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<blockquote data-quote="Technik4" data-source="post: 3507203" data-attributes="member: 7211"><p><strong>2.0</strong></p><p></p><p>OK, here are my new ideas for Soulknife revision. There are 3 options which should all play the same, and can even work in the same campaign, but no character can take levels in different soulknife classes.</p><p></p><p>Base Class Soulknife, Revised</p><p></p><p>The differences from the core versions are as follows:</p><p>1. Base Attack Progression is improved to full instead of 3/4. This class has very limited powers and is essentially a 1-hit pony - that involves hitting! In exchange the class loses a few feats worth of power (levels 1, 5, and 6 should have bonus feats to enable the class to have the utility of the version found in XPH).</p><p>2. All the 'extras' have been converted to Bonus Feats. This allows for a lot more customizability and makes it feel more like a real Psionic Fighter class.</p><p>3. Focused Talent* is an improved version of Wild Talent, the power points will be needed to fuel Bladewind and Knife to the Soul, as well as any powers the Soulknife chooses to pick up with Expanded Knowledge.</p><p>4. Saving Throws changed to Good Reflex, Poor Fort and Will.</p><p></p><p>HD: d10</p><p></p><p>Skill Points: 4 + Int Modifier</p><p></p><p>Class Skills</p><p>The Soulknife's class skills are Autohypnosis, Climb, Concentration, Craft, Hide, Jump, Knowledge (Psionics), Listen, Move Silently, Profession, Spot, and Tumble.</p><p></p><p>Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Soulknives are proficient with all simple weapons, with their own mind blades, and with light armor as well as shields (except tower shields).</p><p></p><p>Focused Talent*: The soulknife gains this as a bonus feat at 1st level.</p><p></p><p>Mind Blade: Exactly as printed in the XPH.</p><p></p><p>Bonus Feat: Armor Proficiency (Medium), Armor Proficiency (Heavy), Expanded Knowledge+, Ghost Attack, Greater Weapon Focus (Mind Blade), Improved Critical (Mind Blade), Multiple Throw, Psionic Meditation, Psionic Body+, Psychic Strike+, Quick Draw (Mind Blade), Shape Mind Blade, Speed of Thought+, Throw Mind Blade, Up the Walls, Weapon Focus (Mind Blade). Alternately the Soulknife may choose to gain Sneak Attack in lieu of a bonus feat as the Rogue ability of the same name.</p><p></p><p>[Also I need to find those Dragon Magazine feats, as they will count as possible bonus feats]</p><p></p><p>+: This feat may be chosen more than once.</p><p></p><p>Manifester: The soulknife is considered to be a manifesting class, but his effective manifesting level is equal to 1/2 half his soulknife level, rounded down.</p><p></p><p>1 Mind Blade, Focused Talent*</p><p>2 Bonus Feat 1</p><p>3 Bonus Feat 2</p><p>4 +1 Mind Blade</p><p>5 Bonus Feat 3, Manifester, Learn Vigor as a power</p><p>6 Mind Blade Enhancement +1</p><p>7 Bonus Feat 4</p><p>8 +2 Mind Blade</p><p>9 Bonus Feat 5, Learn Bladewind as a power</p><p>10 Mind Blade Enhancement +2</p><p>11 Bonus Feat 6</p><p>12 +3 Mind Blade</p><p>13 Bonus Feat 7, Learn Knife to the Soul as a power</p><p>14 Mind Blade Enhancement +3</p><p>15 Bonus Feat 8</p><p>16 +4 Mind Blade</p><p>17 Bonus Feat 9, Learn Mind Blank, Personal as a power</p><p>18 Mind Blade Enhancement +4</p><p>19 Bonus Feat 10</p><p>20 +5 Mind Blade</p><p></p><p>*Focused Talent [General]</p><p>Benefit: Your latent power of psionics flares to life, conferring upon you the designation of a psionic character, you gain a reserve number of power points equal to your character level, and can take psionic feats, metapsionic feats, and psionic item creation feats. You do not, however, gain the ability to manifest powers simply by virtue of having this feat. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>15-level Prestige Class Soulknife</p><p></p><p>This is a good option for people that like the idea of low-level soul-knives, but not 1st level soulknives. I added the option to improve Manfister levels or gain a bonus feat to add some flexibility.</p><p></p><p>HD: d10</p><p></p><p>Prerequisites:</p><p>BAB: +3</p><p>Concentration: 7 ranks</p><p>Power Point Reserve: 5+</p><p></p><p>Otherwise it is the same as the base class, above (Full BAB, Reflex Good, Fort and Will Poor, 4+Int Skills/level).</p><p></p><p>1 Mind Blade</p><p>2 (+1 Manifester level or Bonus Feat)</p><p>3 +1 Mind Blade</p><p>4 (+1 Manifester level or Bonus Feat)</p><p>5 Mind Blade Enhancement +1</p><p>6 +2 Mind Blade</p><p>7 (+1 Manifester level or Bonus Feat), Learn Bladewind as a power</p><p>8 Mind Blade Enhancement +2</p><p>9 +3 Mind Blade</p><p>10 (+1 Manifester level or Bonus Feat), Learn Knife to the Soul as a power</p><p>11 Mind Blade Enhancement +3</p><p>12 +4 Mind Blade</p><p>13 (+1 Manifester level or Bonus Feat), Learn Mind Blank, Personal as a power</p><p>14 Mind Blade Enhancement +4</p><p>15 +5 Mind Blade</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>10-level Prestige Class Soulknife</p><p></p><p>This is the final option, for those that consider this to be a class that belongs only in the hands of higher level characters.</p><p></p><p>Prerequisites:</p><p>BAB: +6</p><p>Concentration: 11 ranks</p><p>Power Point Reserve: 19+</p><p></p><p></p><p>1 Mind Blade, (Manifester Level +1 or Bonus Feat)</p><p>2 +1 Mind Blade</p><p>3 (Manifester Level +1 or Bonus Feat)</p><p>4 +2 Mind Blade</p><p>5 Mind Blade Enhancement +1, Learn Bladewind as a power</p><p>6 +3 Mind Blade</p><p>7 (Manifester Level +1 or Bonus Feat), Learn Knife to the Soul as a power</p><p>8 +4 Mind Blade</p><p>9 Mind Blade Enhancement +2</p><p>10 +5 Mind Blade</p><p></p><p></p><p>The base class advances at a 1:2 Mind Blade Progression, while the 15-level class is at 3/4 and the PrC is 1:1. If you consider the ability to manifest a Mind Blade to be level 1, you can allow soulknives more options with prestige classes by allowing them to substitute 2 levels of manifesting improvement for 1 level of Mind Blade Progression.</p><p></p><p>Mind Blade Progression Table:</p><p>Level 1 Mind Blade</p><p>Level 2 +1 Mind Blade</p><p>Level 3 Mind Blade Enhancement +1</p><p>Level 4 +2 Mind Blade</p><p>Level 5 Mind Blade Enhancement +2</p><p>Level 6 +3 Mind Blade</p><p>Level 7 Mind Blade Enhancement +3</p><p>Level 8 +4 Mind Blade</p><p>Level 9 Mind Blade Enhancement +4</p><p>Level 10 +5 Mind Blade</p><p></p><p>By default, you can offer 1:5 progression without any concern. For instance, a Soulknife6/Psychic Warrior5 would have the mind blade ability of an 8th level Soulknife (the 5 Psychic Warrior levels would improve the mind blade progression by 1, from level 3 to level 4).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Technik4, post: 3507203, member: 7211"] [b]2.0[/b] OK, here are my new ideas for Soulknife revision. There are 3 options which should all play the same, and can even work in the same campaign, but no character can take levels in different soulknife classes. Base Class Soulknife, Revised The differences from the core versions are as follows: 1. Base Attack Progression is improved to full instead of 3/4. This class has very limited powers and is essentially a 1-hit pony - that involves hitting! In exchange the class loses a few feats worth of power (levels 1, 5, and 6 should have bonus feats to enable the class to have the utility of the version found in XPH). 2. All the 'extras' have been converted to Bonus Feats. This allows for a lot more customizability and makes it feel more like a real Psionic Fighter class. 3. Focused Talent* is an improved version of Wild Talent, the power points will be needed to fuel Bladewind and Knife to the Soul, as well as any powers the Soulknife chooses to pick up with Expanded Knowledge. 4. Saving Throws changed to Good Reflex, Poor Fort and Will. HD: d10 Skill Points: 4 + Int Modifier Class Skills The Soulknife's class skills are Autohypnosis, Climb, Concentration, Craft, Hide, Jump, Knowledge (Psionics), Listen, Move Silently, Profession, Spot, and Tumble. Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Soulknives are proficient with all simple weapons, with their own mind blades, and with light armor as well as shields (except tower shields). Focused Talent*: The soulknife gains this as a bonus feat at 1st level. Mind Blade: Exactly as printed in the XPH. Bonus Feat: Armor Proficiency (Medium), Armor Proficiency (Heavy), Expanded Knowledge+, Ghost Attack, Greater Weapon Focus (Mind Blade), Improved Critical (Mind Blade), Multiple Throw, Psionic Meditation, Psionic Body+, Psychic Strike+, Quick Draw (Mind Blade), Shape Mind Blade, Speed of Thought+, Throw Mind Blade, Up the Walls, Weapon Focus (Mind Blade). Alternately the Soulknife may choose to gain Sneak Attack in lieu of a bonus feat as the Rogue ability of the same name. [Also I need to find those Dragon Magazine feats, as they will count as possible bonus feats] +: This feat may be chosen more than once. Manifester: The soulknife is considered to be a manifesting class, but his effective manifesting level is equal to 1/2 half his soulknife level, rounded down. 1 Mind Blade, Focused Talent* 2 Bonus Feat 1 3 Bonus Feat 2 4 +1 Mind Blade 5 Bonus Feat 3, Manifester, Learn Vigor as a power 6 Mind Blade Enhancement +1 7 Bonus Feat 4 8 +2 Mind Blade 9 Bonus Feat 5, Learn Bladewind as a power 10 Mind Blade Enhancement +2 11 Bonus Feat 6 12 +3 Mind Blade 13 Bonus Feat 7, Learn Knife to the Soul as a power 14 Mind Blade Enhancement +3 15 Bonus Feat 8 16 +4 Mind Blade 17 Bonus Feat 9, Learn Mind Blank, Personal as a power 18 Mind Blade Enhancement +4 19 Bonus Feat 10 20 +5 Mind Blade *Focused Talent [General] Benefit: Your latent power of psionics flares to life, conferring upon you the designation of a psionic character, you gain a reserve number of power points equal to your character level, and can take psionic feats, metapsionic feats, and psionic item creation feats. You do not, however, gain the ability to manifest powers simply by virtue of having this feat. 15-level Prestige Class Soulknife This is a good option for people that like the idea of low-level soul-knives, but not 1st level soulknives. I added the option to improve Manfister levels or gain a bonus feat to add some flexibility. HD: d10 Prerequisites: BAB: +3 Concentration: 7 ranks Power Point Reserve: 5+ Otherwise it is the same as the base class, above (Full BAB, Reflex Good, Fort and Will Poor, 4+Int Skills/level). 1 Mind Blade 2 (+1 Manifester level or Bonus Feat) 3 +1 Mind Blade 4 (+1 Manifester level or Bonus Feat) 5 Mind Blade Enhancement +1 6 +2 Mind Blade 7 (+1 Manifester level or Bonus Feat), Learn Bladewind as a power 8 Mind Blade Enhancement +2 9 +3 Mind Blade 10 (+1 Manifester level or Bonus Feat), Learn Knife to the Soul as a power 11 Mind Blade Enhancement +3 12 +4 Mind Blade 13 (+1 Manifester level or Bonus Feat), Learn Mind Blank, Personal as a power 14 Mind Blade Enhancement +4 15 +5 Mind Blade 10-level Prestige Class Soulknife This is the final option, for those that consider this to be a class that belongs only in the hands of higher level characters. Prerequisites: BAB: +6 Concentration: 11 ranks Power Point Reserve: 19+ 1 Mind Blade, (Manifester Level +1 or Bonus Feat) 2 +1 Mind Blade 3 (Manifester Level +1 or Bonus Feat) 4 +2 Mind Blade 5 Mind Blade Enhancement +1, Learn Bladewind as a power 6 +3 Mind Blade 7 (Manifester Level +1 or Bonus Feat), Learn Knife to the Soul as a power 8 +4 Mind Blade 9 Mind Blade Enhancement +2 10 +5 Mind Blade The base class advances at a 1:2 Mind Blade Progression, while the 15-level class is at 3/4 and the PrC is 1:1. If you consider the ability to manifest a Mind Blade to be level 1, you can allow soulknives more options with prestige classes by allowing them to substitute 2 levels of manifesting improvement for 1 level of Mind Blade Progression. Mind Blade Progression Table: Level 1 Mind Blade Level 2 +1 Mind Blade Level 3 Mind Blade Enhancement +1 Level 4 +2 Mind Blade Level 5 Mind Blade Enhancement +2 Level 6 +3 Mind Blade Level 7 Mind Blade Enhancement +3 Level 8 +4 Mind Blade Level 9 Mind Blade Enhancement +4 Level 10 +5 Mind Blade By default, you can offer 1:5 progression without any concern. For instance, a Soulknife6/Psychic Warrior5 would have the mind blade ability of an 8th level Soulknife (the 5 Psychic Warrior levels would improve the mind blade progression by 1, from level 3 to level 4). [/QUOTE]
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