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<blockquote data-quote="Plane Sailing" data-source="post: 2846344" data-attributes="member: 114"><p>I disagree - Spring Attack doesn't mean that you are stuck with one attack, because you can bust out the full attack whenever the situation demands it - something that you simply can't do if you are a thrown damage specialist.</p><p></p><p>The big benefit of Spring Attack isn't that it gets you past reach (although that is a benefit), but that it can get you out of reach again. It means that a one on one fight becomes about swapping single attacks which is to the soulknifes advantage. If you tumble in and attack but then the opponent unleashes a full attack on you, you're gonna be hurting bad.</p><p></p><p>IF someone wanted to focus on ranged combat, I think it would be worth getting psionic meditation (or whichever the feat is that allows you to regain psionic focus as a move action) and then psionic shot and greater psionic shot - thus by, what, 6th level? - you are able to make one throw per round with a 30ft range increment doing 1d8+psychic strike +4d6 greater psionic shot each round and then recharge. Of course, you're probably going to want to get point blank shot and precise shot at some point along the way too, but without the GPW you will be a long way behind the rapid-shot high strength composite longbow guy in terms of ability to put out damage.</p><p></p><p>If possible (e.g. a human) it might be worth going for far shot as well, to up that range increment so it is a bit more respectable. So many needs, so few feats!</p><p></p><p>Cheers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Plane Sailing, post: 2846344, member: 114"] I disagree - Spring Attack doesn't mean that you are stuck with one attack, because you can bust out the full attack whenever the situation demands it - something that you simply can't do if you are a thrown damage specialist. The big benefit of Spring Attack isn't that it gets you past reach (although that is a benefit), but that it can get you out of reach again. It means that a one on one fight becomes about swapping single attacks which is to the soulknifes advantage. If you tumble in and attack but then the opponent unleashes a full attack on you, you're gonna be hurting bad. IF someone wanted to focus on ranged combat, I think it would be worth getting psionic meditation (or whichever the feat is that allows you to regain psionic focus as a move action) and then psionic shot and greater psionic shot - thus by, what, 6th level? - you are able to make one throw per round with a 30ft range increment doing 1d8+psychic strike +4d6 greater psionic shot each round and then recharge. Of course, you're probably going to want to get point blank shot and precise shot at some point along the way too, but without the GPW you will be a long way behind the rapid-shot high strength composite longbow guy in terms of ability to put out damage. If possible (e.g. a human) it might be worth going for far shot as well, to up that range increment so it is a bit more respectable. So many needs, so few feats! Cheers [/QUOTE]
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