Psionic Alchemist equivalent (Pathfinder)

[Manly Man]

As the title of the thread suggests, I am in search of something that can be used to fit an Alchemist into a psionics-only game. Magic, in this campaign, is supposed to be very rare, volatile, and ultimately a thing of the past that nobody really remembers anyway, so the semi-magical feel of the traditional Alchemist doesn't fit very well. I am welcome to suggestions of other folks, but was considering something like instead of potions and extracts, that they make psionic tattoos, empowering the inks with psychic energy. If someone has a better idea, then I would love to hear it, since something like this would require a bit of an overhaul in terms of picking powers and whatnot.

[Segev]

I would go for trappings more akin to those in Fullmetal Alchemist. The semi-scientific sigils and the terminology used seems fitting, and you can justify the potions and such as being, as you suggested, psionic tattoos not from the inks, but the intricate patterns that channel the psychic energy. Possibly use crystal matrices and the like, as well.

[TheIronGolem]

I am not an "alchemist". The very idea! You insult me, sir, by implying that I partake in such charlatanism. I, sir, am a scientist. The world's foremost expert in my field, no less.

[JusticeZero]

I ended up disallowing the alchemist, because the fluff did not match the fluff of the existing psitech. It'd be possible to refluff things to fit, just change the form of the various things. But once you start with that, where do you stop? Also, my setting is more strict; spellcasters never existed in any form and never will without exception.

[Manly Man]

I ended up disallowing the alchemist, because the fluff did not match the fluff of the existing psitech. It'd be possible to refluff things to fit, just change the form of the various things. But once you start with that, where do you stop? Also, my setting is more strict; spellcasters never existed in any form and never will without exception.

Well, the main reason I've got the magical history in there is because I'm going to have it be that there's a resurgence from below, ancient stuff reawakening and breaking free. I'm doing this with the ruling that psionics don't affect magic and vice-versa, so that it makes it all seem more alien and harder to deal with properly. There are a few things that will be ambiguous but I'll rule in the enemies' favor, like immunity to mind-affecting spells and effects includes psionics, but that's partly to strike a bit of panic into any Telepaths I might get.

[Segev]

In my own campaign that used Psi/magic opacity, psionics was something that, until very recently, only a highly secretive race (that replace Illithids in this world, and are in some ways much creepier as they do the body snatching thing even more horribly) used. Nobody KNEW about it.

Recently, for unrelated reasons, humanity started developing it, and the elves (dominant power in the world) were puzzled by it. Especially since it meant their efforts to civilize the barbaric human tribals by bringing them in as domestic servants were being thwarted by this non-magical thing some humans were doing.

[Psyren]

If it's a tattoo-specialist you want, may I introduce the Cryptic? (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/psionics-unleashed/classes/cryptic)

As far as psionic alchemists, there will be a few new archetypes for the Paizo base classes included in Ultimate Psionics whenever that drops.

[Manly Man]

If it's a tattoo-specialist you want, may I introduce the Cryptic? (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/psionics-unleashed/classes/cryptic)

As far as psionic alchemists, there will be a few new archetypes for the Paizo base classes included in Ultimate Psionics whenever that drops.

Many thanks on this one, I'm showing that one off immediately to the concerned player.

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In my own campaign that used Psi/magic opacity, psionics was something that, until very recently, only a highly secretive race (that replace Illithids in this world, and are in some ways much creepier as they do the body snatching thing even more horribly) used. Nobody KNEW about it.

Recently, for unrelated reasons, humanity started developing it, and the elves (dominant power in the world) were puzzled by it. Especially since it meant their efforts to civilize the barbaric human tribals by bringing them in as domestic servants were being thwarted by this non-magical thing some humans were doing.

Also, this is awesome.