Upper_Krust said:
Hey guys!
Regarding the Magic/Science/Psionics discussion, you have to question whether Psionics is opposed to Magic.
While all significantly advanced Science may seem like Magic, there is that friction between the two because Science is understood...or at least logical, whereas Magic is sort of a law unto itself.
If Magic was logical then you could simply teach anyone how to cast a spell in a few minutes.
Psionics is just another flavour of magic (at least within the current 3.5 ruleset). Hopefully the gap will widen with 4E.
Personally, I feel that for the purposes of deityhood, Psionic/Magic transparency should be removed with the exception to SR(in other words SR should work on Powers and PR should work on spells, simply because otherwise it's an accounting nightmare for DMs), this creates a bit of tension between deities and actually warrants the idea of an oppossed portfolio.
for the Science Portfolio, I would keep it in the backburner and place it in the Grimiore so that it can be complete upon release, I'm not up on the legal aspects of the OGL, but i'd check and see if referencing rules in other books are allowed, if so using the Artificier from ECS would be a good base
another thing to look at for psionics is some more support on the Epic Feat, Divine Ability and Cosmic Ability tiers for example:
Metapsionic Freedom[Epic]
You can more readily modify your powers
Prerequisites: any four metapsionic feats, Psicraft 25 Ranks
Benefit: You no longer need to expend your psionic focus to apply a metapsionic feat to a power, in addition you can apply a metapsionic feat to a power multiple times.
Divine Manifester[Divine]
You are a great Psionicist
Prerequisites: Psicraft 40 Ranks
Benefit: Double your number of Psionic Power Points
Divine Metafaculty
You have tapped into the universal knowledge
Prerequisites: Psicraft 40 Ranks
Benefit: Double your number of Psionic Powers known.
Power Block[Divine]
Deny a power the right to affect you.
Prerequisites: Knowing the power you are blocking, Int 40, Spell Resistance 40, Psicraft 40 Ranks
Benefit: You can choose any power you know, you are now immune to that power as if you hade infinite Spell Resistance against that power.
Special: You can take this ability multiple times, its effects do not stack. Each time you take this ability it applies to a different power.
Power Immunity[Divine]
You have built up an immunity to Psionic Power
Prerequisites: Int 40 Spell Resistance 40, Psicraft 40 Ranks
Benefit: You are immune to Psionic Powers and Psi-like Abilities with an effective Psionic Power Point cost of 3 or less(as if you had infinite Spell Resistance)
Special: You make take this ability multiple times, its effects stack. Each time you take this ability increase the threshold you are immune to by 4 Psionic Power Points. You cannot be immune to an effective Psionic Power Point cost beyond double your divine rank plus 1.
Prerequisites:
Power Shot[Divine]
Your missiles are powered by your mind
Prerequisites: Int 11, Psicraft 25 Ranks
Benefit: You can shoot Powers with a Psionic Power Point cost of 1 as if they were missiles.
Special: You can take this ability multiple times, its effects stack. Each time you take this ability increase the number of Psionic Power Points you can shoot by 2. The Intelligence prerequisite increases by 1 each time you take this ability.
Psionic Lord[Divine]
You body is infused with psionic power
Prerequisites: (Psionic) subtype
Benefit: You gain the Phrenic template.
Special: The Phrenic template is found in the Expanded Psionics Handbook
Erudition[Cosmic]
You know all powers
Prerequisites: Divine Metafaculty, Int 70, Imprint Stone, Psicraf 70 Ranks
Benefit: You know all Psionic Powers from all classes and disciplines.
Cosmic Metaconcert[Cosmic]
Your mind is tireless
Prerequisites: Int 70, Divine Manifester, Psicraft 70 Ranks
Benefit: You have infinite Psionic Power Points
