Segev
2020-12-22, 07:23 PM
This trick, best I can figure, requires either Vitalist 17 with Expanded Knowledge for the Telepath 8 power of mind seed, or a Telepath 15 with three levels of Vitalist (to get Spirit of Many). It also requires the Shared Power metapsionic feat, used to give the "Network" descriptor to mind seed, so it needs to have ML 17 anyway to cover the extra +2 pp needed.
Spirit of Many removes the "Mind-Affecting" tag from Network powers used on creatures in your Collective, and in general makes it feasible to use powers on Collective members who would normally be immune.
Your psicrystal absolutely can be in your Collective.
Now, when you use mind seed, the creature's mind is overwritten by an impression of yours, and even gains your powers as if you were eight levels lower. As you're at least level 17, this means your psicrystal is going to be a 9th level Vitalist or a 10th level psion (telepath)! (Unless you have some PrCs or something mingled in there.)
Since your psicrystal is already a fragment of your personality, this isn't even all that evil (in practice); you're imprinting more of yourself into it. IT's still your psicrystal, too! It will retain telepathic connection to you, and, technically, also develops its own psicrystal. But the more interesting thing, to me, is that it's a psicrystal that is you with its own power points, feats, levels, powers, etc.
I'm sure I'm only touching the tip of the iceberg with this realization, and invite others to examine it for flaws or come up with ways to exploit this. Maybe getting it even earlier.
Spirit of Many removes the "Mind-Affecting" tag from Network powers used on creatures in your Collective, and in general makes it feasible to use powers on Collective members who would normally be immune.
Your psicrystal absolutely can be in your Collective.
Now, when you use mind seed, the creature's mind is overwritten by an impression of yours, and even gains your powers as if you were eight levels lower. As you're at least level 17, this means your psicrystal is going to be a 9th level Vitalist or a 10th level psion (telepath)! (Unless you have some PrCs or something mingled in there.)
Since your psicrystal is already a fragment of your personality, this isn't even all that evil (in practice); you're imprinting more of yourself into it. IT's still your psicrystal, too! It will retain telepathic connection to you, and, technically, also develops its own psicrystal. But the more interesting thing, to me, is that it's a psicrystal that is you with its own power points, feats, levels, powers, etc.
I'm sure I'm only touching the tip of the iceberg with this realization, and invite others to examine it for flaws or come up with ways to exploit this. Maybe getting it even earlier.