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I am currently building a Level 4 Kineticist, and one of the downsides to the class is its weak Will save. As such, Iron Will is definitely going to be taken at some point as I level, but I'm wondering how safe it would be to take an 'instant gratification' feat like Improved Initiative or Weapon Finesse for level 5, and postpone the 'boring but necessary' Iron Will until level 7.

In the meantime, I've taken Birthmark over Indomitable Faith in an attempt to soften the blow. My reasoning for this is to have a better effective save against the spells and abilities that make Will so important, I can get away with a weaker save against anything that doesn't fall under the Charm and Compulsion criteria.

Is this logic sound? Or would it be more critical to take Iron Will as soon as I hit level 5 before anything else? This is for a RoTRL campaign, and this character will not be starting out with any gear that boosts saves.

I am currently participating in a RotR campaign, and I'm considering dropping my Warpriest for a Kineticist at the end of the first arc. I will be building him as a level 4 Telekineticist, with a focus on stealth and trickery.

One idea that came to mind was the use of a garrote. By RAW, combat maneuvers with our latent telekinesis is not possible until the Telekinetic Maneuvers wild talent is selected. How should this apply to the action of using a stealth check to thread a length of rope around someone's neck, using Telekinetic Finesse?

Then there's the question of damage/effect. With Telekinetic Haul, I am able to move objects up to 100 pounds per level, or 1,000 pounds per level if I take Burn. Could this be applied to an exertion of force upon an object (such as the strength with which the rope is tightened upon the target's neck)?

Bonus question: The effect of Self-Telekinesis reads:

You use your telekinetic abilities to move yourself. Otherwise, this wild talent functions like flame jet.

What should be inferred by the bolded section? Could it function as a form of flight? How would this be modified by Greater Self Telekinesis? Would it start as levitation, and become flight with the Greater version? I feel like the ability's description should have been more specific.