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Dan C Davis	Spectral savant question	Lead	[-]
Posts: 218 (09/30/08 07:42:42) Minimum 1 pt, right? Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tags : None I have a PC in my campaign that's going to become a partial spectral savant (from Complete Psionic). It's a +4 level adjustment template, but I only want the first level of it. Would the following three abilities be balanced for a +1 level adjustment? 1. Siphon power (Su): With a touch attack, drain one use of a creature's highest level power or spell-like ability and gain power points equal to the creature's caster level (maximum drain equal to the savant's HD; the savant has a power point reserve maximum equal to it's HD). If the creature touched has no psionic abilities, they suffer a negative level and the savant gains power points equal to the creature's HD (up to the savant's maximum). If the savant already has their maximum power points, they can still drain a creature's ability, but they gain no benefit from it. 2. Deflection bonus equal to 5 + Cha modifier. 3. Dex +2. I'm of two minds about it. On the one hand, having such a small power point reserve is a problem, but the ability to siphon a creature's abilities is pretty powerful. And while the AC bonus is good, they have to stand next to a creature to touch them, which is bad for a low hit point psion. And while it's basically a limitless power point supply, you can have only a small number of power points at once. Any comments or suggestions? Make the world a better place; slap someone who needs it.
Tiburon Silverflame		#1	[-]
Posts: 7607 (09/30/08 09:33:43) Enigma Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	No, IMO, it's too much, unless there are some serious drawbacks. It's the deflection bonus; that's HUGE. I can, offhand, remember 2 classes that let some stat other than Dex apply to AC...Monk, of course, and a cleric-based PrC. Here, at low-ish levels you're getting a great deal more; at level 14+ or so, when maybe you can afford a +4 deflection bonus, you're still getting the free item, AND getting another stat adding to your AC. Unless you're losing your Con bonus to hit points, IMO it's too good.
Dan C Davis		#2	[-]
Posts: 221 (09/30/08 10:28:12) Minimum 1 pt, right? Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tiburon Silverflame wrote: No, IMO, it's too much, unless there are some serious drawbacks. Okay, I checked the ability again and I was a little off. There is no upper limit to the power points you can have, there's only a limit per round to how many you can siphon. With that being the case, I would say the siphon power ability alone would be a level adjustment as long as it was capped: Siphon power (Su): With a touch attack as a standard action you drain a creature's arcane, divine, or psionic energy and convert it to power points. You cannot gain power points in a single siphon greater than your HD. Against a creature that can cast spells, you drain their highest-level spell and gain power points equal to their caster level. Against a creature that manifests powers, you drain power points equal to their caster level. Against a creature with psi-like or spell-like abilities usable a certain number of times per day, you drain a single use of their highest level power or spell and gain power points equal to their caster level. Against a creature with psi-like or spell-like abilities usable at will, you gain power points equal to their caster level and bestow a negative level on them. If they are immune to negative energy they cannot be drained. You no longer gain power points through rest. Your maximum power point reserve is still limited by your class, race, and feats. Make the world a better place; slap someone who needs it.

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