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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Psion" data-source="post: 5243263" data-attributes="member: 172">I don't see leveling up as a measure of effort or force of will. That 6th level wizard doesn't choose to do less get less out of his spell; there is typically nothing to be gained by it. A power used by a 6th level Psion depending on how much of his personal determination is expended in the effort (from 1-6 pp, assuming a 1st level power that can be thus enhanced.)It's as I've already stated... power point expenditure equates to effort and sapping of will. I'm not sure how to make my perspective much more clear. If you don't see it that way, fine. I'm not here to put forth my perspective as the one true way. Just spelling out where I see some dividing lines.As for not historically being strongly tied to the level--there we lapse from in world representation to game balance factors. That prior powers were weakly tied to level in many ways was at a detriment to game balance.I don't find detect thoughts to be at odds with the idea of a natural power (and I'll note that the read thoughts psionic power doesn't have any augmentation options; the main thing that makes it fit well in psionics is the mind-related nature of the power.) But if a creature could naturally cast lightning bolt (say), it would seem more in line with me to the notion of a natural power if the creature could meter out the power instead of always doing the same amount of damage.</blockquote>