Multiple phrenic points for Focused Force?


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Scarab Sages

Pathfinder Adventure, Lost Omens, Rulebook, Starfinder Adventure Path, Starfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber

When using the Focused Force phrenic amplification of the psychic class, can more than one phrenic point be used to boost the damage die by an additional step? In essence, raising the damage die used for each point spent.

The last line from the initial phrenic amplification description:

"Phrenic amplifications require the psychic to expend 1 or more points from her phrenic pool to function." (I'm including this as it's the only thing I can find that gives any specifics on what must be expended on use, but it doesn't specify any limit of use.)

Focused Force: "When casting a force spell, the psychic can increase the spell’s damage by spending 1 point from her phrenic pool. Increase the die size for the spell’s damage by one step (from 1d4 to 1d6, 1d6 to 1d8, 1d8 to 1d10, or 1d10 to 1d12). This increases the size of each die rolled, so a spell that dealt 4d6+3 points of force damage would deal 4d8+3 points of force damage instead. This amplification can be linked only to spells that deal force damage, and only if that damage includes a die value. A spell that already uses d12s for damage can’t be amplified in this way."

For example, can I use 3 phrenic points to raise my Magic Missile damage die from 1d4 to 1d10? Or is it limited to 1 point on use?


It's limited to one point. The ones that aren't limited specifically say that you can spend an extra point or (for Overpowering Mind) two.

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