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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Staffan" data-source="post: 1704226" data-attributes="member: 907">An alternative is to make it a free +level to the dispel check, with a cap of +10 just like the Dispel Magic spell. The augmentation would then be 6 PP to raise this cap by 10, or possibly 3 PP to raise it by 5 (augmentable multiple times).Note that schism is a lot weaker than 3.0 Haste. It (a) only allows purely mental actions, and (b) only allows those as if you were 6 levels lower. A more fitting arcane substitute would be a spell that allowed you to cast one more spell per round, but it couldn't be of the three highest spell levels available to you, and you'd be treated as 6 levels lower for determining its effects. So, if at 7th level you'd be able to cast an additional 1d4+1 magic missile per round, or an additional 10d6 fireball even at 16th level, that's OK with me.As for Quicken, I do allow spontaneous casters to use it, and note that the psionic version is more limited than the magic version due to the way psionics work with PPs. First, the power in question isn't only limited in level like with the magic version. You also get a weaker effect, since the 6 PP you spend to Quicken count toward the maximum PP allowed for the power. The 9th level wizard might be able to use Quicken to cast an extra Magic Missile, but that Magic Missile will have the full effect of 9 caster levels behind it. The 9th level psion uses Quicken to get an extra Energy Missile, but that Energy Missile is as if cast by a 3rd level caster. Second, it basically requires a second feat in order to use it more than once per fight. Taking a full-round action during combat in order to be able to later manifest a relatively weak power as a free action isn't exactly effective.Note that it doesn't so much circumvent the cost as change it - it does cost 3 PP to activate Hustle, after all (5 PP for an egoist, but those aren't the ones where it's problematic really).</blockquote>

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