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<blockquote data-quote="wildstarsreach" data-source="post: 3002783" data-attributes="member: 43141"><p>Psion vs Sorcerer vs Wizard</p><p></p><p>All have same BA and saves</p><p></p><p>Psion </p><p> Has built into most powers the ability to augment to current ML with DC's increased, he spend for the output as he chooses</p><p> Does not have Imprint stone or psycrystal affinity to start</p><p> Imprint stone equivalent to scribe scroll</p><p> Psicrystal affinity equivalent to summon familiar</p><p> Has bonus feat to start</p><p> Doesn't require Verbal, Somantic and Material components for manifestations</p><p> Can choose to manifest powers of any known that is similar to spontaneous casting</p><p> Can make a concentration check to keep manifestations from being known that anything has happened, nothing in spell casting That I know can keep a spell from being seen</p><p> Powers involving energy damage utilize 4 different types choosen at time of manifestation.</p><p> Has several defensive powers that defend against 5 different types of damage with 1 manifestation</p><p></p><p>Wizard </p><p> Free Scaling of damage, no ability to do reduced damage</p><p> Doesn't have Heightned feat</p><p> Doesn't have Still Spell Feat</p><p> Doesn't have Silent spell feat</p><p> Doesn't have Enchew materials feat</p><p> Has scribe scroll and summon familiar</p><p> Greatest selection of effects for spells</p><p> Must prepare spells in advance</p><p> Must prepare damage spells from known list, each spell has specific type, needs feat(s) to change to different energy type</p><p>Defensive spells typically defend against only one kind of attack</p><p></p><p>Sorcerer </p><p> Free scaling of damage, no ability to do reduced damage</p><p> Doesn't have Heightned feat</p><p> Doesn't have Still Spell Feat</p><p> Doesn't have Silent spell feat</p><p> Doesn't have Enchew materials feat</p><p> Has summon familiar</p><p> Can spontaneously cast spells from any known spells </p><p> Greatest selection of effects for spells though there is a limit to spells know, greater than the Psions powers known</p><p> Must cast damage spells from known list, each spell has specific type, needs feat(s) to change to different energy type</p><p>Defensive spells typically defend against only one kind of attack</p><p></p><p>I'm just putting out the comparison</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wildstarsreach, post: 3002783, member: 43141"] Psion vs Sorcerer vs Wizard All have same BA and saves Psion Has built into most powers the ability to augment to current ML with DC's increased, he spend for the output as he chooses Does not have Imprint stone or psycrystal affinity to start Imprint stone equivalent to scribe scroll Psicrystal affinity equivalent to summon familiar Has bonus feat to start Doesn't require Verbal, Somantic and Material components for manifestations Can choose to manifest powers of any known that is similar to spontaneous casting Can make a concentration check to keep manifestations from being known that anything has happened, nothing in spell casting That I know can keep a spell from being seen Powers involving energy damage utilize 4 different types choosen at time of manifestation. Has several defensive powers that defend against 5 different types of damage with 1 manifestation Wizard Free Scaling of damage, no ability to do reduced damage Doesn't have Heightned feat Doesn't have Still Spell Feat Doesn't have Silent spell feat Doesn't have Enchew materials feat Has scribe scroll and summon familiar Greatest selection of effects for spells Must prepare spells in advance Must prepare damage spells from known list, each spell has specific type, needs feat(s) to change to different energy type Defensive spells typically defend against only one kind of attack Sorcerer Free scaling of damage, no ability to do reduced damage Doesn't have Heightned feat Doesn't have Still Spell Feat Doesn't have Silent spell feat Doesn't have Enchew materials feat Has summon familiar Can spontaneously cast spells from any known spells Greatest selection of effects for spells though there is a limit to spells know, greater than the Psions powers known Must cast damage spells from known list, each spell has specific type, needs feat(s) to change to different energy type Defensive spells typically defend against only one kind of attack I'm just putting out the comparison [/QUOTE]
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