Expanded Psionics Handbook

[pawsplay]

Under the Astral Construct, it says a Kineticist can have its attacks sheathed in his chosen element. Do/did Kineticists have a chosen element?

Psychic weapons... are they required to have an enhancement bonus (the text would imply so)? If so, do they retain that bonus in the hands of a non-psionic (the text would imply not)?

 

[Thanee]

Astral Construct... no idea what you mean... page number?

I guess, that it means chosen by the time of creation, tho, since that is what happens with other energy-based astral construct attacks, too.

Psychic weapon... Yeah it has to be at least +1. Doesn't make a whole lot of sense for sure to have an enhancement bonus with that one, tho, they had better made it a specific weapon. About nonpsionics, well... it says, that it is just a masterwork weapon then, so that's probably what you get.

Bye
Thanee

 

[DreamChaser]

p 186. Energy Touch (Ex): If you are a kineticist, the astral construct's physical attacks are wreathed in your energy type dealing an extra 1d6 points of energy damage. If you are not a kineticist, the astral construct deals an extra 1d4 points of damage of an energy type you choose...when you manifest the construct.

Of course, the only way a kineticist would have astral construct is with Expanded Knowledge because it is a Shaper discipline power.

I've never been able to find anything (other than some mentions like the one above) indicating that kineticists must choose one energy type.

DC

 

[(Psi)SeveredHead]

p 186. Energy Touch (Ex): If you are a kineticist, the astral construct's physical attacks are wreathed in your energy type dealing an extra 1d6 points of energy damage. If you are not a kineticist, the astral construct deals an extra 1d4 points of damage of an energy type you choose...when you manifest the construct.

Of course, the only way a kineticist would have astral construct is with Expanded Knowledge because it is a Shaper discipline power.

I've never been able to find anything (other than some mentions like the one above) indicating that kineticists must choose one energy type.

DC

These things were indicated in Dargon Magazine (along with focus being a bit better...) but vanished, apparently at the last minute.

 

[Egres]

From the XPH Errata:

Page 186: Astral Construct
Under the Astral Construct Menu B, the Energy Touch
ability should be written as follows:
Energy Touch (Ex): If you are a kineticist with the
Expanded Knowledge feat tied to this power, the astral
construct’s physical attacks are wreathed in an energy
type of your choice (acid, cold, electricity, or fire),
dealing an extra 1d6 points of energy damage.
Otherwise, the astral construct you manifest deals an
extra 1d4 points of damage of an energy type you
choose (acid, cold, electricity, or fire).

 

[Spatula]

That doesn't make much sense, since acid is the realm of psychometabolism, not psychokinesis.

Oh well.