Psionic Races: Synad [PEACH]

[Malignant Mind]

Synad

Racial Traits

Average Height: 5'10" - 6'4"
Average Weight: 160 - 180 lbs


Ability Scores: +2 Intelligence, +2 Charisma
Size: Medium
Speed: 6 squares
Vision: Low-light vision

Languages: Common, and choice of one other
Skill Bonuses: +2 Arcana, +2 Insight
Threefold Mind: You gain a +1 bonus to your Will defence.
Aberrant Origin: You are native to the Far Realms, so you are conisdered a abberant creature for the purpose of effects that relate to creature origin.
Overmind: Whenever you complete an extended rest, choose one of the following minds to manifest.
Collective Mind: You gain a +2 bonus to all knowledge skill checks, and access to the Collective Mind racial power.
Oracle Mind: You gain a +2 bonus to initiative and access to the Oracle Mind racial power.


Collective Mind Synad Racial Power
Encounter
Immediate Interrupt Personal
Target: You
Trigger: An enemy hits you with an attack against your Will
Effect: You may add you Intelligence modifier as a bonus to your Will defense until the end of your next turn.

Oracle Mind Synad Racial Power
Encounter
Free Action Personal
Trigger: When you miss with an attack.
Effect: Gain a +2 bonus to the attack roll. If the attack hits and would normally deal damage, it deals an additional 1d6 damage.
Special: Increase the bonus to hit to +4 at 11th level, and +6 at 21st level, and the additional damage to 2d6 at 11th level, and 3d6 at 21st level.

 

[Turtlejay]

Some fluff would be nice (like what is threefold mind? why is this character built like it is? what do they look like?)

I'm not 100% sure, but most races that get a defense bonus get it because they have stat boosts that only effect one defense. Adding another +1 to Will is effectively giving this race +2 Will (because of the +1 to Charisma).

Also, there are no 'Knowledge' skills, that is a 3.5ism, you would do better to indicate the skills individually. Regarding that ability specifically, you may want to tone it down. A Bard with Jack of all Trades has an effective +5 to those skills, and with the +2 racial bonus to Arcana there is no reason to *not* play this race if you want to be an ritualist.

Jay

 

[Malignant Mind]

From what I understand, knowledge skills in 4E refer to any knowledge specific uses of Arcana, Religion, History, Dungeoneering, and Nature, and don't apply to rituals. It's a situational bonus. At least, that's how my group uses it.

As for the bonus to Will, I can name three other races that get a bonus to a defense while still having ability boosts that go to two separate defenses as well. I haven't had a chance to get around to the fluff, since this is a conversion from 3.5. The Synad race showed up in Complete Psionic.