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[The Demented One]

Astral Swarm
Metacreativity (Creation)
Level: Shaper 3
Display: Visual
Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Effect: Swarm of tiny constructs
Duration: 1 round/level (D)
Power Points: 5

You create a swarm of minute, ectoplasmic constructs shaped like hornets. The swarm occupies a 10-ft. square, has an AC of 15, and 25 hp, as well as all traits of the swarm subtype. Each round, all creatures in the astral swarm’s space take 1d6 damage. As a move action, you may move the swarm up to 20 ft., but it cannot move under its own power.

Augment
For every additional power point you spend, the swarm’s hp increases by 5. For every three additional power points spent, the damage dealt by the swarm increases by 1d6, and the swarm’s AC increases by 1.

Enrage
Telepathy (Compulsion) [Mind-Affecting]
Level: Psion/Wilder 4
Display: Auditory
Manifesting Time: 1 standard action
Range: 30 ft.
Target: One creature
Duration: 1 round/level
Saving Throw: Will negates
Power Resistance: Yes
PP: 7

You intrude into the target’s mind and suppress its higher brain functions, reducing it to an atavistic, animal state of mind. It gains a +4 morale bonus to Strength and Constitution and a +2 morale bonus on Will saves. It loses any ability to perform exceptions except to attack the creature nearest to it each round with any weapons it carries, or its bare hands if necessary. If multiple creatures are equally close to the creature, it may choose which to attack.

Augment:
For every two additional power points you spend, the bonuses to Strength and Constitution increases by +2, to a maximum of +8, and the bonus on saves increases by +1, to a maximum of +5. In addition, if you spend three additional power points, you may dismiss this power.

Incinerate
Psychokinesis [Fire]
Level: Psion/Wilder 2
Display: Auditory
Manifesting Time: 1 standard action
Range: 30 ft.
Target: One creature
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Fortitude partial
Power Resistance: Yes
PP: 3

Using telekinesis, you agitate the molecules in the target’s body, causing the creature to spontaneously combust. It takes 3d6 fire damage, with a Fortitude save for half. If the creature fails its save, then it also catches on fire.

Augment:
For every two additional power points you spend, this power deals an additional 1d6 damage and its saving throw increases by one.

Jolt
Psychokinesis [Electricity]
Level: Psion/Wilder 1
Display: Auditory
Manifesting Time: 1 standard action
Range: 30 ft.
Effect: Ray
Duration: Instantaneous, then one round
Saving Throw: Fortitude partial
Power Resistance: Yes
PP: 1

You manifest an arc of electricity that scrambles your targets nervous system. To successfully hit your target, you must succeed on a ranged touch attack. If you succeed, the target takes 1d4 electricity damage. In addition, it must make a Fortitude save. If it fails, then it cannot take any move actions during its next round. Creatures immune to critical hits are immune to this secondary effect, with the exception of constructs–the electricity still impedes the magic that allows them to function.

Augment:
For every two additional power points you spend, this power deals an additional 1d4 damage and its saving throw increases by one. If you spend 4 additional power points this way, then the target instead cannot take standard actions in its next round. If you spend 8 additional power points, it cannot take any actions at all.

Kinetic Deflection
Psychokinesis
Level: Psion/Wilder 1
Display: Visual
Manifesting Time: 1 immediate action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Instantaneous
PP: 1

With a burst of telekinesis, you can reverse the course of projectiles aimed against you. Whenever you are attacked with a ranged or thrown weapon, you may manifest this power. You make a manifester level check, and use the higher of the check’s result or your AC to determine whether or not the attack hits. In addition, if the attack misses, the projectile reverses its course and attacks its original firer, using your manifester level check as its attack roll to determine whether it hits, and dealing damage as normal.

Augment:
For every three additional power points you spend, you can reflect an additional attack made before the start of your next turn.

If you spend an additional five power points, you can use this power to deflect spells or powers that use a ranged attack roll to determine if they hit.
Rime
Psychokinesis [Cold]
Level: Psion/Wilder 1
Display: Auditory
Manifesting Time: 1 standard action
Range: 30 ft.
Target: One creature
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None
Power Resistance: Yes
PP: 1

You drain heat from the air surrounding the target, causing a thick layer of ice to form over it. Each round the creature is covered by the layer of ice, it takes 1d4 cold damage. In addition, it takes a -1 penalty on all attack rolls, damage rolls, ability checks, and skill checks. The creature can break the layer of ice by making a Strength check, DC 11 + your primary manifesting ability modifier, as a full-round action. In addition, the layer of ice melts if the creature takes 5 or more points of fire damage from any source.

Augment:
For every additional power point you spend, the cold damage dealt each round increases by one. For every two additional power points spent, the DC of the Strength check to break the ice increases by one and the amount of fire damage needed to melt the ice increases by 5. For every four additional points spent, the penalty increases by one, to a maximum of -5.

Sonic Boom
Psychokinesis [Sonic]
Level: Psion/Wilder 5
Display: Auditory
Manifesting Time: 1 standard action
Range: 45 ft.
Area: Cone-shaped burst
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Fortitude partial
Power Resistance: Yes
PP: 9

You unleash a wave of sonic energy, dealing 9d4 sonic damage to all creatures caught in it, with a Fortitude save for half damage. In addition, creatures that fail their save are pushed back 5 ft., plus an additional 5 ft. for every 5 points of damage they take. If a wall or other solid object prevents the subject from being pushed back, the subject instead slams into the object and takes an extra 2d6 points of damage from the impact, with no save.

Augment:
For every two additional power points you spend, this power deals an additional 1d4 damage and its saving throw increases by one. The damage increase applies to both the initial blast and any damage from impact with an object.

Telekinetic Trap
Psychokinesis
Level: Kineticist 4
Display: Visual
Manifesting Time: 1 full-round action
Range: 30 ft.
Effect: Invisible telekinetic trap
Duration: 10 minutes/level
Saving Throw: Will negates
Power Resistance: Yes
PP: 7

This power allows you to create an invisible, immaterial psionic trap that attacks those who trigger it with telekinetic force. The trap occupies a single 5-ft. square. The first creature to enter that square triggers the trap. The creature trigger the trap is telekinetically pushed up to 70 ft. in any direction, including straight up. If a creature is hurled against a solid surface by the trap, it takes 1d6 damage. If it falls as a result of being pushed up, it takes standard falling damage. Creatures of up to 300 lbs. can be thrown by the trap; others are unaffected.

Augment
For every additional power point you spend, the trap can hurl a creature an additional 10 ft., and the weight limit of the target increases by 25 pounds.

[Bigbrother87]

Ah, yes. Plasmids for the player, no Little Sisters necessary.

I like them, but what about Hypnotize Big Daddy (makes the large enemy fight to protect you), Security Bullseye (has anyone hit with it be seen as an enemy to security), and Target Dummy (...Pretty much what it is)?

I liked the portal gun, and I like these too.

[Silence]

Bioshock FTW!

Big daddy

Large monsterous humaniod
Hit Dice: 5d10+20 (45 hp)
Initiative: +2
Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class: 19 (-1 Dex, +5 Natural, +5 armor), touch 9, flat-footed 19
Base Attack/Grapple: +5/+10
Attack: Drill +11 (2d6+4)
Full Attack: Drill +11 (2d6+4) and slam +7 (1d8+4)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: none
Special Qualities: Darkvision, enrage, little sister
Saves: Fort +10, Ref +1, Will +5
Abilities: Str 18, Dex 8, Con 18, Int 10, Wis 8, Cha 6
Skills: Intimidate....
Feats: Alertness, Iron Will, Power attack
Environment: Any
Organization: Solitary or With little sister
Challenge Rating: 7
Treasure: Standard
Alignment: Usually Neutral Evil
Advancement: By character class

Enrage: Big daddies are usually peaceful creatures until they or their little sisters are threatened. Then, they attack mercylessly.

Little sister: Big daddies are intrusted with protecting little sisters at all costs.

Little sister

Small humanoid
Hit Dice: 1d6-1 (5 hp)
Initiative: +0
Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class: 11 (+1 Dex), touch 11 flat-footed 10
Base Attack/Grapple: 0/0
Attack: Unarmed attack -1 (1d4-1)
Full Attack: Unarmed attack -1 (1d4-1)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Psyonics
Special Qualities: Big daddy
Saves: Fort 0, Ref +1, Will +2
Abilities: Str 8, Dex 12, Con 8, Int 12, Wis 12, Cha 12
Skills: Hide, move silently
Feats: skill focus (hide)
Environment: Any
Organization: Solitary or With Big daddy
Challenge Rating: 1/4
Treasure: Standard
Alignment: Usually Neutral
Advancement: By character class

Big daddy: Little sisters are almost always with their protector, the big daddy.

Psyonics: Little sisters have psyonic abilities that vary too widely from one to another to list.

[Stycotl]

i don't know anything about bioshock, so i will look at this from a purely d&d psionic perspective. very cool. powers with tactical use instead of just pure damage are very nice. i love these, in particular the psi trap and the kinetic deflection.

couple of issues though:

rime: what is the duration of the freeze? listed as instant, but it has damage/round in its description, and other things that make it seem like the ice lasts longer.

telekinetic trap: i like this a lot. but i think that augmentation should increase weight capacity by more than 25 lbs/point. i think that 100 lbs might be too high--though this is a 4th level power, so maybe not--and so i was thinking maybe 50 lbs/point.

also, what about a second option that acts as a hold creature or something. gives it some versatility, and some standard trap application.

also, on kinetic deflection, i originally thought it was too low of a level, but then went back and realized that it only affected one attack. so i think it is about right. but maybe you could give another augment (or a higher level variant) that would affect multiple attacks, maybe till the beginning of your next turn.

in fact, kind of an unorthodox augment, but you could say something like:

any time during the same round that you manifest this power, you can spend another 10 (off the top of my head) power points in order to remanifest it as a free action.

good job. aaron out.

[The Demented One]

what is the duration of the freeze? listed as instant, but it has damage/round in its description, and other things that make it seem like the ice lasts longer.

It lasts until its broken. The ice isn't an actual psionic effect, it's just normal ice. All over your body.

but i think that augmentation should increase weight capacity by more than 25 lbs/point. i think that 100 lbs might be too high--though this is a 4th level power, so maybe not--and so i was thinking maybe 50 lbs/point.

Based that off of the standard telekinesis power, might go back and tinker with it.

also, what about a second option that acts as a hold creature or something. gives it some versatility, and some standard trap application.

I'm wary of hold effects in general, just because of the coup de grace potential it sets up.

any time during the same round that you manifest this power, you can spend another 10 (off the top of my head) power points in order to remanifest it as a free action.

That is a very clever idea. I'll do it.

[Stycotl]

I'm wary of hold effects in general, just because of the coup de grace potential it sets up.

ah, hadn't thought about that. what about a slow effect, or entangle or something?

[Innis Cabal]

Would you kindly
Do more?

[Silence]

Would you kindly?

Man, that was the best plot twist ever... I didn't expect it at all.

[Parvum]

There is a feat that imitates the effects of kinetic deflection. Incinerate likely has a valid counterpart, too (who thinks of anything without first putting in fire, followed by more fire, first? Really?).

Swarms also have the Distraction ability. The AC bonus should instead be given to said distraction.

Other than that, an interesting adaptation. Well done.