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<blockquote data-quote="Chorn" data-source="post: 2153948" data-attributes="member: 11849"><p>I don't see anything wrong with it. It compares favorably to the number of spells a sorcerer can know. Sorcerers end up with 34 spells known plus 9 cantrips. With the way psions select powers known they end up with 4 powers known per level at the lower levels tapering off to 3 per level at the upper levels assuming the psion selects the highest level power available. However, once they cap out with 9th level picks they get any 6 powers of 9th level or lower while sorcerers only ever get 3 spells known from levels 6 through 9.</p><p></p><p>One more thing that must be considered is the difference in how spells and powers scale. A fireball's damage automatically scales for free while a psion's energy ball requires augmentation. Eventually the fireball will cap out while augmentation has no inherent cap so the sorcerer will want to switch to a higher level spell for blasting as he reaches higher levels. Then you have spells and powers such as Charm Person and its psionic counterpart Psionic Charm. Charm Monster must be used instead of Charm Person against an aberration, but again the psion can simply spend more points to augment his power to affect aberrations. So while the sorcerer gets free scaling for effects such as damage, he might still need to use up another precious spell known due to damage caps or ineffective spells whereas the psion is more flexible with the powers he has at his disposal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chorn, post: 2153948, member: 11849"] I don't see anything wrong with it. It compares favorably to the number of spells a sorcerer can know. Sorcerers end up with 34 spells known plus 9 cantrips. With the way psions select powers known they end up with 4 powers known per level at the lower levels tapering off to 3 per level at the upper levels assuming the psion selects the highest level power available. However, once they cap out with 9th level picks they get any 6 powers of 9th level or lower while sorcerers only ever get 3 spells known from levels 6 through 9. One more thing that must be considered is the difference in how spells and powers scale. A fireball's damage automatically scales for free while a psion's energy ball requires augmentation. Eventually the fireball will cap out while augmentation has no inherent cap so the sorcerer will want to switch to a higher level spell for blasting as he reaches higher levels. Then you have spells and powers such as Charm Person and its psionic counterpart Psionic Charm. Charm Monster must be used instead of Charm Person against an aberration, but again the psion can simply spend more points to augment his power to affect aberrations. So while the sorcerer gets free scaling for effects such as damage, he might still need to use up another precious spell known due to damage caps or ineffective spells whereas the psion is more flexible with the powers he has at his disposal. [/QUOTE]
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