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<blockquote data-quote="ohGr" data-source="post: 2770271" data-attributes="member: 15497">I would say yes.&nbsp; Bonus Essentia grants you 2 essentia &quot;if you are capable of shaping soulmelds;&quot; Shape Soulmeld gives you &quot;the ability to shape a single soulmeld.&quot;&nbsp; Seems pretty cut and dried to me.This one's less clear, but that's certainly the way i interpret it.Unfortunately, i don't believe so.&nbsp; The grapple check is never specifically called out as a Strength check, just a Strength-based check.&nbsp; (Verily, it's called a grapple check and not a Strength check for a reason.)&nbsp; If you want to venture into house-rule territory, i personally wouldn't have a problem with it adding to grapple checks, and a lenient DM may agree.&nbsp; But by the RAW as i read it, no.Looks good, but one problem:&nbsp; Bonus Essentia requires a character level of 6th; you can't take it at 3rd level.&nbsp; In place, maybe you could take one of the various Incarnum feats to gain a point of essentia.&nbsp; Also, i would look into azurin instead of human if you don't plan on multiclassing into another base class; you'll give up the bonus skill points in favour of a point of essentia.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ohGr, post: 2770271, member: 15497"] I would say yes. Bonus Essentia grants you 2 essentia "if you are capable of shaping soulmelds;" Shape Soulmeld gives you "the ability to shape a single soulmeld." Seems pretty cut and dried to me. This one's less clear, but that's certainly the way i interpret it. Unfortunately, i don't believe so. The grapple check is never specifically called out as a Strength check, just a Strength-based check. (Verily, it's called a grapple check and not a Strength check for a reason.) If you want to venture into house-rule territory, i personally wouldn't have a problem with it adding to grapple checks, and a lenient DM may agree. But by the RAW as i read it, no. Looks good, but one problem: Bonus Essentia requires a character level of 6th; you can't take it at 3rd level. In place, maybe you could take one of the various Incarnum feats to gain a point of essentia. Also, i would look into azurin instead of human if you don't plan on multiclassing into another base class; you'll give up the bonus skill points in favour of a point of essentia. [/QUOTE]

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