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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 2929167" data-attributes="member: 2011">1) If Free Manifesting really gave this level of augmentation, it would explicitly state so in its description. It does not. It does not make sense that if this was the real intended benefit of Free Manifesting, that the designers would not have mentioned it.2) PsiHB page 54 "A power that can be augmented for additional effect is also limited by your manifester level.". Your manifester level, not just the PP you can spend.3) Later on that same page, it states "In the event that a class feature or other special ability provides an adjustment to your manifester level, this adjustment applies not only to all effects based on manifester level but also to your manifester level check to overcome your target's power resistance and to the manifester level used in dispel checks." Free Manifesting does not once state that it increases the manifester level, hence, this sentence does not apply to it.4) Free Manifesting does, however, state: "This benefit applies only to the power point cost of an unaugmented power. Points spent to augment a power and an experience point cost (if any) must be paid as normal." Augmenting above your manifester level is not normal.5) A clarification of this is not in the FAQ or the PsiHB errata.6) This ability is similar to the Torc of Power Preservation. It too lowers the PP cost of using powers. But, it too has no wording about allowing a creature to augment at a greater level than his manifesting level. So, we are expected to believe that twice the designers meant for augmentation to go above manifesting level in the book, but they did not mention it either time like they do with Overchannel?Now, I understand that portions of the RAW state that you can augment a power as long as you do not spend more PP than your manifester level. But, nothing in the metamind description or Free Manifesting talks about effectively bumping up the manifesting level of powers. Hence, they do not. The metamind text talks about gaining Power Points (which, of course, it does not really do until Font of Power).Btw, I was not taking Schism, Quickened Powers, etc. in my Font of Power PP estimates above. You can go nuts with the proper powers and feats once per day with Font of Power.I also understand that allowing a Psion 5 / Metamind 9 the ability to augment to level 18 with a 5th level power does balance it out a little as written (because metaminds are so weak as written). However, the ability to manifest 9 levels above your maximum (even when your max was dropped by 5 levels) seems a bit potent.</blockquote>

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