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Snake-Aes
2010-08-15, 08:56 AM
My group has a wizard (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/basic-classes/wizard)//artificer (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/3rd-party-classes/artificer) gestalt, and my character will gain a psicrystal next level. The DM has already cleared that both the constructs our wiz crafts and my psicrystal gain feats as per their HD (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/rules-for-monsters/creature-types#TOC-Construct).

Any ideas? The crystal won't be doing lots of stuff in combat, so I considered, mostly, specializing its movement. It'll be getting "Darkstalker"(LoM, hide from scent/blindsense/blindsight), "Toughness"(PF. 2+HD to hp), "Fleet"(PF, +5' to speed) and "Improved Flight"(C.Adv, boosts maneuverability) up to Perfect. That leaves 3 more feats to take at any time. Ideas?

Same for actual constructs. We have poked around with the Mechonomicon (http://brilliantgameologists.com/boards/index.php?PHPSESSID=gqjnjf9d0otk9i6np46orlpci3&topic=177.0), mostly.

ex cathedra
2010-08-15, 09:21 AM
Well, what level are you? If you are, for example, near level twelve? I strongly suggest that you let your psicrystal pick up Martial Study [irrelevant White Raven maneuver prerequisite] and Martial Study [White Raven Tactics!]. Along the way you could pick up Martial Stance [Bolstering Voice] or Martial Stance [Leading the Charge] to nab some party-wide benefits at the same time.

On the other hand, you could just load up your psicrystal with whatever Metapowers/random psionic feats/etc. that you want and learn to love Feat Leech (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/psionic/powers/featLeech.htm).

Toughness doesn't seem like the best feat for a psicrystal, since (in 3.5 at least) there are no penalties for losing a psicrystal, aside from having to wait 24 hours to create a replacement.

Snake-Aes
2010-08-15, 09:25 AM
Toughness doesn't seem like the best feat for a psicrystal, since (in 3.5 at least) there are no penalties for losing a psicrystal, aside from having to wait 24 hours to create a replacement.

It does if you have a bad reflex save and want those party wide benefits to reach the party, which leaves the crystal exposed. You've got a good point on the white raven stuff. It will usually be centered on me because of power sharing.

ex cathedra
2010-08-15, 09:39 AM
You could just share Vigor (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/psionic/powers/vigor.htm) with it and get a similar result without wasting a feat.

Consider having the psicrystal take Hidden Talent and Practiced Manifester, which allows it to qualify for Expanded Knowledge (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/psionic/psionicFeats.htm#expandedKnowledge). This doesn't do very much for the psicrystal, but consider that you can feat leech Expanded Knowledge and get any power you want for 1min/level, each time you manifest it. That's a lot of versatility for a Psion.

I'm really fond of psicrystal optimization. They're pretty mind-blowingly versatile.

Prime32
2010-08-15, 09:50 AM
Here's some advice: http://brilliantgameologists.com/boards/index.php?topic=7414.msg243600#msg243600

I'd recommend Mindsight, Dragontouched and Draconic Aura. If you have Psicrystal Containment, have it take Hidden Talent and Psychic Meditation so that it can restore your focus for you.

Air Heritage is better than Fleet.