Spelljammer	Psionicist
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Profession Category:	Mage
Profession:	Psionicist
: Easy Start Important attributes: WP, INT, CON Suggested starting skills Psionic List Mental Energy to level 1 (minimum; if you can go higher, all the better) Psionic Memory to level 1 (minimum; if you can go higher, all the better) Without the above 2 skills you can't use psionic disciplines Talent List Pick your maximum starting talents (1 for dual-classed, 3 for single-classed) Starting Out Playing a psionicist character is pretty straightforward. During the character creation process, if you choose Psionicist as a profession, you will be asked to pick a psionic college from the list below. Disciplines are then available to develop just like skills. You start with knowledge of all Talents, General Knowledge (GK) disciplines and the Special Knowledge Counter Discipline from your college. Thus you can spend starting EXP to buy them to rank 1 and start using them. You will also start with one or more Special Knowledge (SK) disciplines determined by the GM. Exactly how many additional disciplines the character starts with is determined by their LUCK. The psionicist will start with one SK discipline, plus one additional "special" discipline per 2 points of LUCK above 15. Special disciplines could be additional SK disciplines or disciplines from the General Disciplines list. All remaining college disciplines and rituals can only be learned when you find a source from which to learn the discipline. Using Disciplines How many disciplines a mage can have memorized at one time depends on his INT and his level with Psionic Memory skill. Each level of Psioinic Memory skill allows you to have 2 disciplines in memory. You get a bonus of 1 additional discipline in memory for every 2 points of INT above 15. Disciplines in memory are there until you decide to purge them and memorize something else. A discipline does not fade from memory when used. How many disciplines you can use in a given day is dependent on CON and your level with Mental Energy skill. Each level of Mental Energy gives you 2 mental points. High CON can also give you bonus mental points (see description of CON). Once you run out of mental points, you can't use disciplines until the next day after you have rested. Mental Point Cost Talents - 0 mental points (unless indicated otherwise) General Knowledge disciplines - 1 mental point General Knowledge rituals - 10 mental points (+100 sp in ritual components) Special Knowledge disciplines - 2 mental points Special Knowledge rituals - 20 mental points (+200 sp in ritual components) Circles of Protection - 1d6-1 mental points (minimum 1 but cost drops as rank increases) Using disciplines and rituals, in addition to using Mental Energy points, also tires out the psionicist. This is reflected by the psionicist taking non-lethal (NL) damage whenever they use a discipline or ritual. For each mental point spent in a discipline or ritual, the psionicist takes 2 points of NL damage. Thus, a General Knowledge discipline (1 mental point) causes 2 points of NL damage whenever it is used. A Special Knowledge ritual (20 mental points) causes 40 points of NL damage. See the rules for NL damage to determine how it is recovered. Critical and Grievous Success If a psionicist rolls exceptionally well (see grievous and critical table) he may achieve grievous or critical success with his discipline. Critical success allows him to double range or duration, or increase effect by 50% (if the discipline has multiple effects, he may increase a single effect by 50%). Grievous success is the same as critical success except that he may increase two aspects of the discipline (e.g., double both range and duration, double range and increase one effect by 50%, increase two effects by 50%, etc.). List of Colleges Psionic Combat A psionicist can choose one of the following psionic combat specialization options: Double specialize in a psionic attack Double specialize in a psionic defense Single specialize in all psionic attacks Single specialize in all psionic defenses See the Psionic Combat document for more information about psionic combat. Single-Classed Psionicists Psionicists can choose to be dual classed but there are advantages to those who choose to specialize only in psionics (i.e., be a single-classed psioinicist), as indicated below. All of the skills in the psionicist list can be developed at .75 cost. Note that the GM will have to make a manual adjustment to the code to have the costs compute correctly. If the costs are not computing correctly, let him know (the 7th value in the SkillLists field needs to be manually set to .75). The psionicist gains a 1 point savings on NL damage when using disciplines spells and circles (but not rituals). Thus, a GK discipline only causes 1 NL damage while an SK discipline causes 3 NL damage. The psionicist will start with one additional SK discipline. The psionicist will start with one Circle of Protection. The psionicist can choose one of the following specialization options: Double specialize in a single psionic attack Double specialize in a single psionic defense Single specialize in all psionic attacks Single specialize in all psionic defenses Skill List Multiples General - x1 (if dual-classed then x1.25) Holy Skills - x1.5 Warrior Skills - x1.5 Sorcery Skills - x1.5 Rogue Skills - x1.5 Talents - x1.25
Stat Multiples:	Stat Modifier STR 2 DEX 1.5 CON 2 INT 1 KNOW 1 WP 1 MA 1 LUCK 1 CHA 1 PER 1
Skill EXP Multiples:	Any skill not listed below is assumed to have a EXP multiple of 1.0 (1.25 for Generalist profession). Skills Modifier 2.0 Adrenal Strength Alchemy Ambush Assassination Bowyer Brawling Bribery Build Trap Defense Disguise Find Traps First Aid Fletcher Forgery Hit Points Horsemanship Locate Secret Openings Magic Language - Elementia Magic Language - Naturian Magic Language - Nifle Magic Language - Oozian Magic Language - Psion Magic Language - Shadian Magic Language - Sorcery Magic Language - Witchery Maneuver in Armor Military Scientist Move Silently Open Locks Pickpockets Quick Draw Range of Field Religious Language Aster Religious Language High Eirenay Religious Language High Sindathul Religious Language Low Eirenay Religious Language Low Sindathul Religious Language Middle Eirenay Religious Language Middle Sindathul Religious Language Nifle Religious Language Sumerian Religious Lore Remove Traps Shield Large Shield Small Trap Building Unarmed Combat Weapon Ballista Weapon Bastard Sword Weapon Battle Axe Weapon Bola Weapon Bow Weapon Broadsword Weapon Catapult Weapon Crossbow Weapon Dart Weapon FF Dagger Weapon FF Hand Axe Weapon FF Short Sword Weapon Flail Weapon Halberd Weapon Hand Axe Weapon Javelin Weapon Lance Weapon Long Sword Weapon Lore Weapon Mace Weapon Morning Star Weapon Neptune Trident Weapon Net Weapon Pike Weapon Roman Trident Weapon Scimitar Weapon Short Sword Weapon Spear Weapon Two Handed Sword Weapon War Hammer Weapon Whip 1.5 1.25 .9 .75 .5
Forbidden Skills:	All Barbarian Weapons All Hafted Weapons All Missile Weapons All Pole Arms All Swashbuckler Weapons All Swords All Thrown Weapons Artillery Barbarian Beast Speech Beastmaster Blink Burrow Cantrips Cast Clerical Spells Cleric Cocoon Create Element Dimension Door Dimensioning Direction Sense Disease Resistance Distant Death Drop of the Fallen Drow Spells Druid Endure Cold Endure Heat Eyes of the Wolf Fast Healer Find Weakness Flying Focused Attack Gnosis Great Leaps Healing Specialist Homid Combat Infravision Jam Technology Leap of the Kangeroo Lightsleep Living Weapon Lupus Combat Mage Air Magics Arcane Knowledge Mage Air Magics General Knowledge Mage Air Magics Special Knowledge Mage Dark Magics Arcane Knowledge Mage Dark Magics General Knowledge Mage Dark Magics Special Knowledge Mage Disenchanting Magics Arcane Knowledge Mage Disenchanting Magics General Knowledge Mage Disenchanting Magics Special Knowledge Mage Earth Magics Arcane Knowledge Mage Earth Magics General Knowledge Mage Earth Magics Special Knowledge Mage E&E Arcane Knowledge Mage E&E General Knowledge Mage E&E Special Knowledge Mage General Spells Arcane Knowledge Mage General Spells General Knowledge Mage General Spells Special Knowledge Mage Green Magics Arcane Knowledge Mage Green Magics General Knowledge Mage Green Magics Special Knowledge Mage Illusions Arcane Knowledge Mage Illusions General Knowledge Mage Illusions Special Knowledge Mage Lay Healer Arcane Knowledge Mage Lay Healer General Knowledge Mage Lay Healer Special Knowledge Mage Lesser Summonings Arcane Knowledge Mage Lesser Summonings General Knowledge Mage Lesser Summonings Special Knowledge Mage Sorceries of the Mind Arcane Knowledge Mage Sorceries of the Mind General Knowledge Mage Sorceries of the Mind Special Knowledge Mage Transformation Magics Arcane Knowledge Mage Transformation Magics General Knowledge Mage Transformation Magics Special Knowledge Mage Water Magics Arcane Knowledge Mage Water Magics General Knowledge Mage Water Magics Special Knowledge Magic Dampener Magic Enhancer Magic Resistance Martial Artist Master Bowman Master Defender Master of Barbarian Weapons Master of Battle Magics Master of Defensive Magics Master of Hurled Weapons Master Ritualist Master Swordsman Mechanician Memory Mental Resistance Mystic Sense Overhand Attack Paladin Persuasion Phase Attack Poison Resistance Power Perception Primal Urge - Homid Quarterstrength Ranger Reshape Natural Object Scent of the Wolf Sense Wyrm Sleep and Charm Resistance Smell of Man Sorcery Speed Reading Spell Energy Spell Memory Spelljammer Astrogator Spelljammer Pilot Spirit Ward Strong Lungs Suppleness Swashbuckler Teleport Other Teleportation Time Sense Toughness Turn Undead Ultravision Weapons Kata Weather Seer COP Missiles Magic Missile Agent of Law Combat Sense Night Sense