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Elric VIII
2011-02-09, 09:12 PM
Does anyone know of any 3.5 psionic PrCs other than those in C Psionic, XPH, C Adventurer, C Scoundrel, Dragon Magic, and The Mind's Eye.

Thanks.

Garryl
2011-02-09, 09:26 PM
There's the Iron Mind in Races of Stone. It's not that amazing, but if you have heavy armor proficiency already (Psychic Warrior and Illithid Slayer each grant it) and want some defensive focus, it's not too bad.

According to The New, Virtually No-Nonsense Guide To Psions (http://brilliantgameologists.com/boards/index.php?topic=10238.0), there are some in Frostburn, Player's Guide to Faerun, Lords of Madness, Races of Eberron, and Magic of Eberron. I think there are a couple of other PrCs it doesn't mention, since its only focused on Psions.

Keld Denar
2011-02-09, 09:26 PM
Iron Mind in Races of Stone is one. Soul Manifester here (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/psm/20060217a).

Also, there are quite a few homebrewed ones lying around the playground if you look. Eldariel made a really awesome Diamond Mind/Psychoportation hybred which is a ton of fun.

Psyren
2011-02-09, 09:29 PM
In addition to the excellent guide linked above, there's also a couple of obscure adaptations out there. For instance, Daggerspell Mage can be converted to psionics (CAdv pg. 32) and Anima Mage as well (ToM pg. 53.)

FMArthur
2011-02-09, 09:30 PM
Races of Eberron has the Atavist (A horrifying Monk/Soulknife hybrid) and the Quori Nightmare. There are probably more in other Eberron material.

Gensh
2011-02-09, 09:31 PM
There's also the Dreamscarred Press SRD (http://dsp-d20-srd.wikidot.com/). Third party but same author. I haven't really taken a look at any of it balance-wise, though.

Psyren
2011-02-09, 09:34 PM
There's also the Dreamscarred Press SRD (http://dsp-d20-srd.wikidot.com/). Third party but same author. I haven't really taken a look at any of it balance-wise, though.

UTP is decent, but didn't go far enough in many areas. It was basically the stepping stone for Psionics Unleashed in Pathfinder.

The racial subs are to die for however :smallsmile:

ex cathedra
2011-02-09, 10:09 PM
Anima Mage

This has always been my favorite. Qualify as Kineticist 3, retrain into Improved Binding and anything else, and rock your free 12 levels of Binding, plus an initiative bonus and cute metapsionic tricks.

arguskos
2011-02-09, 10:19 PM
Races of Eberron has the Atavist (A horrifying Monk/Soulknife hybrid) and the Quori Nightmare. There are probably more in other Eberron material.
I love the Atavist! It's the key to the Buddha Palm build, which uses Shape Mind Blade from Dragon Mag to make your mindblade an unarmed strike, and then you go to town. :smallbiggrin:

Elric VIII
2011-02-09, 10:22 PM
Wow, thanks for all the responses. I'm going to check those classes out, since none of those in the books I mentioned really stood out for me.

The Vorpal Tribble
2011-02-09, 10:54 PM
Hyperconsious is a very good source with over a dozen or so psionic PrC's. Now, it is a non-Wizards book, but it was written specifically by Bruce R. Cordell, the fellow responsible for writing the Expanded Psionics Handbook.

These PrC's are heavily dream-based, but a number of them aren't.

If you would accept homebrew classes, here is what I have to offer:
Cold Ken (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=233111#post233111)
Foregoer (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=186229)
Ohrwurm (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=175670)
Surrealist of Karribi (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11390)
Xenoxera (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=165568)

Zaq
2011-02-09, 11:36 PM
There's the Sanctified Mind in Lords of Madness. 5/6 manifesting, full BAB, interesting skill list (Disguise?), very specialized class features.

Gensh
2011-02-10, 12:52 AM
Hyperconsious is a very good source with over a dozen or so psionic PrC's. Now, it is a non-Wizards book, but it was written specifically by Bruce R. Cordell, the fellow responsible for writing the Expanded Psionics Handbook.

These PrC's are heavily dream-based, but a number of them aren't.

Ghostbreaker is pretty much required in any gish build. You can't go wrong with turning yourself into living crystal, though.

FMArthur
2011-02-12, 02:31 PM
I love the Atavist! It's the key to the Buddha Palm build, which uses Shape Mind Blade from Dragon Mag to make your mindblade an unarmed strike, and then you go to town. :smallbiggrin:

Wait, hold on, what makes it the key to the build? You can just take Tashalatora to advance Monk features alongside Soulknife levels (which includes Flurry and AC bonus while Atavist does not). Soulknife levels also advance your ML for your Hidden Talent ACF power (so that you can eventually augment your Expansion) and your Mind Blade bonus feat ACFs. And Bladewind, I guess. Atavist just advances your ability to mindlink with people plus the Mind Blade/Unarmed Strike advancement you'd already be getting.

I still run this build with Atavist for the +5ft reach (which isn't amazing given Expansion and Throw Mind Fist being more significant parts of the build) and a fairly cheesy wording loophole that lets Practiced Mind Blade advance your Mind Blade for four levels in addition to Atavist advancement. But it is by no means the 'key' to any of it. :smallconfused:

Psyren
2011-02-12, 02:53 PM
Wait, hold on, what makes it the key to the build? You can just take Tashalatora to advance Monk features alongside Soulknife levels (which includes Flurry and AC bonus while Atavist does not).

My god, you actually found a use for the Soulknife being psionic!
Tashalatora Soulknives indeed.

Now to combine it with the PF Soulknife... :evillaugh:

FMArthur
2011-02-12, 02:58 PM
My god, you actually found a use for the Soulknife being psionic!
Tashalatora Soulknives indeed.

Now to combine it with the PF Soulknife... :evillaugh:

No, this was an idea someone else came up with (to combine Unarmed Strike and Mind Blade) that I've taken and run with for a couple key NPC opponents in my campaign. Scorpion's Grasp is where it really gets interesting with the Throw Mind Blade class feature...

I've sort of been on the hunt for similarly exploitative feats that say "...on an unarmed strike or a melee attack..." so let me know if you find any. :smallbiggrin:

Urpriest
2011-02-12, 03:02 PM
I made a list of all the psionic prestige classes I could scrounge up recently. I left out a few because I was mostly looking for things that would still exist in my futuristic psionic Tippyverse setting, the development of which is still somewhat in limbo but which might result in a PbP on this forum over the summer. Anyway...



Prestige Classes:
Elocator
Fist of Zuoken
Slayer
Metamind
Psion Uncarnate
Pyrokineticist
Thrallherd
War Mind
Anarchic Initiate
Ebon Saint (shadowy rogue/psion theurge)
Ectopic Adept
Flayerspawn Psychich (not available)
Illumine Soul (holy soulknife)
Soulbow
Storm Disciple (full BAB, 3/5 manifesting)
Zerth Cenobite
Daggerspell Psion (rogue/psion theurge adaptation)
Shadowmind (rogue/psion theurge)
Psibond Agent (rogue with some power points)
Subverted Psion
Soul Manifester
Sanctified Mind (full BAB, 5/6 manifesting)
Atavist (soulknife/monk theurge)
Quori Nightmare
Psionic Assassin
Fist of Dal Quor
Haztaratain
Quori Mindhunter
Iron Mind
Diamond Dragon
Cryokineticist


Most of these have already been listed, but in case some haven't been, here tis.