Question about Psi-like abilities [Archive] - Wizards Community

Question about Psi-like abilities [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Karzach
12-14-07, 03:41 PM This might be in the FAQ and I just missed it (in which case, my apologies) but this is a question related to Flesh-Harrower Puppeteer.

It says that 1/day it can manifest Vigor, then notes that it gets +15 hp from it, with a note under it saying "*Includes augmentation for the flesh harrower's manifester level."

Does that mean that psi-like abilities are automatically augmented for higher manifester level, even though they don't take power points? Or is this just a unique case?
Fafnir
12-14-07, 03:55 PM Does that mean that psi-like abilities are automatically augmented for higher manifester level, even though they don't take power points?

Yes.
Bacris
12-14-07, 09:11 PM From the FAQ (http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=638776):

Psi-like Abilities
Q: Do I have to spend power points to augment a psi-like ability? Can I spend power points to use one again?
A: No on both counts. Psi-like abilities each have their own unique manifester level (in every case except the Pyrokineticist, these are explicitly stated in the psi-like ability description). Using a psi-like ability costs you no power points at all, and the effect is treated as if you had spent a number of points on it equal to ITS manifester level (note: not your manifester level, if any). Power points never factor in anywhere -- it's a special ability, not a power known.
In the special case of a psi-like ability that has multiple augments (for instance, Kalashtar with their Mindlink ability), you choose how the psi-like ability is augmented as you use it (i.e. in the kalashtar's case, a 10th level kalashtar (Psi-like ML 5) can mindlink himself with up to 5 other willing people, or himself to one unwilling target, each time he uses the ability.)

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Karzach 12-14-07, 03:41 PM	This might be in the FAQ and I just missed it (in which case, my apologies) but this is a question related to Flesh-Harrower Puppeteer. It says that 1/day it can manifest Vigor, then notes that it gets +15 hp from it, with a note under it saying "*Includes augmentation for the flesh harrower's manifester level." Does that mean that psi-like abilities are automatically augmented for higher manifester level, even though they don't take power points? Or is this just a unique case?
Fafnir 12-14-07, 03:55 PM	Does that mean that psi-like abilities are automatically augmented for higher manifester level, even though they don't take power points? Yes.
Bacris 12-14-07, 09:11 PM	From the FAQ (http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=638776): Psi-like Abilities Q: Do I have to spend power points to augment a psi-like ability? Can I spend power points to use one again? A: No on both counts. Psi-like abilities each have their own unique manifester level (in every case except the Pyrokineticist, these are explicitly stated in the psi-like ability description). Using a psi-like ability costs you no power points at all, and the effect is treated as if you had spent a number of points on it equal to ITS manifester level (note: not your manifester level, if any). Power points never factor in anywhere -- it's a special ability, not a power known. In the special case of a psi-like ability that has multiple augments (for instance, Kalashtar with their Mindlink ability), you choose how the psi-like ability is augmented as you use it (i.e. in the kalashtar's case, a 10th level kalashtar (Psi-like ML 5) can mindlink himself with up to 5 other willing people, or himself to one unwilling target, each time he uses the ability.)