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<blockquote data-quote="John Quixote" data-source="post: 1529114" data-attributes="member: 694"><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px">In my campaign, I've tried to tone down on the number of character classes. I don't have much use for the wilder or the soulknife, and the psion and erudite are almost the same class already. To incorporate the revised and expanded psionics into my campaign, I decided to combine the psion and the erudite into a single class (which is balanced well enough when you also use a spell point based system for spellcasters), and to replace the psychic warrior with a 15-level Unearthed Arcana style prestige class that parallels the prestige bard, paladin, and ranger. In honor (memorium?) of AD&D 2nd Edition and Alternity, I chose to call these classes the psionicist and the battlemind.</span></span></p><p> </p><p>[code]</p><p>THE PSIONICIST......................................HIT DIE:.d4.</p><p>................................................................</p><p>...............................................Max.....Psionic..</p><p>Level..BAB..FST.RST.WST..Special......PP/Day...Level...Strength.</p><p>1st....±0...±0..±0..+2...Discipline,..2........1st.....1........</p><p>.........................bonus.feat.............................</p><p>2nd....+1...±0..±0..+3...--...........6........1st.....3........</p><p>3rd....+1...+1..+1..+3...--...........11.......2nd.....5........</p><p>4th....+2...+1..+1..+4...--...........17.......2nd.....7........</p><p>5th....+2...+1..+1..+4...Bonus.feat...25.......3rd.....9........</p><p>6th....+3...+2..+2..+5...--...........35.......3rd.....11.......</p><p>7th....+3...+2..+2..+5...--...........46.......4th.....13.......</p><p>8th....+4...+2..+2..+6...--...........58.......4th.....15.......</p><p>9th....+4...+3..+3..+6...--...........72.......5th.....17.......</p><p>10th...+5...+3..+3..+7...Bonus.feat...88.......5th.....19.......</p><p>11th...+5...+3..+3..+7...--...........106......6th.....21.......</p><p>12th...+6...+4..+4..+8...--...........126......6th.....23.......</p><p>13th...+6...+4..+4..+8...--...........147......7th.....25.......</p><p>14th...+7...+4..+4..+9...--...........170......7th.....27.......</p><p>15th...+7...+5..+5..+9...Bonus.feat...195......8th.....29.......</p><p>16th...+8...+5..+5..+10..--...........221......8th.....31.......</p><p>17th...+8...+5..+5..+10..--...........250......9th.....33.......</p><p>18th...+9...+6..+6..+11..--...........280......9th.....34.......</p><p>19th...+9...+6..+6..+11..--...........311......9th.....35.......</p><p>20th...+10..+6..+6..+12..Bonus.feat...343......9th.....36.......</p><p>[/code]</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>The Psionicist</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px">• All the same stats and class features as the psion, except as follows:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px">• Psionicists choose thier key ability at 1st level, deciding whether their powers stem from their intellect (Int), intuition (Wis), or emotion (Cha).</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px">• Psionicists learn and manifest their powers just like erudites do, but they have a discipline like a psion. The psionicist's "psionic strength" represents a limit on unique powers per day, but unlike the erudite's, the psionicist's is not segregated by power level.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p> </p><p>[code]</p><p>THE BATTLEMIND.....................HIT DIE:.d8.</p><p>...............................................</p><p>......................................Psionic..</p><p>Level..BAB..FST.RST.WST..Special......Powers...</p><p>1st....±0...+2..+1..+1...Bonus.feat...--.......</p><p>2nd....+1...+3..+2..+2...--...........+1.level.</p><p>3rd....+2...+3..+2..+2...Bonus.feat...+1.level.</p><p>4th....+3...+4..+2..+2...--...........+1.level.</p><p>5th....+3...+4..+3..+3...--...........--.......</p><p>6th....+4...+5..+3..+3...Bonus.feat...+1.level.</p><p>7th....+5...+5..+4..+4...--...........+1.level.</p><p>8th....+6...+6..+4..+4...--...........+1.level.</p><p>9th....+6...+6..+4..+4...Bonus.feat...--.......</p><p>10th...+7...+7..+5..+5...--...........+1.level.</p><p>11th...+8...+7..+5..+5...--...........+1.level.</p><p>12th...+9...+8..+6..+6...Bonus.feat...+1.level.</p><p>13th...+9...+8..+6..+6...--...........--.......</p><p>14th...+10..+9..+6..+6...--...........+1.level.</p><p>15th...+11..+9..+7..+7...Bonus.feat...+1.level.</p><p>[/code]</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>The Battlemind (</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Requirements)</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px">• Base Attack Bonus +4.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px">• Autohypnosis 2 ranks, Concentration 4 ranks, Psicraft 6 ranks.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px">• Combat Manifestation feat.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px">• Must be able to manifest 1st-level psionic powers</span></span>.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Quixote, post: 1529114, member: 694"] [font=Garamond][size=3]In my campaign, I've tried to tone down on the number of character classes. I don't have much use for the wilder or the soulknife, and the psion and erudite are almost the same class already. To incorporate the revised and expanded psionics into my campaign, I decided to combine the psion and the erudite into a single class (which is balanced well enough when you also use a spell point based system for spellcasters), and to replace the psychic warrior with a 15-level Unearthed Arcana style prestige class that parallels the prestige bard, paladin, and ranger. In honor (memorium?) of AD&D 2nd Edition and Alternity, I chose to call these classes the psionicist and the battlemind.[/size][/font] [code] THE PSIONICIST......................................HIT DIE:.d4. ................................................................ ...............................................Max.....Psionic.. Level..BAB..FST.RST.WST..Special......PP/Day...Level...Strength. 1st....±0...±0..±0..+2...Discipline,..2........1st.....1........ .........................bonus.feat............................. 2nd....+1...±0..±0..+3...--...........6........1st.....3........ 3rd....+1...+1..+1..+3...--...........11.......2nd.....5........ 4th....+2...+1..+1..+4...--...........17.......2nd.....7........ 5th....+2...+1..+1..+4...Bonus.feat...25.......3rd.....9........ 6th....+3...+2..+2..+5...--...........35.......3rd.....11....... 7th....+3...+2..+2..+5...--...........46.......4th.....13....... 8th....+4...+2..+2..+6...--...........58.......4th.....15....... 9th....+4...+3..+3..+6...--...........72.......5th.....17....... 10th...+5...+3..+3..+7...Bonus.feat...88.......5th.....19....... 11th...+5...+3..+3..+7...--...........106......6th.....21....... 12th...+6...+4..+4..+8...--...........126......6th.....23....... 13th...+6...+4..+4..+8...--...........147......7th.....25....... 14th...+7...+4..+4..+9...--...........170......7th.....27....... 15th...+7...+5..+5..+9...Bonus.feat...195......8th.....29....... 16th...+8...+5..+5..+10..--...........221......8th.....31....... 17th...+8...+5..+5..+10..--...........250......9th.....33....... 18th...+9...+6..+6..+11..--...........280......9th.....34....... 19th...+9...+6..+6..+11..--...........311......9th.....35....... 20th...+10..+6..+6..+12..Bonus.feat...343......9th.....36....... [/code] [font=Garamond][size=3][b]The Psionicist[/b][/size][/font] [font=Garamond][size=3]• All the same stats and class features as the psion, except as follows:[/size][/font] [font=Garamond][size=3]• Psionicists choose thier key ability at 1st level, deciding whether their powers stem from their intellect (Int), intuition (Wis), or emotion (Cha).[/size][/font] [font=Garamond][size=3]• Psionicists learn and manifest their powers just like erudites do, but they have a discipline like a psion. The psionicist's "psionic strength" represents a limit on unique powers per day, but unlike the erudite's, the psionicist's is not segregated by power level. [/size][/font] [code] THE BATTLEMIND.....................HIT DIE:.d8. ............................................... ......................................Psionic.. Level..BAB..FST.RST.WST..Special......Powers... 1st....±0...+2..+1..+1...Bonus.feat...--....... 2nd....+1...+3..+2..+2...--...........+1.level. 3rd....+2...+3..+2..+2...Bonus.feat...+1.level. 4th....+3...+4..+2..+2...--...........+1.level. 5th....+3...+4..+3..+3...--...........--....... 6th....+4...+5..+3..+3...Bonus.feat...+1.level. 7th....+5...+5..+4..+4...--...........+1.level. 8th....+6...+6..+4..+4...--...........+1.level. 9th....+6...+6..+4..+4...Bonus.feat...--....... 10th...+7...+7..+5..+5...--...........+1.level. 11th...+8...+7..+5..+5...--...........+1.level. 12th...+9...+8..+6..+6...Bonus.feat...+1.level. 13th...+9...+8..+6..+6...--...........--....... 14th...+10..+9..+6..+6...--...........+1.level. 15th...+11..+9..+7..+7...Bonus.feat...+1.level. [/code] [font=Garamond][size=3][b]The Battlemind ([/b][/size][/font][font=Garamond][size=3][b]Requirements)[/b] [font=Garamond][size=3]• Base Attack Bonus +4.[/size][/font] [font=Garamond][size=3]• Autohypnosis 2 ranks, Concentration 4 ranks, Psicraft 6 ranks.[/size][/font] [font=Garamond][size=3]• Combat Manifestation feat.[/size][/font] [font=Garamond][size=3]• Must be able to manifest 1st-level psionic powers[/size][/font].[/size][/font] [/QUOTE]
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