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Message: <blockquote data-quote="VorpalStare" data-source="post: 2359309" data-attributes="member: 31325">I think a Psychic Warrior of 4th level or higher should be able to imprint a power stone with Dissolving Weapon (or other 2nd level power he knows) at manifester level 3. And a PW of of 3rd level should be able to activate such a stone. The minimum PP expenditure for Dissolving Weapon (and all 2nd level powers) is 3, and that sets the minimum manifester level. Powers can be manifested at any level from the minimum manifester level to the manifester level of the manifester, as explained on p. 54 of the XPH. Accordingly, a 4th or higher level Psychic Warrior could imprint a 2nd level power into a power stone at manifester level 3. The rules contradict themselves on how a 3rd level Psychic Warrior would use such a stone, however. A 3rd level PW with sufficient wisdom should be able to automatically activate the stone according to the rules for power stones on p. 168 of the XPH. The rules for power completion items on p. 158, however, state: "To use a power completion item safely, a character must be of high enough level in the appropriate class to manifest the power already. If he can't already manifest the power, there's a chance he'll make the a mistake (see Brainburn, page 168)." Since a 3rd level PW isn't high enough level to manifest any 2nd level powers on his own, there is supposed to be some risk in using such an item. In this case, I would use only the rules on p. 168 of the XPH, since they are referred to directly and are consistent with the equivalent rules for spell completion items in the core rules. Note also that a psion could also craft and use such a stone if he acquired knowledge of the power through Expanded Knowledge or the optional power research rules.</blockquote>

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