inuyasha
2020-06-04, 03:55 PM
I've been looking at Pathfinder Psionics again, and gosh do I love it. I just need to find a good excuse to throw it into my game.
I'm also a huge fan of the Wilder, but not all of its Surge Bonds. Specifically the Free Surge one. Its Surge Bond ability is fine, if a little lackluster, you get a few more Power Points. But its Improved Surge Bond ability is far too niche I think--you get a bonus vs. Enchantment and Telepathy effects, and a small bonus at that, while you're playing a class that already has a good Will save... I don't know if I even need to bother making a post about this, and this isn't that big of a deal, but I'm curious to see if anyone has an opinion on a change I'm thinking about.
Would it be a bad idea to just swap out that small bonus vs Telepathy/Enchantment with more instances of Psionic Talent which they receive at first level, thereby allowing for a handful more power points each day? It's not exactly great, but I'd take an extra 5 power points at 5th level vs. a +1 to saving throws against an effect that only pops up sometimes and always hits my best saving throw. Does this feel like an unbalanced change, or would I be creating any big problems if I did this? Or heck, has anyone else done anything similar?
I'm also a huge fan of the Wilder, but not all of its Surge Bonds. Specifically the Free Surge one. Its Surge Bond ability is fine, if a little lackluster, you get a few more Power Points. But its Improved Surge Bond ability is far too niche I think--you get a bonus vs. Enchantment and Telepathy effects, and a small bonus at that, while you're playing a class that already has a good Will save... I don't know if I even need to bother making a post about this, and this isn't that big of a deal, but I'm curious to see if anyone has an opinion on a change I'm thinking about.
Would it be a bad idea to just swap out that small bonus vs Telepathy/Enchantment with more instances of Psionic Talent which they receive at first level, thereby allowing for a handful more power points each day? It's not exactly great, but I'd take an extra 5 power points at 5th level vs. a +1 to saving throws against an effect that only pops up sometimes and always hits my best saving throw. Does this feel like an unbalanced change, or would I be creating any big problems if I did this? Or heck, has anyone else done anything similar?