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Message: <blockquote data-quote="moritheil" data-source="post: 4658184" data-attributes="member: 30610">I'm having a problem with a spell that I like, flavor-wise, but which is incredibly weak and just not worth casting in combat.  I suppose that if you had a prisoner you could cast it on him repeatedly to keep him from using his powers, but I can't think of a valid in-combat use.From the <a href="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=dnd/sb/sb20010316a" target="_blank">WOTC site</a>:[/FONT] At 14th level and up, you're busy throwing save-or-dies around and thus casting this is generally pointless.  So let's examine this at or below 14th level.  You do 1+7 = 8 pp worth of damage.  How many PP does a 14th-level psion or wilder get?  Bare minimum, 170pp, which will easily be over 200 once ability bonuses and other things are thrown in.  Of what possible use is the loss of 8 pp against that?  It isn't guaranteed, either - you have to make a touch attack (might occasionally be an issue vs. wilders) AND they can still save. You might argue that the spell is far more useful at low levels, but there again you would be wrong: at level 4 you can do a whopping 3 PP worth of damage, whereas they have over 21 PP.  Congratulations; you used a precious turn in combat to deplete 1/7 of the enemy's daily resources.  Basically, you have only succeeded in drawing their wrath.  IME, combats against full manifesters are desperate affairs that generally only last about 3-5 rounds before they or the party are dead, so this just isn't making any real difference. </blockquote>

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