Agreed with all three of the above. Did my previous reasoning ever get included? I still don't see the StP archive in the handbook (yes it's fully quoted, but its easier to scan for a link). Your handbook doesn't approve of XP drainage caused by spells (a legitimate problem), but then treats flushing gp down the toilet by using scroll/stones to get around the UP/D limitation. Some DMs would have a problem with that, but I think you have the RAW of it correct. Still, GP drain isn't cool. Just like XP (170k), you only get a certain amount of gold (760k) by the time your party is ECL20.
Powerstones are a good idea early, but yeah overall it's weak.
I think the DMag Greater alt Curse to delete the Uniques class feature, is the best tactic only susceptible to Dispels.
Concerning metaconcert, when the shared entity manifests a power, all participants are manifesting the power in proportion to their PP given. A participant isn't a participant if they don't volunteer any power points. Therefore this doesn't help Erudites get around unique powers per day (they are still manifesting the same power everyone else in the group is when the concert 'plays').
Personally I've ignored MetaconcertThemz broken StP Erudies spend 7 / 9 pp on Shadow Conjuration / Evocation in order to caster a 3rd 4th level wizard conjuration (summoning) or (creation) / 4th level wizard evocation or 15 / 9 pp for an (greater) / arcane fusion to get a 4th + 7th / 1st + 4th level sorcerer spell combo. Without these two groupings, StP wouldn't be so bad.
Erudite's loooove the versatility on the Shadow series.
T.O. arcane fusion tricks are T.O. ; I see your fusion loop and raise you Synchronicity.
But you know what makes StP really bad? Dweomer Of Transference + level adjusters = pp recharge. Even after I fixed it to only apply to the caster's spells, its a problem child. This spell is supposed to be a 'I charge up my psion buddy' but StP makes it "I charge up myself!"
You know I've never uttered a bad word about psi Recharge.
I think the only recharge set-up that isn't borkt, is the late level Soulknife bag-o-rats spamming 1s only, one. That and the Divine Mind in the hands of a newb.
Lastly, there is something I'd like to draw your attention to. DMs may have to adjudicate whether only base classes are meant when it says, "If a character with erudite levels gains at least as many levels in another psionic class as he has in his erudite class, he permanently loses the ability to add additional powers". I personally don't think it means PrCs, unless you atleast can count "+1 level of existing manifesting class" to bump up the Erudite number on that comparison. RAW, though... opinions?
I did argue the point with CapQ on his predecessor thread.
I was hanging around the old wotc psi board when CPsi came out,
and the "Erudite Only not even prcs" won the day rather quickly.
I think CapQ's p.o.v. is since you can learn powers(spells)
like a Wizard, you just go ahead and do that.
If a homegame world includes plenty of magic marts, sure.
And of course the StP benefits more than the other Erudites.
Personally I think Wizards are less likely to share or "share"
with Psi guys, and you lose the EK learning PsyRef mini-loop
which can also be done with retraining (less aggressively).
Non StP's have to weigh the consequences carefully.