(3.5) Psionic 5-level prestige classes?

[Lateral]

I'm looking for a 5-level psionic prestige class that doesn't lose caster levels and works well with Thrallherd. Thrallherd already loses 2 manifester levels, so no more losing levels. Homebrew is OK, within reason. Whatever you find, please provide a link. Thanks!

[Analytica]

I think Ghostbreaker from Hyperconscious might work. Also the first five levels of Anarchic Initiate from Complete Psionics.

[Tael]

I think Ghostbreaker from Hyperconscious might work. Also the first five levels of Anarchic Initiate from Complete Psionics.


This. Anarchic Initiate is godly good.

[Psyren]

Another psionic PrC that doesn't lose ML is Subverted Psion (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/psm/20051125a) - it's better for Ardents though.

[Biffoniacus_Furiou]

Arch Psion (http://wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/psm/20021122b) is a 3.0 psionic version of Archmage. It would probably need to be adapted to the current psionics rules, since 3.0 psionics was enormously different. It's a pretty solid finish for most Caster 5/ PrC 10 builds.

[Psyren]

Arch Psion (http://wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/psm/20021122b) is a 3.0 psionic version of Archmage. It would probably need to be adapted to the current psionics rules, since 3.0 psionics was enormously different. It's a pretty solid finish for most Caster 5/ PrC 10 builds.

Let's see... the Psionic Focus feat no longer exists, so you would need to replace it; the closest analogue is Psionic Endowment which sucks royally. I would switch it to any two Metapsionic feats (especially since metapsionics have the additional feat tax of Psionic Meditation anyway.)

Talents (psionic cantrips) no longer exist, so that line can be removed.

For the High Psionics:

- Extra Power: Leave unchanged
- Innate Psionics: Change SLA to psi-like ability; rest is unchanged.
- Mastery of Power Negation: Remove, as psionics has no countering. (Without Hyperconscious, anyway.)
- Energy Discharge: increase from d4 to d6. Cap is tied to ML instead of character level. (This allows Overchannel, Wild Surge etc. to affect it.)
- Energy Substitution: Most powers have this built-in now, so I'd replace it with a Paraelemental Power effect matching the element chosen (and not requiring the Privileged Energy prerequisite.)
- Greater Psionic Focus(1-3): Remove all
- Psionic Reach: Leave unchanged
- Sculpt Power: Leave unchanged

That leaves us with 6 High Psionics, compared to 7 High Arcanas for the Archmage. A neat final one would be Psionic Potence, which raises your ML by one.