Recharging Power Points
Explanation
While being primarily rogue level in power, psionics isn't balanced for a per-encounter environment, instead being balanced per-day. This means that a character can "nova" and waste the majority of their PP in a single combat, then be out of PP for the rest of the day and be doomed to uselessness for the most part. This variant fixes both in one sweep, limiting the number of PP so that a character isn't able to nova as effectively, while on the other hand allowing characters to last through any number of encounters per day, as well as throughout an entire encounter regardless of how long it lasts.
Buffs can be problematic with this variant, since one could theoretically keep them up forever. In order to combat this, a caveat is added that forces characters to maintain them, allowing them to buff out of combat but not be totally immune to their drains on resources.
How it Works
- Primary psionic characters (psions, wilders, ardents, and so on) have a total number of PP equal to their Manifester level plus the ability modifier responsible for their manifesting ability.
- They recharge a number of PP at the end of their round equal to one-third their manifesting ability modifier (rounded up) plus one-fourth their manifester level (rounded down).
- Psychic Warriors, Lurks, and other "half-manifesting" classes recharge at one-half the rate that primary manifesters recharge, rounded up.
- Specific powers that last for more than one round and do not have a duration of permanent require PP to maintain each round. Subtract the total maintain cost from the number of PP one would regain at the end of one's round. If this would put one's total PP into the negatives, all powers that subtract from the total are dispelled. The cost to maintain for psychic warriors and similar half-manifesters is one less than noted below.
- A power that lasts for one hour per ML costs no PP to maintain.
- A power that lasts for ten minutes per ML costs one PP to maintain per round. (No PP to maintain for half-manifesters.)
- A power that lasts for one minute per ML costs two PP to maintain per round. (One PP to maintain for half-manifesters.)
- A power that lasts for one round per ML or less than one minute costs three PP to maintain per round. (Two PP to maintain for half-manifesters.)
Examples
- A level 7 psion with 24 Intelligent would have a total of 14 PP (7 + 7) and would recharge 4 PP per round (7/4 rounded down plus 7/3 rounded up)
- A level 13 wilder with 30 charisma would have a total of 23 PP (13 + 10) and would recharge 7 PP per round (13/4 rounded down plus 10/3 rounded up)
- A level 9 psychic warrior with 28 wisdom would have a total of 18 PP (9 + 9) and would recharge 3 PP per round (9/4 rounded down plus 9/3 rounded up, then that total halved and rounded up)
- If said psychic warrior had Inertial Armor (-0), Bite of the Wolf (-1), and Freedom of Movement (Psionic) (-0) manifested, he would gain two PP each round. If he also manifested Force Screen (-2) and Fly (Psionic) (-1), he would begin losing one PP every round until he was out of PP, after which Bite of the Wolf, Fly (Psionic), and Force Screen would be automatically dispelled.
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