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Re: Linked Power: Why is it so spiffy?
« Reply #40 on: April 22, 2010, 01:47:11 AM »
4: What feats advise you for my psicrystal?  It normally goes on my initiative.
have it delay by 1 or less initiative order, and then have it use WRT on you. really, you will not find a better use of two feats than granting you another turn.  for some real abuse, have your psicrystal take psicrystal affinity, and have it's psicrystal take WRT and psicrystal affinity, ad infinitum(with all extra feats of psicrystals going into improved psicrystal).
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Re: Linked Power: Why is it so spiffy?
« Reply #41 on: April 22, 2010, 02:24:32 AM »
We ruled that White Raven Tactics affects a creature only once per round.

Otherwise, what feats are spiffy for a psicrystal?
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Don't even need TO for this.  Any decent Hood build, especially one with Celerity, one-rounds [Azathoth, the most powerful greater deity from d20 Cthulu].
Does it bug anyone else that we've reached the point where characters who can obliterate a greater deity in one round are considered "decent?"

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Re: Linked Power: Why is it so spiffy?
« Reply #42 on: April 22, 2010, 02:36:23 AM »
We ruled that White Raven Tactics affects a creature only once per round.

Otherwise, what feats are spiffy for a psicrystal?
hidden talent.
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Re: Linked Power: Why is it so spiffy?
« Reply #43 on: April 22, 2010, 02:42:15 AM »
Otherwise, what feats are spiffy for a psicrystal?

Whichever ones you want to "borrow" with Feat Leech.
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Re: Linked Power: Why is it so spiffy?
« Reply #44 on: April 22, 2010, 02:58:13 AM »
Otherwise, what feats are spiffy for a psicrystal?

Whichever ones you want to "borrow" with Feat Leech.
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Re: Linked Power: Why is it so spiffy?
« Reply #45 on: April 22, 2010, 03:05:22 AM »
Flyby Attack, especially if you use metamorphosis on it (use it as a mount!).

Also, yes, you can use both Life Sense (LM) AND Mindsight (LoM) on it. Makes you damned hard to sneak up on.

But yes, giving it White Raven Tactics is awesome.

Hidden Talent doesn't count as a manifester level for the purposes of feats and such.

Give it Quicken/Extend/Maximize Spell-Like Ability, if it can qualify for them (I don't remember what the prereqs are). According to the portion of the book regarding psi-like abilities, all powers are considered psi-likes, and they qualify for those feats as if they were spell-likes.
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Re: Linked Power: Why is it so spiffy?
« Reply #46 on: April 22, 2010, 03:06:13 AM »

Also, yes, you can use both Life Sense (LM) AND Mindsight (LoM) on it. Makes you damned hard to sneak up on.

Woah, hadn't noticed it required con -- and not undead type
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Re: Linked Power: Why is it so spiffy?
« Reply #47 on: April 22, 2010, 03:29:00 AM »
Excellent!  That saves me two feats!

How do I get my psicrystal's manifester into the positive range?
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Speaking of which:
Don't even need TO for this.  Any decent Hood build, especially one with Celerity, one-rounds [Azathoth, the most powerful greater deity from d20 Cthulu].
Does it bug anyone else that we've reached the point where characters who can obliterate a greater deity in one round are considered "decent?"

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Re: Linked Power: Why is it so spiffy?
« Reply #48 on: April 22, 2010, 03:31:52 AM »
Excellent!  That saves me two feats!

How do I get my psicrystal's manifester into the positive range?
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Re: Linked Power: Why is it so spiffy?
« Reply #49 on: April 22, 2010, 03:38:58 AM »
This thread made me buy Complete Psionic and Magic of Eberron.  I never expected MoE to be only $2.07 plus $3.99 shipping!

Thank you Jesus!  You other thread members get props, too!
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Speaking of which:
Don't even need TO for this.  Any decent Hood build, especially one with Celerity, one-rounds [Azathoth, the most powerful greater deity from d20 Cthulu].
Does it bug anyone else that we've reached the point where characters who can obliterate a greater deity in one round are considered "decent?"

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Re: Linked Power: Why is it so spiffy?
« Reply #50 on: April 22, 2010, 03:41:06 AM »
Thank you Jesus! 
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Re: Linked Power: Why is it so spiffy?
« Reply #51 on: April 22, 2010, 03:54:09 AM »
3: May I get a full power description of sense danger?
From Magic of Eberron Page 106
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SENSE DANGER
Clairsentience
Level: Psion/wilder 3, psychic warrior 2
Display: Auditory, mental, and visual
Manifesting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: 10 minutes/level
Saving Throw: Will negates
Power Resistance: Yes
Power Points: Psion/wilder 5, psychic warrior 3
The kalashtar of Adar must always be alert for agents of the Dreaming Dark, since an ambush could be around any corner. Kalashtar psychic warriors developed their precognition powers to enable them to be less likely to be caught by surprise.

When you manifest this power, you are able to quickly react to unexpected situations. For the duration of this power, you do not lose your Dexterity bonus to Armor Class when you are flat-footed.

In addition, you can manifest one power as an immediate action during either a surprise round or during the first round if there is no surprise round. The power manifested must have a manifesting time of 1 standard action, and can have a cost no higher than 1 power point. You can continue to manifest powers as an immediate action at the beginning of later encounters for as long as sense danger is in effect.

Augment: For every additional power point you spend, you can spend 1 more power point on the power you manifest at the outset of combat.
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Re: Linked Power: Why is it so spiffy?
« Reply #52 on: April 22, 2010, 03:58:53 AM »
This thread made me buy Complete Psionic and Magic of Eberron.  I never expected MoE to be only $2.07 plus $3.99 shipping!

Thank you Jesus!  You other thread members get props, too!

Wow, that's cheap. Where are you buying the books?
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Re: Linked Power: Why is it so spiffy?
« Reply #53 on: April 22, 2010, 04:11:15 AM »
This thread made me buy Complete Psionic and Magic of Eberron.  I never expected MoE to be only $2.07 plus $3.99 shipping!

Thank you Jesus!  You other thread members get props, too!

Wow, that's cheap. Where are you buying the books?
Outlook books or Amazon, looks like
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Re: Linked Power: Why is it so spiffy?
« Reply #54 on: April 22, 2010, 04:21:06 AM »
I got the cheap books from Alibris.com.

Where's this 'Hidden Talent' feat or ability?
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Does it bug anyone else that we've reached the point where characters who can obliterate a greater deity in one round are considered "decent?"

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Re: Linked Power: Why is it so spiffy?
« Reply #55 on: April 22, 2010, 04:26:22 AM »
CPsi, I think?

It's wild talent + a first level power.
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Re: Linked Power: Why is it so spiffy?
« Reply #56 on: April 22, 2010, 04:31:55 AM »
CPsi, I think?

It's wild talent + a first level power.
Nah, it's in a sidebar on page 67 of the XPH. It gives you a single 1st level power and 2 power points, and can only be taken at 1st level. If you have a manifesting class when you take it, you just add it to your powers known. If you don't, your manifester level stays 1 (and is only for the purposes of manifesting that power, and nothing else), and you use your Charisma score to manifest it (assuming you have a Charisma of 11 or higher).
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Re: Linked Power: Why is it so spiffy?
« Reply #57 on: April 22, 2010, 06:44:31 AM »
Let's assume I have my psicrystal take Practiced Manifester and Psicrystal Affinity.

How does thiw work for focuses?

Also, could I use Hidden Talent as a Kineticist to learn astral construct?
« Last Edit: April 22, 2010, 06:47:52 AM by Endarire »
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Speaking of which:
Don't even need TO for this.  Any decent Hood build, especially one with Celerity, one-rounds [Azathoth, the most powerful greater deity from d20 Cthulu].
Does it bug anyone else that we've reached the point where characters who can obliterate a greater deity in one round are considered "decent?"

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Re: Linked Power: Why is it so spiffy?
« Reply #58 on: April 22, 2010, 07:10:25 AM »
err psicrystals don't gain any HD :S
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Re: Linked Power: Why is it so spiffy?
« Reply #59 on: April 22, 2010, 09:25:17 AM »
err psicrystals don't gain any HD :S
Text for psicrystal HD does not support your opinion.
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