Converting Al-Qadim creatures

[Shade]

That'll work. Updated.

Skills: 40 ranks
Concentration, Listen, Knowledge (the planes), Spot...

Feats: 3

 

[Number 6]

What about Psionic Fist? Too combative?

Up the Walls, Sidestep Charge, or Psionic Dodge?

 

[Cleon]

That'll work. Updated.

Skills: 40 ranks
Concentration, Listen, Knowledge (the planes), Spot...

Instead of Knowledge (the planes) I'd rather give them some skills that suit their love of trickery.

How about 5 ranks apiece in Bluff and Sleight of Hand?

What about Psionic Fist? Too combative?

Up the Walls, Sidestep Charge, or Psionic Dodge?

A creature with a 70 ft. fly speed (good) doesn't really need Up The Wall.

It'd need regular Dodge to qualify for Psionic Dodge, and a +1 dodge bonus is of debatable value.

Psionic Fist and Sidestep Charge are OK by me, although I'm open to alternative.

How about Ghost Attack for the third feat?

 

[Shade]

Bluff and Sleight of Hand appeal.

Since it can't become psionically focused, Ghost Strike and Psionic Fist are useless, right?

Maybe Spell Penetration?

 

[Number 6]

Since it can't become psionically focused, Ghost Strike and Psionic Fist are useless, right?

Then let's give the opinicus 2 psionic power points.

 

[Cleon]

Bluff and Sleight of Hand appeal.

Since it can't become psionically focused, Ghost Strike and Psionic Fist are useless, right?

Oh right, you need psionic power points for focus, not just PLAs. Silly rule...

Maybe Spell Penetration?

Don't you mean Power Penetration?
(Yes I do know that requires psionic focus as well)

It's manifester level is high enough to give it empowered mind thrust, but I feel we've done that trick already.

Why not just give it Iron Will so that Will isn't its lowest save? That doesn't seem right for a psionic creature.

Feats: Iron Will, Sidestep Charge, Spell Penetration

 

[Shade]

Then let's give the opinicus 2 psionic power points.

We'd have to give it a level in a psionic class. I'm not sure it's worth it.

Oh right, you need psionic power points for focus, not just PLAs. Silly rule...

Agreed. It's one of the few things I dislike about the 3.5 psionic rules.

Why not just give it Iron Will so that Will isn't its lowest save? That doesn't seem right for a psionic creature.

Feats: Iron Will, Sidestep Charge, Spell Penetration

That works for me!

 

[Number 6]

We'd have to give it a level in a psionic class. I'm not sure it's worth it.

Not as I understand it.

A number of races start off with a token psionic point or more, but they are not required to take a psionic class. They may then take the psionic feats that require psionic focus.

For example, a Dromite has the following Racial Ability...

Naturally Psionic: Dromites gain 1 bonus power point at 1st level. This benefit does not grant them the ability to manifest powers unless they gain that ability through another source, such as levels in a psionic class.

With that ability, a Dromite could make a Concentration check to gain psionic focus so it could use its Psionic Fist feat... or some other psionic feat requiring psionic focus.

 

[Shade]

Ahh, right. There is that. It's usally reserved for playable races, though. I'm not sure we need it here, as Cleon accidentally mentioned Divine Might for the greater lammasu, which lack turn undead, but would be a perfect fit here.

Thus...

Divine Might, Power Attack, Sidestep Charge

Sound good?

 

[Number 6]

I'm more in favor of Iron Will than Divine Might... Cleon's point about Will saves is well taken.