« Reply #14 on: June 22, 2010, 10:57:08 PM »
How do you get any infinite pp loops with an Erudite? They can only cast 11 unique powers a day (at 20). Since all infinite pp loops rely on bestow power, being able to manifest it only 11 times a day eliminates pp recharge capabilities; one of the main reasons I typically choose psions over StP Erudites.
They don't rely on Bestow Power only, it's just offered as a free and online source thus the most common answer. And it works.
Bestow Power is one power. It's unique powers per level per day, not unique manifestations.
Is 100% correct.
Unique Powers per Day: An erudite manifests psionic powers, paying for each manifestation with an expenditure of power points. Unlike a psion, an erudite is limited to manifesting a certain number of unique psionic powers of each level per day from the repertoire of powers he knows, according to his class level. Thus, a 1st level erudite can manifest one unique power per day? however, the total number of powers he can manifest per day is limited only by his daily power points (that is, the erudite could manifest the unique power as many times per day as he has power points to pay for it). An erudite simply knows his powers? they are part of his repertoire. He does not need to prepare them, though he must get a good night's sleep to regain all spent power points the next day.
Yeah, it's kinda like that.
Hell, whats the point in being a psion at all if you are not limited in your manifestations...that's supposed to be the major drawback of the Erudite.
No one said the pison was better or that the Erudite wasn't underpowered.
Heck, look at the play as suggestion at the bottom.
Unlike a psion, an erudite is not limited by the number of powers he can know. This is an advantage that an erudite should maximize early and often, looking as hard as possible for new powers to add to his repertoire. An erudite shouldn't wait for opportunities to discover new powers to fall into his lap. Instead, he should actively seek them by making deals with other psionic characters, purchasing rare power stones and so on in pursuit of expanding the sphere of his psionic mastery.
You're told to abuse it's learning abilities just in case you missed it.
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Tiers explained in 8 sentences. With examples!
[spoiler]Tiers break down into who has spellcasting more than anything else due to spells being better than anything else in the game.
6: Skill based. Commoner, Expert, Samurai.
5: Mundane warrior. Barbarian, Fighter, Monk.
4: Partial casters. Adapt, Hexblade, Paladin, Ranger, Spelltheif.
3: Focused casters. Bard, Beguiler, Dread Necromancer, Martial Adapts, Warmage.
2: Full casters. Favored Soul, Psion, Sorcerer, Wu Jen.
1: Elitists. Artificer, Cleric, Druid, Wizard.
0: Gods. StP Erudite, Illthid Savant, Pun-Pun, Rocks fall & you die.
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