Dr. Weasel
2007-10-07, 12:05 AM
Hola. I'm trying to build a Psion/Martial Adept for a long-term game I'm going to be playing. Arcane and Divine magic are disallowed.
I think the goal is to go from level 5 to 20. Yes, it's ambitious and will probably be abandoned, but I want to design a character to be viable for as much of that range as is possible.
I see two real possibilities (with an every-5-level breakdown):
Plan 1:
Psychic Warrior/Swordsage
1:Psychic Warrior 1:Power Attack, Practiced Manifester, Psicrystal Affinity
2:Psychic Warrior 2:Psychic Renewal
3:Psychic Warrior 3:Psicrystal Containment
4:Psychic Warrior 4
5:Swordsage 1
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BA: 3
Initiator level 3
Maneuvers up to 2
Manifester level 4 (5 with Practiced Manifester)
Powers up to 2
PP: 5
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6:Psychic Warrior 5:Adaptive Style, Psionic Meditation
7:Psychic Warrior 6
8:Psychic Warrior 7
9:Psychic Warrior 8:Improved Bull Rush, Shock Trooper
10:Swordsage 2
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BA: 7
Initiator level 6
Maneuvers up to 3
Manifester level 8 (10 with Practiced Manifester)
Powers up to 3
PP: 19
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11:Psychic Warrior 9
12:Psychic Warrior 10:Quicken Power
13:Psychic Warrior 11:Leap Attack
14:Psychic Warrior 12
15:Swordsage 3:MS-Iron Heart Surge*
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BA: 11
Initiator level 9
Maneuvers up to 5
Manifester level 12 (15 with Practiced Manifester)
Powers up to 4
PP: 43
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16:Psychic Warrior 13
17:Psychic Warrior 14:EK-Metamorphosis
18:Psychic Warrior 15:Metamorphic Transfer
19:Psychic Warrior 16
20:Swordsage 4
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BA: 15
Initiator level 12
Maneuvers up to 5
Manifester level 16 (20 with Practiced Manifester)
Powers up to 6
PP: 79
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*Basically filler. It's situationally useful and I don't really have anything else to put there.
Plan 2:
Egoist/Slayer/Warblade
1:Egoist 1:Practiced Manifester, Psicrystal Affinity, Psychic Renewal
2:Egoist 2
3:Egoist 3:Psicrystal Containment
4:Egoist 4
5:Warblade 1
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BA: 3
Initiator level 3
Maneuvers up to 2nd
Manifester level 4 (5 with Practiced Manifester)
Powers up to 2
PP: 17
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6:Egoist 5:Psionic Meditation, Track
7:Egoist 6
8:Slayer 1
9:Slayer 2:Quicken Power
10:Slayer 3
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BA: 7
Initiator level 5
Maneuvers up to 3
Manifester level 8 (10 with Practiced Manifester)
Powers up to 4
PP: 58
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11:Slayer 4
12:Slayer 5:MS- Iron Heart Surge*
13:Slayer 6
14:Slayer 7
15:Slayer 8:MS-Insightful Strike*
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BA: 12
Initiator level 8
Maneuvers up to 4
Manifester level 12 (15 with Practiced Manifester)
Powers up to 6
PP: 147
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16:Slayer 9
17:Slayer 10
18:Egoist 7:MS-Dancing Blade Form*
19:Egoist 8
20:Warblade 2
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BA: 16
Initiator level 11
Maneuvers up to 6th
Manifester level 17 (20 with Practiced Manifester)
Powers up to 9th
PP: 250
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*Pretty much just filler
So do you have any better ideas? Disciplines/powers/feats to use? Books to check out?
What do you think would be the best option for this sort of character?
I think the goal is to go from level 5 to 20. Yes, it's ambitious and will probably be abandoned, but I want to design a character to be viable for as much of that range as is possible.
I see two real possibilities (with an every-5-level breakdown):
Plan 1:
Psychic Warrior/Swordsage
1:Psychic Warrior 1:Power Attack, Practiced Manifester, Psicrystal Affinity
2:Psychic Warrior 2:Psychic Renewal
3:Psychic Warrior 3:Psicrystal Containment
4:Psychic Warrior 4
5:Swordsage 1
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BA: 3
Initiator level 3
Maneuvers up to 2
Manifester level 4 (5 with Practiced Manifester)
Powers up to 2
PP: 5
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6:Psychic Warrior 5:Adaptive Style, Psionic Meditation
7:Psychic Warrior 6
8:Psychic Warrior 7
9:Psychic Warrior 8:Improved Bull Rush, Shock Trooper
10:Swordsage 2
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BA: 7
Initiator level 6
Maneuvers up to 3
Manifester level 8 (10 with Practiced Manifester)
Powers up to 3
PP: 19
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11:Psychic Warrior 9
12:Psychic Warrior 10:Quicken Power
13:Psychic Warrior 11:Leap Attack
14:Psychic Warrior 12
15:Swordsage 3:MS-Iron Heart Surge*
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BA: 11
Initiator level 9
Maneuvers up to 5
Manifester level 12 (15 with Practiced Manifester)
Powers up to 4
PP: 43
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16:Psychic Warrior 13
17:Psychic Warrior 14:EK-Metamorphosis
18:Psychic Warrior 15:Metamorphic Transfer
19:Psychic Warrior 16
20:Swordsage 4
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BA: 15
Initiator level 12
Maneuvers up to 5
Manifester level 16 (20 with Practiced Manifester)
Powers up to 6
PP: 79
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*Basically filler. It's situationally useful and I don't really have anything else to put there.
Plan 2:
Egoist/Slayer/Warblade
1:Egoist 1:Practiced Manifester, Psicrystal Affinity, Psychic Renewal
2:Egoist 2
3:Egoist 3:Psicrystal Containment
4:Egoist 4
5:Warblade 1
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BA: 3
Initiator level 3
Maneuvers up to 2nd
Manifester level 4 (5 with Practiced Manifester)
Powers up to 2
PP: 17
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6:Egoist 5:Psionic Meditation, Track
7:Egoist 6
8:Slayer 1
9:Slayer 2:Quicken Power
10:Slayer 3
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BA: 7
Initiator level 5
Maneuvers up to 3
Manifester level 8 (10 with Practiced Manifester)
Powers up to 4
PP: 58
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11:Slayer 4
12:Slayer 5:MS- Iron Heart Surge*
13:Slayer 6
14:Slayer 7
15:Slayer 8:MS-Insightful Strike*
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BA: 12
Initiator level 8
Maneuvers up to 4
Manifester level 12 (15 with Practiced Manifester)
Powers up to 6
PP: 147
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16:Slayer 9
17:Slayer 10
18:Egoist 7:MS-Dancing Blade Form*
19:Egoist 8
20:Warblade 2
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BA: 16
Initiator level 11
Maneuvers up to 6th
Manifester level 17 (20 with Practiced Manifester)
Powers up to 9th
PP: 250
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*Pretty much just filler
So do you have any better ideas? Disciplines/powers/feats to use? Books to check out?
What do you think would be the best option for this sort of character?