[OOC] Academy of Drell, Part II

[Zhure]

Local gaming convention. I'll be out of touch probably until Monday.

 

[Tokiwong]

Just bumping cause I am bored

 

[Jeremy]

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Psychokinetic Blast​

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[/font]Psychokinetic (Con)​

[font=Arial,Bold]Level: [/font]Psion 3 / Psychic Warrior 3​

[font=Arial,Bold]Display: [/font]Au, Vi​

[font=Arial,Bold]Manifestation Time: [/font]1 action​

[font=Arial,Bold]Range: [/font]Medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)​

[font=Arial,Bold]Effect: [/font]Ray​

[font=Arial,Bold]Duration: [/font]Instantaneous​

[font=Arial,Bold]Saving Throw: See text[/font]​

[font=Arial,Bold]Power Resistance: Yes[/font]​

[font=Arial,Bold]Power Points: 5[/font]​

You project a [font=Arial,Italic]psychokinetic blast at a target, which manifests as a red ray of energy (or any color you choose). On a successful ranged touch attack, the target is dealt 5d6 points of damage. The driving force of the blast pushes a subject of one size category larger than your or smaller back 5 feet if the subject fails a Strength check (DC 20). If a wall or other solid object prevents the target from being pushed back, the subject instead slams into the object and takes an additional 1d6 points of damage.[/font]​

Source: WotC's Mind's Eye Compilation​

I remember way back when that this game is WotC only (thus disallowing ITCK) but I was wondering if this power and the following feat were permissable.​

[font=Arial,Bold]Resculpt Mind [Psionic][/font]​

[font=Arial,Bold]Prerequisites: Psion only, manifester level 3rd+[/font]​

[font=Arial,Bold]Benefit: Instead of gaining a new psionic combat mode when you go up a level, you instead choose any metapsionic, psionic, or item creation feat, gaining it as a bonus feat. You now choose to gain a metapsionic feat or a psionic combat mode at each level you normally qualify for a new psionic combat mode (3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, and 11th).[/font]​

You still have the option of gaining four of the five the psionic combat modes you gave up for bonus metapsionic feats, at levels 13th, 15th, 17th, and 19th, respectively. You may not give up psionic combat modes for bonus metapsionic feats at these higher levels.​

Source: The same... And Minor Body Adjustment while I'm asking. ​

 

[Zhure]

Just bumping cause I am bored

Sorry, have had a spate of sinus-related headaches and the flu. Made me el grumpo. I should be back on pace now. (Thank you, Sir Alexandar Fleming.)
Greg

 

[Zhure]

I like Psychokinetic Blast.

Don't remember offhand what Minor Body Adjustment is. Is it 1 hit point and 0th level?

I am not fond of Resculpt Mind and I'm not sure I can express why exactly.

I think part of it is the poor shape of psionic combat. It's either worthless or completely worthless, unless you build your character to be really good at it in which case it's only mostly worthless, except against a relatively small number of targets.

With that frame of mind, taking Resculpt Mind isn't really giving up anything, except 1 feat to get four bonus feats....

What do the other players think??
Greg

 

[Argent Silvermage]

Sorry but I see Resculpt Mind as too powerful. In a game where there was a ton of Psi combat I could see it as ballanced but in the Drell game it's too Munchkinly good.

 

[Jeremy]

Yes, minor body adjustment is just 1 hp, 0 level.

Didn't really see any other feats to take so I thought I'd try Resculpt. Anyone else feel strongly about it?

 

[Zhure]

Flu sucks. No posting until Monday. Got game tomorrow. Blah. /me makes hacking noises.

 

[Tokiwong]

get better buddy

 

[GnomeWorks]

Didn't really see any other feats to take so I thought I'd try Resculpt. Anyone else feel strongly about it?

I agree with what Argent said. Resculpt Mind is too good in AoD.