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<blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 2724142" data-attributes="member: 2011">Yes, this is true.If you look at the system as a whole, core spell casting classes have real significant limitation problems with grapples and paralyzation. Psions have minor issues with them.If you look at the system as a whole, no core race can boost his saves by 4 without casting a spell (and even then the save boost tends to be +1 to +3 until real high level). Elans can.If you look at the system as a whole, no core race can stop all damage from an attack, regardless of the attack type. Elans can.If you look at the system as a whole, no core spell casting class can punch through Spell Resistance at +8 with two feats (assuming the default magic = psionic campaign). Psions can.If you look at the system as a whole, no core feat can add 2D6 damage to a weapon without giving up something major in return (like Power Attack, e.g. -7 to hit for an entire round to get +7 damage as opposed to using up a focus that can often be reacquired either that round or the next round). A psionic feat can.If you look at the system as a whole, no two core feats can add 4D6 damage to a weapon without giving up something major in return. Two psionic feats can.If you look at the system as a whole, damaging spells have damage caps. Damaging Psionic powers do not.The list goes on and on and on.It is not a matter that they are different. It is a matter of the &quot;bigger, better, badder&quot; syndrome. You see that in the Complete books as well, just not to this extent.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="KarinsDad, post: 2724142, member: 2011"] Yes, this is true. If you look at the system as a whole, core spell casting classes have real significant limitation problems with grapples and paralyzation. Psions have minor issues with them. If you look at the system as a whole, no core race can boost his saves by 4 without casting a spell (and even then the save boost tends to be +1 to +3 until real high level). Elans can. If you look at the system as a whole, no core race can stop all damage from an attack, regardless of the attack type. Elans can. If you look at the system as a whole, no core spell casting class can punch through Spell Resistance at +8 with two feats (assuming the default magic = psionic campaign). Psions can. If you look at the system as a whole, no core feat can add 2D6 damage to a weapon without giving up something major in return (like Power Attack, e.g. -7 to hit for an entire round to get +7 damage as opposed to using up a focus that can often be reacquired either that round or the next round). A psionic feat can. If you look at the system as a whole, no two core feats can add 4D6 damage to a weapon without giving up something major in return. Two psionic feats can. If you look at the system as a whole, damaging spells have damage caps. Damaging Psionic powers do not. The list goes on and on and on. It is not a matter that they are different. It is a matter of the "bigger, better, badder" syndrome. You see that in the Complete books as well, just not to this extent. [/QUOTE]

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