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<blockquote data-quote="3d6" data-source="post: 1788730" data-attributes="member: 12715"><p>I have a psion in the campaign I DM, which has just reached 12th level. The psion (who is a kineticist) has been very competitive with the wizard (who is an evoker) so far. The primary problem the psion has faced is that he runs out of power points much faster than the wizard runs out of good spells. For example, in the last session, after a full day of adventuring, the wizard had used all his 5th-level spells, all but 1 of his 4th-level spells, and all but 2 of his 3nd-level spells. Thus, he still had about 3 rounds of combat left in him. The psion, on the other hand, had 3 power points left, even though he had been very, very conservitive in spending pp that session, using nothing but <em>energy wall</em> (against mooks) and <em>energy current</em>.</p><p></p><p>I would say your number one priority as a psion is making sure not to overdo things. If a combat seems to be going well, don't manifest to the limit of your abilities. (I.e., don't fully augment powers except in somewhat to very difficult fights.) Seek out items and abilities that either give increased power points, or reduce power point costs.</p><p></p><p>Obtaining <em>hustle</em> (through Expanded Knowledge) in conjunction with Psionic Meditation, Psicrytal Affinity and Psicrystal Containment is a must. The ability to use two metapsionic feats in a round (or a metapsionic feat in conjunction with Talented or Psionic Endowment) is fantastic.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="3d6, post: 1788730, member: 12715"] I have a psion in the campaign I DM, which has just reached 12th level. The psion (who is a kineticist) has been very competitive with the wizard (who is an evoker) so far. The primary problem the psion has faced is that he runs out of power points much faster than the wizard runs out of good spells. For example, in the last session, after a full day of adventuring, the wizard had used all his 5th-level spells, all but 1 of his 4th-level spells, and all but 2 of his 3nd-level spells. Thus, he still had about 3 rounds of combat left in him. The psion, on the other hand, had 3 power points left, even though he had been very, very conservitive in spending pp that session, using nothing but [i]energy wall[/i] (against mooks) and [i]energy current[/i]. I would say your number one priority as a psion is making sure not to overdo things. If a combat seems to be going well, don't manifest to the limit of your abilities. (I.e., don't fully augment powers except in somewhat to very difficult fights.) Seek out items and abilities that either give increased power points, or reduce power point costs. Obtaining [i]hustle[/i] (through Expanded Knowledge) in conjunction with Psionic Meditation, Psicrytal Affinity and Psicrystal Containment is a must. The ability to use two metapsionic feats in a round (or a metapsionic feat in conjunction with Talented or Psionic Endowment) is fantastic. [/QUOTE]
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