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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jack Simth" data-source="post: 2732614" data-attributes="member: 29252">Comparing spells known vs. powers known and available spells vs. available powers is kinda deceptive.A pair of examples, one each direction: A Sorceror wanting to do either Fire or Electricity damage with a third level spell must expend two spells known (or one and a feat); for a Psion to do Fire or Electricity damage with a third level power, (s)he needs only a single power - Energy Bolt, say - and also gets Cold and Sonic damage options as a bonus (as well as a few other nifties); effectively four different spells known for the price of one power known (although they are tightly packaged in a theme - same range, same cost, et cetera).  Likewise, a Sorceror with a bent towards [Shadow] spells can use one spell known (and a higher slot....) to effictively duplicate any one of several lower spells (with caveats: an extra "Will Partial (See Text)" save, "SR: Yes" even if the duplicated spell doesn't take SR, and reduced HP of anything built that way) while the closest equivalent for the Psion is Bend Reality (which is the Sor/Wiz Limited Wish at one level higher).Those are just two quick examples; there are more.Mind you, I have no idea which way the power balance ultimately lies.... which likely means they are close enough to balanced against each other using a PHB and XPH comparison.</blockquote>