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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dandu" data-source="post: 5559080" data-attributes="member: 85158">The logical conclusion is not that Elans are overpowered per se, but that certain race/class combinations are overpowered. (Assuming that it's overpowered.) Otherwise it would be like concluding that Humans are overpowered  because they can get into Red Wizard of Thay, the prestige class specifically for Thayan Humans that can give  you a CL of 40 at level 15. You keep going on and on about the Elan's ability to negate massive alpha strikes. However, at high levels, you get a lot of useful powers that run off of swift and immediate actions, which you are trading for the damage negation. Wouldn't you say that makes it more balanced?Yeah, a level 15 Elan psion could negate 720 points worth of damage... which uses up most of his resources. 360 power points if I'm not mistaken, which is all you get from your class levels. That leaves about a hundred or so PP from class levels. Bravo, you're now low on power points in the face of a CR 59 monster whose breath weapon will soon recharge. You would have been better off casting <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/psionic/powers/temporalAcceleration.htm" target="_blank">Temporal Acceleration</a> and using it to establish a tactual advantage.</blockquote>