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2022-01-05, 09:00 PM (ISO 8601)
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Ways of psionically adding energy damage (preferably sonic) to weapon attacks?
I'm wondering if there's a convenient way for a psychic warrior to temporarily add sonic damage to a ranged weapon attack. Is there such a thing?
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2022-01-05, 09:12 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Ways of psionically adding energy damage (preferably sonic) to weapon attacks?
There's this handy little power named weapon of energy...
Apply one of the feats that alters a spell's energy type?Last edited by MaxiDuRaritry; 2022-01-05 at 09:13 PM.
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2022-01-05, 09:26 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Ways of psionically adding energy damage (preferably sonic) to weapon attacks?
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2022-01-05, 09:36 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Ways of psionically adding energy damage (preferably sonic) to weapon attacks?
Energy Substitution is a metamagic feat with a +0 level adjustment, so it wouldn't take anything to use it on your powers, since you wouldn't even need to convert it. You wouldn't even have to expend your psionic focus.
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2022-01-05, 09:55 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Ways of psionically adding energy damage (preferably sonic) to weapon attacks?
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2022-01-05, 09:58 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Ways of psionically adding energy damage (preferably sonic) to weapon attacks?
Draconic Heritage for a dragon with a sonic breath, then Dragonfire Strike? Kinda intensive, but it's a feat I just put on ranger/scout NPC, so it came to mind.
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2022-01-05, 10:05 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Ways of psionically adding energy damage (preferably sonic) to weapon attacks?
Last edited by MaxiDuRaritry; 2022-01-05 at 10:05 PM.
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2022-01-05, 10:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Ways of psionically adding energy damage (preferably sonic) to weapon attacks?
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2022-01-06, 05:11 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Ways of psionically adding energy damage (preferably sonic) to weapon attacks?
Psionic Energy Substitution [Metapsionic]
Also, you can take couple of levels in Sonokineticist to get the Energize Weapon CF
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2022-01-06, 12:15 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Ways of psionically adding energy damage (preferably sonic) to weapon attacks?
Wait, what? Even +0 metapsionics (like Transdimensional Power from CPsi) generally make you expend your focus. That's basically the psionic equivalent of the sorcerer's increased casting time (since manifesters are spontaneous casters too), just spread out over two rounds instead of all occurring in one.
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2022-01-06, 01:32 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Ways of psionically adding energy damage (preferably sonic) to weapon attacks?
Metapsionics that expend only your Focus are the equivalent of +1 metamagic. Like Maximize Spell costing +3 levels and Maximize Power costing +4 PP (the equivalent of +2 levels) plus your Focus.
So, metamagic that doesn't increase the Spell level, when converted to psionics doesn't cost anything, not even your Focus.
Edit: Wrong assumptionsLast edited by freduncio; 2022-01-06 at 07:03 PM.
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2022-01-06, 01:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Ways of psionically adding energy damage (preferably sonic) to weapon attacks?
Last edited by MaxiDuRaritry; 2022-01-06 at 01:33 PM.
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2022-01-06, 03:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Ways of psionically adding energy damage (preferably sonic) to weapon attacks?
Yeah that doesn't follow for me. I get the mathematical conversion, but IIRC the only metapsionic that doesn't cost focus is Metapower. Even if a given metamagic would be completely free, it would still take a longer casting time for a sorcerer or need to be added in advance for a wizard.
Last edited by Psyren; 2022-01-06 at 03:10 PM. Reason: Typo
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2022-01-06, 07:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Ways of psionically adding energy damage (preferably sonic) to weapon attacks?
You're right. I was reading the DSP Metapsionic Cost entry
Manifestation Cost: To use a metapsionic feat, a psionic character must typically both expend his psionic focus (see below) and pay an increased power point cost as given in the feat description.
Manifestation Cost: To use a metapsionic feat, a psionic character must both expend his psionic focus (see the Concentration skill description) and pay an increased power point cost as given in the feat description.
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2022-01-07, 02:29 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Ways of psionically adding energy damage (preferably sonic) to weapon attacks?
Last edited by Phhase; 2022-01-07 at 02:29 AM.
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