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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cabral" data-source="post: 2779721" data-attributes="member: 1193">Well, I've got some time off and I've been spending much more of it than I should on these forums so it's no surprise <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />With the Elan template, I'm deviating from the published Elan making Elans a psionicly ascendant cabal that spans several races as oposed to simply transmographied humans. Also, while the Elan background is nifty as written, it causes a problem if you want to become one mid-campaign. Thus, this templated version does not cause you to reset to level 1. (Though, the XP cost could result in a level lost)While with some pretty skillful building and some really lucky rolls, a character could probably succeed at the incantation early on in level, the XP cost is killer. One thing that bugs me about the Incantation is the heal skill. The incantation represents a ritual the future Elan performs to become an Elan. While, the heal skill is nifty for representing the transformation, the DC is too high for something that is going to be cross-class for most psionic characters. I think I will replace heal skill with Concentration. Because Concentration is on the Wizard class skill list, the DC goes up by 1.As far as when should a character be allowed to acquire this template at character creation. Option 1: when taking 10 on the prerequisite skills can meet the DC of the incantation. or Option 2: Any time, but the template is LA+1 instead of LA+0.Here is the provisional Elan template:Creating an ElanElan is an acquired template that can be added to any psionic humanoid (or monstrous humanoid?), referred to hereafter as the "base creature". An Elan uses all the base creature's statistics and special abilities except as noted here.Type: The creature's type changes to Aberration and it gains the psionic subtype. It retains any subtypes the base creature posesses.Psi-like Abilities: Mindlink (1/day) as a psion of 1/2 the Elan's Hit Dice (minimum of 1). This can only affect other Elans. (alternative: Expanded Knowledge (Mindlink)... and yes, I swiped this from Kalashtars. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />)Special Qualities: Naturally Psionic: Elans gain 2 bonus power points. If the base creature was already naturally psionic, use the bonus power points of the base creature or 2, whichever is greater. (Alternative: replace naturally psionic with Psionic Talent as a bonus feat) Repletion: By expending 1 power point, an Elan does not have to eat or drink for 24 hrs. Resilience: As an immediate action, an Elan may reduce the damage he is about to take by 2 points for every 1 power point spent. Resistance: As an immediate action, an Elan can spend 1 power point to gain a +4 racial bonus on saving throws until the beginning of his next turn. Mentor Elan (tenative): An Elan may use the Aid Another action to give a character attempting the Elan Transformation Incantation a +3 circumstance bonus on all checks for the ritual. This leaves the Elan exhausted at the end of the ritual.Abilities: +2 Int, -2 ChaChallenge Rating: As base creature +1 or as base creature?Level Adjustment: +0*Favored Class: Psion, this replaces the base creature's favored class.* This assumes you allow for the "buying off" of LAs as proposed in Unearthed Arcana, if not, reduce the XP cost of the Incantation to 1,000 xp and set the LA to +1.The Mentor Elan ability is both kinda nice in a fostering-community sense and also counter thematic in the sense that the Incantation is a test of the applicant's worth.</blockquote>

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