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2012-10-26, 12:49 PM (ISO 8601)
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Player wants to use this feat. Thoughts?
So a new player wants to use this feat.
Psicrystal Weapon.
It looks fairly tame, but I am not an expert on Psionics. Thoughts?78% of DM's started their first campaign in a tavern. If you're one of the 22% that didn't, copy and paste this into your signature.
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2012-10-26, 12:50 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Feb 2005
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Re: Player wants to use this feat. Thoughts?
Looks fine to me.
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2012-10-26, 12:52 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Oct 2008
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2012-10-26, 12:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Player wants to use this feat. Thoughts?
And it doesn't even get any free enchants or anything. It's paying a feat slot to get a +3 weapon property at 13th level.
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2012-10-26, 04:34 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jun 2010
Re: Player wants to use this feat. Thoughts?
Thanks for the input.
I am sorry but the very first description states:
Hit Dice: For the purpose of effects related to number of Hit Dice, use the owner’s character level.
I would interpolate that as having hit dice. As a construct with hit dice it gets all the benefits thereof (feats etc).
Furthermore, nothing state you cannot have a Psicrystal and this Psicrystal Weapon. Would allowing a player both be ok?78% of DM's started their first campaign in a tavern. If you're one of the 22% that didn't, copy and paste this into your signature.
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2012-10-26, 04:40 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Player wants to use this feat. Thoughts?
That's basically the same language as the familiar gets (who, unfortunately is screwed on the HD front) rather than the psicrystal which does explicitly gain HD(though sadly only specified with a handful of classes rather than, say, any manifesting class).
I'm totally fine and indeed, support giving both familiars and psicrystal weapons additional HD though, especially as otherwise the psicrystal weapons would be rather HD-less, in retrospect.
Allowing both feats should be fine, though he'd be better off getting two psicrystals, probably.
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2012-10-26, 05:06 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Player wants to use this feat. Thoughts?
Good point. Sad to think that poor use of words makes a big difference there. Given that I am the DM, I'll let the Psicrystal Weapon gain feats and such just like a Psicrystal (I don't think it becomes a game changer).
Thanks for the input.
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2012-10-26, 05:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2007
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Re: Player wants to use this feat. Thoughts?
I could see him holding a touch power in the weapon before combat begins and then thwacking an enemy for damage + power. Assuming the weapon can be enchanted normally. Otherwise I don't see much point past level 10 when he'll almost need a magically or psionically enhanced weapon. At least not as a weapon. He still might do other things with it.
Last edited by ericgrau; 2012-10-26 at 05:10 PM.
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2012-10-26, 06:30 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Player wants to use this feat. Thoughts?