Sound of Azure said:
I've always liked Object Reading and Synaesthete.
The latter should be added, no doubt. Perhaps combined with
steadfast perception or something similar.
The only use I can imagine for the former is "Summon Flashback Cutscene" or "Annoy DM +2"
-- perhaps put something in the class fluff to the effect that sometimes, when touching an object associated with a strong psychoempathic event, the Psylock may get an intuitive vision, blah blah blah, so the DM can hand the player a secret notecard.
How have you seen
object reading used?
Sound of Azure said:
EDIT: Oh, I notice that the Psilock(e
) has a better progression of TS damage (tops out at 10d6 @ 19th) compared to the Warlock (tops out at 9d6 @ 20th). Is there a reason for this?
Yes. Basically the Strike Augments suck (relative to what a Warlock can do), so the damage is slightly higher. Warlocks can nauseate, sicken, confuse, set you on fire, inflict -2 Dex, etc. Psylock can do some extra damage, push you back, entangle you, make a whip, and that's about it.
For the (certainly necessary) Stunning strike augment, how about this:
Greater Talent
Ego Strike (Strike Augmentation) -- in place of the usual Strike effect, your target suffers 1d4 Charisma damage and is Stunned for 1 round; Will half and negates stun.
Thanks, -- N
PS: Though the Strike effects are weaker than the Warlock's stuff, I do think they offer some nice tactical possibilities. TK Push, for example, is far more effective when used in the Burst mode than anything a surrounded Warlock could do. (Sure, you do ~30 points of damage to the people surrounding you, but
you are surrounded. TK Push them, and that ~30 points of damage means they're now ~30 ft. away.
)