Psionicist

More than a character of any other class, the psionicist is self-contained. Unlike the fighter and thief, he needs no weapons or tools to practice his art. Unlike the priest, he needs no deity. Unlike the wizard, he relies on no outside energies. His power comes from within, and he alone gives it shape. The psionicist strives to unite every aspect of his self into a single, powerful whole. He looks inward to the essence of his own being, and gains control of his subconscious. Through extraordinary discipline, contemplation, and self-awareness, he unlocks the full potential of his mind.

The striking fist or flashing sword pales beside a psion's focused stare. Psionic powers arise from a regimen of strict mental discipline developed over months and years of selfscrutiny and subconscious discovery. Those who overcome their personal demons, fears, and other pitfalls of intense self-reflection learn to call upon an internal reservoir of psionic power. Psions depend on a continual study of their own minds to discover an ever wider range of mental powers. They meditate on memories and the nature of memory itself, debate with their own fragment personalities, and delve into the dark recesses of their minds' convoluted corridors. "Know thyself" is not just a saying for a psion - it's the road to power.

The psion draws real power from his mind. His power is a logical expression of lore attained through ongoing self-study. His aggressive powers do not freely scale as do the spells of arcane and divine casters, but he enjoys supreme flexibility in accessing those powers. A psion often chooses one discipline in which to focus. Examples are a shaper (a psion who has selected metacreativity as her discipline) or a telepath (a psion whose discipline is telepathy).

Those destined to be psions may show signs of mental powers from the time they are just a few years old, but manifestations become especially noticeable at puberty. Unexplained noises and lights, crockery flying through the air of its own accord, and the appearance of small items out of thin air are common occurrences. Many who have the gift grow out of it, turning away from their potential. However, a few embrace their newfound special powers. Psions are often on their own, misunderstood and feared by friends and family. Sometimes, psions find others with similar abilities and form informal networks, small societies, or even tiny communes populated with individuals who all possess some psionic ability.

The inborn gift for psionics is unpredictable, and it can show up in any of the common races. Of the races with a penchant for psionic ability, githyanki and githzerai are most likely to take up the psion mantle. Mind flayers are especially likely to become psions, since their abilities are actually components of a deeper psionic nature.

PLEASE NOTE: This class is currently very, very unstable. As such we are suspending applications for it until the scripting team can fix the myriad of bugs that plague it. (Updated 11/1/2020)

Requirements

Skills: Concentration 5 ranks

Feats: Iron Will

DM Unlock:

Application Required: This PRC requires a written application sent to DMs for approval. Psionics are a unique and rare skillset for a character to possess, and as such all potential Psions must submit an application to the staff for review. This application should outline the character, their backstory, and when and how they first began to manifest their Psionic powers. This application should clearly state what makes this character a Psion.

Hit Die: d6

Proficiencies: Armor (Light, Medium), Weapons (Simple, Rogue)

Skill Points: 4+ INT

Class Skills: Bluff, Concentration, Craft, Discipline, Disguise, Escape Artist, Heal, Intimidate, Knowledge (all), Listen, Lore, Persuade, Profession, Sense Motive, Spellcraft, Spot, Taunt

Psionicist Abilities

Psionics on SPL have been developed from particular reference to two 2nd Edition AD&D sources: The Complete Psionics Handbook & The Will and The Way, and adjusted to function appropriately for the server.

Psionic Powers

• Psionic powers are implemented as feats. Some are passive (e.g.: Expansive Mind), but most are active. They allow the psion to manifest a power. This is like a spell, and is implemented in NWN in much the same way.

• Unlike spells, manifestations always have a failure chance, tied to the power score. You can try again, while you have sufficient psionic strength points (PSP).

• Powers which affect another entity allow a save to avoid or reduce the effects, and have a Difficulty Class (DC) that determines how hard that save is to make.

Power Checks

• A power check is a d20 roll against that ability's power score. The lower the roll, the better.

• In-game feedback tells you what you rolled, and the adjusted power score, as well as the remaining PSPs, e.g. "Success: 8 (14), Remaining PSPs: 118."

DC's for Powers

• (Between 8 to 12) + 1/2 PsionLevel + applicable stat modifier

Psionic Strength Points

• At first level: PSP = {(WIS - 5) * 2} + (CON - 15) + (INT - 15) + Feats taken at first level, where (stat-15) has a minimum of zero.

• Each new level: PSP = current total + {(PsionLevel-1) * (WIS-5)} + Feats taken at that level, where (WIS-5) has a minimum of 10.

PSP are recalculated whenever one of these elements changes (i.e. WIS, CON or INT increases or decreases, PsionLevel changes, appropriate feat taken) using a single formula that combines those above:

• PSP = {(WIS - 5) * 2} + (CON - 15) + (INT - 15) + Feats + {(PsionLevel-1) * (WIS-5 (Min = 10))}

Psionic Powers

Power name	Power score	Cost	Discipline	Range	Area of effect	Duration	Save	Save DC	Prerequisites	Required for
Clairvoyance/Clairaudience	WIS-3	6	Clairsentience	0	Personal	1 trn / level	-	-	-	See invisibility, Psychic clone
Combat Mind	INT-4	9	Clairsentience	0	Personal	1 trn / level	-	-	-	-
Danger Sense	WIS-3	7	Clairsentience	0	Personal	4 rds + 1 rd / level	-	-	-	-
Object Reading	INT-2	8	Clairsentience	0	Personal	5 rds + 1 rd / level	-	-	-	-
See Invisibility	WIS-4	9	Clairsentience	0	Personal	1 trn / level	-	-	Clairaudience/Clairvoyance	-
True Sight	WIS-4	15	Clairsentience	0	Personal	1 trn / level	-	-	See invisibility	-
Cannibalize	CON	0	Metapsionics	0	Personal	Instant	-	-	5th level	-
Psionic Residue	WIS-3	4	Metapsionics	0	Personal	Instant	-	-	5th level	-
Psionic Vampirism	WIS-3	0	Metapsionics	Short	1 Creature	Instant	Will 1/2	WIS	Psychic Drain	-
Psychic Clone	WIS-6	50	Metapsionics	0	Personal	1 trn / 2 levels	-	-	5th level, Clairaudience/Clairvoyance	-
Psychic Drain	WIS-6	10	Metapsionics	0	Personal	Instant	-	-	6th level, Contact	Psionic Vampirism
Stasis Field	INT-8	45	Metapsionics	0	Personal	1 rd + 1 rd / 10 levels	-	-	17th level, Time Shift	-
Ultrablast	WIS-10	75	Metapsionics	0	30-foot radius	Instant	Will negates	WIS*	10th level, Psionic Blast	-
Wrench	WIS-4	15	Metapsionics	Medium	1 Creature	1 rd + 1 rd / level	Fortitude negates	WIS	-	-
Animate Shadow	WIS-3	15	Psychokinesis	Short	1 Shadow	1 day	-	-	-	-
Ballistic Attack	CON-2	5	Psychokinesis	Long	1 Object	Instant	-	-	Telekinesis	-
Detonate	CON-3	18	Psychokinesis	Medium	1 Object	Instant	Reflex 1/2	CON	Molecular Agitation	-
Disintegrate	WIS-4	25	Psychokinesis	Medium	1 Object	Instant	Fortitude 1/2	WIS	Molecular Agitation	-
Molecular Agitation	WIS	19	Psychokinesis	Medium	1 Object	4 rds	Fortitude 1/2	WIS	Telekinesis	Detonate, Disintegrate
Project Force	CON-2	10	Psychokinesis	Medium	1 Object	Instant	Reflex negates	CON	Telekinesis	-
Telekinesis	WIS-3	8	Psychokinesis	Medium	1 Object	Instant / 4 rds + 1 rd / 2 levels	Reflex negates	WIS	-	Molecular Agitation, Project Force, Ballistic Attack
Accelerate	CON-2	20	Psychometabolism	0	Personal	1 rd / level	-	-	Adrenaline Control	-
Adrenaline Control	CON-3	12	Psychometabolism	0	Personal	1 trn / level	-	-	-	Complete Healing, Accelerate
Biofeedback	CON-2	10	Psychometabolism	0	Personal	1 trn / level	-	-	-	-
Catfall	CON-2	8	Psychometabolism	0	Personal	1 trn / level	-	-	-	-
Cause Sleep	WIS-2	11	Psychometabolism	Medium	1 Creature	3 rds + 1 rd / level	Will negates	WIS	-	-
Cell Adjustment	CON-3	12	Psychometabolism	Touch	1 Creature	Instant	-	-	-	Complete Healing, Metamorphosis, Ectoplasmic Form, Regenerate
Chameleon Power	CON-1	10	Psychometabolism	0	Personal	1 trn / level	-	-	-	Displacement
Complete Healing	CON	30	Psychometabolism	0	Personal	Instant	-	-	Adrenaline Control, Cell Adjustment	-
Death Field	CON-8	40	Psychometabolism	0	10-meter radius	2 rds + 1 rd / 2 levels	Fortitude 1/2	CON	Life Draining	-
Displacement	CON-3	12	Psychometabolism	0	Personal	1 trn / level	-	-	Chameleon Power	-
Ectoplasmic Form	CON-4	18	Psychometabolism	0	Personal	5 rds + 1 rd / level	Will negates	CON	Cell Adjustment	-
Enhanced Strength	WIS-3	Varies	Psychometabolism	0	Personal	1 trn / level	-	-	-	Strength of the Land
Flesh Armor	CON-3	12	Psychometabolism	0	Personal	1 trn / level	-	-	-	-
Lend Health	CON-1	5	Psychometabolism	Touch	1 Creature	Instant	-	-	-	-
Life Draining	CON-3	9	Psychometabolism	Touch	1 Creature	Instant	Fortitude negates	CON	-	Death Field
Metamorphosis	CON-6	25	Psychometabolism	0	Personal	1 trn / 2 levels	-	-	Cell Adjustment	-
Photosynthesis	CON	11	Psychometabolism	0	Personal	1 rd / level	-	-	-	-
Regenerate	CON-4	24	Psychometabolism	0	Personal	1 trn / level	-	-	Cell Adjustment	-
Strength of the Land	CON-2	18	Psychometabolism	0	Personal	1 trn / 2 levels	-	-	Enhanced Strength	-
Banishment	INT-1	20	Psychoportation	Short	1 Object	1 rd + 1 rd / 2 levels	Will returns	INT	Dimension Door	-
Dimension Door	CON-1	6 (6 / rd)	Psychoportation	Long	Personal	Instant	-	-	-	Banishment, Summon Planar Creature, Summon Planar Energy
Summon Planar Creature	INT-4	15	Psychoportation	Short	1 Creature	1 trn / level	-	-	Dimension Door	-
Summon Planar Energy: Fire	INT	16	Psychoportation	Medium	12-feet radius	Instant	Reflex 1/2	INT	Dimension Door	-
Summon Planar Energy: Negative	INT	16	Psychoportation	Medium	1 Object	Instant	Fortitude negates	INT	Dimension Door	-
Summon Planar Energy: Positive	INT	16	Psychoportation	Medium	1 Object	Instant	-	INT	Dimension Door	-
Summon Planar Energy: Salt	INT	16	Psychoportation	Medium	10-foot radius	Instant	Reflex 1/2	INT	Dimension Door	-
Summon Planar Energy: Water	INT	16	Psychoportation	Medium	1 Creature	4 rds	Fortitude negates	INT	Dimension Door	-
Time Shift	INT	16	Psychoportation	0	Personal	3 rds	-	-	-	Stasis Field
Attraction	WIS-4	12	Telepathy	Long	1 Creature	1 rd + 1 rd / level	Will negates	WIS	-	Domination, Aversion
Aversion	WIS-4	12	Telepathy	Long	1 Creature	2 rds + 1 rd / level	Will negates	WIS	Attraction	-
Contact	WIS	3	Telepathy	Long	1 Creature	4 rds + 2 rds / level	Will negates	WIS**	-	Mind Wipe, Hallucinations, Daydream, Inflict Pain, Sensory Suppression, Mind Thrust, Ego Whip, Id Insinuation, Psychic Crush, Psychic Drain
Daydream	WIS	9	Telepathy	Long	1 Creature	4 rds + 1 rd / level	Will negates	WIS	Contact	-
Domination	WIS-4	14	Telepathy	Medium	1 Creature	3 rds + 1 rd / level	Will negates	WIS	Attraction	Mass Domination
Ego Whip	WIS-3	4	Telepathy	Medium	1 Creature	1 rd + 1 rd / 2 levels	Will negates	WIS	Contact	Psionic Blast (one of any four required)
ESP	WIS-4	6	Telepathy	0	Personal	5 rds + 1 rd / level	-	-	-	-
Hallucinations	INT-3	20	Telepathy	Long	1 Creature	Instant	Will negates***	WIS	Contact	-
Id Insinuation	WIS-4	5	Telepathy	Long	1 Creature	4 rds	Will negates	WIS	Contact	Mind Blast, Psionic Blast (one of any four required)
Inflict Pain	WIS-4	8	Telepathy	Touch	1 Creature	2 rds + 1 rd / 2 levels	Will negates	WIS	Contact	-
Intellect Fortress	WIS-3	4	Telepathy	0	12-feet radius	1 trn / 2 levels	-	-	-	-
Mass Domination	WIS-6	36	Telepathy	Medium	4-meter radius	3 rds + 1 rd / level	Will negates	WIS	Domination	-
Mental Barrier	WIS-2	3	Telepathy	0	Personal	1 trn / level	-	-	-	-
Mind Blank	WIS	0	Telepathy	0	Personal	1 trn / level	-	-	-	-
Mind Blast	WIS-5	21	Telepathy	Short	Cone	3d3 rds	Will negates	WIS	5th level, Id Insinuation	-
Mind Thrust	WIS-2	2	Telepathy	Medium	1 Creature	1 rd + 1 rd / level	Will negates	WIS	Contact	Psionic Blast (one of any four required)
Mind Wipe	INT-6	16	Telepathy	Touch	1 Creature	Instant	Fortitude negates	INT	Contact	-
Psionic Blast	WIS-5	10	Telepathy	Medium	1 Creature	1 rd + 1 rd / 2 levels	Will negates	WIS	One of (Ego Whip, Id Insinuation, Mind Thrust, or Psychic Crush)	Ultrablast
Psychic Crush	WIS-4	7	Telepathy	Medium	1 Creature	1 rd + 1 rd / 2 levels	Will negates	WIS	Contact	Psionic Blast (one of any four required)
Sensory Suppression	INT-2	8	Telepathy	Long	1 Creature	2 rds + 1 rd / 2 levels	Will negates	INT	Contact	-
Suppress Fear	WIS	5	Telepathy	Short	1 Creature	3 rds + 1 rd / level	-	-	-	-
Thought Shield	WIS-3	1	Telepathy	0	Personal	1 trn / level	-	-	-	-
Tower of Iron Will	WIS-2	6	Telepathy	0	Personal	1 trn / level	-	-	One of (Mind Blank, Mental Barrier, Intellect Fortress, or Thought Shield)	-