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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kae'Yoss" data-source="post: 198766" data-attributes="member: 4134">The Malhavoc Version of the Soulknife replaces the powers discovered and power points entries with a +1 to effective manifester level at every even level (just like effective caster level with spellcaster PrC's. See the Loremaster PrC in DMG).The alternate Versions of the 4 PsiH PrC's all replace the extra power list with effective caster levels (and it's better that way IMHO). They can be downloaded at montecook.com AFAIK.But back to the main program:I think the mindblade's to be treated as a weapon just like every other, so you can use weapon focus, weapon specialization, weapon finesse, improved critical, and every feat there is out there that applies to weapons, and also every spell and power, like metaphysical weapon or keen edge. After all, what keeps you from learning how to wield that mindblade as good as you learn to wield a short sword? I think, since it's an extension of your mind, you'd rather learn to wield a mindblade even better than you could ever learn to wield that normal sword! I'd sooner say that the range of your mindblade is tripled with the improved crit than to disallow it!But there's something else about feats and mindblades I wonder about: If I have weapon finesse (short sword) and become a Soulknife, will that help me with my mindblade? It's description says that's exactly like a short sword, only looks different and works just for you. It could be the same thing as with short sword <-> wahizashi, katana  <-> bastard sword or dagger <-> punching dagger: if you know one, you know all. I only have problems with the upgrade class feature, since the mindblade practicall becomes a long sword then.That would also explain why weapon finesse isn't allowed: the mindblade's a longsword later. But you could say that you either have a short mindblade and use Dex, or you have a long mindblade and use Str for your attack rolls.As for the feats for short swords and mindblades: I'd rule it that upon becoming a mindblade, you could trade your short sword feats for mindblade feats (there's a similar thing concerning bows / composite bows, and the similarity of short sword and mindblade is much greater than between those!) when your BAB increases.</blockquote>

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