Your manifester level is also a hard limit. You cannot spend more points on a power than your manifester level. (unless you've got some funny class/race ability)
Wow! talk about forgetting the obvious! I knew it, I just forgot it! Thanks for the reminder.
I'm looking at future options for Squirm (I've only got UPsionics at the moment) and I'm seeing a lot of mention of powers that don't seem to be in the book...
Epidermal Fissure
Caustic Retribution
Caustic Transfusion
Sanguine Displacement
...others
Does anyone with more "expanded knowledge" of the system than me know where these powers come from? That I might look into them.
Without being able to check: the d20pfsrd will probably have all the most up to date information for psionics, including power lists.
We may be slacking, but we're playing by the rules! Daze only affects humanoids :p Also have they managed to get one of their party KO'd?! I think not! :)
Im probably about to turn this cat thing into a grease stain so just hold on and wait for me!
We may be slacking, but we're playing by the rules! Daze only affects humanoids :p Also have they managed to get one of their party KO'd?! I think not! :)
Nuts! I have been reading so much psionics!!! Duh!
I'm deleting the kitsune's token from our map. I think she may have confused the two tables.
Neils Thanks, fired off a PM.
On a side note, I know some of us have been peeking at Table A and vise versa. Ok for now, but once we get into Jace's these threads become Your Eyes Only.
That's totally fair. It was just interesting to see how the other group did the same things. :)
Quick posting note - I will be light (for me) posting today and tomorrow, and then AFK until the 8th.
Sorry to kill the momentum a bit, but you all worked so hard I felt that I should give combat a go before my brief hiatus.
Don't worry though, when I am back I will be back with a vengeance ;)
Lets wrap this up then.
Shall we all just hide next time and let Neils run riot?
As an asside, Was this the same build Neils had in the last game? (With somonti) he seems rather more dangerous now...
Wait up what, CtSB lets you add specials to your weapon without it having an enhancement bonus? Whu?
Edit: Okay, it does seem RAW.
If you are currently wielding a mind blade or equivalent weapon (such as a deadly fist’s empowered strikes, a psychic armory’s panoply of blades, or a soulbolt’s mind bolt), you can choose to amplify it instead of this boost’s normal effects. Until the start of your next turn, all such weapons you wield (including those created after initiating this boost) gain the benefit of a weapon special ability equivalent to a +1 enhancement bonus. This ability must be chosen from the list of weapon special abilities you can normally place on your mind blade (see the enhanced mind blade class feature in Chapter 3 of Ultimate Psionics).
There's no provisions there for nonmagical mindblades, so it seems solid.
It only lasts a turn too, which actually makes it kind of sucky. I usually keep it around to nab ghost touch but an extra d6 of damage is always welcome at early levels.
Shall we all just hide next time and let Neils run riot?
As an asside, Was this the same build Neils had in the last game? (With somonti) he seems rather more dangerous now...
Almost. In that game Neils didnt get maneuvers until second level. However, I learned my lesson with the frogs and dropped it from two-handed to one-handed.
Also, I have decent weaknesses so I really do need you guys backing me up. Ill wreck anything one on one but my only real defense is a crapton of hp. If I get ganged up on things can go bad quick because I havent gotten any crowd control maneuvers yet. Plus its really convenient there were three targets and I didnt miss. My damage drops significantly when I run out of maneuvers and psionic focus.
Glancing at char sheets no one has healing. If it becomes a continuous issue I can expand into Silver Crane next level.
I was going to "expanded knowledge" into natural healing, at 3rd maybe. But until then we are a little light.
Is it on the Psion spell list? Can we get a Wand/Dorje or whatever they're called.
Psywar's don't get any healing until 4th level, where they can get 2nd level powers and Body Adjustment. I do plan on picking that one up though, if I ever make it that far.
Sounds like we'll all have to pick up the slack wherever we can. I can get some right at second level when I go into Aegis and get a different set of maneuvers. I'll just have to invest into Silver Crane. It won't be much, a couple of d6's here or there, but it should help bridge the gap. We just need to survive the rest of 1st level.
Does this adventure go beyond 1st level?
This will not take us past 1st but the AP will. Still haven't decided what to do about that. Last 2 days I was running 3 combats and with all the new psionics was more challenging for me than I thought. I'd still have plans to run the AP just not sure how.
Re: Healing
As I have stated before, party balance is not for me, but you have to then be able to compensate some how some way.
You are 1st level so you are strapped for some resources. It shouldn't be too much of a problem in this module, but depending on how this goes on an AP run, you will for sure need a wand of clw, sorry, dorjes, or a scroll damn, I mean power stone. You know what I mean.
Im happy to keep chiming in on rules questions and doing audits of sheets and stuff. Maybe recruit for a DM assistant from among the players?
We should probably run. My speed is only 20 ft so I'll take the rear
Slowest should be at the front, otherwise you'll (we'll, i'm @ 20ft too) get left behind.
I posted that Vara tried to pull the antlers off of one of the creatures when we killed them in the first encounter. Did it work, or are they really stuck to their heads?
Sorry to insist on this stuff, but I'd really like to know.
Vara sorry - responded :)
I agree w/Vara! However, I take it the antlers are real based on my knowledge psionics check having passed correct?
And, sorry, but I'm running! I will slow down a bit as long as those at the slower speeds are between me and the creatures. I will also be prepared to manifest a power to defend any of the caravan members as needed.
Sorry, I also meant to mention that I have no healing either. My next feat(3rd lev I think?) I will probably take expanded knowledge to get the Body adjustment power, but that only works on myself. I'm unaware of any healing on the Psion/kineticist list. I can probably take craft dorjes for my next feat if we are going that far, but that's a ways down the line!
Quick posting note - I will be light (for me) posting today and tomorrow, and then AFK until the 8th.
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Don't worry though, when I am back I will be back with a vengeance ;)
Ok, it's the 8th. Where's that vengeance? ;)
Careful what you wish for .... :)
Aaahh! Map! Yes, now I see it! Thanks!
With the brief hiatus, just wanting for everyone to check back in. I will move this along tomorrow.
So... That scene with a local, does that mean we can/are supposed to godmod the NPCs a little? That's usually a big nono where I'm from, so I figured I'd ask.
Also, sorry for posting so late, I've a bunch of stuff going down this week. It will clear up by monday.
Not certain what The Bob wanted as far s the NPC's but he didn't say anything against my in game post. Course, I wrote it after reading the info I got from my rolls. That may have made a difference.
So... That scene with a local, does that mean we can/are supposed to godmod the NPCs a little? That's usually a big nono where I'm from, so I figured I'd ask.
Also, sorry for posting so late, I've a bunch of stuff going down this week. It will clear up by monday.
No worries. And yes, godmod the locals if you want. I like to give my players a bit of control over their roleplay to make them feel a bit more invested in the story at times.
24 hours and no posts?
Still ere
I'm still here as well, just waiting for some further response to what I found out, not sure what to say/do next?
And no word from Neils ...
What are we waiting on from me?
My mistake! I said/wrote Neils, but I meant Vara! Sorry Neils!
No word from Vara ...
What are we waiting on from me?
Interaction with the four caravan guards that have 'greeted you'.
Vara indicated slow posting until Monday. Pushing forward with the three until then.
Ill try and think of something worth saying. I thought Squirm covered it pretty well.
No worries. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't rushing anyone. If you have nothing to say that's cool.
Im at work so I cant do a long post IC but I think the only things Id address would be "why are you still calling us freenies" and "how are you planning on getting out of town"
Christaph mentioned that he'd like to have a look around town. Usually we will use a Rule of Two, two people agree and we move the story along. Since posting has slowed of late, allow me to move you forward.
So how to explore Jace’s Stanchion
Take a look at the map. You have enough time to explore two places before you can meet back here at lunch time. You can split the party and cover four places, or each take a different place and cover eight .
Make sure to post an In Character post on the Gameplay. Exciting times.
Sorry I haven't been around - I just started at a new workplace, and it's been hell. Good kind of hell, but still.
Anyway, I'm working on an IC post now.
So I have Christaph and Neils for the Marketplace, and Squirm and Vara for the Duarrans?
Sounds right to me.
I don't want to conscript Vara in absentia... but yeah, that's what happening! :p
I'll move this along later today. I don't feel comfortable splitting the party without Vara's OK. Don't read into that, it is just a taboo gaming thing that my parties seem to like to do.
Everyone know's not to split... but we love doing it anyway! ...makes things interesting...