Questions tagged [psionics]
For questions about psionics, a pseudo-scientific term referring to unnatural mental powers, including telekinesis, psychometry and telepathy.
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What is a multiclass psionic manifester's manifester level?
Psionics overview versus Overchannel
The definition of manifester level (ML) in the psionics overview says (SRD, emphasis added):
The variables of a power’s effect often depend on its manifester ...
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Is there a way to temporarily limit what powers my character can manifest?
I'm looking for a way to voluntarily limit my character to manifesting 1st and maybe 2nd level psionic powers for a time*. Desirable traits include being fast enough to use in combat or at least as a ...
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Looking for an item: a crystal that stores memories, up to an entire personality?
I am looking for an item and its reference page: a crystal shard that stores memories, up to an entire personality. I believe this particular item comes from one of the forgotten realms books, or ...
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Can a psion with Metamorphosis and Assume Supernatural Ability create an army of Scythers of Thoon under his command?
Metamorphosis yourself and your psicrystal into Madcrafters of Thoon.
Use Assume Supernatural Ability: Launch Spawn to create as many Scythers of Thoon you want. Use some form of infinite healing to ...
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Can a Psion who can manifest Metamorphosis grab Assume Supernatural Ability?
I prefer Assume Supernatural Ability over Metamorphic Transfer because it doesn't have a daily limit and I'm only interested in one Su ability.
The problem with Assume Supernatural Ability is this:
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Can you manifest Bestow Power on yourself, your Schism mind, or your Fission Duplicate?
You are a valid target of Bestow Power as you are "one psionic creature"
You link your mind with another psionic creature’s mind, creating a
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Can Greater Metamorphosis or Assume Supernatural Ability be used to acquire supernatural class features??
The ability to change into various forms using Greater Metamorphosis includes the assumption that when there are more than one creature of a particular race, they do NOT count as a unique individuals ...
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Are augmentation costs the same thing as metapsionic costs?
There are various ways of reducing the metapsionic cost, Metapower feat (which lacks augment language) or certain items for example.
There is even a way to convert a power into a metapsionic cost, the ...
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Can a character fail to gain psionic focus as a result of a Concentration check DC increase as a result of taking damage in combat?
A situation came up recently where a character had no other option than to draw an attack of opportunity while attempting to gain psionic focus. Fortunately the attack of opportunity failed to find ...
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Can a githzerai PC be a psionicist in AD&D 2e?
The complete psionics handbook was released before Planescape campaign setting and there is no mention of githzerai being able to be psionicist. But from the lore it seems that they can be psionic.
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Does Schism let you manifest a 2nd Astral Construct without the 1st one dissipating?
You can have only one astral construct shaped at any one time. If you
shape another astral construct, any previous construct dissipates.
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Does the Timeless Body power protect you from Fission's damage? And therefore allow free Reality Revisions?
So this is how I understand the Fission power.
The definition of "damage" in this power's description includes "xp damage." Something about "ability drain" setting ...
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How many Character Points for a Psionicist to buy proficiency with Restricted Weapons like Swords?
In skills & powers for AD&D 2nd edition there's a rule that says
"Character Class Restrictions Non-warrior characters are normally
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Optimizing fatal/demolition setups during long Time Stop with strict RAW rules against targeting creatures
I'm in a 9th level high-powered gestalt game in a Tippyverse setting with a fairly permissive DM that allows for highly optimized shenanigans. Game rules are PF as a base with 3.5 content to ...
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Is it a standard action to obtain/replace a psicrystal?
Psicrystals have no penalty on death. Literally none. Which stands to reason, unlike familiars, have no cooldown or have no xp loss.
Psicrystal Affinity, being a Psionic feat, is a supernatural ...
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Biopsionics - can the player limit how much healing they do?
A level 1 biopsionic psychic can heal 1+1d6 hit points. What if they want to limit it to some lower value? is there a way to "pull the punch"?
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Can Psychometabolism's Shared effect vary parameters between targets?
The Pathfinder psion has discipline abilities as part of its kit. The 8th level Egoist ability allows the psion to share Personal psychometabolism powers with others.
Can the parameters of the powers ...
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Are Githyanki under Nondetection all the time?
Githyanki (MM p. 160, and Mordenkainen's Monsters of the Multiverse, p. 140f) all have a Spellcasting (Psionics) ability of 3/day: nondetection (self only).
Nondetection has a duration of 8 hours. ...
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What is the record for the greatest discount to item creation costs?
What is the record for the greatest discount to item creation costs? Basically, just how low can the price go? Open to psionics and magic methods.
(For DM reference regarding a possible upcoming ...
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What happens when a creature using Assume Likeness becomes corporeal?
There are some cases where an incorporeal creature will become corporeal or is able to interact as if corporeal. The Assume Likeness ability of the Psion Uncarnate(1) (an unbodied(2) has an ability ...
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Can you replace Mage Hand with another cantrip after taking the Telekinetic feat and still benefit from the increased range?
If an Artificer who knows the cantrip "Mage Hand" takes the "Telekinetic" feat, and then later exchanges "Mage Hand" for another cantrip after they level up, do they keep ...
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Could Touchsight be used to feel the presence of the microscopic or nanoscopic?
Touchsight allows you to feel your surroundings, and ignore invisibility and darkness and other visually obscuring effects. It also allows you to detect and pinpoint all creatures within range. And it ...
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Can a Soulknife make a whip?
What the title says. Can a soulknife get a 15 foot reach weapon that does (I guess?) 1d8 points of non-lethal damage and has disarm?
How would it work? Or is it undefined?
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Do the Psychic Strike soulknife class feature and the Greater Psionic Shot feat work with the Manyshot feat?
Can the Manyshot feat work to allow you to apply the Psychic Strike soulknife class feature and the Greater Psionic Shot feat to all the arrows?
The hang-up is that you are creating 3 arrows so you ...
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Please clarify Soulknife's Blade Skill Multiple Throw?
Please clarify Soulknife's Blade Skill Multiple Throw?
Multiple Throw: The soulknife can throw a number of mind blades per round equal to the number of melee attacks she could make. A soulknife must ...
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