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Message: <blockquote data-quote="(Psi)SeveredHead" data-source="post: 232894" data-attributes="member: 1165">Step one: Get minimize the displays. No ringing bells sound in a 30 foot radius of anyone who is charmed. No ectoplasmic goo drifting through the air.That's not really necesarry. The display is either around the power or around the manifester (your choice), read the errata. If you hammer your foe with Mass Concussion (Ma display), they double up in pain as their internal organs explode under telekinetic pressure, puke up blood, howl in agony... oh yeah, there's goop too. But whodunit? With all those people around... If you use Domination (Me display), you take over Bob the barbarian, who starts to rage and attack his friends! Oh yeah, they hear bells, too. But again, whodunit? And can they actually track those "mental bells" if they're busy subduing Bob.The only bad display is Vi, from my experience.Most DM's discount components unless they are expensive or get stolen, lost, etc. We're talking about Somatic and Verbal components here. Especially the second one.Of course, a held or grappled spellcaster can't use material components (which is more important... most DMs assume they have the components).And I can manifest Inertial Barrier without diamond dust, thank you.Hey, Wizards get Silence too. No they don't. Only bards and clerics get that. Psions can use Control Sound for a similar effect (although it requires concentration, so it's not as good). A better idea is to use Control Body on that mage (that still takes concentration though). Make him slap his arms into his mouth. The wild flailing makes him drop his material components too. Then make him stand helpless in front of the fighter (or astral construct).Psions get no armor spell failure. But no proficiency with it either. Get +5 studded leather, and a +5 buckler at 20th level. No penalties at all, and you don't need a feat. Cheaper than +10 Bracers of Armor. Laugh at the mage. 'Nuff said.The red haze about psionic combat... yeah, most people get that.Check out the Mind's Eye. I cannot stress enough the virtue of the Vigor chain powers. And use ITCK, since most psions can't manifest Vigor without help.</blockquote>

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