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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rystil Arden" data-source="post: 2992526" data-attributes="member: 29014">Uh, no they don't.  Your suggestions don't really fix any of the beefs that any of the psi-haters have with psionics.  All they do is force psions to waste higher-level powers known for their blast spells because you've put in place an artificial cap on augmentation.  I'm really not sure you understand exactly what you're doing:  Say I'm a 10th-level Psion with Energy Bolt and Energy Ray.  By your system, Energy Ray is capped at 5, but I can still manifest a 10d6 damage Energy Bolt for 10 PP and hit lots of enemies.  Eliminating your limit, I can still manifest the same Energy Bolt, or I could manifest a 10d6 energy ray for the same price of 10 PP and hit one enemy.  You haven't really weakened the Psion at all--you've just forced Kineticists to waste more powers known.</blockquote>