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Message: <blockquote data-quote="irdeggman" data-source="post: 3478241" data-attributes="member: 16285">The Wilder can use energy ray 1 time before his opponet is on him.  Don't forget teh range of the power.  If he uses a metapsionic feat he needs at least a move action to regain his focus. So the melee combatant will be on the wilder after 1 shot (let's assume he has taken 70% of his damage from that attack).  The melee combatant (who probably has a higher AC and hit point total than does the wilder) is now dealing damage. Assume 1st round he is only making a single attack because he had to move to reach his target so he is only dealing a limited amount of damage (to a target who can take less damage than he could, usually).Now the wilder can either manifest on the defensive or take a 5 ft step and manifest (and hope that the melee combatant doesn't have reach - or else pretty much he is in real trouble).As I have pointed out repeatedly range is extremely important when considering the "power" of a psionic character. The ranges are almost always short or medium. An archer will pretty much put a serious hurt on the psionic character early on before he can effectively deal his damage.I don't think psionics are "overpowered" they just require the DM to realize how they work and to run his game accordingly - just like he would have to run his game a certain way if the party was predominantly ranged attackers or melee attackers, etc.Psionics have their own set of weaknesses and these must be understood in order to effectely run a game.</blockquote>

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