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How's the Synchronicity Shuffle work?
« on: May 10, 2010, 08:21:07 PM »
I heard it involves Psicrystal Containment and infinite turns.
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Re: How's the Synchronicity Shuffle work?
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2010, 08:35:00 PM »
It works better with Dominant Ideal :)
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Re: How's the Synchronicity Shuffle work?
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2010, 08:43:29 PM »
Am I correct in thinking that Linked Power comes into play?

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Re: How's the Synchronicity Shuffle work?
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2010, 10:38:46 PM »
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Re: How's the Synchronicity Shuffle work?
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2010, 12:28:55 AM »
What's the full description?
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Re: How's the Synchronicity Shuffle work?
« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2010, 12:50:52 AM »
i know a small one...

basically, round 1, you link syncronicity twice.  move action to get ur focus back. standard action to do whatever. 

round 2 u have the an extra free std action from round 1's linked synchro.

i dunno how it becomes infinite though.

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Re: How's the Synchronicity Shuffle work?
« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2010, 01:12:46 AM »
An easy infinite (well, PP limited one, though you might be able to get a recharge setup with link and dominant ideal in there) is sharing it with your psicrystal. You use your prepared action to cast synchronicity, it is metamorphized into a nasty form and attacks something. Repeat ad nauseam for one free attack/powerpoint (possibly a little worse, if you need to augment it to get different actions for you and your psicrystal).

With dominant ideal, you can throw in linked whatever you want to your synchronicities, and throw powers around all over the place too.


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Re: How's the Synchronicity Shuffle work?
« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2010, 03:27:12 AM »
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Re: How's the Synchronicity Shuffle work?
« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2010, 04:58:02 AM »
I thought sharing powers only manifested the power on your psicrystal, not you too.
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Re: How's the Synchronicity Shuffle work?
« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2010, 09:42:40 AM »
Quote from: SRD, under psicrystals

It's a power manifested on yourself, thus you can have it also affect your psicrystal as long as it's within 5 ft.

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Re: How's the Synchronicity Shuffle work?
« Reply #10 on: May 11, 2010, 01:22:00 PM »
Near infinite actions and a recharge setup can be made with Ardent 10 w/ Dominant Ideal, Bestow Power, Synchronicity, Linked Power, and Metapower. There was a good discussion of it a while ago. You can read all about it here (http://brilliantgameologists.com/boards/index.php?topic=7385.0).

The gist of it is that you can manifest a Synchronicity linked to another Sync for 1 PP, generating extra standard actions in the next round for 1 pp each. Similarly, Sync linked to Bestow Power could be reduced to 1 pp as well, giving you 2 pp in the next round, allowing for free recharging even in combat. Since readied actions go away after you take an action, you can only ready one Sync'd action at once, but you can still use all the extra standard actions from the Syncs you linked last round as they come up at the beginning of your turn.
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Re: How's the Synchronicity Shuffle work?
« Reply #11 on: May 11, 2010, 01:30:22 PM »
I thought sharing powers only manifested the power on your psicrystal, not you too.
There are basically two different uses of Share Spells/Powers.

1) You cast a spell on yourself, and have it also affect your familiar/psicrystal for free. The psicrystal has to stay within 5 feet or the power stops affecting it.

2) You can manifest a personal spell/power on the familiar/psicrystal instead of yourself. In this case, the 5 foot restriction seems to not apply.
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Re: How's the Synchronicity Shuffle work?
« Reply #12 on: May 11, 2010, 07:46:35 PM »
I'm a level 7 Psion.  I know synchronicity.  I know metamorphosis.  I have Metamorphic Transfer.

How can I best use these?
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Speaking of which:
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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: How's the Synchronicity Shuffle work?
« Reply #13 on: May 11, 2010, 08:50:26 PM »
A Dominant Ideal Ardent can manifest a Synchronicity linked to a Synchronicity with one power point. That means he gains a standard action this round and a standard action next round, in exchange for this round's standard action. He can use his new standard action to do that again. When he's running low on PP, he can (on his next turn) use one of several power point recharge methods, and still have plenty of standard actions left over. With metamind's infinite pp ability, this works even better.

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Re: How's the Synchronicity Shuffle work?
« Reply #14 on: May 12, 2010, 07:55:34 PM »
How can I recharge my PP as a Psion?
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Speaking of which:
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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: How's the Synchronicity Shuffle work?
« Reply #15 on: May 13, 2010, 06:59:40 AM »
on high levels one can share affinity field with your psicrystal then share bestow power with your psi crystal!
you get double the pp from manifesting bestow power
costs 3pp
gain 4pp

on lower levels one could use torch of preservation and earth power t lower the manifesting costs of bestow power from 3 to 1 you you manifet it on yourself
cost 1 pp
gain 3pp

again on lower levels one could use midnight augumentation to lower the augmenting costs of bestow power from 3 do to 1!
then again manifest bestow power on your self
cost 3(base)+1+1(augmented two times):cost 5pp
gain 2+2+2:gain 6pp
this requires you to invest 2 points of essentia into it and augument it to at least two times
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Re: How's the Synchronicity Shuffle work?
« Reply #16 on: May 13, 2010, 06:23:55 PM »
How does manifesting a discounted bestow power on myself grant me this extra PP?
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Speaking of which:
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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: How's the Synchronicity Shuffle work?
« Reply #17 on: May 13, 2010, 06:26:20 PM »
Presumably you share it with your psicrystal and it gives you PP while you're also giving yourself PP.
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Re: How's the Synchronicity Shuffle work?
« Reply #18 on: May 13, 2010, 07:21:35 PM »
How does manifesting a discounted bestow power on myself grant me this extra PP?

If you have Earth Power and the old Torc of Power Preservation, you spend 3 power points to give 4 power points (you augment it once) to a psionic creature in range. You are a psionic creature in range, so you target yourself.

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Re: How's the Synchronicity Shuffle work?
« Reply #19 on: May 13, 2010, 08:01:55 PM »
How does manifesting a discounted bestow power on myself grant me this extra PP?

If you have Earth Power and the old Torc of Power Preservation, you spend 3 power points to give 4 power points (you augment it once) to a psionic creature in range. You are a psionic creature in range, so you target yourself.
You don't augment it.  That would have you breaking even (6-2=4).  You manifest it naturally, paying 1 power point and gaining 2.
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