Psion

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Psionics

Psionics is a collection of skills unique to the Psion. All uses of psionics are skill checks.

Rules for Psionic Powers

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Psionic Skills

All psionics is performed by using one of several Psionic Skills, all of which you are proficient in:

• Biometabolism (Wis)
• Psychokinesis (Cha)
• Psychoportation (Int)
• Metacreativity (Int)
• Clairsentience (Wis)
• Telepathy (Cha)

Whenever you use any psychic power, you roll the skill to which that power belongs. The skill roll determines the DC of any saving throws, and may also determine the extent of the effect.

Psionic Focus

You have the ability to empower your psychic abilities when needed.

For each of your three mental ability scores, you have 1 point of Psionic Focus per point of ability bonus, specific to that skill. For example:

• Alice has Int 16 (+3), Wis 14 (+2), and Cha 15 (+2).
• She therefore has:
  • 3 Focus points for Int-based skills (Psychoportation and Metacreativity).
  • 2 Focus points for Wis-based skills (Biometabolism and Clairsentience).
  • 2 Focus points for Cha-based skills (Psychokinesis and Telepathy).

Focus Points can be expended for any of the following purposes:

• Suspension: Changes the duration of a Concentration power to 3 rounds.
• Reach: Changes the range of a touch power to ranged.
• Widen: Increases size of area power by 2 if burst/circle, 5 if cone, and 10 if line/wall (max +100% to existing size).

Additional uses of Focus Points may be enumerated in a power's description.

Psionic Powers

Rank 0

You can use any Rank 0 power on your list.

Rank 1

You know 2 psionic powers (rank 1+) per level. When you gain a level, you can select any 2 powers you don't already know, as long as you meet the rank requirement. If your DM is cool, you can also unlearn 1 old power and learn a new one of the same rank or lower.

Psion Level	Power Rank Allowed
1-3	Rank 1
4-6	Rank 1-2
7-9	Rank 1-3
10-12	Rank 1-4
13-15	Rank 1-5
16+	?

Bonus Feats

The following feats are available to Psions:

• Psionic Rituals: You gain the ability to use all Rank 0 powers.

Power List

Biometabolism

Rank 1

• Adaptation (Wis): Adapt your body to the environment (temperature, atmosphere, hazards), gain resistance to damage types
• Biofeedback (Wis): Control over your own body's internal processes, including self-healing
• Combat Skill To Be Named (Wis): Use psychic energy to magnify your physical abilities (Iron Fist, Psychic Strength, tai chi stuff)
• Camouflage

Rank 2

• Metamorphosis: change your form for the purposes of disguise, or to gain new physical capabilities. Can copy existing creatures or create a unique or hybrid form.
• Iron Skin: change your skin to resist damage.
• Transparency

Rank 3

• Metaphasic Body: change your body to a liquid or a gas.
• Fission: split into two or more of yourself.

Psychokinesis

Rank 1

• Telekinesis (Cha): Project force at a distance
• Force Shield (Cha): Use telekinetic force to block damage
• Pyrokinesis (Cha): Manipulate and control fire
• Cryokinesis (Cha): Manipulate and control cold
• Electrokinesis (Cha): Manipulate and control lightning

Rank 2

• Inertial Control: modify inertia of creatures and objects (change vector, absorb inertia, etc)
• Gravity: increase or decrease gravity in an area.

Rank 3

• Disruption: disrupt molecular bonds in a target (disintegrate).

Psychoportation

Rank 1

• Space Compression - move near-instantly in a straight line, or make someone else move much less
• Hex Portal
• Wall Run - basically spider climb

Rank 2

• Dimensional Anchor
• Levitation
• Time Hop
• Temporal Recall

Rank 3

• Dimension Shift - phase in/out of nearby planes, or banish enemies to another plane
• Temporal Acceleration (haste/slow)
• Warp Bubble - warp space to cause harmful effects to flow around you

Metacreativity

Rank 0

• Psicraft: create psionic items, such as:
  • astral beacons, used to orient yourself across any distance
  • astral seeds, used to grow demiplanes within the Astral Plane
  • psicrystals, used to store psychic power or aid concentration
  • mental defenses (tower of iron will, mind trap, intellect fortress)

Rank 1

• Astral Construct (Int): Create an animated construct from your imagination which serves you faithfully.
• Hypercognition (Int): Think very, very fast; perform mental calculations in bullet-time.
• Metaphysical Weapon
• Hologram: create light and sound

Rank 2

Rank 3

• Incarnate: turn a psychic power you know into a "living" power, a sentient, independent "creature" that uses itself as you direct

Clairsentience

Rank 0

• Sensitivity to Psychic Impressions

Rank 1

• Empathy: Detect and project emotions.
• Precognition: See things before they happen.
• Remote Viewing: Project your senses to a remote location.
• Object Reading: Learn things about an object by touch.

Rank 2

• Blindsight
• Prognostication (Augury)

Rank 3

Telepathy

Rank 0

• Mindlink: communicate telepathically

Rank 1

• Mind Reading: Read the thoughts of others; probe their mind for answers to your questions.
• Psychic Assault: Assault others' minds, and defend yourself from the same.
• Hypnosis: Convince unwary subjects to obey your commands and/or programming.
• Sensation: impart false sensory input.

Rank 2

• Catapsi
• Alter Memory
• Mind Control
• Personality Parasite: implant part of your mind in subject. At a later time, you can remotely "log in" to subject through the parasite.

Rank 3

• Schism
• Mind Swap

Paths

Psywar

• Use Str for PK
• Use Con for BM
• Use Dex for PP