Questions about Soulknife

[ShurikVch]

1. Is it possible to manifest Graft Weapon power for Mind Blade?
2. Is it possible to use Lightning Throw maneuver with Mind Blade? What about Thunderous Throw CF (Bloodstorm Blade)? Will it return into hand or dissipate?
3. Can a Fiend of Possession possess the Mind Blade via Possess Object CF? What will happen after the Mind Blade's dissipation?
4. How many Mind Blades can be materialized at once via Free Draw CF (free action)? Say, an epic Soulknife have Storm of Throws feat and within 30 ft from him is 5 (8, 30, 100, 1000) enemies. Can Soulknife materialize necessary amount of Mind Blades to throw into all of them?
5. Feat Reshape Mind Blade (Dr#341) allow to reshape/materialize Mind Blade in the form of any melee weapon "with which you are proficient". Does it include such unusual choices as poison ring, elbow blade, boot spike, weighted cloak, horned helmed and so on? What about armor spikes?

And the last question: is Psychic Strike CF even worth it, or bonus feats instead always better?

[JusticeZero]

Is this the PF Soulknife you're asking about? Or the old 3.5 version?

[ShurikVch]

Let's answer about both, just separate it.

[Psyren]

Assuming 3.5 because of the ToB references.

1) Yes.
2) Away from ToB so can't help there.
3) Away from FF( FC1?) so can't help there.
4) Still just one, until you get Multiple Throw at 17th level
5) Feat Soulknife is useful if you're going into a class (like Soulbow) that doesn't advance psychic strike. But the 3.5 Soulknife isn't worth it in general anyway.

[SciChronic]

psychic strike makes the soulknife a first strike-based attacker, as you'll want the strike charged before fights, use of the mind cleave, and psychic strike, swift feats make it a lot more managable, but psychic strike itself suffers from more immunities than sudden strike.

The class itself is woodtier, sadly, since the premise is so cool

[Biffoniacus_Furiou]

2. Tecnhically no, but your DM may make an exception. The Mind Blade class feature states, "The moment he relinquishes his grip on his blade, it dissipates (unless he intends to throw it; see below)." That means that if you let go of the Mind Blade for any reason except to use the Throw Mind Blade class feature, it immediately dissipates. Lightning Throw lets you make a single melee attack roll and throw your weapon in a 30-ft. line area of effect, with a Reflex save at a DC equal to that melee attack roll you made to halve the damage. This definitely cannot be combined with Throw Mind Blade, but as I said your DM may make an exception if you have the Throw Mind Blade class feature.

3. Yes, he can possess it. When the Mind Blade dissipates the FoP would simply treat it as though the object he was possessing was destroyed. He would be ethereal and not possessing anything, but free to go possess your new Mind Blade or anything else on his turn.

4. Not really, per the Soulknife Multiple Throw class feature: "At 17th level and higher, a soulknife can throw a number of mind blades per round equal to the number of melee attacks he could make." The number of Mind Blades you can create and throw during a Storm of Throws is limited by the number of melee attacks you can make in a round.

5. Yes, but any Mind Blade you're not holding in your hand immediately dissipates. Also, you're limited to only one Mind Blade at a time unless you have Shape Mind Blade, in which case you can have up to two identical mind blades.

I personally never really liked Psychic Strike, but I don't like any abilities that add extra damage but prevent you from full attacking or otherwise making multiple attacks. I'd go with the bonus feats myself.

[ShurikVch]

Thanks for all answers.


2. Tecnhically no...That means that if you let go of the Mind Blade for any reason except to use the Throw Mind Blade class feature, it immediately dissipates. ... What if mind Blade was materialized in the form of harpoon? Yes, you throw it, but it's rope/chain still in the hand...


4. Not really, per the Soulknife Multiple Throw class feature: "At 17th level and higher, a soulknife can throw a number of mind blades per round equal to the number of melee attacks he could make." The number of Mind Blades you can create and throw during a Storm of Throws is limited by the number of melee attacks you can make in a round. How can interact Multiple Throw CF with the feat Mind Daggers (Dr#341)? Benefit: You may form a mind blade more than once a round. but each mind blade formed after the first has its enhancement bonus cumulatively decreased by 1 (minimum +0). Thus, if you can create a +4 mind blade, your second mind blade created with this ability is a +3 mind blade, your third is a +2., and so on (your mind blade always acts as a magic weapon for the purpose of overcorning damage reduction). You can only create one dagger with a +0 enhancement bonus. Every blade formed with this ability is a dagger appropriate to your size (1d4 points of damage for Medium creatures or 1d3 for Small). You may throw these daggers using the standard mind blade range increment (30 feet).


5. Yes, but any Mind Blade you're not holding in your hand immediately dissipates. Also, you're limited to only one Mind Blade at a time unless you have Shape Mind Blade, in which case you can have up to two identical mind blades. Some weapons, such as rings or gauntlets, always will be "in the hand". Other, such as weighted cloak or helmets, can be held with one hand until attack.

[ShurikVch]

Couple more questions:
1. Can materialization of Mind Blade count as "drawing a melee weapon" for the purposes of skill Iaijutsu Focus?
2. Feats Mind Shield and Greater Mind Shield allow to split Mind Blade into blade and shield - light (Mind Shield) or heavy (Greater Mind Shield). But shield is also a weapon, especially if it spiked or bladed. Is it possible to materialize shield without any of those two feats via Reshape Mind Blade (assuming you proficient with shield attack)? And mind dagger into other hand?

Also is it possible to use a whip-shaped Mind Blade for the purposes of Whip Climber skill trick? On one side, it look doubtful. On another - Mind Blade never actually leave a hand (kinda hard to climb something without using a hands, unless you are snake or some other handless creature)

[Psyren]

1. Can materialization of Mind Blade count as "drawing a melee weapon" for the purposes of skill Iaijutsu Focus?

That depends on your DM. Note that their Free Draw ability counts as Quick Draw for prerequisites (per CPsi) so you can make an argument.



2. Feats Mind Shield and Greater Mind Shield allow to split Mind Blade into blade and shield - light (Mind Shield) or heavy (Greater Mind Shield). But shield is also a weapon, especially if it spiked or bladed. Is it possible to materialize shield without any of those two feats via Reshape Mind Blade (assuming you proficient with shield attack)? And mind dagger into other hand?

A shield isn't actually a weapon even if you can treat it as one, so I'd say Reshape Mind Blade won't work that way.


Also is it possible to use a whip-shaped Mind Blade for the purposes of Whip Climber skill trick? On one side, it look doubtful. On another - Mind Blade never actually leave a hand (kinda hard to climb something without using a hands, unless you are snake or some other handless creature)

Reshape Mind Blade explicitly makes your blade "identical" to the chosen weapon (along with "any extra features the weapon may have,") so the answer is yes - if you turn it into a whip, it can do anything a whip can do.