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<blockquote data-quote="gyor" data-source="post: 6006672" data-attributes="member: 6670153">Ardent wouldn't fit as Psion, it'd be like trying to make a bard using a wizard.&nbsp;Ardent were made to fill a niche in the Role/Power source grid, but unlike others doing that duty, the fluff and features were awesome and flavourful.&nbsp;I do admit that most of the powers themselves with a few exceptions were wtf moments and did not fit the basic flavour of the class itself.&nbsp;Here's my attempt at a 5e Ardent class.&nbsp;Features:&nbsp;Mantle: Ardents both feels and see the emotions around them and how they connect and influence each other. Using his own passions he can take this emotions and connection and both weave them together into a field of psionic emotional energy and alter the emotions and connections. Each Ardent has an emotion that defines them more then others and that emotion taints thier Mantle.&nbsp;Emotions: Ecstasy all allies and Ardent gain a bonus to bluff and diplomacy checks. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Rage Add Charisma to Indimadation and Atheletic checks. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Optimism Add Charisma to Diplomacy and Heal checks&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Despair Add Charisma to Slieght of hand and Stealth checks&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Love Add Charisma to Perception and Diplomacy checks.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Madness Add Charisma Bluff and Forbidden Lore checks.&nbsp;Patterns: Patterns are special powerful alterations to you mantle. Patterns are hard to hold for long so extra psionic power is needed. Patterns have a power point cost dependant on the level of Pattern. Patterns buff someone in the Ardents mantle by focusing psionic energy on them or harm someone in the mantle. Some examples latter.&nbsp;Power Points Pool: Both your own and the emotions of those in your mantle become converted into the psionic energy that powers and shapes your mantle. As such it is capable of holding in its matrix concetrations of Psionic energy call power points. This is a pool of power that the Ardent can draw on to temporaly improve his mantle.&nbsp;Empath: An Ardent knows the emotional state of any character in his mantle who is not protected from his abilities by magic. A target of Empathy can make a Charisma save to block the Empath or a Bluff check to give a false impression.&nbsp;Biofeedback: You send powerful Psionically enhanced emotions surging through someone, kicking in thier natural healing abilities into high gear via thier brain and nervious system or equivlant. Heals 1d6 plus charisma damage per power point spent.&nbsp;This idea will evolve. Like each mantle emotion will have an attack bonus ability for the Ardent that is always on, part of thier mantles natural shape.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gyor, post: 6006672, member: 6670153"] Ardent wouldn't fit as Psion, it'd be like trying to make a bard using a wizard. Ardent were made to fill a niche in the Role/Power source grid, but unlike others doing that duty, the fluff and features were awesome and flavourful. I do admit that most of the powers themselves with a few exceptions were wtf moments and did not fit the basic flavour of the class itself. Here's my attempt at a 5e Ardent class. Features: Mantle: Ardents both feels and see the emotions around them and how they connect and influence each other. Using his own passions he can take this emotions and connection and both weave them together into a field of psionic emotional energy and alter the emotions and connections. Each Ardent has an emotion that defines them more then others and that emotion taints thier Mantle. Emotions: Ecstasy all allies and Ardent gain a bonus to bluff and diplomacy checks. Rage Add Charisma to Indimadation and Atheletic checks. Optimism Add Charisma to Diplomacy and Heal checks Despair Add Charisma to Slieght of hand and Stealth checks Love Add Charisma to Perception and Diplomacy checks. Madness Add Charisma Bluff and Forbidden Lore checks. Patterns: Patterns are special powerful alterations to you mantle. Patterns are hard to hold for long so extra psionic power is needed. Patterns have a power point cost dependant on the level of Pattern. Patterns buff someone in the Ardents mantle by focusing psionic energy on them or harm someone in the mantle. Some examples latter. Power Points Pool: Both your own and the emotions of those in your mantle become converted into the psionic energy that powers and shapes your mantle. As such it is capable of holding in its matrix concetrations of Psionic energy call power points. This is a pool of power that the Ardent can draw on to temporaly improve his mantle. Empath: An Ardent knows the emotional state of any character in his mantle who is not protected from his abilities by magic. A target of Empathy can make a Charisma save to block the Empath or a Bluff check to give a false impression. Biofeedback: You send powerful Psionically enhanced emotions surging through someone, kicking in thier natural healing abilities into high gear via thier brain and nervious system or equivlant. Heals 1d6 plus charisma damage per power point spent. This idea will evolve. Like each mantle emotion will have an attack bonus ability for the Ardent that is always on, part of thier mantles natural shape. [/QUOTE]

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