Feats for a soulknife?

[JonnyFive]

Yer kidding, right?

What can Psi-dodge and/or Ghost attack (where is that from?) offer that you'd turn down such options as adding 4d6 damage or hitting as a touch attack?!

Psi-dodge = more ac (low magic world) and ghost attack or ghost strike (cant remember wich is right atm) is outa the expanded psionics handbook, we have a tendency to run into ghost and such quite a bit. also i really just dont like the fact that you magicaly loose yer concentration to gain a bit of damage or make it that you can now magicaly ignore the fullplate that the fighter is wearing. just me thou

If you can convince your DM to allow Complete ....

its not so much convinching him, we have used it before. we just decided that we were going to try a game without using anything but the expanded psionics, dmg, and phb.

RigaMortus2, leap attack is outa a complete book (warrior or adventurer)

 

[Plot-Device]

It's not magic first of all it's psionic.

And 4d6 is not a bit of damage, espcially in a low magic world. Although, then that will make you a boatload more powerful in comparison to everyone else, so maybe it's best if you don't take it.

As for the thematics of the feats: you're unleashing you're latent psionic abilities which you have tamed and focused and honed for years, and now you unleash it in a single awesome blow! Or something weird like that. I dunno.

If you have psionic dodge that means you have regular dodge too right? Or did your DM let you ignore the req? If so take Sidestep Charge straight away. My favorite feat ever.

 

[JonnyFive]

true plot, i just cant see it.... and as is our psycic warrior is working towards that.

and yes i have dodge, but where is sidestep charge?

 

[Plot-Device]

xph. it lists it as psionic but it shouldn't be.

http://www.systemreferencedocuments.org/35/sovelior_sage/psionicFeats.html#sidestep-charge

 

[RigaMortus2]

RigaMortus2, leap attack is outa a complete book (warrior or adventurer)

Ok, so don't use it then... Just use Power Attack...

If you are only allowed to use Core and XPH, your options are limited anyway.

 

[Jedi_Solo]

Up the Walls coupled with Speed of Thought and lots of tumble makes the Soulknife very mobile and makes it difficult for enemies to stay away from you (without flight abilities).

Even if you plan on keeping your focus, Psionic Meditation isn't a bad fallback "just in case". Especially if you have Psionic Body.

Other than that most of your feats will likely be fighter style feats. Soulknives are a psionic based mobile fighter after all.

For additional outside help (which I know you aren't really looking for) Complete Psionic did a lot for Soulknives (I love the Soulbow) and Races of Stone has Psionic Shield which gives your shield an additional +1 while you retain your focus. There is also a Dragon magazine with good stuff - but that is all outside the books you listed.