Statistics: Posted by skychan — Thu Nov 03, 2016 9:13 pm
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Thanks for the input.
Statistics: Posted by Kadi — Fri Oct 21, 2016 6:24 am
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Damage-over-time AOE generally has three uses:
1) area denial
2) combine with a field control spell (i.e. Entangle, Web) that pins the enemy down while the DoT dishes damage. Or alternatively, toss into a room and lock the doors.
3) force enemies out of a defensive position.
Concussive Onslaughter has the bonus feature of being force damage and thus able to slowly break down walls and destroy a building. The second augment option also gives it a lot of flexibility and makes this spell especially good at cleaning out large numbers of low lvl foes.
Time Hop is good for keeping wards (escort/rescue missions) safe in general, by sending them into the future while you fight it out xD
Statistics: Posted by Zanaikin — Fri Oct 21, 2016 3:39 am
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As for Dispel, I'm not 100% sure YOU need to be the one to take it. I would check with Marty on if that's something Ahz can grab, as I see him filling more of the buff/debuff role while you're AOE DPS.
Also: Concussive Onslaught is NOT concentration unless Dai has house ruled it. Rule As Written is that it lays down a field of force damage, think of it as a puddle of acid or a circle of flame but force damage. after the initial casting, nothing is required to maintain it and it'll continue to last while you blast other things. Could be a good option for doorways, or to discourage flanking attempts or cover.
final recommendation:
If we can get Dispel somewhere else, Time Hop and Concussive Onslaught.
Else: Time Hop and Dispel, possibly in that order.
Statistics: Posted by Squall255 — Fri Oct 21, 2016 2:43 am
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With level 6 coming up slowly but certainly, I'm looking for input for my power selection again.
I realistically get two 3rd level powers in my career (level 6, Favored Class bonus from level 8). Three if Dai is nice and okays an item from an extra book, but... 18k is expensive.
First, there's of course . Kind of a must and just really, really logical to take.
Then, I really, really want . I can imagine having so much fun with that spell.
would be a weak wall and a weak AoE option, but still covers both. Also, it's fun and absolutely wrecks buildings.
is a straighter AoE option. Damage scales slowly, but it's force, has long range and concentration-duration. Also, I can trade in damage for retargeting it every round, making it efficient... until I'm hit. And it's still slowly scaling, so
.As far as walls go, I can take later, not as much of a problem there. It might even be the more reliable option since you can walk through Energy Wall if you're prepared to take damage.
As far as AoE goes... I plan to take Expanded Knowledge and get Energy Missile later (small area, limited number of targets, but safe and scales well). Energy Ball comes really late for me, if I want to take a feat for it, too. And... that's it. I hate all the others for their types of area.
As far as taking a Feat to get another power goes... I'd rather pass. So many other good feats I want and/or need. And if I take a feat for more powers, I'd rather go with Expanded Knowledge and tap into the Discipline Lists more.
Any ideas/feedback/thoughts?
"Yes, Kadi, take Dispel and Time Hop. We can take out groups otherwise as well until Gorin gets his nice Druids AoEs."?
"No, Kadi, Wilders are so good at blasting, you really should take Concussive Onslaught here."?
"Hey, Kadi, there's this really neat power you missed which is better than all these combined."? ( + ?)
Statistics: Posted by Kadi — Thu Oct 20, 2016 7:50 pm
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I declare much of the finished as well, for now I'll stay sub-optimal and keep rejecting physical shields. Energy Ball decision is on hold, won't come up for 7-9 levels anyway. Thanks for the feedback, people.
Now I only need to update... the fluff. Character Background and stuff, but it should generally stay very, very similar. I wonder if I can fluff up how she Wild Surges exactly?
The "issue" I see is that Wild Surging doesn't necessarily take you over the limit. A level 4 Wilder has Wild Surge+2, so I can spend 1PP on a level 1 power, Wild Surge it to get 2 free PP for an effective 3, but that's still below my natural limit of 4PP so I'm not exactly supercharging. I'm just getting free PP to augment with from "nowhere". Thus I thought it could work if I said Leah draws in latent supernatural energy from around her to add to her powers, which comes with the danger of Enervation.
With her scholar's surge, that might just be the topic she's scholarly about. Or it can be seen as a regular old scholarly Psion neglecting his studies of different powers to specialize in tapping into more energy. Cripples the power selection for more fuel and punch. Mechanically a Wilder, but mechanics are meta...-physical in this case?
Statistics: Posted by Kadi — Fri Jan 22, 2016 4:29 pm
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Many ridiculous things were done xD (like hand-drawn maps updated by the round via cell-phone camera @_@)
Statistics: Posted by Zanaikin — Sat Jan 16, 2016 8:17 pm
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Statistics: Posted by Zanaikin — Sat Jan 16, 2016 5:38 am
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As to surviving huge masses of enemies, if only one in 20 can hit, and only one in 400 can crit, it's totally doable.
If nobody in the party has big AOEs, though, we'll be in trouble. In all seriousness, I doubt we'll see more than a dozen enemies at a time. Dai's tried running mass combat in d20 systems with varying levels of hackery - we had one back in...late HS or early college for me that we had to play on a Go board to make it fit. Each stone was 9 enemy units. I don't think we're going to be dealing with that scale again anytime soon because the rules simply don't work.Statistics: Posted by Laharl — Sat Jan 16, 2016 4:14 am
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The higher level the game gets the more noticeable this will get, since I'm one of those GMs who focus on designing good 'template NPCs' and simply scale up the numbers as the party rises in power, rather than keep throwing you against unique, high CR foes (only bosses will get that distinction) that takes hours to design, build, and stat out.
So, what AOE power you decide on is up to you. Concussive Onslaught? Energy Wave? Coordinate with Gorin for a Communal Resist Energy buff before unleashing Energy Blast? Just make sure you have at least one by mid-levels.
Statistics: Posted by Zanaikin — Fri Jan 15, 2016 8:17 pm
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Statistics: Posted by Squall255 — Fri Jan 15, 2016 7:29 pm
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Energy Ray... there's little this can do that Missile couldn't, so I'll probably skip it. Bolt... if you can line the enemies up, it can be amazing I suppose, but few enemies will present themselves as such silver... linear platters. Right, Dai? Ball feels like too big an investment to me. Every Expanded Knowledge takes away other useful feats, and if I take Expanded Knowledge I can also take powers that increase my versatility more than Energy Ball. Teleporting, Scrying, Mind Reading/Controlling, "Illusions"...
P.S.: Planned out my advancements a bit in the doc.
Statistics: Posted by Kadi — Fri Jan 15, 2016 6:57 pm
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Control Sound is great if you keep up good bluff ranks; I do simulate enemy morale, which means faking circumstances can do a lot.
Energy Adaptation is best left to the magic users and their superior Communal Resist Energy.
Energy Push isn't that useful in the current party composition (need a Field Control/Zoning specialist to make that really work well; aka pushing people into conjured pits, black tentacles, etc)
For Psicrystal, get Fortitude saves or Concentration checks. Against encounters from a GM like me who believes in prodding with every type of attacks to find a weak spot, you want to shore up your weaknesses =P You're a primary 'caster' that isn't divine, which means you will be the preferred target for Fortitude save effects.
Statistics: Posted by Zanaikin — Fri Jan 15, 2016 2:13 pm
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Persistent Power will also help with your Energy Missle/Energy Ball powers, making it more likely to deal full damage. Good as a proof against bosses rolling well on their saves. (Also, from a balance perspective, it will seem more fair and help avoid NOVA problems)
Extend: don't bother.
Empower: this gets better as your levels get higher. Right now it's no more efficient than just using those 2PP to augment for more damage. It would be a late game choice, I see it as roughly equal to Persistent Power.
Improved Initiative: while blasting early in the round is nice, I think you'd be better served picking up something that actually affects your blasting.
I approve of all the things on your "to get" list. Probably in that order as well.
For some fun flavor: would allow you to capture people pretty easily.
Powers:
Mind Thrust is a great opening plan for damage.
Minor Metamorphosis is an amazing buff
Crystal Shard is a good way to avoid Elemental damage.
is also a good choice.
Note: with all Energy spells, when you start your Psionic Focus, you will pick 1 energy type [Cold/Electric/Fire/Sonic] and that is the element that your Energy spells will use. You can change your choice by regaining psionic focus (full round action until you get that Psionic Meditation you plan on getting).
Energy Ball vs Energy Missile: I'd honestly say get both. Energy Missile is going to be your go-to for AOE damage for a while, but Energy Ball is Long range which will allow you to potentially open up with a volley or two before the group can close.
I'd say consider the Energy Bolt, but honestly it probably won't be that useful. You have the right idea about the other attack patterns.
Defensive Measures:
Inertial armor is a very nice and cheap armor buff. it already matches +1 Chain Shirt if you Surge it. 1PP for 6 hours of a +1 armor sounds worth it to me.
Note: when you Wild Surge your Manifester level is increased, so your buffs also increase in duration. Inertial Armor would also be augmented for an additional point of armor with Wild Surge at this level (1PP for 5 Armor for 6 hours is VERY efficient)
Force Screen: not bad, but since you can wear a normal shield, and the duration is only min/level I'd avoid it.
Vigor is not that great. You have a Vitalist in the party to handle healing, and your PP would be better spent on buffs I can't give you, or that patented Wilder DPS. Actions spent manifesting this are actions NOT spent killing bad guys.
Level 2 powers: Stick with Minor Metamorphosis. It scales, and I want to steal it from you starting next level
Psicrystal: Concentration or Fortitude. Skills are cheap to raise. Fortitude is more expensive, and tends to be costly to fail. Concentration is even harder to raise. (15+(2 to 18) vs 1d20+ level + Charisma is your main concentration check, and you should be looking to boost your Charisma to a +9 before we hit the high end of those DC's. so DC 33 vs 1d20+17(level when you need to make this check)+9 is a win on a 7) There's a feat that gives +4 for Manifesting Defensively, which wouldn't be the worst idea. Though you should avoid being in melee if possible
Next level plan: take either or with your Expanded Knowledge bonus feat. Use your HD5 feat to pick up Psionic Meditation
items to look for: Cognizance Crystals! they're basically rechargeable PP batteries. Note: when manifesting a power, all of the PP has to come from the same source (the Crystal, or your PP pool, not both).
feats to look at: if you're looking to go Astral Construct at some point. This would probably make a good HD7 feat.
With Surging Euphoria, you would most likely want to open combat with a Saving Throw spell (such as Mind Thrust) and then follow up with Ray type spells afterwards (assuming 1 important target) to make use of the Morale bonus on attack rolls. At average BAB progression, and with a decent Dex, you should be able to hit a lot of your ranged touch attacks. Talk with Dai about Warmage's Gloves (or something like that, can't remember the name/source at the moment) that give a bonus on attack/damage with Rays.
Hope that helps!
Statistics: Posted by Squall255 — Fri Jan 15, 2016 1:10 pm
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That being said, I'm open to suggestions and criticism regarding the necessities I'm not taking, the flaws that I am taking and what else might be good or nice or, especially, awesome.
For now, my plans include Psionic Meditation, Astral Constructs and some other nice discipline powers via Expanded Knowledge (Energy Missile?).
Wilder Leah (WIP): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kPx ... sp=sharing
Current questions:
Feat Selection: (especially for lvl 1)
Persistent Power - How many "poofs on save"-powers am I going to pick anyway? (Mind Thrust, Time Hop, ?Mind Control?, ?no Touch Sight?, no Decerebrate)
Extend Power - How many powers with decent durations am I going to pick anyway? (Astral Construct? Many defenses seem to fall into the gap "long enough for one combat, not long enough for more even at double length")
Empower Power - Better Blasting. At least I know I'll have enough powers it applies to.
Improved Initiative - Blast and wall (later) before anyone else
Split Psionic Ray - almost a certain pick, just later.
Echoing Power - Echoed Split Disintegration + 1 Hero point = Quattro Death Beaming?
Which feats/kinds of feats am I overlooking?
Psionic Meditation (focus as a move action), Boost Constructs (extra menu option), Improved Metamorphosis (extra menu option) and Expanded Knowledge (Discipline Powers) are on my radar, too.
Energy Missile vs Energy Ball:
Energy Ball - Good AoE, comes late (level 11)
Energy Missile - smaller Area, limited number of targets, no friendly fire, earlier
Cones, lines, self-centered bursts, crystal effects - friendly fire, limited area, friendly fire, scales not as nicely.
Defensive Measures:
Inertial Armor - I can wear armor myself, but it would augment nicely
Force Screen - Good shield bonus, but doesn't augment as nicely
Vigor - Very cheap HP, especially if surged. Helps not just against attacks. Lowers requirement of true healing (=>Dhampir)
Level 2 power selection:
Cloud Mind - Mind Affecting, SR-affected, poofs on save => very unreliable. Persistent Power would help, but still. Fun power nonetheless.
Concealing Amorpha - Another defensive option unneeded? Greater version would give full concealment => better?
Control Sound - Plain but useful, especially with creative use. Not augmentable.
Energy Adaption, Specified - Postponed for the general version... which I might never take.
Energy Push - Overlaps with Energy Missile as an Energy attack power. Can use Split Psionic Ray.
Metamorphosis, Minor - So many uses. Might get retrained later if I pick higher versions via feats, though, so what to replace it with?
Psicrystal Personality:
+2 Fort - Low save
+2 Will - Is the good save anyway
No reflex
+3 Concentration - difficult to raise, potentially very useful
+3 Sense Motive/+3 Diplomacy/+3 Perception/+2 Initiative
Note that Ultimate Psionics introduced a staff that, as long as the crystal connects to it, doubles the bonus personalities give.
Statistics: Posted by Kadi — Thu Jan 14, 2016 9:48 pm
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Penumbra Bracelet
* Penumbra [PaizoBlog](constant effect): Keeps the wearer always slightly in shadow. The wearer does not suffer any penalties or blindness caused by bright light, such as those from Light Sensitivity and Light Blindness. This does not affect the dazzling or blinding effects of Light spells.
(Cost: 3,000gps = 2,000 x 0.5 splvl x 3 CL x 1.5 duration )
also background stuff:
(trait): Once per day when using Diplomacy to improve a creature's attitude towards you, you may reroll your check; you must take the second roll, even if it's worse.
(feat): may Take-20 on Charisma-based checks to charm, convince, persuade, or seduce people who are at least warm in attitude.
Statistics: Posted by Zanaikin — Thu Jul 02, 2015 6:14 pm
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"Life is a game, freedom the wager, thrill the spice. And I just can't stop playing."
"Men are for fun, girls are forever"
Full birth name: Shaelia Racless ir'Gart
Current identity: Leah Gart
Stage name for dancing and companioning: Shae
Roles: Social, Single-target blasting
Planned roles: some control, some summoning, limited AoE
Image: http://imgur.com/sBeKlkh (Those are not red eyes you are seeing there.)
Statistics: Posted by Kadi — Thu Jul 02, 2015 5:42 pm
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