Tell me of your Wilders

[I'm A Banana]

I would love to play a psion (and maybe a wilder although I don't really know what those are).

Aaah, the poor, unloved Wilder....

Let's change this. The Wilder is available, for free even (PsiSRD). Go take a look if you haven't already. If you have, tell me about the wilders you've played in your games, or that you've had as villains, or that have been in your campaigns. Tell me of the role they serve and of the lore they have....

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IMC, the Wilder is a Maenad who destroyed his hometown in a conflagration fo mighty psychic energy, and was thus punished and sent ot Carceri. Psychic power for him is a sign of growing madness and fury, deep, painful events bubbling to the surface. When he goes wild, he kills all those around him, ally or enemy, and falls unconcious.

 

[Thia Halmades]

I had to rebuild this class; not enough flexibility to sustain a campaign. They were sorely outclassed on both the straight ability front (Psion & Psy. War.) and while their power is REALLY COOL they'll never match a Sorceror in terms of fire power; they just don't have the variety. Both myself and the player were rapidly disenchanted with it. That, and he kept taking powers that weren't Augmentable in any useful way.

 

[MatthewJHanson]

I used one as a vilian once, and alas he was defeated rather quickly, though he did manage to summon a powerful Astral Construct (with the expanded knowledge feat) before getting taken down.

I'm tempted to play one next time I have a chance. I think taking powers that can are augmentable is pretty key.

 

[I'm A Banana]

Mechanically, the one IMC plays something like a rogue. Pumps out a LOT of damage when provoked. Holds the front line as a fighter pretty well. Actually deals more damage with psionic feats and the like in straight melee than the Barbarian in the party. Biofeedback and Precognition (offensive) and Psionic Weapon feats and Quicken Power (which is 3/dy IMC).