Kineticist internal buffer in PFS


Rules Questions


If I fill my internal buffer in one scenario, and forget to use it or don't really get the chance to use it will that carry over to the next scenario?
The one line in the ability:
Once the kineticist adds points to her buffer, they remain indefinitely until she spends them.

Unless I have missed something somewhere else that states something like this goes away. From what I saw on several other posts they were talking about how spell casters can recharge a staff during the off time. Unless I am misinterpreting something, this is a similar situation.


It is a similar situation and you should be able to do it. No one in PFS would ever argue that a wizard prepped his spells the "in-game-day before a scenario starts" and it's no different if the during the "previous day" (not just in previous scenario) a kineticist took an extra burn to fill up his internal buffer.

There's no official word on it, so expect table variation, but most GMs are cool with it for the charging staff / prepping spells argument.


you start each scenario with a full buffer


Yea most. Most of the people I game with think the kineticst is overpowered. So I just hope they let me keep my buffer full.

Chess Pwn- Its not like the arcane pool that the arcanist uses. It does't replenish its self. You have to actually fill it. When you use the ability you have to refill it yourself. It states it does't start with it full. Unless I miss what you are saying.

Sovereign Court

Pathfinder Starfinder Society Subscriber

It's like Protoman said. Time between scenarios is indefinite, so you can say that you fill your buffer every night before bed, and start each scenario topped off.


Any downtime you have between adventures you can use to fill it. It just takes 1 burn on any 1 day for each charge to be able to charge it and then it remains charged until you use it. If a caster can be assumed to have prepared their spells the day before the scenario then you can be assumed that you charged your buffer at some point before the scenario.

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