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Message: <blockquote data-quote="azhrei_fje" data-source="post: 4160057" data-attributes="member: 12966">I'm confused. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  I'm playing an Ardent (from Complete Psionics) and I've taken the Elements Mantle and the Energy Mantle.The elemental steward power lists the power points required as "3", but I can choose that power at level 1.  Which means I can take it but not use it (because it's higher than my manfester level)?  Is that correct?  Looking through the CP book, I think it should be more like the call armor power, which is 1 point when taken as a 1st level power by a psiwar and 3 points when taken as a 2nd level power (in the Justice category).  Page 63 of the XPH also says that required power points to manifest a power are based on the level of the power and that the description includes the number of power points for "ease of reference".  So I'm guessing they just didn't put enough details into the description. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />The Ardent class doesn't have a column for "maximum power level known" like the psion, psiwar, and other psionic classes do.  Does this mean that I can take a 2nd level power at first level?  I just can't use it?  (Again, because the power points required would be higher than my ML.)Last, the energy push power says that creatures who fail a Strength check may take additional damage if they are pushed into a solid object such as a wall.  The damage done is untyped -- should I assume that it's bludgeoning damage?  I'm asking this to find out if it bypasses DR.If anyone has ideas on how to best proceed with a character build based on the Ardent and Elements and Energy as the first two mantles, I'd like to hear about it. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  My plan is to take Creation next (I took Boost Construct at first level, even though I can't manifest astral construct yet!) and then I'm not sure what I want to do.  Maybe Consumption?  Or Deception?  Our GM is playing the "psionics is different than magic" rule, if that matters.Thanks in advance!</blockquote>

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