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<blockquote data-quote="Obly99" data-source="post: 9233850" data-attributes="member: 7035194"><p>Hey there, it's nice to hear from you again after a while. A couple of pieces of information that might be useful to you.</p><p>1) Remember Psionics Unleashed because Psion and their Power Points are the "direct descendants" of the D&D 2e spellcasting of Netheril arcanists (who used all classes at the time, no spellslots) that I converted to PF1 with this archetype. For more information you can search in <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Netheril:_Empire_of_Magic" target="_blank">Netheril: Empire of Magic</a> of which I put a screen below of the specific part regarding casting.</p><p></p><p>2) Balancing. Here's a bit of a particular issue: because I play with the rule of Psionic=Magic (manifestation level=caster level, power resistance=spell resistance, dispel psionic=dispel magic, etc.) I haven't noticed too many problems except for the fact that compared to psychic powers, spells passively increase their power with your caster level while psychic powers do not. But playing epic levels with just basic rules or even earlier if the campaign allows Psion and/or Path of War this doesn't feel much, apart from the fact that the casters start casting spells in bursts (Moon Knight meme style screaming "Random BS Go") but this is resolved if the enemies do so as well.</p><p>Summing up my (and my players) direct experience with this archetype:</p><p>-if the campaign is in the sub-epic levels, unless it is already very optimized or with the basic power level already set to high (Psionic, Path of War, Mythic, or classes like the <a href="https://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/3rd-party-classes/d20pfsrd-com-publishing/gourmand/" target="_blank">Gourmand</a> are used) this is reserved only for the mega bosses.</p><p>-if the campaign is Epic or already very optimized or with the basic power level already set to high, give it to the players too and enjoy while the casters unleash arcane powers that reshape the world as in ancient legends.</p><p></p><p>3) I nerfed the number of arcs for 6th level casters because 170 at 20th level was too much for someone who only gets to 6th level spells.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Obly99, post: 9233850, member: 7035194"] Hey there, it's nice to hear from you again after a while. A couple of pieces of information that might be useful to you. 1) Remember Psionics Unleashed because Psion and their Power Points are the "direct descendants" of the D&D 2e spellcasting of Netheril arcanists (who used all classes at the time, no spellslots) that I converted to PF1 with this archetype. For more information you can search in [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Netheril:_Empire_of_Magic']Netheril: Empire of Magic[/URL] of which I put a screen below of the specific part regarding casting. 2) Balancing. Here's a bit of a particular issue: because I play with the rule of Psionic=Magic (manifestation level=caster level, power resistance=spell resistance, dispel psionic=dispel magic, etc.) I haven't noticed too many problems except for the fact that compared to psychic powers, spells passively increase their power with your caster level while psychic powers do not. But playing epic levels with just basic rules or even earlier if the campaign allows Psion and/or Path of War this doesn't feel much, apart from the fact that the casters start casting spells in bursts (Moon Knight meme style screaming "Random BS Go") but this is resolved if the enemies do so as well. Summing up my (and my players) direct experience with this archetype: -if the campaign is in the sub-epic levels, unless it is already very optimized or with the basic power level already set to high (Psionic, Path of War, Mythic, or classes like the [URL='https://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/3rd-party-classes/d20pfsrd-com-publishing/gourmand/']Gourmand[/URL] are used) this is reserved only for the mega bosses. -if the campaign is Epic or already very optimized or with the basic power level already set to high, give it to the players too and enjoy while the casters unleash arcane powers that reshape the world as in ancient legends. 3) I nerfed the number of arcs for 6th level casters because 170 at 20th level was too much for someone who only gets to 6th level spells. [/QUOTE]
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