Kineticist internal buffer between scenarios

[mechaPoet]

Here's the ability for reference, with the most relevant text bolded:

Internal Buffer wrote:

At 6th level, a kineticist's study of her body and the elemental forces that course through it allow her to form an internal buffer to store extra energy.

The buffer starts empty and doesn't replenish each day, but the kineticist can accept 1 point of burn to add 1 point to the buffer as a full-round action, to a maximum of 1 point total. This maximum increases to 2 points at 11th level and to 3 points at 16th level. Once the kineticist adds points to her buffer, they remain indefinitely until she spends them.

When she would otherwise accept burn, a kineticist can spend 1 point from her buffer to avoid accepting 1 point of burn. She cannot spend more than 1 point from her buffer in this way for a single wild talent. Points spent from the internal buffer don't activate elemental overflow or add to its effects. Similarly, this buffer can be used to exceed the limit on the number of points of burn the kineticist can accept in a single turn.

Is it reasonable to assume that a kineticist with this ability can build up burn in their internal buffer in the undefined downtime between scenarios? I.e. start a scenario with a full buffer and no burn, assuming that they filled the buffer when a character could be doing their day job roll actions?

My gut says yes, that's fine, and I don't think there would be too much table variation on this. But it would be nice to get an official ruling, or to have some similar situation ruling for precedent.

[Chess Pwn]

I asked the same question. here is that thread. Nothing official in it though.

[mechaPoet]

Oops, I should have searched for an existing thread first. My bad.

[Sebastian Hirsch]

Since casters can charge up their magic staffs between scenarios, I see no reason not to allow this.

[Keith Apperson]

It should be allowable, considering you only have to reach back 8+ hours to when you could fill it (right before sleeping off the burn). Clerics could just as easily have their prayers be at night and they get to show up with spells prepped.

[Rogue Eidolon]

I shouldn't count for more than any other PFS GM, but I'd allow it at my table for the staff reason Sebastian mentioned.

[Eric Clingenpeel]

Yeah I was thinking the same thing as Sebastian. It makes the most sense to me.

[MichaelCullen]

+1 GM who would allow/encourage it. For the same staff reason. All this consensus is rare on the boards.

[DrSwordopolis]

Would allow it as well. (It'd be nice if we could do the same thing for multi-day magical buffs)

[Mahtobedis]

Seems legit o me. I would allow it.

[Markov Spiked Chain]

Did we ever get an answer on this? It seems like a giant question that effects every Kineticist? Are people just playing assuming it starts full?

[Ryzoken]

Markov Spiked Chain wrote:

Are people just playing assuming it starts full?

Yes. Or, more accurately: we assume the Kineticist fills it before he goes to sleep the night before, since it's exceptionally rare that a Kineticist ends a day burned out and thus can usually afford the 1-2 burn to fill said buffer.

Frankly, it isn't really that unreasonable an assumption.