for spellcasters to multiclass if they desire, though at a pretty hefty cost (all mystic powers go toward spell slots).I made multiclassing possible since there are reasons mystics should have other classes, even with the broadening of the class.  I did want to make it hard, though, so I made it a path (with another ability).Similarly, I wanted to keep to the flavor of lawful-only without actually requiring it, so I made several abilities require a lawful alignment.  Ethically neutral mystics just get to choose other abilities.Rogue abilities like skill mastery are worth more than a feat in general, and since this was just a low-level mystic power I opted to make it one skill only.The only thing I don't like about Camaraderie is saying "empath path".  I couldn't find a good way around it.I think that the particulars of the ability make it very flavorful and appropriate.  The intent is to make the monk concentrate for a moment before having the door kicked in.  It's not always a good thing -- you need to resist the first Will-requiring effect, so even a cure light wounds would trigger this.Slippery mind is a great ability, but it just doesn't seem to fit flavorwise.  It seems much more appropriate for the rogue.I'll give this some thought.I have a personal vendetta against SR*, so diamond soul will never be an automatic ability in my mystic class.  I agree that it's a fair fit in general, although I can't speak to your references -- I saw KB2 once (not a fan) and never even saw Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.* As a DM, I change monsters' feats to include GSP if they're casters, even though I know the PCs don't have SR.  As a player, whenever I take casters I take GSP by third level at the latest, with only rare exceptions -- and even then I end up taking it eventually.  I don't like the mechanic and I hate to lose a spell to SR in a way that losing them to saves doesn't provoke.I really appreciate your comments; you have some great ideas.</blockquote>

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