pf soul knife blade skill Absorbing Blade

[Nosta]

got a silly question but my psychic strike is 3d8 so 3 die, dose this mean I can absorb up to 3rd levels spells like fire ball or only 3 of the damage dice from said fire ball?

[phlidwsn]

Spell level is all that it checks(and SR/PR:yes), you could absorb 3rd or under in this example by expending your psychic strike

Absorbing Blade

The soulknife may expend her psychic strike to have her mind blade absorb a spell, spell-like ability, power, or psi-like ability that would affect her. Effects that are not subjected to spell resistance or power resistance cannot be absorbed in this fashion. Effects that target an area or multiple targets are only absorbed for the soulknife; other affected targets are still affected normally. The level of the effect cannot exceed the number of dice of psychic strike expended. The soulknife must be 8th level to select this blade skill. This blade skill may not be used with the mind bolt