Converting Psionic Creatures

[Cleon]

I think a standard action is appropriate, similar to a targeted gaze attack.

Are we going with PLAs, or give it actual manifestation? I'm thinking the latter might be more interesting, and allows access to psionic focus feats.

I was thinking PLAs plus the Naturally Psionic SQ, so it has a PP to enable psionic focus feats.

 

[freyar]

Well, that could work too.

 

[Cleon]

Well, that could work too.

Which do you prefer?

 

[freyar]

We need to remember to make Contagious Insanity Su.

My feeling is to give it slightly less than CR-appropriate manifestation and then add in a few Ps abilities too. How's that sound?

 

[Shade]

I was thinking PLAs plus the Naturally Psionic SQ, so it has a PP to enable psionic focus feats.

Don't you mean Unnaturally Psionic.

We need to remember to make Contagious Insanity Su.

Updated, making that change.

My feeling is to give it slightly less than CR-appropriate manifestation and then add in a few Ps abilities too. How's that sound?

Sounds perfect!

Another idea: We could make the incorporeal touch attack drain power points, a fraction of which it could temporarily add to its own total (similar to the temporary hit points gained via energy drain).

 

[freyar]

Well, I guess the victim would lose power points via the negative level (how does that work with psionic characters?), but I'd prefer the temporary power points gained to be a fixed number (like the temp hit points) and not specifically drain the victim, just to keep the bookkeepping simple.

 

[RavinRay]

Here's the rule for negative levels on psionic characters:

A psionic character loses access to one power per negative level from the highest level of power he can manifest; he also loses a number of power points equal to the cost of that power.

BTW, did we take into consideration the fact as an undead the spirit is immune to all mind-affecting effects, but can dish them out? This gives it an extra edge against other psionic monsters.

 

[Shade]

BTW, did we take into consideration the fact as an undead the spirit is immune to all mind-affecting effects, but can dish them out? This gives it an extra edge against other psionic monsters.

I hadn't considered that, but I like it!

 

[Cleon]

Another idea: We could make the incorporeal touch attack drain power points, a fraction of which it could temporarily add to its own total (similar to the temporary hit points gained via energy drain).

How about we give them a special energy drain incorporeal touch with any hp or power points the victim loses due to the negative level gained by the psionic spirit as temporary points?

 

[Cleon]

We need to remember to make Contagious Insanity Su.

My feeling is to give it slightly less than CR-appropriate manifestation and then add in a few Ps abilities too. How's that sound?

So something like manifestation as a 7th level Psion?