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<blockquote data-quote="Cloudgatherer" data-source="post: 197314" data-attributes="member: 66">I decided against using the Psionic rules for the Kai Lord.&nbsp; Seems to me that the abilities only added to the characters combat abilities, it gave Lone Wolf a combat edge, but didn't really mess with power points.I decided to stick with &quot;incorporating&quot; class skills (animal empathy/decipher script), because both skills are exclusive skills, and a Kai Lord might not know these until he has mastered the discipline that enables access to those skills.I have to agree with you about the power level.&nbsp; I'm toning the class down quite a bit, removing some of the more extreme abilities where I can in order to balance it with the other classes.&nbsp; Something others might want to keep in line is the uniqueness of the Lone Wolf character.&nbsp; Sure, he had uber abilities, but he also carried around the Sommerswerd, the book of the Magnakai, and a bunch of Lorestones!&nbsp; I think he had a &quot;power boost&quot; compared to other Kai Lords.The XP penalty is an interesting idea.&nbsp; I might do that if I &quot;power up&quot; this class again, but at it's current power level, I'd say I'm at least close to balancing my Kai Lord class with the others.&nbsp; He's not going to outshine any particular class (at least I think), and he offers a great deal of versatility (combat, healing, and out of combat scenarios), but will not be nearly as specialized as the core classes.I could see the Kai Order allowing a chaotic person in.&nbsp; IIRC, in the novels the main character was a bit of a loner and acted out a bit.&nbsp; I may change the alignment, but my initial impression was that the order would never allow a non-good person in the order.Thanks!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cloudgatherer, post: 197314, member: 66"] I decided against using the Psionic rules for the Kai Lord. Seems to me that the abilities only added to the characters combat abilities, it gave Lone Wolf a combat edge, but didn't really mess with power points. I decided to stick with "incorporating" class skills (animal empathy/decipher script), because both skills are exclusive skills, and a Kai Lord might not know these until he has mastered the discipline that enables access to those skills. I have to agree with you about the power level. I'm toning the class down quite a bit, removing some of the more extreme abilities where I can in order to balance it with the other classes. Something others might want to keep in line is the uniqueness of the Lone Wolf character. Sure, he had uber abilities, but he also carried around the Sommerswerd, the book of the Magnakai, and a bunch of Lorestones! I think he had a "power boost" compared to other Kai Lords. The XP penalty is an interesting idea. I might do that if I "power up" this class again, but at it's current power level, I'd say I'm at least close to balancing my Kai Lord class with the others. He's not going to outshine any particular class (at least I think), and he offers a great deal of versatility (combat, healing, and out of combat scenarios), but will not be nearly as specialized as the core classes. I could see the Kai Order allowing a chaotic person in. IIRC, in the novels the main character was a bit of a loner and acted out a bit. I may change the alignment, but my initial impression was that the order would never allow a non-good person in the order. Thanks! [/QUOTE]

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