The Dreamer

chronoplasm

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So here's an idea for a psionic class...
It's called The Dreamer. It's a class with a strong focus on summoning powers with a twist; you have to go to sleep to summon.
Your most important feature:

Lucid Dreaming
You can take actions while unconscious, but only to sustain or dispel effects, or to give special commands to summoned creatures.

...a couple of examples of powers...

Ghoul Guardian
Dreamer Attack
"You call forth a vile subconscious beast from a place where the dream plane and the Underdark intersect."
Daily. Psionic, Necrotic, Psychic, Summoning
Standard-Action
Effect: You fall unconscious and summon a ghoul. You regain unconscious when the ghoul leaves. The ghoul is a medium shadow humanoid with speed 6, resist 5 necrotic, and vulnerable 5 radiant. While unconscious, you can give the following commands to the ghoul:
Standard Action. Melee 1. Constitution vs. AC; 2d6 + Constitution modifier necrotic damage, and the target is marked by the ghoul (save ends).
Immediate Interrupt. Trigger: a creature marked by the ghoul makes an attack that includes you as the target. Ranged 10. Charisma vs. AC; 1d6 + Charisma modifier psychic damage, and the target can't make coup de grace attacks until the end of its next turn.

Sleep Walk- Dreamer Utility
Encounter.
Move Action
Special: You can use this power while unconscious.
Effect: Move up to your speed.

Does this work rules-wise?
Would the class be too underpowered?
 
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If unconsciousness still allows coup de graces, you're in for trouble.

Really interesting idea, though.

I would actually suggest creating a "dreaming" condition separate from unconsciousness so that you can exactly control what the class can and can't do. I imagine you wouldn't want the class to be able to act while under enemy spells that left the character unconscious, for example.
 

Maybe instead of entirely unconscious or dreaming why not a state in between sleeping and awaken. Can't attack, -2 to ac and reflex defences, immobilised. It doesn't make you helpless or completely screw you over but it has a similar feel to it. Other than that, interesting class. Look forward to looking at it and hopefully helping out with it.
 

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