One of my players wants to play a shaper (new territory for our group). He mentions that he wants to use the CP version of astral constructs. I've
only got the SRD, but did find a web preview of Anathemic Carapace at:
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ex/20060403a&page=5
My questions:
1) Are CP's Basic Astral Constructs are the same as described in the SRD?
2) Do the other CP variants work the same way as the Anathemic Carapace? Pay a feat, your constructs get an upgrade?
3) Can a single construct have multiple variants? Or is each type distinct? (Anathemic Carapace + Ebony Stinger + Whatever).
4) He also wants to use Ectopic Adept from EPH, and mentioned that it has abilities analagous to Augment Summons. Once again, I haven't had a chance to
consult that book. How tough are these constructs going to end up if all this stuff stacks together?
5) He also mentioned taking a level or two of Psionic Warrior, Practiced Manifester, and requested a custom prestige class that works just like Eldritch
Knight. The final build (ECL 13) would look something like Psionic Warrior 1, Shaper 5, Ectopic Adept 5, Psionic Knight 2 -- so ML 13 with 6th level shaper
powers. So putting all this together, should I be concerned?

