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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sorren" data-source="post: 1751458" data-attributes="member: 20920">Round 1: Schism (7 pps) + Gain FocusRound 2: Energy Ball (7+3=10pps); 7d6+7+3d6+3 = 45 points of Fire Damage + Schism (4th level psion) Energy Missile (3+1=4pps); 3d6+3+1d6+1 = 21 points of Fire Damage + Quickened Energy Missile (3+1=4pps); 3d6+3+1d6+1 = 21 points of Fire Damage + Gain FocusRound 3: Energy Ball (7+3=10pps); 7d6+7+3d6+3 = 45 points of Fire Damage + Schism (4th level psion) Energy Missile (3+1=4pps); 3d6+3+1d6+1 = 21 points of Fire Damage + Quickened Energy Missile (3+1=4pps); 3d6+3+1d6+1 = 21 points of Fire Damage + Gain FocusRound 4: Energy Ball (7+3=10pps); 7d6+7+3d6+3 = 45 points of Fire Damage + Schism (4th level psion) Energy Missile (3+1=4pps); 3d6+3+1d6+1 = 21 points of Fire Damage + Quickened Energy Missile (3+1=4pps); 3d6+3+1d6+1 = 21 points of Fire Damage + Gain FocusTotal Damage: 174 Points over 3 rounds, 261 over 4 roundsTotal Cost: 43 power points over 3 rounds, 61 power points over 4 roundsThat’s 87 points of damage and 18 power points for every round after.A 10th level psion could do it 5 times max.In three rounds, it burns up almost half your power points, but it can be done. It assumes you will be able to retain our focus each round, which isn’t guaranteed and it requires three feats for the kineticist (Expanded Knowledge: Schism, Quicken Power, Psionic Meditation).That’s a lot of feats and a lot of power points just to be able to pull it off, and it still isn’t guaranteed that you’ll even make your check to Focus. Though I would discourage it, I’d allow it simply because of the cost of trying to do it.However, if you think it’s too powerful, just rule that the action taken by the secondary mind created by schism is a free action. You can’t do a free action and manifest a quickened power.I personally don't have a problem with schism. It's costs are high and the results are weak. It's really only effective for maintaining concentration on two powers at once or for uber combos like the one above, which I personally wouldn't use.</blockquote>

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