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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 2816054" data-attributes="member: 2011">Actually, I am not ignoring the remainder of the sentence. I am merely interpreting it differently from you. The entire sentence states "This class feature provides the character with the psionic power he needs to materialize his mind blade, if he has no power points otherwise." One interpretation of the bolded phrase here could be that PP are used to power it unless you have no PP, in which case Wild Talent powers it. I do not proscribe to that interpretation, but someone could make it.My interpretation of the sentence is that Wild Talent supplies the power if the Soulknife has no PP.Actually, the word "otherwise" implies no such thing.The word "otherwise" could be used to indicate "outside of the Wild Talent" ability. But, that does not say anything about whether PP are required or not.And your own words 'implies strongly" means that this phrase does not explicitly state that PP (and only PP) are required. That is an inference you are making, but it does not state that.Some rules are spelled out. Your interpretation here is not, otherwise, we would not be discussing it. <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/laugh.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing    :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /> This sentence is not enough for everyone to interpret it your way. Additionally, every other time PP are required, the book explicitly states so. Why would this be an exception?Hence, there are several things here:1) Your interpretation requires a non-stated specific inference of this sentence.2) Your interpretation indicates that some power which drains PP would take away this class ability when there are no such examples in the book. For example, Power Leech would be the ultimate anti-Soulknife power, much more powerful than Ego Whip is against Sorcerers.3) Your interpretation has different rules for other psi-like abilities than this one.4) Your interpretation is not fun for the player.5) Your interpretation is not balanced. It is rare in the game for a character to lose a major class ability so easily, especially when the rules themselves do not explicitly state that it happens.</blockquote>

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