Shaper build critique

[Bozwevial]

Alright, so for probably the first time in years I've got the chance to join a live game as a player and not the DM. I'll be playing a human shaper in a party that consists of a druid, a sorcerer, a beguiler, a monk/ardent tashalatora, and a scout/warblade, of all things.

I'll only be around for two months, so at the moment I only have the first seven levels or so planned out.

Power Progression:

• Astral Construct, Psionic Minor Creation, Entangling Ectoplasm
• Synchronicity, Vigor
• Ego Whip, Share Pain
• Damp Power, Crystalstorm
• Time Hop, Dispel Psionics
• Ectoplasmic Cocoon, Telekinetic Thrust
• Intellect Fortress, Wall of Ectoplasm

Feat Progression:

• Linked Power (1)
• Psicrystal Affinity (1R)
• Boost Construct (1B)
• Overchannel (Flaw)
• Talented (Flaw)
• Psychic Meditation (Flaw)
• Extend Power (3)
• Psionic Meditation (5B)
• Empower Power (6)

Suggestions and comments are welcome.

Edit: I'm also allowed a free LA+1 template, which I'm having trouble selecting.

[Tshern]

Usually only two flaws are allowed.

Your power selection looks very solid. I am not a huge fan of Intellect fortress, I would consider Touchsight instead.

[Bozwevial]

Usually only two flaws are allowed.

Your power selection looks very solid. I am not a huge fan of Intellect fortress, I would consider Touchsight instead.

Special exception by the DM. It's not completely necessary, but at low levels extra power points from Psychic Meditation are very nice.

And yeah, on second thought, by the time I could use Intellect Fortress I could just augment Damp Power to cover everyone. I would consider Touchsight, but I'd need to spend another feat on Transdimensional Power to make it really useful, plus I believe another party member already has Touchsight. I'm not really sure what to take instead. Psionic Divination, perhaps?

[Lycanthromancer]

Usually only two flaws are allowed.

Your power selection looks very solid. I am not a huge fan of Intellect fortress, I would consider Touchsight instead.

Special exception by the DM. It's not completely necessary, but at low levels extra power points from Psychic Meditation are very nice.

And yeah, on second thought, by the time I could use Intellect Fortress I could just augment Damp Power to cover everyone. I would consider Touchsight, but I'd need to spend another feat on Transdimensional Power to make it really useful, plus I believe another party member already has Touchsight. I'm not really sure what to take instead. Psionic Divination, perhaps?

Touchsight is great, not the least of which is because it allows you to see invisible creatures and protects you from gaze attacks if you close your eyes (and obviates Hide checks within range). And Transdimensional Power works reasonably well on it, but I think Burrowing Power works better.

X-Ray vision, baby.

[edit] You might also want to look at the 3.5 constructor and the 3.5 crystal master PrCs. The first one is especially fun, lost ML notwithstanding.

Also, the Linked Power feat (from CPsi) is your friend, especially for anything with a 1 round manifesting time or above (such as Astral Construct and Psionic Minor Creation), since it goes off in the second round regardless of its original manifesting time.

[Bozwevial]

Touchsight is great, not the least of which is because it allows you to see invisible creatures and protects you from gaze attacks if you close your eyes (and obviates Hide checks within range). And Transdimensional Power works reasonably well on it, but I think Burrowing Power works better.

X-Ray vision, baby.

[edit] You might also want to look at the 3.5 constructor and the 3.5 crystal master PrCs. The first one is especially fun, lost ML notwithstanding.

Also, the Linked Power feat (from CPsi) is your friend, especially for anything with a 1 round manifesting time or above (such as Astral Construct and Psionic Minor Creation), since it goes off in the second round regardless of its original manifesting time.

That's an interesting combination. I hadn't considered that, although at the levels I expect to be playing making those Psicraft checks might be a bit of a tall order.

Those PrCs sound like decent options, but I don't think I'll be playing long enough to get more than a level into them, and both of them lose a manifester level at that point.

And yeah, Linked Power was the first feat I picked. No sense waiting around for an entire round to get an astral construct on the field.

Edit: Also, if you know of a decent LA+1 template, that would be nifty.

[Lycanthromancer]

What race are you? Human. Nevermind.

And disregarding the source for a minute, this really is pretty good for a +1 LA template.

Otherwise I'd suggest going necropolitan and tossing on Evolved Undead, or just going with the standard dragonborn warforged (and skipping the template entirely).

[edit] Also, the first level of the ghost progression is excellent for LA +1.

[Tshern]

Special exception by the DM. It's not completely necessary, but at low levels extra power points from Psychic Meditation are very nice.

Oh, absolutely. Take all the flaws you can, I was just wondering if it was a mistake or not.