If the PCs have a Mentor discount, they get basic Force powers for a 5 XP discount after initial character creation. Does that make the Farsight power free? Or is there something in the RAW or a dev comment that specifies a minimum cost?

Short answer No...

Long answer No.......

51 minutes ago, SavageBob said:

If the PCs have a Mentor discount, they get basic Force powers for a 5 XP discount after initial character creation. Does that make the Farsight power free? Or is there something in the RAW or a dev comment that specifies a minimum cost?

5 XP discount to a minimum of 5, I believe

Can either of you cite the source that states this? I agree with you that it's unlikely, but I can't find anything in the CRB. Plus, OggDude's character generator seems to assume Farsight basic power's free if you have a Mentor.

Huh. I looked. There's no limitation in the core rulebook listed on page 109, which happens to be the only page that talks about the Mentor rules.

Like I said, I'm fairly sure it's not the intention to make Farsight free. But I don't know that it's been addressed in any official capacity. I've emailed the devs, so I'll report back what they say.

Yeah, consensus seems to be minimum of 5xp. Perhaps that came from an Order66 podcast.

Sam Stewart I believe answered this or a similar question and its not intended to be free.

Up to your GM, probably. Either Mentor can't help with Farsight or reduces to 0 xp.

I'd probably go with the latter, given GM will have to have first given them a Mentor who can teach Farsight, as a Mentor isn't necessarily able to Mentor all powers.

Thanks for the links and responses. I knew that folks here seemed to be going with the "5 XP minimum cost" consensus, but I'm wondering where that originated. If it's an Order66 podcast, that's fine, but hopefully the devs will answer my question so we can have something more easily citable. That'll also be a source to point to to get OggDude's character generator to properly price Farsight for characters with a Mentor.

4 hours ago, SavageBob said:

Thanks for the links and responses. I knew that folks here seemed to be going with the "5 XP minimum cost" consensus, but I'm wondering where that originated. If it's an Order66 podcast, that's fine, but hopefully the devs will answer my question so we can have something more easily citable. That'll also be a source to point to to get OggDude's character generator to properly price Farsight for characters with a Mentor.

Sam Stewart is a dev, who answered the same question on the podcast while answering listeners questions on the farsight power in the book, it may have been another dev, but if you want to listen to it , its the one about the savage spirits book.

7 minutes ago, syrath said:

Sam Stewart is a dev, who answered the same question on the podcast while answering listeners questions on the farsight power in the book, it may have been another dev, but if you want to listen to it , its the one about the savage spirits book.

Ah, cool. Nice to know the specific episode to look for. Thanks!