Post/Author/DateTime	Post
djinni 06-02-06, 12:57 PM	the ardent's maximum level power is based on it's manifester level. if you take a major bloodline you'll add 3 levels to your manifester level. if you take the prestige class combos. Elocator, and Anarchic Initiate one level each then take 2 levels of something like thrallherd, then sanghirn, etc... at character level 11 you'll have a manifester level of 19. and therefore able to know and manifest 9th level powers.
lears_fool 06-02-06, 01:20 PM	I don't know about the major bloodline effect, but in practiced manifester it's very clear that he only gains a manifester level of up to his character level. That's great for the ardent if he takes a psi class that causes him to lose manifester levels (especially great since unlike the arcane and divine sorts, there's only ONE no-manifester-loss psi prestige class) but provides no benefit over what you'd have if you were a straight up manifester. The edge the ardent gets is that he could select powers that he would be able to select if he were a full manifester, which is a particular quirk of his class.