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Kish
2018-08-27, 09:17 AM
Are there officially published spells, in any 3.5 book, which are specifically useful against psionics/psions?

Psyren
2018-08-27, 10:22 AM
You mean like Psychic Turmoil (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/psionic/spells/psychicTurmoil.htm) (Greater) (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/psionic/spells/psychicTurmoilGreater.htm)?

OgresAreCute
2018-08-27, 10:30 AM
If you're using psionics/magic transparency, then you can just use stuff like dispel magic and AMF.

Kish
2018-08-30, 10:29 AM
"Generically anti-caster" is not specifically useful against psionics.

Psychic Turmoil, on the other hand, is exactly what I was looking for (thanks), though I'm kind of surprised there are only two spells.

Segev
2018-08-30, 05:15 PM
"Generically anti-caster" is not specifically useful against psionics.

Psychic Turmoil, on the other hand, is exactly what I was looking for (thanks), though I'm kind of surprised there are only two spells.

"Anti-psi, but not generally anti-caster" is a very niche thing, especially given the baseline rule is psi/magic transparency.

MeimuHakurei
2018-08-31, 04:23 AM
Antipsionic Magic and Closed Mind are also feats to specifically help against psionic opponents, giving you an effective Spell Penetration (stacks with the actual feat) and save bonus against them, respectively.

Crake
2018-08-31, 06:17 AM
I can't remember off the top of my head what they're called, but there are a bunch of things that reduce a psion's power points, and i think even one that steals a psionic feat, though it might just be any feat, not a psionic feat specifically.

ShurikVch
2018-08-31, 07:20 AM
How about the Mana Flux from the Player's Handbook II? (Cleric/Sorcerer/Wizard 5, 20% chance of failure, from medium range, in 20-ft.-radius emanation for 1 round/level, no save and no SR)

Also, do you know about the Psi-Hunter PrC (Dragon #281)?
This is a full-BAB PrC with its own casting (up to 5th-level spells at 7th level) with such CFs as: Hamper Psionics - 30' aura of catapsi (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/psionic/powers/catapsi.htm); from the 7th level - aura is 50', and triples the amount of pp required to manifest a psionic power
Invisible to Psionics - At 5th level, the psi-hunter can no longer be detected or sensed by psionic powers, feats, or items
Power Resistance - PR 10 + class level
Null Psionics Prison - 1/day generates 5' NPF (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/psionic/powers/nullPsionicsField.htm) around a psionic creature
Mete Out Mental Justice - 10/day, melee touch attack (Will to negate), affected creature takes 2d6 damage every time it uses a psionic power or abilityAlso, some spells - Dispel Magic, (Lesser) Globe of Invulnerability, Spell Immunity, and Detect Scrying - are noted to affect psionics even in the games without the Psionics-Magic Transparency