Soulknife ?s

[Tellerve]

Ok, maybe this is said better in the actual book but I'm just using the SRD so here are some questions I came up with.

1) Is the blade a S or P weapon? The mention it is statistically like a short sword so I'd assume P. I'm guessing that when he reshapes to a longsword he can't use it as a light weapon, same for the bastard sword version. Even though it may not "look" like whatever weapon it is, it is taking on those traits.

2) The form stays the same once you've formed it into something else and until you reshape it? (edited for clarity. I sounded like an idiot before)

3) the Soulknife gets wildtalent so that they have power points to power their abilities. And it states that a wild talent gets 2 power points. What happens if someone steals those by whatever means? The soulknife is just screwed right?

4) And finally this is more a general question I guess. But with the psionic focus effect in concentration. Any feat that uses it to power itself can't be used to power two things at the same time correct? Like a deep impact and a psionic weapon. one of the other I'm assuming? By speed of thought continues as long as it is charged...it doesn't drain the focus.

5) Oh, ok, one more. Can a soulknife throw any version of the blade?

thanks,

tellerve

 

[Patlin]

1 - Yep, it's the same as the real weapon it mimics. If it's short sword like, it's piercing.

2 - I agree, form stays the same.

3 - That's flavor text according to customer service, the soulknife class abilities don't require power. If you have feats that require focus, those are out of service, however.

4 - Unless you have epic psionic focus or two psionic focuses (through psicrystal containment) you can only get one effect of expending focus at a time.

5 - Yes.

 

[Tellerve]

Ok, two more questions

1) If you convert your mindblade to two short swords, I know they both loose 1 off their enchantment, however, do they both retain whatever ability, aka defending, vicious, etc that you placed upon the mindblade?

2) I see that the psychokinetic power isn't effected by Damage reduction. Are the feats of Psionic weapon, fist, etc that power your weapon with psionic energy also not effected by damage reduction? The same question would also apply to the psychic strike ability.

thanks,

Tellerve

 

[Enforcer]

1) If you convert your mindblade to two short swords, I know they both loose 1 off their enchantment, however, do they both retain whatever ability, aka defending, vicious, etc that you placed upon the mindblade?

Yes. While the special ability mind blade is called Mind Blade Enhancement, the ability's text specifically says that "the ability or abilities apply to any form the mind blade takes, including the use of the shape mind blade or bladewind class abilities." It's pretty clear that only the actual enhancement bonus (+1, +4, etc.) is lowered by one when you use the twin short sword shape.

2) I see that the psychokinetic power isn't effected by Damage reduction. Are the feats of Psionic weapon, fist, etc that power your weapon with psionic energy also not effected by damage reduction? The same question would also apply to the psychic strike ability.

The psychokinetic property says the extra damage is "lethal psionic energy." Energy attacks are never defeated by DR (energy resistance being a whole other situation). The Psionic Weapon ability just tacks on extra damage dice. Without specifying what kind of extra damage this is, you pretty much have to assume it's from the weapon itself. So, if the weapon wouldn't defeat DR by itself, I'd say Psionic Weapon isn't going to help either. Of course, Psionic Weapon will probably give you enough damage that you'll still hurt your target, but it will still be reduced by DR.

 

[Sado]

3 - That's flavor text according to customer service, the soulknife class abilities don't require power. If you have feats that require focus, those are out of service, however.

Are you saying a Soul Knife can't use any feats that require focus? I don't read it like that.

The Psionics SRD says

Gain Psionic Focus: Merely holding a reservoir of psionic power points in mind gives psionic characters a special energy. Psionic characters can put that energy to work without actually paying a power point cost-they can become psionically focused as a special use of the Concentration skill.
If you have 1 or more power points available, you can meditate to attempt to become psionically focused.

and:

WILD TALENT [GENERAL]
Your mind wakes to a previously unrealized talent for psionics.

Benefit: Your latent power of psionics flares to life, conferring upon you the designation of a psionic character. As a psionic character, you gain a reserve of 2 power points 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.

It sounds to me like since a Soul Knife has Wild Talent he/she can use feats that require psychic focus.

Or did I misunderstand your reply?

 

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

You misunderstood. The Soulknife has 2 power points. Therefore, they can be psionically focused.

If, for whatever reason, they lose those two power points (expend them, drained, etc.), then the Soulknife can no longer be psionically focused.

They can, however, still manifest their psiblades, still change them around, still throw them, etc.

In other words, they aren't hosed when they lose their power points.

 

[Sado]

You misunderstood. The Soulknife has 2 power points. Therefore, they can be psionically focused.

If, for whatever reason, they lose those two power points (expend them, drained, etc.), then the Soulknife can no longer be psionically focused.

They can, however, still manifest their psiblades, still change them around, still throw them, etc.

In other words, they aren't hosed when they lose their power points.

Ah. Reading back I did indeed misunderstand. Apologies to all.