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First,IwanttothankyouforcheckingoutthischapterofthePsionics:Augmented
lineup,thatofcoursebeingforthesoulknifeclass!AsthedeveloperofthePathofWarline,
whenPsionicsAugmentedwasbeingdiscussedIimmediatelyjumpedonthisclass,oneofmy
alltimefavoritesofthepsionicclasses.WhatcanIsay?Ilovecombat!Fromitsfirstappearance
inearlyeditionsofourprecedinggamesystem,thesoulknifehasalwayshadaspecialplacein
myheartfortheimageitembodiedtheepitomeofmindovermatter.Thereissomethingreally
coolaboutbeingabletocreateabladeofpsychicenergyrightoutofnowhere!Sinceitsorigins,
thesoulknifeclasshasgottenbetterandbetter,andwithitslatestincarnationinthepagesof
UltimatePsionics,

thesoulknifehasfinallycomehomeandImhonoredtobeabletotakepart
inmoldingtheclass.Checkoutwhatsnextforthesoulknife!Ithinkintheendyoullagreewith
methatthemindisthesharpestweaponthatyouoryourcharacter!willeverwield.

ChrisErrantXBennett
Developer
DreamscarredPress

1.Introduction

WelcometoPsionicsAugmented:Soulknife!Withinthepagesofthisbook,youwillfind
optionsandabilitiestodomorewithyoursoulknifethaneverbefore.Thepsionicpotentialofthe
soulknifeisexploredmoredeeply,andevermoresecrettechniquescanbefound.Willyour
soulknifelearnthewaystomanipulateapsicrystaltoenhancemundanesteel?Createafloating
hostofweapons?Orperhapschannelincredibleofamountsofpainandragetocreatea
weaponofwrath.

Chapter2:TheSoulknifeAugmentedThischapterbringsnewoptionstothesoulknifeclass
intheformofnewbladeskillsandnewarchetypes.
AugmentedBladeGainapsicrystalandfuseittoaweapontoenhanceitwithmental
powers.
BrutalityBladeRagefueledwarriorwhobendshispsychicenergyintoamindblade
ofpureanger.
PsychicArmoryCreateapanoplyoffloatingbladestofightyourenemiesforyou.

Chapter3:FeatsandTraitsThischapterbringssoulknifeandmindbladeusingfeats,
multiclassfeatsforsoulkniveswhodabbleintheartsofotherpsionicclasses,andtraitsfor
psioniccharacters.

Chapter4:PrestigeClassesAugmentedThischapterprovidessoulknifespecificalterations
toexistingprestigeclassestobetterusethemwiththeuniquetalentsofthesoulknife,aswellas
newprestigeclassesforhighlyspecializedsoulknives.UltimatePsionics,PathofWar,andPath
ofWar:Expandedmaybenecessarytousesomeoftheseprestigeclassesproperly.


Adapted

New

TheAdaptiveWarrior
TheElocator
TheMysticArcher
ThePyrokineticist
TheWarMind

TheAshenBlade
TheMarvel
ThePrimarch
TheStrategos

Chapter5:PsionicPowersandItemsSoulknifespecificpsionicitemsaswellaspsionic
powersthatareuniquetothegiftedbladesoulknives.

WithPsionicsAugmented:Soulknifeyouwillfindawholewealthofnewoptionstomakeyour
soulknifeandtheidealizedbladeofmentalpowerthattheywieldintotheweaponyouvealways
wantedtowieldinyourPathfindergames!

2. The Soulknife Augmented

Letstalkaboutthesoulknife.Thesoulknifecanbebrokendownintoseveralkeypartsthat
makeupthetoolsatitsdisposal:itsbasicchassis(whichincludesfullbaseattackbonus,good
ReflexandWillsavesandaskillselectionthegivesitthebasicsofwhatitneedstosucceed),
bladeskills(whicharethebreadandbutterofthesoulknifescareer,allowingforagreatdealof
customizationandpotency,aswellasestablishingathemeforacharacter),andthemindblade
(withitsbuiltinscalingenhancementupgrades).Eachpieceofthisclasshasmutableelements
thathavebeenexploredinavarietyofways,eitherthroughnewbladeskills,archetypes,or
throughdifferentexpressionsofthemindbladesuses.Prestigeclassesmaymodifythese
functionsaswell.Thismakesthesoulknifeawonderfullymodularclassthatishighlyadaptable
andmakesforavarietyofdifferentwarriorswhichinturnmeansthatyoullrarelygetthesame
soulknifetwice,eachonebeingadistinctlydifferentanduniquebeingwithaweaponandstyle
alltheirown.Andletsfaceit,soulkniveswouldntwantitanyotherway.

BLADESKILLS
Listedhereareseveralnewbladeskillstousewiththesoulknifeclassandthe
archetypesfoundwithinthisbook(andwithotherarchetypes,whereapplicable).

AnimalSenses(FeralHeartonly)Theferalheartssensessharpentoanimallike
levels.Shegainslowlightvision(ifshealreadypossessedthis,thenshedoesnotgain
anyvisualbonuses),a+2bonusonPerceptionchecks,andthescentspecialability.The
soulknifemustpossesstheformclawsclassfeaturetoselectthisbladeskill.
BladeRushThesoulkniferushesforwardwithadashofincrediblespeed.Asaswift
action,thesoulknifemayexpendherpsionicfocusandmoveuptoherspeedwithout
provokingattacksofopportunity.Thesoulknifemustbeatleast6thlevelinorderto
selectthisbladeskill.

BladeRushFrenzyThesoulknifecanexpendherpsionicfocusasafullroundaction
tomoveuptoherspeedwithoutprovokingattacksofopportunityandmakeasingle
meleeattackagainsteachcreaturesheisadjacenttoatanypointinhermovement.
Eachattackismadeatherhighestbaseattackbonuswitha2penaltyontheattack
roll.Thesoulknifemustbeatleast8thlevelandpossesstheBladeRushbladeskillin
ordertoselectthisbladeskill.
CaltropSprayThesoulknifeiscapableofshatteringandscatteringhermindbladeinto
dozensoftinypiecestolaydowncaltropsoveranareaasastandardaction.The
soulknifemustbewieldinghermindbladetousethisbladeskill,andshedestroysitto
createthiseffect(shecanremanifestitasnormal).Foreachdieofpsychicstrike
damageshehas(minimumof1),thesoulknifelaysdowna5footareaofcaltropswithin
30feetofher.Unlikenormalcaltrops,thesepsychicallycreatedtrapsharborthe
soulknifeswillwithinthem,andgainabonusontheirattackrollsequaltoherWisdom
modifier.Inaddition,theycantellfriendfromfoe,andneverattackordamagethe
soulknifesallies.Thesecaltropscountasmagicweaponsforthepurposesof
overcomingdamagereduction,andexistforanumberofroundsequaltothesoulknifes
classlevel.
CleaveSpaceByusingthepotentialpsychicpowerthatresideswithinhermindblade,
thesoulknifemaycarvethroughtheveilbetweenplanesandslipgentlythroughitto
anotherlocationnearby.Thesoulknifemustbewieldinghermindbladetousetouse
thisbladeskill.Asastandardaction,thesoulknifeexpendsherpsionicfocusandcuts
throughtheworldaroundher,teleportingasifshehadmanifestedthefoldspacepower
withamanifesterlevelequaltohersoulknifelevel.Justaswiththefoldspacepower,the
useofthisabilityendsherturn.At16thlevel,thesoulknifecanusethisabilityasamove
action.ThisbladeskillmeetstheprerequisitesforandfunctionswithDimensionalAgility
andfeatsthatrequireitasaprerequisite.Thesoulknifemustbeatleast10thleveland
possesstheGhostStepbladeskillinordertoselectthisbladeskill.
DevastatingBladeImprovingontheprinciplesoftheKnifetotheSoulbladeskill,the
soulknifehaslearnedtorefinethisartintoatrulydestructiveability.Whenusingthe
KnifetotheSoulbladeskill,thesoulknifecandamageanyabilityscoreinsteadofjust
mentalabilityscores,anddeals2pointsofabilitydamageperpsychicstrikedieinstead
of1.Thesoulknifemustbeatleast16thlevelandpossesstheKnifetotheSoulblade
skilltoselectthisbladeskill.
DispellingStrikeWiththisbladeskill,thesoulknifeiscapableofchannelingher
psychicstrikedamageintocaustic,antipsionicenergy.Asastandardaction,the
soulknifecanexpendherpsionicfocusandherpsionicstriketomakeanattackwithher
mindblade(orequivalentweapon).Ifithits,itdealsweapondamageasnormal,andthe
soulknifeaffectsthetargetwithatargeteddispelpsionicspowerasapsilikeability,with
amanifesterlevelequaltoherclasslevel.Thesoulknifedoesnotapplytheexpended
psychicstrikesdamagetoherattack.Thesoulknifemustbe8thleveltoselectthisblade
skill.
EmpoweredNaturalWeaponsThedeadlyfistmaytreatanynaturalattacksshe
possessesasunarmedstrikesforthepurposesofclassfeaturesthataffectunarmed
strikesandfortheFlurryofFistsbladeskill,aswellasbladeskillsthatrequireitasa
prerequisite).
GhostStepThesoulknifehaslearnedapotenttrickthatsomecalltheghoststepa
teleportationbasedprinciplethatallowsthesoulknifetoslipbetweennearbyplacesat
greatspeed.Asamoveaction,thesoulknifecanexpendherpsionicfocustoteleportsto

anylocationshecanseewithincloserange(25feet+5feetper2soulknifelevels).She
cancarrynomorethan50lbs.ofadditionalgear,andcannotbringcreaturesotherthan
herpsicrystal(ifshehasone)withher.Theuseofthisabilityendsthesoulknifesturn.
At10thlevel,thethisabilitycanbeusedtoteleportuptomediumrange(100feet+10
feetpersoulknifelevel),andshemayteleportasaswiftactioninsteadofamoveaction.
Thisisateleportationeffect.Thisbladeskillmeetstheprerequisitesforandfunctions
withDimensionalAgilityandfeatsthatrequireitasaprerequisite.Thesoulknifemustbe
atleast4thlevelinordertoselectthisbladeskill.
LaunchMultiboltThesoulknifegainsthebenefitsoftheManyshotfeatwithher
mindbolt.ThesoulknifemustpossesstheLaunchMindboltclassfeaturetoselectthis
bladeskill.
ImprovedDeadlyShieldThesoulkniferetainsherenhancementbonusandshield
specialdefensivepropertiesonhermindshieldwhilestillgainingweaponliketraitsfrom
theDeadlyShieldbladeskill.Thesoulknifemustbeatleast6thlevelandpossessthe
DeadlyShieldbladeskillinordertoselectthisbladeskill.
ImprovedMindArmaments(ArmoredBladeonly)Thearmoredbladeiscapableof
shapinghermindbladeaswellashermindarmorinthesameaction.Shemaymanifest
bothasamoveaction,andstartingat10thlevelshemaymanifestbothmindbladeand
mindarmorasaswiftaction.Thesoulknifemustbeatleast6thlevelinordertoselect
thisbladeskill.
ImprovedPsychokineticDischargeThedeadlyfistiscapableoflaunchingvolleysof
dischargedpsychokineticenergymoreefficiently,allowingherempoweredstrikesclass
featuretoremainempoweredtoallowforfullattackactionstobemadeatrange.The
rangeoftheseattacksincreasesto30feetandmaybeusedwiththedeadlyfistsFlurry
ofFistsbladeskill(andsubsequentbladeskillsthatimproveit).Thesoulknifemustbeat
least6thlevelinordertoselectthisbladeskill.
MindflayerThesoulknifewiththisbladeskillmaychannelherpsionicenergiesintoa
long,thinmindwhipofmentalstrengththatiscapableofbothflayingbodyandmind.
Thewhipfunctionsinallrespectsaswhiporscorpionwhip(chosenwhenmanifestinga
mindbladeusingthisbladeskill).Whileinthisform,thesoulknifeisconsideredtobe
proficientwithbothweapons.MindflayeriscompatiblewiththeWhipMasteryfeat(and
subsequentfeats).Thesoulknifemayexpendherpsionicfocuswhenmakinganattack
usingherpsychicstriketocauseintenselevelsofpainwithhermindwhip.Thetarget
mustmakeaFortitudesave(DC10+soulknifelevel+Wisdommodifier)orbecome
dazedforoneround.Thesoulknifemustbe6thleveltoselectthisbladeskill.
MultiBladeManifestationThesoulknifewhopossessesthisbladeskilliscapableof
splittinghismindbladefurtherthanothersofhiskindduetohavingmorethantwolimbs
capableofwieldingaweapon.Limbscapableofwieldingmindbladesafterthefirsttwo
canbearmedwithlightweaponversionsofhermindbladejustaswhenusingshape
mindbladetocreatemultiplemindblades,theenhancementbonusisreducedbyone
forthesebladesaswell.Thesoulknifemustbe6thleveltoselectthisbladeskilland
mustpossessthreeormorehands(ortheirequivalent)toselectthisbladeskill.
PowerReserveThesoulknifesinnatepsychicessenceisstrongerthanothersofher
kind,growingmorepowerfulassheadvancesinlevel.Thepowerpointpoolgrantedby
theWildTalent(orPsionicTalent)featthatthesoulknifereceivesat1stlevelincreases
insizebytwopointspersoulknifelevel(thesoulknifedoesnotgainbonuspowerpoints
forhavingahighabilityscorefromthisability).Ifthesoulknifepossessesapowerpool
fromanothersource(suchasamanifestingclassorthegiftedbladearchetype),this

featureaddstothatpowerpoolinstead.Thesepointsmaybeusedtomanifestpowers
(ifanyareknown)andsupportotherabilitiesthatrequireuseofapowerpointpool.
Onceselected,thesoulknifemustrestfor8hourseverydaytogainorrecoverthese
powerpoints.Thisbladeskillmayonlybeselectedonce.
PsicrystalAffinityThesoulknifegainsthePsicrystalAffinityfeatwiththisbladeskill,
andshemayusehersoulknifelevelinplaceofhermanifesterleveltodeterminethe
effectivenessofherpsicrystalortomeetrequirementsorprerequisitesforabilities,feats,
powers,oritemusage(butnotforprestigeclasses)relatedtoherpsicrystal.
PsionicGrapnelThesoulknifesPsychicNetgainsnewversatility,gainingtheability
toreelheropponentintowardsherreachorshecanusethisconnectiontoherpsychic
nettovaultherselftowardshertargetinstead.Thisfunctionsasasapsilikeabilityofthe
powerectoplasmicgrapnel,usingthecharacterssoulknifelevelashermanifesterlevel.
Whenusingthisbladeskill,thesoulknifemaysubstituteherWisdomscoreforher
StrengthscorewhenmakingCMBchecksforthisability.Ifchoosingtolaunchherself
towardshertarget,shemaymovealongherconnectiontothetargetasafreeaction
thatdoesnotprovokeattacksofopportunityduetohowswiftlyshemoves.Thesoulknife
mustbeatleast6thlevelandpossessthePsychicNetbladeskillinordertoselectthis
bladeskill.
PsionicTrainingGainapsionicfeatinsteadofselectingabladeskill.Thesoulknife
mustmeetallprerequisitesofthepsionicfeatselected.Shemaynotselectthefeat
ExtraBladeSkillwiththisbladeskill.Thisbladeskillmaybeselectedmultipletimes.
PsychicNetThesoulknifemaygenerateatemporaryfieldofenergyintheformofa
heavynetofpsychicpowercreatedfromhermindblade.Bythrowingamindbladeata
targetandexpendinghispsionicfocus,itrapidlyexpandsintoanectoplasmicconstruct
thatenvelopsthetargetasifthesoulknifehadmanifestedtheentanglingectoplasm
psionicpower(inlieuofcausingdamagefromthethrownweapon).Treatthisasa
psilikeabilitythatusesthecharacterssoulknifelevelastheeffectivemanifesterlevelof
thepowerandtheDCtobreakfreeofthisnetwithaStrengthcheckisWisdombased.
Thesoulknifemustbeatleast4thlevelinordertoselectthisbladeskill.
PsychicPlatformThesoulknifeproducesadiskofsolid,barelyluminousforce
beneathherfeetonwhichtostand.Asanimmediateaction,thesoulknifeexpendsher
psionicfocustogeneratethispsychicconstructwhichactsasa5footcircleofforcethat
existsforanumberofroundsequaltoherWisdommodifier(minimumof1)oruntilthe
soulknifeisnolongerstandingonit.Thisplatformiseitherstationaryandmayfloatin
midairorinliquid,oritissubjecttogravityasnormal(thesoulknifechoosesupon
manifestingtheplatform)andhasahardnessof5and10hitpoints.Thisplatformcanbe
elastic(allowingforthesoulknifetobetreatedasifshehadarunningstartforchecks
madetojump),slick(toallowforslidingdownsurfacessuchashillsorstaircases),
and/orsticky,wherethesoulknifemaysticktoitatanotherwiseimpossibleangles
(suchasupsidedownorat90degreeormoreangles)atherwill.Manyusesofthis
platformaresubjecttoGMdecision(Acrobaticschecksforjumpingorbalancing,for
example).Actionsrelatedtotheuseofthisplatformgainacompetencebonusonchecks
equaltothesoulknifesenhancementbonusonhermindblade.Thesoulknifemustbeat
least6thlevelandpossesstheTelekineticAthleticsbladeskillinordertoselectthis
bladeskill.
PsychicStrikeThesoulknifegainsthepsychicstrikeclassfeature.Whenlearned,this
skillallowsthesoulknifetoaddanadditional1d8pointsofdamagetoanattackwithher
mindblade,asperthepsychicstrikeclassfeature.Thismaybeimprovedbythe

PowerfulStrikesbladeskill.Thesoulknifemustnotpreviouslypossessthepsychicstrike
classfeaturetoselectthisbladeskill.Thesoulknifemustbe4thleveltoselectthisblade
skill.
PsychicToolkitByconcentratinghermindbladedownintotinysliversofhardened
thought,thesoulknifecancreatetoolswithwhichtoperformavarietyoftasksthatshe
otherwisewouldneedtousespecializedtoolsfor.Withthisbladeskill,thesoulknifemay
manifesthermindbladeintodifferenttools(artisanstools,ablanket,amesskit,athiefs
toolkit,a10foot.pole,theformofa50footsilkropewithgrapplinghook,ormorewith
GMdiscretion)asamoveaction.Thesetoolsaddthemindbladesenhancementbonus
asacompetencebonusonskillcheckswhenusingthesetools,andifrelevantthey
possessthestandardhardness,hitpoints,andbreakDCofitemsofthesetypes.The
soulknifemustmaintaincontactwiththesetoolsforthemtoremaincohesive.Upon
reaching5thlevel,thesetoolscanbegeneratedasaswiftaction.
PsychokineticArmorThesoulknifemayformmindarmorasifshepossessedthe
mindarmamentsclassfeature(seearmoredbladesoulknifearchetype)thisonlyallows
hertoformmindarmorfromthemindarmamentsclassfeature(weaponsmustbe
formedfromanotherability).Shemayformthemindarmorasamoveactionand
remainsuntilitisdismissed(freeaction)oruntilsheisknockedunconsciousordead.
Sheusesthemindarmamentsenhancementbonusfromthearmoredbladearchetype
todeterminethemindarmorsenhancementbonusbasedonhersoulknifeleveland
mayselectarmorspecialabilitiesfromthatarchetype.Asusual,wheneverthesoulknife
formsmultipleitems,theenhancementbonusofallitemssheformsdecreaseby1per
itemformedafterthefirst.Shemayalsoshapetheformofhermindarmorasifshe
possessedtheshapemindarmamentsclassfeature(mindarmoronly).Unlikethemind
armamentsclassfeatureofthearmoredblade,psychokineticarmorisnotsubjecttothe
benefitsoftheImprovedEnhancementbladeskill.Thisfunctionsotherwiseinallways
asthemindarmamentsclassfeatureforthepurposesofprerequisitesand
requirements.Thesoulknifemustbe4thleveltoselectthisbladeskill.
PsychokineticBlastThesoulknifemaycauseherpsychicstriketoexplodeoutfrom
hertargetintoasuddenburstofpsychokineticenergy.Whenmakinganattack,the
soulknifeexpendsherpsychicstriketodealherpsychicstrikedamagetohertargetas
wellasalladjacentcreaturestothetarget(excludingthesoulknife).Thesoulknifemust
be4thleveltoselectthisbladeskill.
PsychokineticGrenadeThesoulknifemaychargehermindblade(orequivalent
ability)withexplosivepsychokineticenergies.Asastandardaction,thesoulknifeuses
herthrowmindbladeclassfeature(orequivalentability)againstatargetcreature.This
attackmustbechargedbyherpsychicstrikeclassfeature.Uponsuccessfullyhittingthe
target,theattackexplodeswithpsychokineticpowerasifitwereasplashweapon
againsttargetswithina10footradiuszonefromthetargetedcreature.Thesplash
damageisequaltoherpsychicstrikedamageplushermindbladeenhancementbonus
perpsychicstrikedie.Thesoulknifemayapplythefollowingbladeskillstoher
psychokineticgrenades:FireBlade,IceBlade,LightningBlade,orThunderBlade.The
soulknifemustbe6thleveltoselectthisbladeskill.
StealthArmamentsWheneverthesoulknifeformsmindarmorusinghermind
armamentsclassfeature(orthePsychokineticArmorbladeskill),hermindarmorgains
theappearanceandbenefitsofamundaneoutfitworth200gporless.Thesoulknife
mustpossesstheabilitytoformmindarmortoselectthisbladeskill.

StunningBladeBychannelingdisruptivepsionicenergiesthroughhermindblade,the
soulknifemaystunherfoeswithherpsychicstrike.Whenattackingafoewithhermind
blade,shemayexpendherpsychicstrikeandherpsionicfocustostunhertarget.The
targetmustmakeaFortitudesave(DC10+1/2thesoulknifesclasslevel+the
soulknifesWisdommodifier)orbecomestunnedfor1round(untiljustbeforeyournext
turn).ThisbladeskillalsocountsastheStunningFistfeatforthepurposesoffulfilling
prerequisitesorforeffectsandabilitiesthatmodifyorusethefeat.Thesoulknifemustbe
6thleveltoselectthisbladeskill.
TelekineticAthleticismThepsionicenergiesofthesoulknifesmindpermeateher
body,greatlyenhancingherathleticprowess.ShegainsthebenefitsoftheMentalLeap
andSpeedofThoughtpsionicfeatswhileshemaintainsherpsionicfocus,andmay
expendherpsychicstrikeschargetofuelthesecondaryabilitiesofthesefeatsinstead
ofusingherpsionicfocus.
TelekineticBlade(Soulboltonly)Thesoulboltlearnstomanifesthermindboltasa
meleeweaponinadditiontoitsmyriadofusesasarangedone.Selectionofthisblade
skillgrantstheformmindbladeandthrowmindbladeclassfeatures.Thesoulknifeis
alwaysconsideredproficientwithhermindblade.Themindbladegainsthe
enhancementbonusofthesoulknifesmindboltandmayselectitsownenhancements
(suchaskeenorflaming)asifitwereaseparateweaponfromhermindbolt.The
soulboltmustbeatleast4thleveltoselectthisbladeskill.
TelekineticBoltThesoulknifelearnstomanifesthermindbladeasavarietyofranged
weaponsaswellastheformshermindbladenormallymaytake.Selectionofthisblade
skillgrantstheformmindboltandlaunchmindboltclassfeatures(seesoulbolt
archetype).Thesoulknifeisalwaysconsideredproficientwithhermindbolt.Themind
boltgainstheenhancementbonusofthesoulknifesmindbladeandmayselectitsown
enhancements(suchasdistanceorflaming)asifitwereaseparateweaponfromher
mindblade.Thesoulknifemaynowalsotakesoulboltspecificbladeskills.Thiscannot
betakenifyoupossesstheformmindboltclassfeaturepreviously.Thesoulknifemust
beatleast4thleveltoselectthisbladeskill.
TelekineticEdgeThesoulknifesmindbladecanbehonedtosuchasharpedgethatit
canpassthroughafoesdefensesandstrikeatthesofterandmorevitalbitsinside.
Whilepsionicallyfocused,thesoulknifemayexpendherpsychicstrikechargeasafree
actiontoignoreatargetsdamagereductionoranobjectshardnessuntilhernextturn
insteadofinflictingadditionaldamage.Thesoulknifemustbeatleast4thleveltoselect
thisbladeskill.
TelepathicGiftThepsychicpotentialwithinthesoulknifeopensuptelepathic
pathwaysinhermind,allowinghertoreachoutandconnecttothemindsofothers.She
gainstelepathyouttoarangeof200feetandcancommunicatewithanycreature,
regardlessoflanguage,solongastheyhaveanIntelligenceof1orhigher.Therangeof
hertelepathyincreasesby10feetforeverytwosoulknifelevelsafter.Additionally,as
longasshemaintainspsionicfocus,shecandetectothercreatureswithin30feetusing
telepathytocommunicate,althoughshecannotdeterminethecontentofthe
communication.Thesoulknifemustbeatleast6thleveltoselectthisbladeskill.
VampiricBladeThesoulknifewithknowledgeofthisarthaslearnedthatstaying
powerissometimesmoreimportantthanafasterkill.Armedwiththisskill,thepsychic
strikeofthesoulknifesmindbladeiscapableofbeingalifedrainingconduittorestore
thevitalenergyofthewielder.Whenthesoulknifeexpendsherpsychicstrikeabilityon

anattackagainstaliving,corporealcreatureshemaychoosetoinflictonlyher
psychicstrikedamageandhealanequalamountofhitpoints.

ARCHETYPES
Inthissection,wellexplorenewoptionsforsoulkniveswhogrowupindifferent
traditionsortrainingmethods,oronesthatfindtheirpsionicabilitiesdevelopinadivergentway
thanmoretraditionalsoulknivesdo.

AugmentedBlade
Mostsoulknivesrelyontheidealizedweaponformthatiscreatedbytheirconcentratedwilland
effort.Somesoulknives,however,areunabletophysicallymanifestasolidthoughtweaponinto
existenceandusethisforwarbecausetheyprefertorelyonphysicalweapons.These
soulknivesintroduceapsicrystaltotheircombatmethodtoutilizetheirarts.Byfocusingthis
weaponmanifestingenergyintotheirpsicrystal,theycancauseittobindtoaweaponand
augmentitsabilitiesincombatjustlikemoretraditionalsoulknives.

WeaponandArmorProficiencies:Theaugmentedbladeisproficientwithallsimpleand
martialweaponsandwithallarmor(heavy,medium,andlight)andwithallshields(excepttower
shields).Thisreplacesthesoulknifesnormalweaponandarmorproficiencies.

AugmentedBladeworks:At1stlevel,theaugmentedblademayselectabonusfeatfromthe
followinglist:PointBlankShot,PowerAttack,TwoWeaponFighting,orWeaponFocus.Ifthe
augmentedbladechoosesfeatsthatselectspecificweapontypes(suchasImprovedCritical,
WeaponFocus,orWeaponSpecialization),shemayselectmindbladeandgainthebenefitsof
thatfeatregardlessofwhattypeofweaponsheiscurrentlyaugmenting.Thisabilityreplaces
thebonusfeatgainedat1stlevel.

PsicrystalAffinity:At1stlevel,theaugmentedbladegainsthePsicrystalAffinitybladeskill.
Thisreplacesthethrowmindbladeclassfeature.

PsicrystalAugment:At1stlevel,theaugmentedbladelearnshowtoattachherpsicrystaltoa
weaponandcauseittobondtotheitemasamoveaction(reclaimingthepsicrystalisafree
action).Someweaponsbecomecoveredinathinsheenofcrystal,forotheraugmentedblades
theentireweaponbecomespsychicenergytheresultisthesameregardlessofthecosmetic
appearance.Oncebonded,thispsicrystalaugmentationallowsforthebondedweapontobe
usedwithbladeskillsandistreatedasamasterworkitemwhenaugmented.Weaponscreated
throughtemporarymeans(suchasthecallweaponrypower,ortheflamebladespell)maynot
bebondedwiththeaugmentedbladespsicrystalduetotheirephemeralnature.

Iftheaugmentedbladeiseverseparatedfromherweapon(oranitemaugmentedbyher
psicrystal),thepsicrystalstayswiththatobject(s)aslongastheitemstayswithinrangeofthe
augmentedbladeandhistelepathiclink(onemile)withthepsicrystal.Atanytime,the
augmentedbladecancausethepsicrystaltoabandonthemitemasafreeactionwithinthat
rangeandcommandherpsicrystalasnormal.

Startingat3rdlevel,thebondedweapongainsacumulative+1enhancementbonusthat
increaseseveryoddlevelthereafterthattheymayspendonanactualenhancementbonusor
onweaponspecialabilities.Anaugmentedblade'sleveldetermineshermaximum
enhancementbonus(seeTable:TheSoulknifeaspertheenhancedmindbladeclassfeature
formeleeweaponsorseeTable:TheSoulboltaspertheenhancedsoulboltclassfeaturefor
rangedweapons).Theaugmentedblademay(andmust,whenhertotalenhancementishigher
thanhermaximumbonus)applyanyspecialabilityfromTable:WeaponSpecialAbilitiesinstead
ofanenhancementbonus,aslongasshemeetsthelevelrequirements.Thisoverridesany
magicalorpsionicenhancementsthatmayalreadybeonthisweapon,buttheweaponretains
anymaterialormasterworkbonusesitmayhave.Anaugmentedbladecanchooseany
combinationofweaponspecialabilitiesand/orenhancementbonusforattackanddamagerolls
beforeassigninganyspecialabilitieseachtimethattheaugmentedbladeusesthisability.This
replacestheFormMindBladeandEnhancedMindBladeclassfeatures,butcountsasForm
MindBladeandEnhancedMindBladeforprerequisitesorrequirements.

BladeSkills:Thefollowingisalistofspecificbladeskillsthattheaugmentedbladealonemay
use:
AugmentedArmorByplacinghispsicrystaltohisarmor,hemayenhancehisarmor
ashewouldenhanceaweaponwhenusinghispsicrystal.Seemindarmamentsclass
featureofthearmoredbladearchetypeinUltimatePsionicstoseethelistofavailable
armorspecialqualitiesthatcanbeaddedtoasuitofarmor.
AugmentedItemByattachinghispsicrystaltoatooloritemwhenmakingaCraftor
Professionskillcheck,orwhenusinganitemtoaidinAcrobatics,Climb,orSwim
checks,theaugmentedbladegainsacompetencebonusonthesechecksequaltohis
mindbladeenhancementbonus.
AugmentedPsycheByattachinghispsicrystaltoaheadbandoreyeslotitemthe
augmentedbladegainsacompetencebonusequaltohismindbladesenhancement
bonusonanyAppraise,Autohypnosis,Knowledge,Perception,SenseMotiveor
Spellcraftskillchecks.
AugmentedShieldByplacinghispsicrystaltohisshield,hemayenhancehisshield
ashewouldenhanceaweaponwhenusinghispsicrystal.Seeformmindshieldclass
featureoftheshieldbladearchetypeinUltimatePsionicstoseethelistofavailable
shieldspecialqualitiesthatcanbeaddedtoashield.
ImprovedPsicrystalAugmentMagicalorpsionicallyenchantedweaponsthat
possessspecialabilitiesthatarenotnormallyonthesoulknifesenhancedmindblade
list(suchasbane)aretemporarilyaddedtothatlistforusebytheaugmentedblade
whenusinghispsicrystalaugmentclassfeature,andtheenhancementbonusappliedto
theweaponbythatclassfeatureincreasesby+1.Theaugmentedblademustbeat
least4thleveltoselectthisbladeskill.
PsicrystalPowerSourceAsamoveaction,theaugmentedbladecanattachhis
psicrystaltoamagicitemthatusesthespelltrigger(e.g.wands,staffs)orpowertrigger
(e.g.dorjes,psicrowns)activationmethods,allowinghimtoaddhisWisdomModifierto
UseMagicDevicecheckswiththatiteminplaceofhisCharismamodifier(ifhigher).
Whenusingthatitemtoproduceaspellorpowereffect,inplaceofexpendingacharge
orpowerpointsfromthatitem,hemaychoosetospendanumberofhisownpower
pointsequaltodoubletheeffect'sspellorpowerlevel(e.g.usingawandoffireball,a
3rdlevelspell,wouldrequire6pp)ifhedoesso,thenhemayusehisclasslevelin
placeoftheeffect'snormalcasterlevelormanifesterlevel,andmaycalculateitssaving

throwDCsusinghisWisdommodifierinsteadoftheminimummodifierneededtocasta
spellorpowerofthatlevel.Ifmanifestingapsionicpowerfromtheitem,thenhemay
expendadditionalpowerpointstoaugmentthatpowerasnormal.Inthecaseofaspell
fromastaffwhichnormallyrequiresmultiplechargestouse,thisabilityreducesthe
numberofchargesrequiredtocastthatspellbyonethisreductiondoesnotstackwith
itself.
SplitCrystalYoumaysplitoffportionsofyourcrystaltoperformmultiple
augmentationsonitems.Whenyousplityourpsicrystalinthisfashion,small
childcrystalsarebirthedontoapieceofaequipmentwhenusingaugmentationabilities
thatfusetotheitem,andmaybereclaimedbytouchingthepsicrystaltothese
childcrystalsasafreeaction.Whenthecrystalissplit,itsoverallenhancementbonusis
reducedby1foreachitemenhanced.Thismaybeappliedtoasecondweaponifthe
characterwishestofightwithtwoweapons,orasaprerequisiteforotherbladeskills
specificallytailoredtotheaugmentedbladesskillset(suchasaugmentingashieldora
pieceofarmor).Theaugmentedblademustbeatleast4thleveltoselectthisbladeskill.

Theaugmentedbladeisunabletousethefollowingbladeskills:AlterBlade,Bladestorm,
Bladewind,DeceptiveBlade,DisciplineBladeShapes,DualImbue,EmulateMeleeWeapon,
EmulateRangedWeapon,EnhancedRange,FullEnhancement,ImprovedArmor,Mind
Daggers,Mindflayer,PsychicToolkit,PsychicNet,PsychokineticArmor,TelekineticBlade,
TelekineticBolt,andTwinStrike.Alternately,theaugmentedblademayselectabonuscombat
featinplaceofabladeskill.

Thisaltersthebladeskillsclassfeature.

FastAugmentation:At5thlevel,theaugmentedbladecanaugmentaniteminherpossession
withherpsicrystalasafreeactiononceperround.Thisreplacesthequickdrawclassfeature.

WeaponTraining(Ex):At6thlevel,theaugmentedbladegainsweapontraining,asthefighter
ability,addinganadditionalweapongroupeverysixlevelsafter6th(toamaximumofthree
groupsat18thlevel)andincreasingthebonusonattackanddamagerollsforweapongroups
chosenby+1.Thisabilityreplacesthebladeskillnormallygainedat6th.

FighterTraining(Ex):At7thlevel,theaugmentedbladecountshersoulknifelevel3asher
fighterlevelforthepurposeofqualifyingforfeats(ifshehadlevelsinfightertheselevels
stack).

MetaforgeAugmentedBlades,CrystalWarriors,andwhathappenedtomyPsicrystal?
Thismaycomeupwhereaplayerwantstocombinethesetwopsicrystalusingclasses
togetherandmovetowardsmetaforgepotentially.Thequestionariseswhathappenstomy
psicrystal?HowcanIdoboth?TheSplitPsicrystalbladeskilliswhatcanalleviatethis,
allowingthecharactertoeffectivelyhavetwopsicrystalsatonceforthepurposesof
augmentinghisweaponasasoulknifeandhisarmorasanaegis.Whenperformingthistype
ofaugmentationthroughbothaegisandsoulknife,thenormalreductionoftheoverall
enhancementbonusisignoredbecausethecharacterisusingtwoseparateclassfeatures.
AsbothclassesgainPsicrystalAffinityat1stlevel,theaugmentedblade/crystalwarriormay

addherlevelsinbothsoulknifeandaegistogether(includingmetaforge)todeterminethe
abilitiesofthepsicrystal.

BrutalityBlade
Soulknivesfindavarietyofwaystotraintobringouttheirsignatureweapon,themindblade.
Somemustcalmtheirminds,somevisualizetheweapon,andothersrecallamomentintime
wheretheymostwishedtheyhadtheblade.Brutalitybladesconjureforthrageandhatredas
theirtriggersfortheirweapons,andthisreflectsintheirbladeskillsandtheverynatureofhow
theyinfluencetheirbladeandhowitinfluencestheminreturn.

SoulofWrath(Ex):AbrutalitybladeuseshisCharismainsteadofhisWisdomforanysoulknife
abilityhegains,suchasbladeskillsthatrelyonWisdomfordeterminingsaveDC.Healsouses
hisCharismainsteadofhisWisdomforabilitiesgainedfromprestigeclassesthatadvancehis
mindblade.

ManifestRageBlade(Su):At1stlevel,thebrutalitybladecanlethisangerandhatredriseto
thesurfaceinawildfloodofpsychicenergiesthatalterhismindblade,changingitintoarage
blade.Whiletheragebladeismanifested,abrutalitybladegainsphenomenalpsionic
empowermenttohismindblade,butmayharmhimselfbytherecklessuseofhispower(see
psychicenervation,below).

Abrutalitybladecanchoosetomanifesthisragebladewheneverheformshismindbladeorhe
mayempowerhisalreadyformedmindbladewiththisincrediblewrath.Aragebladeisalwaysa
singleweaponandisneversplitlikeanormalmindbladecanbethebrutalitybladeneedsto
keephisfocus(ifthebrutalitybladehasusedhisformmindbladeclassfeaturetoformtwo
mindblades,hereleasesoneofthesetofocushispowerintotheremainingmindblade).Rage
bladesmaynotbethrownandcannotbedisarmedastheweaponisalmostfusedwiththe
brutalitybladesbody.Whenhemanifestshisrageblade,heincreasesthemindblades
enhancementbonusby+1(evenifthemindbladenormallydoesnothaveanenhancement
bonus).Theenhancementbonusboostgiveshimtheabilitytoaddspecialweaponproperties
(suchasflamingorkeen),orpushtheenhancementbonusoftheweaponbeyonditsnormal
maximumfromtheenhancedmindbladeclassfeature.Forexample,a7thlevelbrutalityblade
(+2)withanormally+1keenmindbladeusingthisabilityonhismindbladewouldbeableto
add+2tohisenhancementmindbladeclassfeature(increasingthemindbladesenhancement
bonusfrom+2to+4),allowinghimtoincreasetheenhancementbonustohitby+1andadding
flamingtomakeita+2keenflamingmindblade.Whenevertheragebladeismanifested,the
brutalityblademayfreelyreconfigurethebladesenhancementsasiftheyhadusedthe
ImprovedFluidFormbladeskill(withoutsufferingthepenaltiesofusingthisbladeskill),and
whentheragebladeisdismisseditreturnstoitsusualform.Ifthebrutalitybladehastheability
tomanifestamindshieldormindarmor,theragebladesenhancementbonusincreasesdonot
affecttheirenhancementbonuses,andtheformationofmultipleitemsreduceseachitems
enhancementbonusby1.

At7thlevel,abrutalitybladeincreasesthisenhancementbonustohismindbladebytwo
insteadofone.At13thlevel,heincreasesthisenhancementbonustohismindbladebythree.
Thesebonusestotheenhancementbonusoftheragebladeequalatotalbonusof+10(notto

exceedthe+5enhancementbonusmaximumforattackanddamagerolls).Thebrutalityblade's
ragebladealwaysisenhancedforthemaximumamountpossible,forunleashingsuchrageand
hateinthisfashiondoesnotlenditselftousingselfcontrol.

Thebrutalitybladecanmanifesthisragebladeforanumberofroundsequalto4+his
Constitutionmodifier.Ateachlevelafter1st,hecanmaintainhisragebladefor2additional
rounds.TemporaryincreasestoConstitution,suchasthosegainedfrompowerslikeanimal
affinityorspellslikebearsendurance,donotincreasethetotalnumberofroundsthata
brutalitybladecanmaintainhisragebladeperday.Onceabrutalitybladedismisseshisrage
blade,helosespsionicfocusandisfatiguedfor1d4+1roundsandmaynotregainpsionicfocus
duringthistime.Abrutalitybladecanmanifesthisragebladeasafreeactionaspartof
manifestinghismindbladenormally.Thetotalnumberofroundsperdayisrenewedafter
restingfor8hours,althoughthesehoursdonotneedtobeconsecutive.

Thisreplacesthethrowmindbladeclassfeatureandthebonusfeatgainedat1stlevel.

CrystallineFocusitemsandRageBladesWhenusinganitemlikeacrystalhiltwitha
manifestedrageblade,crystallinefocusitemsnormallylimitthemaximumenhancement
bonustoattackanddamagerollsto+5.Ragebladesmaysurpassthislimitandincreasethis
limitbytheenhancementbonusofthecrystallinefocus.Forexamplea+3crystalhiltwould
haveamaximumenhancementbonusof+8upto+5fromtheenhancedmindbladeclass
featureandthenuptoanadditional+3fromthecrystalhiltitself.

PsychicEnervation(Ex):Pushingoneselfbymanifestingaragebladeisdangeroustoones
mindandbody.Immediatelyfollowingthemanifestingoftherageblade,abrutalityblademay
beovercomebythestrainofhereffort,causinghimtotake2hitpointsofdamageperbrutality
bladelevel.Thechanceofsufferingpsychicenervationis10%.Thisabilityfunctionsidentically
tothewilderspsychicenervationclassfeatureandqualifiesforprerequisitesandrequirements
usingthisability.

EnhancedMindBlade:Thebrutalityblade'smindbladeisimprovedlikeastandardsoulknife's
mindblade,includingifthebrutalitybladecreatestwomindblades,excepttheenhancement
bonusincreasesatareducedrate,ratherthaneveryoddlevel,asindicatedonTable:Brutality
BladeProgression.

ThisreplacestheEnhancedMindBladeclassfeature,butcountsasEnhancedMindBladefor
prerequisitesorrequirements.

Table:BrutalityBladeProgression
Soulknife
Level

Enhancement
Bonus

1st

2nd

3rd

+1

4th

+1

5th

+1

6th

+2

7th

+2

8th

+3

9th

+3

10th

+3

11th

+4

12th

+4

13th

+5

14th

+5

15th

+5

16th

+6

17th

+6

18th

+7

19th

+7

20th

+7

WrathAugments:At2ndlevel,thebrutalityblademaytakeaspecial,rarifiedformofbladeskill
theyrefertoaswrathaugments.Theseabilitiesfunctionasbladeskills,maybeselectedby
brutalitybladeswiththeExtraBladeSkillfeatandmaybeselectedonlevelswhenhewould
otherwiseselectabladeskill.
BladeGeyserWhilemanifestingarageblade,thebrutalityblademayexpendhis
psionicfocusasafullroundactionanddrivehisbladeintothegroundathisfeet,
causingthebladetosplitbeneathhimanderuptintocircleofbladesaroundhim.This
bladeskillfunctionsaspertheWhirlwindAttackfeat.Thebrutalityblademustbeatleast
4thleveltoselectthisbladeskill.
BodyofRageWhilemanifestingarageblade,thebrutalitybladewiththiswrath
augmentsubsumeshisragebladeasaswiftactionandgrowsinsizeasifhehadused
theexpansionpsionicpower(usinghisclasslevelashismanifesterleveltodetermine
itseffects).Whileinthisform,hishandsradiateragingpsychicenergyintheformof
crudeclawsorknives.Theseclawsaretreatedaslightweaponformsofhismindblade
exceptthattheycountasbothnaturalandmanufacturedweapons.Bloodyectoplasm
alsoformsbladesonhisbody,whichcountasarmorspikes.Theragebladetakesa1
toitsoverallenhancementbonuswhilemanifestedthisway,buthisbothofhisrage

bladesandhisarmorspikessharethesameenhancementbonusesandweapon
properties.Thisinfusionofwrathfulpowerismaintainedaslongastheragebladeis
manifested.Thebrutalityblademustbeatleast10thleveltoselectthisbladeskill.
DestroyersWillWhileunderthebenefitsofaragingsurge,thebrutalityblade
channelshisboundlessangertoshrugoffmagicsandafflictionsalike.Thebrutality
blademayexpendhispsionicfocustorerollafailedFortitudeorWillsavingthrowasan
immediateaction.Thebrutalityblademustbeatleast4thleveltoselectthisbladeskill.
FountainofBloodWiththiswrathaugment,thebrutalitybladesragebladeinflicts
bleedingwoundswhenheactivateshispsychicstrikeoruponmakingasuccessful
criticalhitonatargetcreature.Thetargetsuffers1d4pointsofbleeddamageforeach
psychicstrikediethebrutalitybladepossesses.Thistargetcreaturebleedseachround
untilthewoundisbandagedproperly(DC15Healcheck)oruntilmagicalhealing(such
asacurespell)hasbeenapplied.Thetargetcanbesubjecttomultiplebleeding
wounds.Thebrutalityblademustbe6thleveltoselectthisbladeskill.
HandofHatredThebrutalitybladeswrathcanbeinfectious,spreadingtohisallies
andinspiringthemtoactsofrage.Whileinaragingsurge,thebrutalityblademay
expendhispsionicfocusasaswiftactionandsharehisragingeuphoriabonuseswith
allieswithin30feetofhispositionwhilehisragebladeismanifested.Thebrutalityblade
mustpossesstheragingeuphoriawrathaugmenttoselectthiswrathaugment.
RagingEuphoriaThebrutalitybladeiscapableofchurningforthgreatangerand
turmoilwhenhisragebladehasmanifested.Whilehisragebladeismanifested,the
brutalitybladesinnatepsionicenergiesempowerhisphysicalformwithsurgingforces.
Thissurgeofrageandangerprovidesa+1moralebonustohisattackanddamage
rolls.Thisbonusimprovesby+1at14thlevelandagainat20thlevel.Thesebonuses
persistwhiletheragebladeismanifestedandendwhentheragebladeisdismissed.
Thebrutalityblademustbe8thleveltoselectthisbladeskill.
RendtheBodyWhileunderthebenefitsofaragingsurge,thebrutalitybladewiththis
wrathaugmentmayunleashfuriousblowsuponhistarget.Whenattackingafoeand
unleashinghispsychicstrikeabilityuponthem,hemayexpendhispsionicfocusto
makeasecondattackatthesameattackbonusuponthetarget.

RagingSurge(Su):At4thlevel,thebrutalitybladechannelshisemotionsintoaphysicalboost
ofenergythatstrengthenshisbody.Abrutalitybladecaninvokearagingsurgewhile
manifestinghisrageblade,andthissurgeismaintainedwhiletheragebladeismanifested.The
brutalitybladegainsa+4moralebonustohisStrengthafterinvokingaragingsurge.At8th
level,thebrutalitybladealsogainsa+2moralebonustoConstitutionduringaragingsurge.At
12thlevel,themoralebonustoConstitutionincreasesby+2.At16thlevel,themoralebonusto
Strengthincreasesto+6.At20thlevel,themoralebonustoConstitutionincreasesto+6.Hit
pointsgainedbyincreasinghisConstitutionscorethrougharagingsurgearelostfirst.

Invokingaragingsurgewhenmanifestinghisragebladeincreasestheriskofpsychic
enervationfrom10%to20%.Thisreplacesthebladeskillsgainedat4thleveland12thlevel.

InstantaneousWrath(Su):At5thlevel,thebrutalityblademaymanifesthismindbladeasa
freeactionifhemanifestsitasarageblade.Thisreplacesthequickdrawclassfeature.

WrathPerfected:At20thlevel,abrutalitybladereachesthepinnacleofhiswrathandhis
connectiontohisunendingrageissostrongthatitcannotbequenched.Henolongerrequires

aWillsavetomaintainhismindbladeinanullpsionicsfieldsolongashisragebladeis
manifestedanditretainsallenhancementbonusandspecialabilities.Additionally,thebrutality
blade'shatredissoperfectwithitspuritythathenolongersuffersariskofpsychicenervation
whenmanifestinghisrageblade.Thisreplacesthemindblademasteryclassfeature.

PsychicArmory
Mostsoulknivesworkonperfectingoneblade,theiridealizedblade,thatformsthecoreofwhat
theydowiththeirpsychicabilities.Somehowever,eithercannotsettleonasingularbladeor
otherwisecannotgaintheproperfocustoforgetheimageofanidealmindblade.These
soulknives,knownaspsychicarmories,generatemultiplequasirealmindbladesthatswarm
aroundthem.Thisswarmformofmindbladeshowever,doeslenditselftowardsbeingboth
weaponandshieldforpsychicarmorysoulknifeandmanynewoptionsforbattlearebornfrom
it.

FormPanoplyofBlades:Thepsychicarmoryformsamyriadofbladesaroundherbodyto
encircleherloosely,orbitingoverandaroundherinshiftlesspatterns.Theseweaponsareofall
mannerofshapes,largeandsmall,andtheyglimmerinandoutexistenceasusedorifignored
fortoolong.Theseweaponsarethepsychicarmory'smindblades,andwhilecosmeticallythey
canlookhowevertheyareimagined,theyallfunctionthesamebasedontheirweapontype.
Thepsychicarmoryformsanumberofweaponsequalto1+herWisdommodifier(minimumof
1)eachoflightandonehandedmindbladesasamoveaction.At2ndlevel,sheadds1+her
Wisdommodifiertwohandedmindbladestoherpanoplyofblades.Forexample,a2ndlevel
psychicarmorywithaWisdomscoreof16wouldhave4lightweaponmindblades,4
onehandedweaponmindblades,and4twohandedweaponmindblades.Theseweaponsare
quasirealandmaynotbeusedtoattackdirectlyinmelee.Instead,thepsychicarmorydirects
themtelekinetically,hurlingthemwiththeuseofherpsychokineticthrowability.Oncethrownor
usedtoattack,theweapondissipatesaftercomingintocontactwithacreatureorobject.The
panoplyofbladesreplenishesatthestartofthepsychicarmory'snextturn.Thesemindblades
formaroundthepsychicarmoryandoccupyherspace.

Theseweaponsthreatenadjacentcreatures,andthepsychicarmorymaymakeattacksof
opportunityasarangedattackagainsttargetswithin5feetshouldanattackbeprovoked.
Rangedattacksmadewithinmeleereachofanenemywhenusingherpanoplyofbladesnever
provokeattacksofopportunity.Theconcentrationrequiredtomanifestthepanoplyofblades
meansthepsychicarmorycannotuseotherweapons,naturalattacksoroffhandattackswhile
usingPsychokineticThrowbutshemayuseashieldtodefendherself.

Regardlessoftheweaponformsapsychicarmoryhaschosen,herpanoplyofbladesdoesnot
haveasetdamagetypeperweapontype.Whenshapingherpanoplyofbladesandassigning
abilitiestoit,thepsychicarmorychooseswhethertheweapontype(light,onehanded,or
twohanded)willdealbludgeoning,piercing,orslashingdamage.Thepsychicarmorymay
changethedamagetypeofanexistingweapongroup(light,onehandedortwohanded)inher
panoplyofblades,ormaysummonanewpanoplyofbladeswithdifferentdamagetypes,asa
fullroundaction.Otherwise,thepanoplyofbladesretainsthelastdamagetypeconfiguration
choseneverytimeitissummoned.Ifthepsychicarmorychoosestoreshapetheweapons
withinherpanoply,itrequiresafullroundactiontodosoperweapontypeshechoosesto
reshape.Shemayalsoreassignthetypeofdamagedealtaspartofreshapingherpanoplyof

bladesifshesochooses.Apsychicarmorycanreassignthespecialabilityorabilitiesshehas
addedtoherpanoplyofbladesfromherenhancedarmoryclassfeature(seebelow).Todoso,
shemustfirstspend8hoursinconcentration.Thesecannotbethenormal8hoursusedfor
rest,evenifthepsychicarmorydoesnotrequiresleep.Afterthatperiod,thepanoplyofblades
materializeswiththenewabilityorabilitiesselectedbythepsychicarmory.

Inallotherrespects,thepanoplyofbladesfunctionsasatheformmindbladeclassfeature,and
subjecttoanythingthatwouldaffectamindblade(exceptcrystalhiltsseePsionicPowersand
Itemschapterforthecrystallinefocusiounstone).Whenusingthepsychicstrikeclassfeature,
thepsychicarmorymaychargeanumberofweaponsfromherpanoplyofbladesofherchoice.
Thepanoplyofbladesmaytakeenhancementsasifitwerebothameleeandaranged
weapon.Thisreplacestheshapemindbladeandformmindbladeclassfeaturesbutcountsas
theseclassfeaturesforprerequisitesorrequirements.

PsychokineticThrow:Unlikeanormalsoulknife,thepsychicarmoryneverneedtouchher
bladesbeforepsychokineticallyhurlingthematatargetandmaymakeiterativeattacksasher
baseattackbonusallows.Astheattackisdirectedmentally,thepsychicarmorymakesthe
rangedattackusingherWisdommodifierinsteadofherDexteritymodifiertodetermineher
rangedattackbonuswithherpanoplyofblades.SheaddsherWisdommodifiertodamagein
placeofherStrength.Duetothepurelymentalnatureofhowtheseattacksaremade,the
psychicarmorycannotusePsychokineticThrowtomakeoffhandattacks(suchaswhen
fightingwithtwoweapons).Featsthatmodifyrangedattacksspecifically(suchasDeadlyAim
andRapidShot)functionnormallyforusewiththepsychicarmoryspanoplyofblades.

Therangeanddamageofthisattackdependsonwhatweapontypeisused(lightweapons
havearangeincrementof20feetandonehandedweaponshavearangeincrementof15
feet).At2ndlevel,thepsychicarmorgainstheTwoHandedThrowbladeskillforusewiththis
classfeature,allowingthepsychicarmorytousepsychokineticthrowabilitywithtwohanded
membersofherpanoplyofbladeswitharangeincrementof10feet.Apsychicarmorys
panoplyofbladeshasamaximumrangeoffiverangeincrements.Thisreplacesthethrowmind
bladeclassfeaturebutcountsasthrowmindbladeforprerequisitesorrequirements.

PsychokineticCombat:ThepsychicarmorygainsthebenefitsofthePointBlankShotand
PreciseShotfeatswhenusingherpanoplyofblades.Thisclassfeaturecountsasthosefeats
forthepurposesofrequirementsandprerequisites.Thisreplacesthebonusfeatgainedat1st
level.

BladeSkills:At2ndlevel,thepsychicarmorymayselectbladeskillsaswouldanormal
soulknife.Thefollowingbladeskillsarenotavailabletoapsychicarmory:AlterBlade,
DeceptiveBlade,DisciplineBladeShapes,EmulateMeleeWeapon,EmulateRangedWeapon,
EnhancedRange,FocusedOffense,InterruptingThrow,Mindflayer,TelekineticBlade,and
TelekineticBolt.FluidFormandImprovedFluidFormadjustthefunctionsofthepanoplyof
bladesasitwouldwithanormalmindblade.Shieldsformedfromthepsychicarmoryareinthe
panoplybutoperatenormally,defendingtheplayer(theseshieldsdonotoccupythecharacters
hands).IftheMindDaggersbladeskillisselected,theseareaddedtoherpanoplyofblades
andshesummons1+herWisdommodifierinfloatingdaggerswithinherpanoply.

ArmoryTactics:Thepsychicarmorygainsanumberofuniquebladeskillsavailabletoheruse
withherpanoplyofbladesandtheymaybeselectedanytimethepsychicarmorywouldgeta
bladeskill.
DistillPanoplyAsamoveaction,thepsychicarmorymaygatheroneofhermind
bladesfromthepanoplyandbrieflyfocusitintoamoretraditionalmindblade(ifthe
psychicarmorypossessestheQuickDrawfeatortheSwiftPanoplyclassfeature,she
maygatheraweaponasaswiftactioninsteadifshechooses).Thepsychicarmorymay
grabasinglelight,onehandedortwohandedweapon,orapairoflightweaponsthis
weapongainsthebenefitsoftheenhancedarmoryclassfeatureandmaybeusedin
meleecombat(thepsychicarmorymayretainherabilitytoaddherWisdommodifierto
attackanddamagerolls,ormayuseherStrengthscoreifsheprefersto).Aweapon
gatheredbythisabilitymaybeusedwithfeatsorspecialabilitiesthatmaybeusedwith
meleeweaponsofthattype.Thisweaponstaysmanifestfor1+thepsychicarmorys
Wisdommodifierrounds(minimumof2rounds).IfthecharacterpossessestheMind
Daggersbladeskill,apairofminddaggersmaybedistilledfromherpanoplyforusein
melee.Ifthepsychicarmorypossessesacrystalhilt,shemayuseherdistilledpanoply
withthisitem(crystaliounswillcontinuetolendtheirbonustodistilledweaponsbut
cannotbecombinedwithothercrystallinefocusitems).
HungryBladesThepsychicarmoryspanoplyofbladesthreatenedareaincreases.
Herbladesmaynowthreatensquaresuptoanadditional+5feetaway.
IncreasedRangeThepsychicarmorygainsincrediblerangefromhispanoplys
attacks.Lightweaponsincreasetheirrangeto100feet,onehandedweaponsincrease
theirrangeto60feet,andtwohandedweaponsincreasetheirrangeto30feet.Ifthe
characterpossessestheMindDaggersbladeskill,theirrangeincreasesto200feet.
PanoplyBarrageThepsychicarmoryiscapableofdirectingherpanoplyofblades
whilewieldingamemberofitinmeleecombat.Whenmakingafullattack,shemay
expendherpsionicfocusandmakethesamenumberofrangedattackswithher
panoplyasshedoeswithhermindbladeinmeleecombat(Example,ifthepsychic
armorypossessesabaseattackbonusof+12,shecanmakeuptothreeattackswith
hermindbladeinmeleeanduptothreerangedattackswithherpanoplyofblades).All
attacksmadethisroundsuffera2penaltytoattackrollsduetoherdividedfocus.This
bladeskilltakesalotoutofthementalfacultiesofthepsychicarmory,andshemayonly
utilizethisbladeskillanumberoftimesperdayequaltoherWisdommodifier(minimum
of1).IfusedwiththeImprovedPsychicStrikefeat,thepsychicarmorymustdecideifit
willaffecttherangedattacksorthemeleeattacksmadewithhermindblade(never
both).Thepsychicarmorymustbeatleast14thlevelandpossesstheDistillPanoply
armorytactictoselectthisarmorytactic.
PanoplyCounterWithlightningreactiontime,thepsychicarmoryiscapableof
bringingherpanoplyofbladesintopositionstodefendherfromattacks.Asan
immediateaction,thepsychicarmorymayexpendherpsionicfocustoopposeher
opponentsattackrollagainstherwithpanoplyofblades.Shemakesanattackrollather
fullbaseattackbonustodotothisasifsheweremakinganattackwiththepanoply,and
iftheresultisequaltoorhigherthantheattackersresult,theattackisnegatedbythe
panoplyblockingtheattack.Thiscanbeusedonmeleeorrangedattacks,and/orspells
andpowerswithtouchorrangedattacksequally.
PanoplyDriveThepsychicarmorydirectsherpanoplyintoateemingbarrageof
cuttingshardsofpsychicfury.Sheexpendsherpsionicfocusandasastandardaction,
shedirectsherweaponstobecomea60footlineofcuttingbladesthatinflicts1d6

pointsofslashingandpiercingdamageperpsychicarmorylevel,plustheenhancement
bonusofthepsychicarmoryspanoplyofbladestoalltargetsalongitspath.A
successfulReflexsave(DC10+1/2thepsychicarmorysclasslevel+thepsychic
armorysWisdommodifier)halvesthisdamage.Thisattackissubjecttodamage
reductionasnormal.Thisusesallofherbladesfortheroundandtheyreturntoher
panoplythefollowinground.Ifthepsychicarmorypossessedanenergybasedblade
skill(suchasFireBlade),thepsychicarmorymaychoosetodeal1/2thisdamageas
energydamageofthesametypeastheenergybasedbladeskillofherchoice.
PanoplyEruptionAsafullroundaction,apsychicarmoryexpendsherpsionicfocus
andspreadsoutherpanoplyofbladesinawideradiusofbladedshardsaroundherself
(10feet+5feetperfourpsychicarmorylevels),quiveringwithaggressiveintent,ready
toattack.Creaturesthatwalkinthisareatreatitasdifficultterrain,andthepsychic
armorymaymakeattacksofopportunityasifshethreatenedeverysquareintheburst.
Whileineffect,shemaymakeanumberofadditionalattacksofopportunityequaltoher
Wisdommodifier.Thisusesallofherbladesfortheroundandherpanoplyisrefreshed
thefollowinground,endingthiseffect.Ifthepsychicarmorypossessedanenergybase
bladeskill(suchasFireBlade),shemaychoosetodealhalfofthedamagefromattacks
ofopportunitymadewiththisskillasenergydamageofthesametypeastheenergy
basedbladeskillofherchoice.
PsychicFortressThepsychicarmoryiscapableofdrivingherpanoplyofbladesinto
theformofatemporarywallthatcanbeusedascoverandgrantsconcealment,ortotal
concealmentifthecharacteriscompletelyshelteredbehindthebarrierusingthetotal
defenseaction.Asastandardaction,sheexpendsherpsionicfocusandhardensher
bladesintoatemporaryshelter,formingawall10feetlongand5feettall,witha
hardnessof10and30hitpoints.Thisdepletesherentirepanoply,andshemayform
herpanoplyofbladesagainonhernextturn.Thehardnessandhitpointsofthewallis
improvedbythepanoplysenhancementbonus.Thewalllastsforanumberofrounds
equalto3+herWisdommodifier.
SwirlingPanoplyThepsychicarmorymaysetherpanoplyofbladesspinningand
mayexpendherpsionicfocustocausethemtoexplodeoutaroundherorata
designatedpointwithinmediumrange(100feet+10feetperpsychicarmorylevel)asa
standardaction.Thiseffectcreatesa20footradiusexplosionofcuttingbladesthat
inflicts1d6pointsofslashingandpiercingdamageperpsychicarmorylevel,plusthe
enhancementbonusofthepsychicarmoryspanoplyofbladestoalltargetswithinthe
blastradius.AsuccessfulReflexsave(DC10+1/2thepsychicarmorysclasslevel+
thepsychicarmorysWisdommodifier)willhalvethisdamage.Thisattackissubjectto
damagereductionasnormal.Thisusesallofherbladesfortheroundandtheyreturnto
herpanoplythefollowinground.Ifthepsychicarmorypossessesanenergybasedblade
skill(suchasFireBlade),shemaychoosetohaveherswirlingpanoplydealhalfits
damageasenergydamageofthesametypeastheenergybasedbladeskillofher
choice.

EnhancedArmory:At3rdlevel,thepsychicarmory'spanoplyofbladesareimprovedlikea
standardsoulknife'smindblade.Theenhancementbonusissetperweapontype.Example:An
11thlevelpsychicarmorywitha+5enhancementbonuscouldhaveherlightweaponsbe+3
keenflamingmindblades,heronehandedweaponscouldbe+2keenimpactmindblades,and
hertwohandedweaponscouldbe+3icyburstmindblades.ThebladeskillsFluidFormand

ImprovedFluidformmaybeusedtochangeoneoralloftypesofmindbladesinthepsychic
armory.

ThismodifiestheEnhancedMindBladeclassfeature,butcountsasEnhancedMindBladefor
prerequisitesorrequirements(seebladeskillsaboveforrestrictions).

SwiftPanoply:At5thlevel,thepsychicarmorymayconjureherpanoplyofbladesasaswift
action.Thisfunctionsotherwiseidenticallytothequickdrawclassfeature,andcountsasquick
drawforprerequisitesorrequirements.

MasteryoftheArmoryAt20thlevel,thepsychicarmoryhasreachedthepinnacleofherart
andherconnectiontoherlibraryofbladesissostrongitcannotbesevered.Shenolonger
requiresaWillsavetomaintainherpanoplyofbladesinanullpsionicsfield,althoughitstill
losesanyenhancementbonusandspecialabilities.Thisreplacesthemindblademasteryclass
feature.

Soulknives,HighPsionicsCampaigns,andYou:Dependingonthetypeofcampaign
worldyouplayin,iftheGMwouldcallitahighpsionicscampaign,itwouldbewithinreason
toallowsoulknivestoaddthemanifestingandpowerprogressionoftheGiftedBlade
archetypetoallsoulknivesbydefault,foramorepsionicsoulknife.Thisgivesthesoulknife
moreofacompetitiveedgeinaworldwheremanifestingand/ormagicishighlydominant
withoutcompromisingthecombatabilitiesoftheclass.TheGiftedBladearchetypeinreturn
addssomeadditionalflexibilityaswellasinandoutofcombatversatilitytothesoulknifethat
letsitstandasbothacombativeandpsionicequaltoclasseslikethepsychicwarrioror
marksman.Ingameswithhigherlevelsofexpertise,powerfulclassesandabilities,orjust
generallybettertoysavailabletopeople,itwouldbeconsideredprudenttoaddtheGifted
Bladearchetypespowerstothesoulknifetokeepthemcompetitive.

3. Feats and Traits

Theheartofanycharactercomesdowntoavarietyofthingschoiceswithintheclasslistof
abilities,andthefeatstheymayselectupontheirwaythatdeterminehowtheyareableto
interactwiththeworldandhowtheirpowerswork.Withinthischapter,wellexplorenewtraits
andfeatsforsoulknivesthatwillhelptheminboththefieldofcombataswellaswaysthat
improvetheirqualityofplay.

FEATS
Thefollowingarefeatsthatmaybeselectedbypsioniccharacters,manyspecificallydesigned
forsoulknives.Forthepurposesoffeatsthatcallforgeneratingamindblade,thecallweaponry
psionicpowercountsforthisprerequisite.

Feat
BladeofTerror

Type
General

Prerequisites
Abilitytogenerateamind

Benefit
Combineelementsof

blade,knowledgeofoneblade
skillandoneterror

thedreadandsoulknife
classes.

BrutalSurge

Psionic

Abilitytomanifestarageblade,
abilitytomanifestpowers.

Useragebladerounds
toinitiateawildsurge
formanifestingpowers

CriticalImbuement

Psionic

PsychicStrike+1d8

Makeasuccessful
criticalhitandrecharge
yourpsychicstrike.

DancingShadowStyle

Psionic,Style

Abilitytogenerateamind
blade,psychicstrike+1d8,
CloakDance,Acrobatics2
ranks,Stealth7ranks

Whenperforminga
cloakdance,youmay
chargeyourpsychic
strike.

DancingShadowWaltz

Psionic,Style

Abilitytogenerateamind
blade,psychicstrike+1d8,
CloakDance,DancingShadow
Style,PsionicMeditation,
Acrobatics5ranks,Stealth7
ranks

Whenperforminga
cloakdance,the
charactergainstotal
concealmentasamove
actionandmaycharge
hispsychicstrikeand
whentakingafullround
actionhemaymoveup
tohisbasespeed.

DancingShadow
Retribution

Psionic,Style

Abilitytogenerateamind
blade,psychicstrike+1d8,
CloakDance,DancingShadow
Waltz,PsionicMeditation,
Acrobatics9ranks,Stealth9
ranks

Whenperforminga
cloakdance,gaintotal
concealmentand
rechargepsychicstrike
andattacksagainstthe
characterprovoke
attacksofopportunity
whenconcealment
protectshim.

DeadlyImbuement

Psionic

PsychicStrike+1d8

Reduceafoeto0hpto
rechargeyourpsychic
strike

Imbuementofthe
PhantomWeapon

Psionic

Abilitytogenerateamind
blade,psychicstrike+1d8

Gaintheabilitytoimbue
aweaponwithapsychic
strike.

ImprovedPsychicStrike

Psionic

Baseattackbonus+6,Psychic
Strike+2d8

Expendpsionicfocus
withpsychicstriketo
applypsychicstrike
damagetoallmind
bladeattacksforone
round

MetapsionicKnife

Psionic

Abilitytogenerateamind
blade,abilitytomanifest1st

Usemindbladeto
delivertouchpowers.

levelpsionicpowers,Psionic
Meditation
MindSniper

General

Abilitytogenerateamind
blade,knowledgeofoneblade
skill,styletechnique

Combineelementsof
themarksmanand
soulknifeclasses.

PatternBlade

General

Abilitytogenerateamind
blade,knowledgeofoneblade
skillandoneinsight

Combineelementsof
thecrypticandsoulknife
classes.

SwiftImbuement

Psionic

Abilitytogenerateamind
blade,psychicstrike+1d8

Chargeamindblade
withpsychicstrike
damageasaswift
action.

FeatDescriptions

BladeofTerror(General)
Youhavelearnedtoblendthefearsomeartsofthedreadwithyourmindblade.
Prerequisites:Abilitytogenerateamindblade,knowledgeofonebladeskillandoneterror
Benefit:Youmayuseyourmindbladetodeliveryourterrorsasifyouhadusedyour
devastatingtouch,andyoumayaddhalfyoursoulknifelevel(roundeddown)toyourdreadlevel
todeterminesavingthrowsforyourterrors.Additionally,anytimeyousuccessfullyuseafear
effect(eitherthroughaterrororamanifestedpower)youmayregainyourpsychicstrikeasa
freeactiononceperround.

BrutalSurge(Psionic)
Youareabletomanifestpowersusingyourangertoagreaterdegree.
Prerequisites:Abilitytomanifestarageblade,abilitytomanifest1stlevelpowersfromthe
giftedbladelist.
Benefit:Youmaytreattheenhancementbonusincreasefromyourragebladeasthewildsurge
classfeature(seewilderbaseclassfordetails)onpowersthatyoumanifest.Youspendone
roundofyourragebladeusageandinitiateawildsurgeandriskpsychicenervationasperthe
wilderclass(usingthebrutalitybladesenervationpenalty).

CriticalImbuement(Psionic)
Youareabletorechargeyourpsychicstrikethroughtrulypotentattacksinvigoratingyour
confidence.
Prerequisites:PsychicStrike+1d8
Benefit:Oneperroundwhenyoumakeasuccessfulcriticalhityoumayrechargeyourpsychic
strikeasafreeaction(evenifitisnotyourturn).

DancingShadowRetribution(Psionic,Style)
Youhavemasteredthecloakdancersevasivecombatstyle,blendinginlightningfaststrikesto
yourdefensivedance.
Prerequisites:Abilitytogenerateamindblade,psychicstrike+1d8,CloakDance,Dancing
ShadowWaltz,PsionicMeditation,Acrobatics9ranks,Stealth9ranks

Benefit:Whenperformingacloakdanceasafullroundaction,yougaintotalconcealmentand
youmayrechargeyourpsychicstrikewhilemovinguptoyourbasespeed.Whenfoesmake
attacksagainstyou,theseattacksprovokeattacksofopportunityfromyouwhileyoureunder
concealmentfromyourcloakdance.

DancingShadowStyle(Psionic,Style)
Youvelearnedtoturnyourevasivecombatstyleintoapotentmeditativetechnique.
Prerequisites:Abilitytogenerateamindblade,psychicstrike+1d8,CloakDance,Acrobatics2
ranks,Stealth7ranks
Benefit:Whenperformingacloakdance(seetheCloakDancefeat),youmaychargeyour
psychicstrike.

DancingShadowWaltz(Psionic,Style)
Yourevasivecombatstyleallowsyoutomovethroughdangerwithoutworry.
Prerequisites:Abilitytogenerateamindblade,psychicstrike+1d8,CloakDance,Dancing
ShadowStyle,PsionicMeditation,Acrobatics5ranks,Stealth7ranks
Benefit:Whenperformingacloakdanceasafullroundactionyoumaymoveuptoyourbase
speedwhilegainingconcealment.

DeadlyImbuement(Psionic)
Youareabletosiphonoffresidualpsychicimpressionstorechargeyourpsychicstrikefrom
fallenfoes.
Prerequisites:PsychicStrike+1d8
Benefit:Wheneveryoureduceafoeto0hitpointsorless,youmayrechargeyourpsychic
strikeasafreeactiononceperround.Foesslaininsuchamannermustpossessan
Intelligencescoreof3ormoreforyoutobeabletorechargeyourpsychicstrike.

ImbuementofthePhantomWeapon(Psionic)
Youhavelearnedhowtosuspendadestructivepsychicfieldonweaponsotherthanyourmind
blade.
Prerequisites:Abilitytogenerateamindblade,psychicstrike+1d8
Benefit:Youmaychargeyourpsychicstrikeonaweaponotherthanyourmindbladeasifit
wereyourmindbladeandreleaseitonafoeinthesamemanner.Youmayonlymaintaina
numberofchargedweaponsequaltothenumberofpsychicstrikediceyoupossess.Ifthe
chargedweaponeverleavesyourpossession(eitherbybeingthrownorbybeingtakenorlost),
thentheweaponlosesitschargethefollowinground.Theweaponlosesitsheldchargewhen
yousleeporifyoureknockedunconsciousorkilled.

ImprovedPsychicStrike(Psionic)
Youhavemasteredawaytoprolongthechargeonyourpsychicstrikestodevastateafoefor
multipleattacks.
Prerequisites:Baseattackbonus+6,PsychicStrike+2d8
Benefit:Youmayexpendyourpsionicfocuswhenyouuseyourpsychicstriketoapplyyour
psychicstrikedamagetoallmindbladeattacksyoumakeuntilthestartofyournextturn.

MetapsionicKnife(Psionic)
Youhavelearnedtoblendyourabilitytomanifestpowerswithyourmindblade,usingitasa
conduitforsomeofyourpowers.

Prerequisites:Abilitytogenerateamindblade,abilitytomanifest1stlevelpsionicpowers,
PsionicMeditation
Benefit:Youmayuseyourmindbladetodelivertouchorrangedtouchpowers.Asastandard
action,youmaymanifestapowerwiththerangeoftouchorcloseandmakeasingleattack,
expendingyourpsionicfocus.Ifthisattackissuccessful,thentheattackdealsdamagefromthe
mindbladeandtheeffectsofthepowermanifestedwiththisability.

MindSniper(General)
Youhavemasteredwaystouseyourpsychicallygeneratedweaponsinadeadlyandprecise
manner.
Prerequisites:Abilitytogenerateamindbladeormindbolt,knowledgeofonebladeskill,style
techniqueclassfeature
Benefit:Yourmindbladeormindboltalwayscountsasafavoredweaponforyourfavored
weaponclassfeature,andyourlevelsinsoulknifecountasmarksmanlevelswhendetermining
yourfavoredweaponbonuses.

PatternBlade(General)
Youhavelearntouseyourpatternedlogicandapplyittoyourtechniqueswithyourmindblade.
Prerequisites:Abilitytogenerateamindblade,throwmindbladeorlaunchsoulbolt,
knowledgeofonebladeskillandonecrypticinsight
Benefit:Asastandardaction,youmaythrowyourmindbladeorlaunchasoulboltatyourfull
baseattackbonus.Iftheattackissuccessfulyoumayaddyourdisruptpatternclassfeatureto
theattacksdamage,alongwithinsightsthatmaymodifythiseffectaswellaswithabilitieslike
PsionicShotorPsychicStrike.

SwiftImbuement(Psionic)
Youhavelearnedhowtoefficientlychargeyourmindbladespsychicstriketomakeitmore
availableincombat.
Prerequisites:Abilitytogenerateamindblade,psychicstrike+1d8
Benefit:Youmaychargeyourpsychicstrikeasaswiftaction.
Normal:Youchargeyourpsychicstrikeasamoveaction.

TRAITS

ContestofBlades(Combat)
Whenclinchingbladeswithanenemy,yourcountenanceisunnervingtosome.
Benefits:Yougaina+1TraitBonusonInitiative.Onceperday,inthesurpriseroundofcombat
youmayperformanintimidatechecktodemoralizevsaflatfootedopponentasafreeaction.

MindBladeDancer(Psionic)
Yourgracefulcombatstyleenlivensyourmindbladetoillumination.
Benefits:Perform(Dance)becomesaclassskillifitisnotalready.Yougainthecrystallight
talentandcanmanifestthispowerwithamanifesterlevelof1.Ifyouhavemanifesterlevels
fromapsionicclass,youmayinsteadusethemanifesterlevelfromthatclass.Yourmindblade
orequivalentability(i.e.mindbolt,etc)isconsideredacrystalobjectforthepurposeofthis
talent.

MischievousBlade(Combat)
Yourmindbladesharesyourdeviousstreak.
Benefits:Yougaina+2traitbonustocombatmaneuvercheckswhileperformingadirtytrick
withyourmindbladeorequivalentmeleerangedability(i.e.mindclaws,etc).

NaturalBlade(Psionic)
Youvelearnedtocontinuesomeofyoursoulknifetrainingevenwhenexploringdifferenttrades.
Benefits:Youadd+2traitbonustoyoursoulknifeleveltodeterminethestrengthofyourmind
bladeenhancementandaccesstobladeskillsasifyoursoulknifelevelweretwohigher(this
doesnotimprovebladeskilleffectiveness,onlyyourabilitytomeetprerequisites).Youreffective
mindbladelevelcannotexceedyourcharacterlevel.Thecharactermusthavetheenhanced
mindbladeclassfeature(oritsequivalent)toactuallyreceivethemagicalenhancementbonus
tothemindblade.

PersonalizedTrick(Psionic)
Youvegotaninnateknackformimickingaweaponenhancementnotnormallyfoundinmind
blades.
Benefits:Chooseamagicalweapon(orarmor/shield)propertythatisnotlistedasavailable
withthemindbladeenhancementclassfeature.Youmayselectthatpropertywhenchoosing
abilitiesforEnhancedMindBlade(oritsequivalent).Weaponpropertiessuchasbanethathave
avariablepropertytothemmustspecifythatvariablewhenselectingthistraitthischoiceis
permanent.

TrickshotSoul(Combat)
Youareparticularlygiftedwithusingyourmindbladeatrange.
Benefits:+1traitbonustorangedattackrollsusingthrowmindbladeorequivalentability(i.e.
mindbolt,etc).Yougainthetrickshottalentandcanmanifestthispowerwithamanifesterlevel
of1.Ifyouhavemanifesterlevelsfromapsionicclass,youmayinsteadusethemanifester
levelfromthatclass.

4. Prestige Classes Augmented

Thenatureofprestigeclassesandhowtheyinteractwiththesoulknifeislimitedinmany
respects.Mostsoulknivesdonothaveanymanifestingabilityandtherearedefinitelyprestige
classesthatcouldbenefitsoulknivesmorespecificallythantheycurrentlydo.Tothatend,inthis
chapterwellexploresomepreviouslypublishedprestigeclassesfromUltimatePsionicsand
newsoulknifespecificoptionsforthem,aswellasseveralnewprestigeclassesuniquetothe
soulknifeclass.

HighPsionicsCampaignOptions:BladeSkills,GiftedBlades,andPrestigeClasses:
Somesoulknifeclassfeaturesandbladeskillsdependwhollyontheirclasslevelinfluencing
theircompetitiveedge,andwithprestigeclassesyoumaysignificantlyweakenotherwise
necessaryabilitiestoyoursuccesswiththeclass.Tothatend,classesthatadvancea
soulknifesmindbladealsocountassoulknifelevelstodeterminetheeffectivenessofblade

skillsandothersoulknifeclasslevelspecificeffects.Thisoptionsassumesthatallofyour
soulknivesaregiftedbladesoulkniveswhohaveretainedtheirpsychicstrikeclassfeature.

Usingthisoption,giftedbladesthatenterintoprestigeclassesthatadvancemanifestingfor
theirgiftedbladepowersalsoadvancetheirmindbladeenhancementbonusaswell,asthe
twoabilitiesareintimatelytiedtogetherwiththisoption.Theinverseistrueonclassesthat
specificallyadvancemindbladeenhancementbonuses,thecharactersgiftedblade
manifestingisadvanced(andonlygiftedblademanifestingifthecharacterpossessesother
manifestingclasses,thesearenotadvancedbythisoptionalrule).Iftheclassspecifically
advancesmanifestingandspecificallyadvancesthemindblade,thenthegiftedblades
manifestingandmindbladeareadvancedindependentlysoastonotreceivedoublethe
normaladvancementrate(oriftheypossessedmanifestingfromanotherclass,theycould
choosetoadvancethatmanifestingclassspowersinsteadexamplebeinga
soulknife/psychicwarriorwhoadvancestheirmindbladeandpsychicwarriormanifesting,but
doesnotadvancetheirgiftedblademanifesting).

PRESTIGECLASSESAUGMENTEDPRESTIGECLASSARCHETYPES

TheAdaptiveWarrior
Theadaptivewarriorisagreatclassthatshowcaseshowpsionicpotentialcanbeusedin
combatsituationstoallowforasoulknifetotrulyexcelbyreadinganenemyandchanging
tacticstosuitthem.Dependingonhowthesingleclasssoulknifemeetstheprerequisitesforthis
class,usethefollowingmodifications.

ManifestingInplaceofmanifesting,theadaptivewarriorsoulknifemaychooseoneofthe
followingpathsbasedonhowtheyqualifiedfortheclass.
NonManifestingSoulknifeAdvancethemindbladebyonelevelateachlevelofthe
prestigeclassforthepurposesofdeterminingthemindbladeenhancementclass
feature,andlevelsinthisprestigeclasscountassoulknifelevelstodeterminetheeffects
andprerequisitesforbladeskills.Ifthisoptionischosen,thentheadaptivewarriorclass
willnotadvancemanifestingforanyotherclassforthischaractertheclassislocked
intosupportinghismindblade.Thisoptionallowsforthesoulknifetotakeadvantageof
ahostofnewclassfeaturesthataidhiminwayscomparabletobladeskills,butalso
doesntreducehiminpowersodrasticallyasaresult.
GiftedBladeAdvancethesoulknifesmindbladebyonelevelforthepurposesofthe
mindbladeenhancementclassfeatureaswellastheirgiftedblademanifestingonthe
eightlevelsthatincreasemanifesting.Thisdoesnotincreasehisabilitieswithblade
skills.Thiskeepsthecharacterroughlyonpacewithhisabilitiesasnormalwithout
drasticallyreducinghispowerset.Ifthisoptionischosen,thentheadaptivewarriorclass
willnotadvancemanifestingforanyotherclassforthischaractertheclassislocked
intosupportinghismindbladeandgiftedbladepowers.
WarSoulSoulknifeAdvancethesoulknifesmindbladebyonelevelforthepurposesof
themindbladeenhancementclassfeatureaswellastheirmartialinitiatingontheeight
levelsthatincreasemanifesting.Thisdoesnotincreasehisabilitieswithbladeskills.
Thisoptionshoresupthemartialoptionsoftheclasswithmaneuversandstancesto
bestfitthenatureofthisclassasamorecombatfocusedoption.Ifthisoptionischosen,

thentheadaptivewarriorclasswillnotadvancemanifestingatallforthischaracterthe
classislockedintosupportinghismindbladeandhismartialmaneuverprogression.

TheElocator
Theelocatoristhetypeofclassthatsoulkniveswouldlovetohave,iftheycouldmeetthe
manifestingrequirementsofthisclass.Theemphasisonmanifestingisminor,andsoulknives
appreciatetheemphasisonspeed,mobility,andcompletecontrolovertheirposition.Tomake
thismorecompatiblewithsoulknives,weproposetheseoptional,alternaterules:
PrerequisitesRemovethemanifesting1stlevelpowersrequirement.Addintheability
togenerateamindblade,mindbladeenhancement+1,andtheGhostStepbladeskill.
ManifestingEachlevelofmanifestingincreasesthesoulknifeseffectivelevelwithhis
mindbladeenhancementclassfeature.
TransporterChangethisabilitytograntthebladeskillCleaveSpaceinsteadasafree
bladeskill.Iftherecharacteralreadypossessesthis,thenthesoulknifemaychoose
anotherbladeskilloftheirchoicethattheymeettheprerequisitesfor

TheMysticArcher
Themysticarcherisaterrificclassthatdoesnotnaturallylenditselftosoulknivesbeyondthose
ofthesoulboltarchetype,beinglargelytheprovinceofthemarksman.Thisbeingsaid,the
MysticArcheralsoenablesapopulartropewiththeblindwarriorconcept,soifwetwistitalittle
bitwecanmoreenabletheblindswordsmanangleinsteadandthesoulknife(andothers,for
thatmatter)mayfindahomehere.Themysticarcher/mysticswordsmanhasthefollowing
rules:
Prerequisites:ChangetheprerequisitefeatstoBlindFight,IntuitiveFighting,andPsionic
Weapon.Otherwise,thebaseattackbonusrequirementof+6and6ranksofPerception
arestillrequired.IfthecharacterpossessestheFocusedOffensebladeskill,hecan
forgotheIntuitiveFightingfeat.
RangedSneakAttack:Thisfeaturebecomesanincreaseforpsychicstrikeonthese
levels.Ifthepsychicstrikeclassfeaturewasnotpossessed,thentheygainthatclass
featureforusewiththeirmindblade(orwithpowerslikecallweaponry).

ThePyrokineticist
Thepyrokineticistisagreatmatchforthesoulknife,asitcombinesfuriousmeleeabilitiesand
rangedsupport,supernaturalabilitiesthataresimilarbutdifferenttopowers,andaddsalevelof
interestingcharactertoitbecauseitdoesntrequirealotofpsychicmuscletogetinto.Thefire
lashabilitysupportsthemindbladeasaconcept,butdoeslittlemorethanallowitsbasicuse
andupgradesthewhip.Withthefollowingoptions,wellincorporatemoreofthesoulknifeinto
theclasswithafewsmallchanges:
HandAfireThesoulknifepyrokineticistdoesnotreceivethisclassfeature.
MindBladeAdvancementStartingat1stlevel,thepyrokineticistclasscountsas
soulknifelevelstodeterminetheirmindbladeenhancementbonus.
FireLashThecharacterisautomaticallyconsideredtoactasifhehadtheAltered
Bladeskillwithusewithhisfirelash.

TheWarMind
TheWarMindisaperfect,naturalfitforthesoulknife,withthedownsideofitnothelpingoutthe
charactersmindbladeadvancementatall.Forthesoulknifewhowantstolearntheartsofthe
WarMindandiswillingtosacrificeitspowerprogression,thenthisisanoptionavailabletoyou:

ManifestingThewarmindgainsnomanifestingabilityfromthisclass.
WarriorsJourneyThesoulknifewhobecomesawarmindhasafewoptionsonhowto
reworkthisclassfeature.
NonManifestingSoulknifeAdvancethemindbladebyonelevelateachlevelof
theprestigeclassforthepurposesofdeterminingthemindbladeenhancement
classfeature,andlevelsinthisprestigeclasscountassoulknifelevelsto
determinetheeffectsandprerequisitesforbladeskills.Ifthisoptionischosen,
thenthewarmindclasswillnotadvancemanifestingforanyotherclassforthis
charactertheclassislockedintosupportinghismindblade.
GiftedBladeAdvancethesoulknifesmindbladeat2ndlevelthrough9thlevel
ateachlevelforthepurposesofthemindbladeenhancementclassfeatureas
wellastheirgiftedblademanifesting.Thiskeepsthecharacterroughlyonpace
withhisabilitiesasnormalwithoutdrasticallyreducinghispowerset.Ifthisoption
ischosen,thenthewarmindclasswillnotadvancemanifestingforanyother
classforthischaractertheclassislockedintosupportinghismindbladeand
giftedbladepowers.
WarSoulSoulknifeAllowthewarmindslevelstostackwiththewarsoul
soulknifeforadvancingthemindbladesenhancementbonusandthewarsouls
initiatorlevel,maneuversknown,maneuversreadiedandstancesatalllevels
except1stand10th.Thisoptionshoresupthemartialoptionsoftheclasswith
maneuversandstancestobestfitthenatureofthisclassasamorecombat
focusedoption.Ifthisoptionischosen,thenthewarmindclasswillnotadvance
manifestingatallforthischaractertheclassislockedintosupportinghismind
bladeandhismartialmaneuverprogression.
WellofPowerThewarmindnolongergainsthisclassfeatureinstead,thecharacter
mayselectanewbladeskillatthislevel.

NEWPRESTIGECLASSES

TheAugmentedBladeandPrestigeClassesAugmentedBladesareincapableof
generatingpsychicweaponsontheirownsotheysimplycannotjointheranksoftheAshen
Blades(astheyrelyonthespeedyandsuddenmanifestationofweapons).Augmented
BladeswillfindthattheyarewellsuitedtotheabilitiesoftheBattleTelepath,Primarch,and
theMarvel(aswellaspreviouslypublishedpsionicclasses),andmayjointhemasanyother
soulknifecould.

The Ashen Blade


Warriorsofapsionicorderofmurderersandcutthroats,theOrderofAshesisknownandfeared
foritsartofthesilent,suddenkill.Theyvelearnedtostrikeonceandstrikefastandhardforthe
utmostinlethality.Tothisend,theyhavelearnedhowtoharnesstheirpsychicstrikeandhoneit
toarazorsedgeforusewiththeirmindblades,augmentingitskillingpowerthroughtheirdeep
meditationsandawakeningofgreatpsychicpotential.Whilegreatlyfearedwheretheyreactive,
legendsaysyoucanfindthesekillersbythestainofashesontheirpalmsthisisafalserumor
startedbytheashenbladesthemselvesasawaytothrowtheirfoolishpursuersofftheirtrail.

HitDie:d8

Requirements:
Skills:Knowledge(Psionics)2ranks,SleightofHand2ranks,Stealth5ranks.
Feats:CombatExpertise,ImprovedFeint.
BladeSkills:MustpossesstheMindDaggersbladeskill.
Special:Mustpossessthepsychicstrikeclassfeatureorthecoverttrainingclassfeature.

Table:TheAshenBlade
Base
Attac
Fort
Level
k
Save
Bon
us

Ref
Sav
e

Will
Sav
e

Special

Power
Powers Level
Point
Known Known
s

1st

+0

+0

+1

+0

Augmentedstrike(basic),
assassinsblade,fastknives
(swiftactionfeint)

1st

2nd

+1

+1

+1

+1

Psychicstrike+1d8,cunning

1st

3rd

+2

+1

+2

+1

Bladeskill

1st

4th

+3

+1

+2

+1

Augmentedstrike(adept)

10

2nd

5th

+3

+2

+3

+2

Psychicstrike+2d8

15

2nd

6th

+4

+2

+3

+2

Fastknives(freeactionfeint)

23

3rd

7th

+5

+2

+4

+2

Augmentedstrike(master)

31

3rd

8th

+6

+3

+4

+3

Psychicstrike+3d8

43

4th

9th

+6

+3

+5

+3

Bladeskill

55

4th

10th

+7

+3

+5

+3

MasterofAshes

71

4th

ClassSkills:TheashenbladesclassskillsareAcrobatics(Cha),Bluff(Cha),Climb(Str),Craft
(Int),DisableDevice(Dex),Intimidate(Cha),Knowledge(local)(Int),Spellcraft(Int),Stealth
(Dex),Survival(Wis),andSwim(Str).
SkillPointsperLevel:4+Intmodifier.

ClassFeatures:

WeaponandArmorProficiency:Ashenbladesgainnoadditionalweaponorarmor
proficiencies.

Manifesting:Anashenbladegainsmanifestingabilityifhedidnotalreadyhaveit.Hispower
pointsperday,powersknown,andmaximumpowerlevelknownaregivenonTable:TheAshen
Blade.HechooseshispowersfromtheGiftedBladepowerlist.Tolearnormanifestapower,

hemusthaveaWisdomscoreofatleast10+thepowerslevel,thesaveDCsforhispowers
areWisdombased,andheuseshisWisdomscoretodeterminebonuspowerpoints.His
manifesterlevelforthesepowersisequaltohisclasslevelplushissoulknifelevel(notto
exceedhischaracterlevel).

Alternatively,iftheashenbladewascapableofmanifestingpsionicpowersasagiftedblade
soulknifebeforebecomingaashenblade,hemaychoosetoforgothistraining,insteadoptingto
progresshisexistingmanifestingclassateachlevelofthisprestigeclass.Ateachlevel,he
gainspowerpoints,accesstonewpowers,andanimprovedmanifesterlevelasifhehad
gainedalevelasagiftedblade.

Oncetheashenbladehaschosenhismanifestingpath,itcanneverbechangednoteven
witheffectssuchaspsychicreformation.

AugmentedStrike(Su):At1stlevel,theashenbladeiscapableofaugmentinghisattackswith
psychicpowertomakethemfarmoredeadly.Hisleveldetermineswhatabilitiesareavailableto
him,andhemustspendanumberofpowerpointsasaswiftactiontogeneratethese
augmentationeffects(ifapplicable,notallabilitiesaresubjecttoaugmentation)whichlastfor
oneroundoruntilusedonhisnextattack.Iftheattackmisses,thechargeismaintaineduntilhis
nextsuccessfulattack(meleeorranged)oruntilhisnextturnwhentheyexpire.Hemaynot
performanotheraugmentationuntilthepreviouslymanifestedaugmentationhasbeenusedor
dismissed.Aashenblademaynotspendmorepowerpointsonaugmentinghisattacksthanhis
classlevel.Aashenblademayutilizehisaugmentedstrikeabilityanumberoftimesperday
equalto5+Wisdommodifier(minimumof1)perday.Atfirstlevelhemayapplyasingle
augment,at4thlevelhemayapplyasecondaugment,andat7thlevelhemayapplyathird
augment.

Table:AugmentsbyType
Level

Ability

Basic

IncreasedPsychicStrike

Basic

FocusDestroyingBlow

Basic

StunningStrike

Basic

Bypassconcealment

Adept

MentalAssault

Adept

GhostBreaker

Adept

PsychicVampire

Master

LifeQuencher

Master

SynapticDisruptor

AugmentDescriptions
IncreasedPsychicStrike:Theattackinflictsanadditional1d8pointsofpsychicstrike
damage.Forevery2powerpointsspent,thisdamageincreasesby1d8points.The
attackmustbeonetowhichsneakattackdamageapplies.
FocusDestroyingBlow:Acreaturehitbytheashenblade'sattackmustmakeaWill
savingthrow(DC12+Wisdommodifier)orloseitspsionicfocusinadditiontotakingthe
damagefromtheattack.Forevery2powerpointsspent,theDCincreasesby1.
StunningStrike:Acreaturehitbytheashenblade'sattackmustmakeaFortitude
savingthrow(DC10+Wisdommodifier)orbestunnedfor1roundinadditiontotaking
thedamagefromtheattack.Forevery2powerpointsspent,theDCincreasesby1.
BypassConcealment:Theashenblade'snextattackignoresthemisschanceprovided
byconcealmentortotalconcealment.Theashenblademuststillattackthecorrect
squarewhenattackinganinvisiblecreature.
MentalAssault:Theashenblade'snextattackdeals2pointsofeitherIntelligenceor
Wisdomdamageinadditiontoitsnormaldamage.Theashenbladechooseswhichtype
ofabilitydamagetodealwhenactivatingthepower.Forevery2powerpointsspent,the
abilitydamageincreasesby1.
GhostBreaker:Theashenblade'snextattackcanstrikeincorporealcreatures,asifher
weaponhadtheghosttouchspecialability.Thisaugmentationpersistsuntiltheashen
bladesnextturn.
PsychicVampire:Theashenblade'snextattackdrainsanumberofpowerpointsfrom
thetargetequaltohalfthedamagedealt.Drainedpowerpointsareavailableforthe
ashenbladetouseinthefollowinground,butexpireattheendofhisnextturn.
LifeQuencher:Acreaturestruckbytheashenblade'snextattackgains1d4negative
levelsfor1roundasuccessfulFortitudesave(DC17+Wisdommodifier)reducesthis
to1negativelevelbestowed.Forevery4powerpointsspent,thedurationofthe
negativelevelsisincreasedby1round.
SynapticDisruptor:Acreaturestruckbytheashenblade'snextattackcannotcast
spells,manifestpowers,orusespelllikeorpsilikeabilitiesfor1roundunlessit
succeedsonaWillsave(DC17+Wisdommodifier).Forevery2powerpointsspent,
theDCincreasesby1.

AssassinsBlade:At1stlevel,themindbladeoftheashenbladebecomesdullandpartially
translucent,asifmadeofsmokeandashes,tobetterdisguisetheweaponanditssuddenand
speedyattacks.Theashenbladesmindbladecontinuestogrowinpowerashewalksthepath
ofpsionicassassinationeachlevelofthisprestigeclasscountsasalevelofthesoulknifebase
classwhencalculatingthemindbladeenhancementclassfeatureandfordeterminingthe
effectsandprerequisitesofbladeskills.Whenmakingafeintattempttoattackafoewithhis
mindblade,theashenbladeaddsa+4bonustotheattempt.Additionally,theashenblademay
selectasingleweapontypeasifhehadgainedtheEmulateMeleeWeaponbladeskillasa
formforhismindblade.Thismustbealightoronehandedmeleeweaponasanythinglarger
maybetooeasilynoticed.Hemayselectanotherweaponshapeat4thlevel,anotherat7th
level,andafinaloneat10thlevel.

Iftheashenbladeiscapableofmanifestingapanoplyofblades,inlieuofthepreviousabilities,
theashenbladereceivesthefollowingabilitiesfromthisclassfeature.HereceivestheDistill
Panoplyarmorytacticat1stlevelandmayusethisbladeskillevenifhispanoplyisnot
manifestedtocreateasingulardagger(seefastknivesbelow).Whenusingaweaponheis

wieldingthroughtheuseoftheDistillPanoplyarmorytacticandmakingafeintattempt,he
receivesa+4bonustotheattempt.

FastKnives(Su):At1stlevel,theashenbladeisalwayscapableofbringingaminddaggerto
hishandatthespeedofinstinctandcanreleasethemjustasfast.Theashenblademay
manifestasingleminddaggertoattackandthenimmediatelyreleaseitafterdamagehasbeen
rolledaspartofastandardattackaction(theashenblademaymakeafreeSleightofHandor
Stealthcheckaspartofthisattacktohidethemanifestationofthemindbladeandits
dismissal).At1stlevel,thisallowstheashenbladetomakeafeintattemptagainsthistarget
whenusingaminddaggerasaswiftaction.At6thlevel,theashenbladeissoskilledthathe
canmaketheattemptasafreeactiononceperroundaspartofthatattack.Ifthisfeintattempt
issuccessful,theashenbladeinflictsanadditional1d6pointsofdamageasifhepossessedthe
sneakattackclassfeature.Ifthecharacterpossessedsneakattackdicefromapreviousclass,
theseareaddedtothisattack.

PsychicStrike(Su):Startingat2ndlevel,theashenblademaychargehismindbladewith
destructivepsychicenergiesasamoveaction.Thiseffectinflictsanadditional1d8pointsof
damageandisreleasedintoanopponentasafreeactionaspartofanattack.Thisbonus
increasesto2d8pointsofdamageat5thlevel,andto3d8pointsofdamageat8thlevel.Ifthe
ashenbladepossessedthepsychicstrikeabilityfromapreviousclass,theseclassfeatures
stacktodeterminethetotalnumberofpsychicstrikedamagedice.Thisfunctionsotherwise
exactlyasthesoulknifeclassfeatureofthesamename(seethesoulknifeclass,Ultimate
Psionicspg64,forfurtherdetailsonthisability).

Cunning(Ex):At2ndlevel,theashenbladegainsa+1bonusonBluffandStealthskillchecks
madewhilemaintainingpsionicfocus.Theashenblademayexpendhispsionicfocustodouble
thisbonusforasingleBlufforStealthcheck.Ifthecharacterpossessedthecunningclass
featurefromthecutthroatsoulknifearchetype,hislevelsincutthroatstackwithhisashenblade
levelstodetermineitseffectivenessifnotthenthisbonusesincreasesby+1at5thleveland
againat9thlevel.

BladeSkill:At3rdlevel,theashenblademayselectanewbladeskill.Hemayselectan
additionalnewbladeskillat9thlevel.

MasterofAshes:At10thlevel,theashenbladesskillatkillinghasreachedmastery,andhis
mindbladeistheperfecttoolforhisart.Henolongerhasalimittohowmanytimesperdayhe
canusehisaugmentedstrikeabilityandanytimehekillsacreaturewithatleast1HitDieand
anIntelligenceof3orhigher,hemayrechargehispsychicstrikeorregainhispsionicfocus(the
ashenblademaychoosewhich).

The Marvel
Somesoulknivescreatetheiridealizedweaponorsetofweaponswiththeirminds,others
createfantasticarmoriesoffloatingweaponsthattheycanuseattheirwhims.Andthenthere
arethosesoulkniveswithapropensityforthegenerationofpersonalpowerwhoundertakea
greatfeatofpsychicevolutiontomaketheirownbodiesintotheidealweapon.Thesefew

psychicsbecomeknownasmarvels.Fortifiedwithtelekineticpower,thesemarvelsarecapable
offeatsofimpossiblepoweranddurability,aswellasachievingtelekineticflight.
HitDie:d12

Requirements:
Skills:Acrobatics4ranks,Autohypnosis5ranks,Knowledge(Psionics)5ranks.
Feat:PsionicBodyandoneofthefollowing:PsionicFist,PsionicShot,orPsionicWeapon.
BladeSkills:TelekineticAthleticism.
Special:Mustpossesstheenhancedmindbladeclassfeature.

Table:TheMarvel
Base
Atta
Fort
Level
ck
Save
Bon
us

Ref
Sav
e

Will
Sav
e

Special

Manifesting

1st

+1

+1

+0

+0

Marvel,giftofpower

2nd

+2

+1

+1

+1

Telekineticarmor

+1leveltoexistingmanifesterlevel

3rd

+3

+2

+1

+1

Psychicstrike+1d8

+1leveltoexistingmanifesterlevel

4th

+4

+2

+1

+1

Giftofflight

+1leveltoexistingmanifesterlevel

5th

+5

+3

+2

+2

Giftofdurability

+1leveltoexistingmanifesterlevel

6th

+6

+3

+2

+2

Bladeskill

+1leveltoexistingmanifesterlevel

7th

+7

+4

+2

+2

Giftofpotency

+1leveltoexistingmanifesterlevel

8th

+8

+4

+3

+3

Marvelousflight

+1leveltoexistingmanifesterlevel

9th

+9

+5

+3

+3

PsychicStrike+2d8

+1leveltoexistingmanifesterlevel

10th

+10

+5

+3

+3

Truemarvel

+1leveltoexistingmanifesterlevel

ClassSkills:ThemarvelsclassskillsareAcrobatics(Cha),Climb(Str),Craft(Int),Diplomacy
(Cha),Fly(Dex),Intimidate(Cha),Knowledge(local)(Int),Knowledge(psionics)(Int),
Profession(Wis),Spellcraft(Int),Survival(Wis),andSwim(Str).
SkillPointsperLevel:4+Intmodifier.

ClassFeatures
Allofthefollowingareclassfeaturesofthemarvel.

WeaponandArmorProficiency:Marvelsgainnoadditionalweaponorarmorproficiencies.

Manifesting:At2ndlevelandeverylevelthereafter,amarvelgainsadditionalpowerpointsper
dayandaccesstonewpowersasifshehadalsogainedalevelofgiftedblademanifesting.She
doesnot,however,gainanyotherbenefitacharacterofthatclasswouldhavegained(blade

skills,psychicstrike,andsoon).Thisessentiallymeansthatsheaddsthelevelofmarveltoher
giftedbladelevel,andthendeterminespowerpointsperday,powersknown,andmanifester
levelaccordingly.

Alternately,ifthemarvelhadpowersfrombeingapsychicwarrior,shemayadvancethatpower
progressioninplaceofgiftedblademanifesting.Ifshepossessednomanifestingatallbefore
enteringthisclass,thisclassfeaturedoesnotgranttheabilitytomanifestpsionicpowers.

Marvel:At1stlevel,amarvelspsionicabilitiesgrowtogetherandevolve,theblendofpsychic
masteryandpowermanifestationimprovingtheirphysicalabilities.Eachlevelofthemarvel
classcountsasasoulknifelevelforthepurposesofdeterminingtheeffectivenessofherblade
skills(aswellasqualifyingforhigherlevelbladeskills)andofhermindbladeenhancement
classfeature.Inaddition,ifthemarvelpossesseslevelsinthepsychicwarriorclass,hermarvel
levelsstackwithherpsychicwarriorlevelsforthepurposesofdeterminingtheeffectivenessof
herherpathstranceandmaneuverabilities.

GiftofPower(Su):At1stlevel,amarvelspsionicenergiesfortifyherformwithtelekinetic
power.Amarveladds1pointofherWisdommodifier(minimum0)permarvellevelasaninsight
bonustoherStrengthscorewhilepsionicallyfocused.ShemayalsoaddherfullWisdom
modifier(minimum0)plushermarvelleveltoherStrengthscorewhenmakingStrengthchecks
tobreakobjectsandfordetermininghercarryingcapacity.Inaddition,shegainstherock
throwingspecialability.Unlikeanormalrockthrowingcreature,amarvelisnotlimitedbyher
sizewhenthrowinganobjectusingthisabilityshemerelyneedstobeabletoliftitoverher
head(seeStrengthandCarryingCapacityinthePathfinderCoreRulebook)tothrowit,
regardlessoftheobjectssize.Amarvelonlygainsthesebenefitswhilepsionicallyfocused.

RockThrowingMarvels
Reproducedherearetherulesforhurlingrocksorobjectsthatcouldequatetorocksforthe
purposesofthisability.

RockThrowing(Ex):Thiscreatureisanaccomplishedrockthrowerandhasa+1racialbonus
onattackrollswiththrownrocks.Acreaturecanhurlrocksuptotwocategoriessmallerthan
itssizeforexample,aLargehillgiantcanhurlSmallrocks.Arockisanylarge,bulky,and
relativelyregularlyshapedobjectmadeofanymaterialwithahardnessofatleast5.The
creaturecanhurltherockuptofiverangeincrements.Thesizeoftherangeincrementvaries
withthecreature.Damagefromathrownrockis1d8forastandardSmall"rock"larger
objectsinflictanincreasinglylargerdamagedie,plus11/2timesitsStrengthbonus.

Mediumsizedmarvelshavearangeincrementof20feetwiththeirthrownrockssmaller
marvelsreducetheirrangeincrementby5feetpersizecategorybelowMedium(minimumof
5feet)andLargeorlargermarvelsincreasetheirrangeincrementby10feetpersize
categoryaboveMedium.

TelekineticAmor(Su):At2ndlevel,thetelekineticenergiesofthemarvelcreateathinfieldof
energieswithinherveryskin.Foreverytwomarvellevelsthatshepossesses,sheincreases
hernaturalarmorbonustoherArmorClassby+1whileshemaintainspsionicfocus.

PsychicStrike(Su):Startingat3rdlevel,themarvelmaychargehermindbladewith
destructivepsychicenergiesasamoveaction.Thiseffectinflictsanadditional1d8pointsof
damageandisreleasedintoanopponentasafreeactionaspartofanattack.Thisbonus
increasesto2d8pointsofdamageat9thlevel.Ifthemarvelpossessedthepsychicstrikeability
fromanotherclass,theseclassfeaturesstacktodeterminethetotalnumberofpsychicstrike
damagedice.Thisfunctionsotherwiseexactlyasthesoulknifeclassfeatureofthesamename
(seethesoulknifeclass,UltimatePsionicspg64,forfurtherdetailsonthisability).

GiftofFlight(Su):At4thlevel,themarveliscapableofachievingamodicumofthree
dimensionalmobility.Whilepsionicallyfocused,themarvelgainstheabilitytoflyataspeedof
60feetwithgoodmaneuverability.Shecanbeginflyingasaswiftaction,andcanremainin
flightforanumberofminutesequaltohermarvellevelplusherWisdommodifier(minimum1
minute).Theseminutesneednotbeconsecutive,butmustbeusedinoneminuteincrements.

GiftofDurability(Su):At5thlevel,amarvelspsionicenergiescreateabufferingfieldof
protectivetelekineticforcearoundher.Whilepsionicallyfocused,themarvelgainsdamage
reduction5/adamantine.

BladeSkill:At6thlevel,themarvelmayselectanewbladeskill.

GiftofPotency(Su):At7thlevel,thetelekineticfieldofthemarveliscapableofrippingapart
andpenetratingthedefensesofenemies.Whilepsionicallyfocused,themarvelsattacks
automaticallyovercomedamagereduction.

MarvelousFlight(Su):At8thlevel,themarvelsabilitytoflyhasimprovedwithgreatpractice.
Whilepsionicallyfocused,themarvelgainstheabilitytoflyataspeedof60feetwithgood
maneuverability.

TrueMarvel(Ex):At10thlevel,themarvelhasfinishedhertransformationintoatrue
psychokineticwonder,afusionofpsionicpowerandbiologicalform.Hertypechangesto
outsiderandshegainsthenativesubtype.Inaddition,herdamagereductionimprovesto10/,
shegainsimmunitytodiseaseandbleeddamage,andsheisnolongerrequiredtomaintain
psionicfocustousehermarvelclassfeaturesthatrequireit.Whilesleepingorresting,the
marvelregainshitpointsandhealsabilitydamageattwicethenormalrate.

The Primarch
Thepathoftheprimarchisoneofselfreflectionandcontemplation.Astheydelvedeeperinto
themysteriesoftheirmindandfocusonthepowerstheyvetrainedanddeveloped,the
Primarchachievesmasteryoverthecompositionofhispowersinbothelementsofitscreation
aswellastheskillshemastersthroughconstantbattles.Bycompartmentalizingportionsofhis
martialskillandrememberingsuccessesandfailureswithintheseshelvedmemories,the
primarchisabletodrawupontheseexperiencesandforgehispersonalweaponintothebest
possibleweaponitcouldeverbe.
HitDie:d10

Requirements:

Skills:Acrobatics4ranks,Intimidate5ranks,Knowledge(psionics)5ranks.
Feats:WeaponFocus(mindbladeorequivalent)andSwiftImbuement.
BladeSkills:OneofthefollowingFireBlade,IceBlade,LightningBlade,ThunderBlade,or
TelekineticEdge.
Special:Abilitytogenerateamindblade(oritsequivalent),throwmindblade(oritsequivalent),
mindbladeenhancement+3.

Table:ThePrimarch

Level

Bas
e
Atta
ck
Bon
us

1st

+1

+1

+0

+0

Primacyoftheblade,psychicepiphany,reformativeblade
skills(1)

2nd

+2

+1

+1

+1

Bladeskill

3rd

+3

+2

+1

+1

Psychicstrike+1d8

4th

+4

+2

+1

+1

Psychicawakening(1),reformativebladeskills(2)

5th

+5

+3

+2

+2

Psychicdefense

6th

+6

+3

+2

+2

Bladeskill

7th

+7

+4

+2

+2

Psychicawakening(2),reformativebladeskills(3)

8th

+8

+4

+3

+3

Psychicstrike+2d8

9th

+9

+5

+3

+3

Improvedpsychicdefense

10th

+10

+5

+3

+3

Singularityofwar,reformativebladeskills(variableskill)

Fort Ref
Sav Sav
e
e

Will
Sav
e

Special

ClassSkills:TheprimarchsclassskillsareAcrobatics(Cha),Climb(Str),Craft(Int),Intimidate
(Cha),Knowledge(psionics)(Int),Profession(Wis),SenseMotive(Wis),Survival(Wis),and
Swim(Str).
SkillPointsperLevel:4+Intmodifierperlevel

ClassFeatures:

WeaponandArmorProficiency:Primarchsgainnoadditionalweaponorarmorproficiencies.

PrimacyoftheBlade:At1stlevel,theprimarchsfocusonhismindbladecontinuesintohis
masteryofbladeskills.Eachlevelofprimarchcountsasasoulknifelevelforthepurposesofthe
enhancedmindbladeclassfeatureaswellasincreasinghiseffectivesoulknifelevelforthe
purposesofbladeskillsandtheireffectsandprerequisites.Ifthecharacterpossesses

manifestingfrombeingagiftedblade,theneachlevelofprimarchadvanceshismanifestingas
agiftedblade.

PsychicEpiphany(Su):Beginningat1stlevel,theprimarchmakesadiscoveryabouttheinner
powerwithinhismindandthereforeburiedwithinhismindblade.Atthecoreofhismind,he
discoversthepowersourcewithinhissoulandmayderiveapotentpsychicepiphanyfromit.
Thisdeepunderstandinggrantshisattunementtohiselementandwhatabilitieshederivesfrom
hisepiphany.Hisepiphanyisbasedonhischoiceofbladeskillforentrytothisclass(IceBlade
leadstotheIceepiphanyandawakening,FireBladetoFlameepiphanyandawakening,
LightningorThunderBladetoStormepiphanyandawakening,andTelekineticEdgetoMetal
epiphanyandawakening),thisisthepaththattheprimarchwillfollowanditmaynotbe
changed.Thesebonusesareinadditiontoanythatwouldbereceivedfromthemindblade
enhancementclassfeature.
IceAprimarchwhofindsthathispsychicpowercomesfromafreezingplacewithinhis
mindgeneratesabladethatresemblesiceorafreezing,frostcoatedweapon.This
chillingnumbnessgrantstheweaponthefrostweaponenhancement.
StormFromthetumultuousdepthsoftheprimarchsspiritdoeshefindastormof
unendinglightning.Whengeneratingamindblade,itappearsasabladeofsolidstorm
cloudsthatripplewithelectricityormaybeevensoftlyglowinglightning.Thisstormy
bladegainstheshockingweaponenhancement.
FlamePassionburnsdeeplywithintheprimarchsheart,andfromhiscoreaninferno
loomswiththedesiretoconsumehisfoes.Whenforminghismindblade,itmayappear
assomuchbarelycoherentlavaorajetofflame.Thisfieryweapongainstheflaming
weaponenhancement.
MetalThedeterminationanddisciplineoftheprimarchrevealsatruthabouthis
ironhardspirit,andhismindbladeshareshisdetermination.Hismindblademayappear
asawondrousadamantineblade,amercurialmithralbladeofimpossiblecraftsmanship,
ormoremundaneinappearanceyetimpossiblysharpanddurable.Theprimarchsmind
bladeisashardasadamantine,gainingtheuniquepropertiesofthatmetal.

ReformativeBladeSkills(Ex):Startingat1stlevel,theprimarchgainstheabilitytochangehis
tacticsmidbattle,hismindalteringhisbladeskillstobettersuitthecombatbeforehim.This
abilityallowshimtoreconfigurehisbladeskillsonceperencounterasanimmediateaction.The
primarchmaythenselectanyonebladeskillwhoserequirementshemeetsandtradeouta
bladeskillhecurrentlypossessestousethisnewone.Theeffectofthebladeskillselected
lastsfor1minute.Theprimarchmayreformbladeskillsanumberoftimesperdayequalto3+
hisWisdommodifier(minimumof3).

At4thlevel,hemaytradeouttwobladeskillsthroughthismethod,andat7thhemaytradeout
threebladeskills.At10thlevel,theprimarchhasavariablebladeskillthathemayselectatthe
beginningofanyencountertofillwithanybladeskillhemayqualifyfor.

BladeSkill:At2ndlevel,theprimarchmayselectanewbladeskill.Hemayselectanadditional
newbladeskillat6thlevel.

PsychicStrike(Su):Startingat3rdlevel,theprimarchmaychargehismindbladewith
destructivepsychicenergiesasamoveaction.Thiseffectinflictsanadditional1d8pointsof
damageandisreleasedintoanopponentasafreeactionaspartofanattack.Thisbonus

increasesto2d8pointsofdamageat8thlevel.Iftheprimarchpossessedthepsychicstrike
abilityfromapreviousclass,theseclassfeaturesstacktodeterminethetotalnumberofpsychic
strikedamagedice.Thisfunctionsotherwiseexactlyasthesoulknifeclassfeatureofthesame
name(seethesoulknifeclass,UltimatePsionicspg64,forfurtherdetailsonthisability).

PsychicAwakening(Su):At4thlevel,theprimarchsmindbladebeginstoevolveinform,as
hismindawakensnewpathwaystoreleasethepotencyhiddeninhisblade.Hemayaccessthis
firstawakeningwhenhismindbladehasbeenmanifested.SavingthrowDCsare10+primarch
level+Wisdommodifier.
IceThefreezingcoldderivedfromhisepiphanygrantstheprimarchtheabilityattack
withintensefreezingcold.Theintensecoldoftheweaponincreasesitscolddamage
fromthefrostpropertyfrom1d6to2d6additionalcolddamage.Asafullroundaction,
theprimarchmayexpendhispsionicfocustolaunchhismindbladeasifhemanifested
theenergystunpowerasapsilikeability(colddamageonly).
StormThestormwithintheprimarchsmindbladeincreasesitsintensity,sparkingand
cracklingwithlightningandrumblingwithrestrainedthunderwhenevermanifested.The
lightningwithinthebladeincreasestheelectricaldamagefromtheshockingproperty
from1d6to2d6additionalelectricaldamage.Asafullroundaction,theprimarchmay
expendhispsionicfocustolaunchhismindbladeasifhemanifestedtheenergybolt
powerasapsilikeability(electricaldamageonly)withaReflexsaveforhalfdamage.
FlameThefierycorewithintheprimarchsmindinfuseshismindbladewitha
singlemindedgoalofconsumingallitcontactsandleavingnothingbutashesinits
wake.Theheatfromthebladeissoincrediblethattheflamingpropertyoftheweapon
increasesitsdamagefrom1d6to2d6additionalfiredamage.Asafullroundaction,the
primarchmayexpendhispsionicfocusandthrowhismindbladeatatargetortarget
locationtomanifestenergyballasapsilikeability(firedamageonly)withaReflexsave
forhalfdamage.
MetalTheinflexiblepotencyoftheprimarchsmentalcoreallowsforhismindbladeto
beharnessedandhonedtorazorfineedgewithsupernaldurability.Thisallowshismind
bladetobypassanydamagereductionorhardnessasifitwerenoteventhere.Hemay
expendhispsionicfocustogainthebenefitsoftheImprovedSunderfeatandinflictan
additional1d6pointsofdamagetoobjects(shouldhealreadypossessthisfeat,he
inflictsanadditional1d6pointsofdamagetoobjects).

At7thlevel,hegainsaccesstoanewtierofpowerashismindbladeadvancestowardsits
perfectstate.Heaccesseshissecondawakeningaswellashisfirstawakeningwhenhismind
bladehasbeenmanifested.
IceThefreezingpotencyofthemindbladeincreases,allowingtheprimarchto
generateicefromhisweaponandaffectitasifhewasusingthemodifymatterpsionic
power,allowinghimtocreatewholefinishedobjectswiththeicecreated.Asafullround
action,heexpendshispsionicfocusandmaycreateupto10cubicfeetoficeperround
(foranumberofroundsequaltohisWisdommodifier)andusemodifymatteronitto
shapeitintofantasticformsandusefulitems.Treatthehardnessandhitpointsofthis
iceasstonewiththeprimarchsenhancementbonustohismindbladeincreasingits
hardnessandhitpoints.
StormTheturbulentwindswithintheprimarchsspiritarecontrolledbyhisenduring
will,allowinghimtogeneratewindstoservehisbidding.Asastandardaction,hemay
expendhispsionicfocustomanifestthetelekineticforcepsionicpowerasapsilike

ability,usingspinningcurrentsofwindtoliftormanipulatetheobjectinsteadofpure
forceofwillalone.
FlameThefieryintensityoftheprimarchspassionsburneverhotter,burningfoesthat
drawtooneartohim.Asastandardaction,hemayexpendhispsionicfocusand
manifesttheenergyretortpsionicpoweronhimselfasapsilikeability(firedamage
only).
MetalThemindbladeoftheprimarchactivelyhuntshisfoesandtheirvitalspots,
allowshimtoexpendhispsionicfocusandresolvehisattackswithhismindbladeas
touchattacksforoneround.

PsychicDefense(Ex):At5thlevel,theprimarchbecomespartiallyresistanttohispsychic
epiphanyselement.Whilemaintainingpsionicfocus,theprimarchgainsenergyresistanceof
10forhiscorrespondingelement(icegrantscoldresistance,stormgrantselectricalresistance,
andflamegrantsfireresistance).MetalprimarchsgainDR5/adamantine.

At9thlevel,theprimarchsenergyresistanceincreasesto20,andtheMetalprimarchsnatural
armorbonusincreasesby2.

SingularityofWar:At10thlevel,theprimarchhasperfectedhismindblade,growingits
potencythroughthenurturingofitshiddensourcewithinhismind.Hemaynowaccessthe
followingtechniquebasedonupontheprimarchspsychicepiphany.SavingthrowDCsare20+
Wisdommodifier.
IceThebittercoldwithinhismindbladeallowstheprimarchtofreezeafoesolidwitha
singleicyblow.Asafullroundaction,theprimarchmayexpendbothhispsychicstrike
andpsionicfocustomanifestthespellpolarrayasapsilikeability.Theprimarchuses
hischaracterlevelashiscasterlevel.
StormThestormwithinthemindoftheprimarchmaybereleasedinapressurized
torrentoffuriouswind.Asafullroundaction,theprimaryexpendsbothhispsychicstrike
andhispsionicfocustounleashtheeffectsofawhirlwindspellasapsilikeability.The
primarchuseshischaracterlevelashiscasterlevel.
FlameTheprimarchfocusesthefuryofhismentalinfernoformsitintoaconflagration
ofdestruction.Asafullroundaction,theprimarchexpendsbothhispsychicstrikeand
psionicfocus,andhemanifeststhespellfirestormasapsilikeability.Theprimarch
useshischaracterlevelashiscasterlevel.
MetalTheprimarchsmindbladeallowshimtomakeaflurryofattacksinthespanofa
heartbeat.Theprimarchexpendshispsychicstrikeandhispsionicfocus,andhegains
thebenefitsoftheWhirlwindAttackfeat,makingattacksatfullbaseattackbonusatany
targetthathethreatenswithinhismeleerangeorattacktargetsatfullbaseattackbonus
atanytargetwithinthefirstrangeincrementonarangedattack.Theseattacksalways
causebleedingwoundsasiftheprimarchsweaponpossessesthewoundingweapon
enhancement.

The Strategos
Somewieldersofpsychicpowerseektoextendandstretchthedepthsoftheirpsionicpowerto
assisttheirabilitiesinmanydifferentways.Somesmallselectfew,thosewhoarequitegiftedin
thetelepathicarts,findthattheyareabletoforgebondswiththeiralliestosharetheir

implementsofwarandassisttheirallies.Thisbondmaybeusedasadeliverymediumfortheir
psionicskillsaswellasapotentweapon.Strategos,astheyarecalled,learntousetheir
telepathicmasteryasbothoffenseanddefenseinpursuitofgreaterpsionicknowledgeand
personalgloryorpower.
HitDie:d8

Requirements:
Skills:Knowledge(psionics)4ranks,Spellcraft6ranks.
Feats:MetapsionicKnife.
BladeSkills:TelepathicGift.
Manifesting:Manifesterlevel5th,abilitytomanifesttwoormorepowersfromthetelepathy
discipline.
Special:Mustbepossesstheformmindbladeclassfeature(oritsequivalent)andthe
enhancedmindbladeclassfeature.Ifthecharacterpossessesthetelepathyabilityfromanother
source,thentheTelepathicGiftbladeskillisunnecessaryforentry.

Table:TheStrategos
Level

BAB Fort Ref

Will

Special

Manifesting

1st

+0

+0

+0

+1

Telepathicblade,collective

2nd

+1

+1

+1

+1

Telepathicdefense,bladed
collective

+1leveltoexistingmanifester
level

3rd

+2

+1

+1

+2

Collectiveskill

+1leveltoexistingmanifester
level

4th

+3

+1

+1

+2

Uncannydodge

+1leveltoexistingmanifester
level

5th

+3

+2

+2

+3

Collectiveskill

+1leveltoexistingmanifester
level

6th

+4

+2

+2

+3

Telepathyfocus

+1leveltoexistingmanifester
level

7th

+5

+2

+2

+4

Collectiveskill

+1leveltoexistingmanifester
level

8th

+6

+3

+3

+4

Improveduncannydodge

+1leveltoexistingmanifester
level

9th

+6

+3

+3

+5

Collectiveskill

+1leveltoexistingmanifester
level

10th

+7

+3

+3

+5

Collectiveeruption

+1leveltoexistingmanifester
level

ClassSkills:ThestrategosclassskillsareAcrobatics(Cha),Bluff(Cha),Craft(Int),Diplomacy
(Cha),Intimidate(Cha),Knowledge(psionics)(Int),SenseMotive(Wis),andSpellcraft(Int).

SkillPointsperLevel:4+Intmodifier.

ClassFeatures:

WeaponandArmorProficiency:Strategosgainsnoadditionalweaponorarmorproficiencies.

Manifesting:Ateachindicatedlevel,thecharactergainsadditionalpowerpointsperdayand
accesstonewpowersasifhehadalsogainedalevelinanyonemanifestingclasshebelonged
topreviously.Hedoesnot,however,gainanyotherbenefitacharacterofeitherclasswould
havegained(bonusmetapsionic,oritemcreationfeats,andsoon).Thisessentiallymeansthat
headdsthelevelofstrategostothelevelofwhateverothermanifestingclassthecharacterhas,
andthendeterminespowerpointsperday,powersknown,andmanifesterlevelaccordingly.Ifa
characterhadmorethanonemanifestingclassbeforehebecameastrategos,hemustdecide
towhichclassheaddseachlevelofstrategosforpurposeofdeterminingpowerpointsperday,
powersknown,andmanifesterlevel.

TelepathicBlade:At1stlevel,thestrategos'mindbladecontinuestoadvance,hismental
powersgrowingateachleveltoempowerhismentalarsenal.Eachlevelofthestrategosclass
countsasasoulknifelevelforthepurposesofdeterminingtheeffectivenessofhisbladeskills
(aswellasqualifyingforhigherlevelbladeskills)andofhismindbladeenhancementclass
feature.Additionally,whenusingtheMetapsionicKnifefeat,hemayexpendhispsychicstrike
chargeinplaceofhispsionicfocuswhendeliveringpsionicpowereffectsthroughhismind
blade.Ifthestrategosmanifestshispowersasagiftedbladewhenadvancingmanifestingin
thisclass,thenheadvanceshismanifestingateachlevelinsteadofaslistedonthetableand
mayselectpowersfromthetacticianlist(from1stthrough4thlevels,andhegainsaccessto
tactician0thleveltalents)whenchoosingpowers.

Collective(Su):Astrategoslearnstousepsionicpowertoconnectwillingmindsthroughan
internalnetworkthatstrengthenstheirpsychicbonds.Asastandardaction,astrategoscanjoin
anynumberofwillingtargetsintohiscollective(uptohislimit,seebelow).Thestrategosmust
havelineofsighttoeachtarget,eachtargetmusthaveaWisdomscoreofatleast1,andall
targetsmustbewithinmediumrange(100feet+10feetperstrategoslevel).Thecollectivecan
containuptohisWisdommodifierorhisstrategoslevel,whicheverishigher.Thestrategosis
alwaysconsideredamemberofhisowncollective,anddoesnotcountagainstthislimit.Ifthe
strategoshaslevelsinaclassthatgrantsacollective,thenhedoesnotgainanewcollective
classfeatureandmaysimplyadvanceapreviouslygainedoneasifhewereadvancingthat
class.

Thestrategoscanchoosetoremoveamemberasafreeactiononhisturn,andanymember
canvoluntarilyleavethecollectiveasafreeactionontheirturn.AnymemberwhoseWisdom
dropstozeroorwhomovesoutofrangeofthecollectiveisautomaticallyremoved.Ifamember
entersanullpsionicsfield,theconnectiontothecollectiveissuppresseduntilthemember
leavesthefield.Amemberwholeavesthecollectiveforanyreasonimmediatelylosesanyand
allbenefitstheymayhavegainedfrombeingamember.Astrategosisawareofthestatusof
hiscollectiveandcan,roughly,sensethepresenceofeachmember,althoughbeyondtellingif
suchacreatureisstillamember,hewouldinsteadneedtorelyonhistelepathicgiftbladeskill
todeterminemoreinformation.

Astrategoscanmanifestcertainpowersthroughhiscollective.Ifastrategospowerspecifies
oneormorewillingtargets(orisharmless)andhasarangegreaterthanpersonal,hecan
manifestthispoweronamemberofhiscollectiveregardlessoftherangeoftheactualpower.
Allothernonrangerestrictionsstillapply.HemaymanifestanypowerwiththeNetwork
Descriptorthisway,regardlessoftheiractualrangesortargets.Ifheiscapableofmanifesting
powersorcastingspellsfromadifferentclass(asisthecaseforamulticlassmanifester),any
compatiblespellorpowerwitharangegreaterthantouchcanalsobeusedthroughthe
collective.

Ifamemberofthecollectivedies,thememberisremovedfromthecollectiveandthestrategos
mustmakeaFortitudesave(DC15)orlose1powerpointforeveryHitDieofthefallenmember
andbesickenedforanequalnumberofrounds.

TelepathicDefense(Su):At2ndlevel,thestrategos'skillwithinhisspecialtygrowstoassist
himincombatbyreadingthesurfacethoughtsandintentionsofhisfoesthatliewithintherange
ofhistelepathy.HegainsaninsightbonustohisArmorClassequaltohisprimarymanifesting
attributemodifiertoamaximumofhisclasslevelagainstfoeswithinrangeofhistelepathy.A
strategosmustbecapableofreadingthesurfacethoughtsofacreaturetogainthisbonusto
ArmorClass,thushedoesnotgaintelepathicdefenseagainstmindlesscreaturessuchas
oozes,mostconstructs,andsomeformsofundeadoragainstfoeswhoareimmuneto
mindaffectingabilities.Thestrategosdoesnotgainthisbonusifheiswearingmediumor
heavyarmor.HeretainsthisbonustohisArmorClassevenwhencaughtflatfootedagainst
creatureswith1ormoreIntelligence.

BladedCollective(Su):At2ndlevel,thestrategosiscapableofmanifestinghismindblade
throughhiscollectivestrikingfromunexpectedanglesorlendinghismindbladetohis
collective.Asastandardactionthestrategosmaymanifestamindbladeinthesquareofanally
inhiscollectiveandattackasifhewerestandinginthatposition.Thismindbladedissipates
aftertheattack.Thisattackmaybecombinedwithotherabilitiesthataugmentattacks,suchas
psychicstrikedamage,feats,martialmaneuversorothersuchabilities.

Alternately,asafreeaction(onceperroundperally),hemaylendacopyofhismindbladeto
anallywithinhiscollective.Anymindbladegrantedtoallythroughthecollectiveissized
appropriatelyfortheally.Everycopyofhismindbladereducestheoverallenhancementbonus
grantedfromhisenhancedmindbladeclassfeatureby1(minimumof0,treatingallmind
bladesasmasterworkweapons).Enhancementbonusesbreakdownandreconfigureasthe
strategosgrantstheuseofamindbladetoanally.Thesemindbladespersistaslongasthe
strategosmaintainsthemoraslongastheallychoosestowielditeithermaybedismissedas
afreeaction.Bladeskillsthatalterorshifttheshapeorfunctionofthebasicmindblade(such
asEmulateWeapon)donotaffectcopiesofthestrategos'mindbladewieldedbyallies.These
skillscanbelentthroughShareBladeSkill,however.

ExoticSoulknivesandtheBladedCollective:Forsoulkniveswithmoreexoticformsof
mindblades(augmentedblades,deadlyfists,feralhearts,psychicarmories,andrage
blades),mindbladesthataredeliveredfromthecollectivefunctionasfollowed.Augmented
bladeslendsmallfractionsoftheirpsicrystalsthatformeitherghostlyversionsoftheweapon
usedbythesoulknifeorlendtheirpsicrystalintinyfragmentstotheiralliestoenhancetheir

ownweaponsasiftheaugmentedbladehadusedtheirweaponaugmentationonit.Deadly
fistsandferalheartssimplylendtheirnaturalweaponstotheiralliesorcreatephantomclaws
orfiststoattackenemies.Psychicarmoriesdirectweaponsfromtheirpanoplytobeusedby
theiralliesormanifestweaponsaroundtheiralliestoattack.Ragebladescannotsharetheir
wrathaugmentsortheirragebladesatalltheycanonlysharetheirnormalmindbladesdue
tothepossiblepsychicpollutionthatcouldcomefromsharingtheirrage.

CollectiveSkill:At3rdlevel,thestrategosgainsauniqueformofbladeskillthatallowsfora
strategostouseuniqueabilitiesinvolvinghismindbladeandhisbladeskillsthroughthe
membersofhiscollective.
CollectiveArmamentsThestrategoswiththiscollectiveabilityiscapableofgranting
mindbladestohisallies,butifhepossessestheabilitytogeneratemindarmorora
mindshieldhemayalsolendthesethroughhisbladedcollectiveaswell.
CollectiveProtectionAstrategoswiththisskillandtheGhostStepbladeskillmay
usethiscollectiveskilltoswapplacesanallybyexpendinghispsionicfocusasamove
action,movingtheallytothestrategos'spaceandthestrategostotheallysprevious
space.ThestrategosmustpossesstheGhostStepbladeskilltoselectthisability.
CollectivePsychicStrikeAstrategoswiththistechniquemaychargehiscollective
withauseofhispsychicstrikeability.Thestrategosmaychargehiscollectiveashe
wouldnormallychargehismindblade,andanyallywithinhiscollectivemayusethis
psychicstrikechargeasafreeactionasapartofanattack.Useofthisabilitydoesnot
preventastrategosfromcharginghisownmindblade(s).Ifamemberofthecollective
alsopossessesthepsychicstrikeclassfeature,thatallymayalsorechargethe
collectivespsychicstrikeacollectivecanonlyholdonepsychicstrikechargehowever.
CollectiveReading(Defensive)Byusinghissensesandthesubtlemindreadingof
hisfoes,thestrategosiscapableofdirectingthedefensesofhisallieswithinhis
collectivetobetterprotectthemagainsttheirfoes.Alliesinthestrategos'scollectivegain
a+2insightbonustoArmorClassandReflexsavingthrowsagainstcreatureswhose
surfacethoughtscanberead(seetheTelepathicDefenseclassfeature).Thisbonus
increasesto+3whenthestrategosreaches6thlevelandto+4whentheyreach9th
level.
CollectiveReading(Offensive)Byutilizingthesensesofhisalliesonasubconscious
levelandprocessingtheflowofbattle,thestrategosisabletobetterdirecthisalliesin
combatagainsttheirfoes.Alliesinthestrategos'scollectivegaina+2insightbonusto
attackanddamagerollsagainstcreatureswhosesurfacethoughtscanberead(seethe
TelepathicDefenseclassfeature).Thisbonusincreasesto+3whenthestrategos
reaches6thlevelandto+4whentheyreach9thlevel.
CollectiveThreatThestrategoscanmakeattacksofopportunitythroughhisblade
collectivewheneveranallywithinhiscollectivedoes.Thisattackismadeasifthe
strategoswerealsointhesamespaceashisallyandhemakesthisattackof
opportunityasnormalaftertheallysattackofopportunityisresolved.Attacksmade
countagainsthisnormallimitofattacksofopportunity.Iftheallydoesnotmakean
attackofopportunity,thestrategosmaystillmakeanattackofopportunityifhechooses
to.Thisisapassivebladeskillandmaynotbesharedthroughthecollectiveunlessthe
allyalsopossessestheabilitytoformamindblade.
ImprovedBladedCollectiveThestrategos'abilitytogranteverymemberofhis
collectivehismindbladeimproves.Heismaynowgranthismindbladetoanallywithout

reducinghismindbladesenhancementbonus.Mindbladesgiftedtoallieshavereduce
theirenhancementbonusreducedby1,butdonotreducethebonusesofanyother
mindblades.
ImprovedShareBladeSkillInsteadofonlygrantingaccesstoasinglebladeskillhe
possessestohiscollective,allofhisbladeskillsareautomaticallyavailableforthe
collectivetouse(withthesamerestrictionsthattheShareBladeSkillabilitypossesses).
Alliesmaychoosewhichbladeskilltheywishtouseonceperroundontheirturnasa
freeaction.Theymaychangethiseachround,andalliesmaypickdifferentbladeskills
touse.ThestrategosmustpossesstheShareBladeskillcollectiveskilltoselectthis
ability.
ShareBladeSkillThestrategoschoosesandgrantsasinglebladeskillhepossesses
forusetothecollectiveasamoveaction.Thisbladeskillremainsavailabletothe
collectiveuntilthestrategoseitherendsthecollectiveorreplacesitwithanotherblade
skill.Ifthatbladeskillrequiresamindblade,onemustbegrantedtothecollectiveforthe
allytouse(seebladedcollectiveclassfeatureabove).Ifitrequiresthepsychicstrike
classfeature,thentheymusteitherpossessitorthestrategosmustgrantitthroughthe
collectivepsychicstrikecollectiveskill.Ifthebladeskillrequirestheuseofpsionicfocus,
theallymustpossesstheabilitytomaintainpsionicfocusorelsethebladeskillmaynot
beusedbythatally.

Hemayselectanothercollectiveskillat5thlevel,7thlevel,andat9thlevel.

UncannyDodge(Ex):At4thlevel,thestrategosgainstheuncannydodgeclassfeature.Ifhe
alreadypossessesuncannydodgefromadifferentclass,heautomaticallygainsimproved
uncannydodgeinstead.

At8thlevel,thestrategos'uncannydodgeabilityimprovestoimproveduncannydodge.Should
healreadypossessthisclassfeature,thelevelsfromtheclassesthatgrantuncannydodge
stacktodeterminetheminimumroguelevelrequiredtoflankthecharacter.

TelepathyFocus(Ex):At6thlevel,thestrategos'focusontelepathicpowersgrantshima+2
bonustosavingthrowDCsontelepathypowersthathemanifests,anda+2insightbonusto
savingthrowstoresistpowersofthatdiscipline.

CollectiveEruption(Su):At10thlevel,thestrategosmaycausehismindbladetovanishand
appearmultipleplacesatonce,attackingthroughhiscollectivefromhisalliesspace.The
strategosdismisseshismindbladeasafullroundactionandexpendshispsionicfocus.He
thenmakesoneattack(meleeorranged)usinghismindbladeperallythatisinhiscollective
usinghisfullbaseattackbonus.Eachattackmustoriginatefromadifferentallyspositionas
partofthisability,butthestrategosmayalternatebetweenmeleeattacksorrangedattacksas
neededtoattackfoesatrangeoradjacenttoallies.

Option:WarSoulsandPsionicsAugmented:SoulknifePrestigeClassesThisisan
optionalrulethatyoumayuseforyourcampaignifmartialinitiatorsareprevalentorifyou
haveaplayerthatisinterestedincontinuingmartialmaneuversfromPathofWar.Ifyouhave
warsoulsoulknivesthatarelookingatprestigeclassesfromthisbookthateitherdonotwant
toadvancemanifestingfromeitherthegiftedbladearchetype(ifthesepowersaregranted

freelyfromthehighpsionicsoptionsoutlinedearlierinthisbook)orfromotherclasses,you
mayinsteadgainmaneuvers(known,readied,andstances)asifyouhadgainedalevelin
warsoulsoulknifeatanylevelthatwouldotherwiseadvanceyourmanifesterlevelasagifted
blade.

5. Psionic Powers and Items

Inthischapter,PsionicsAugmented:Soulknifewillexploresomenewpsionicpowersthatare
availabletothegiftedbladeandothermanifesters,aswellasnewpsionicitemsthatwill
broadentheabilitiesofthesoulknifeandwhattheycancontributetotheiradventuringparties.

NEWPOWERS

1stlevel
BestowBladeTemporarilygrantalesserversionofyourmindbladetoanally
ChargePsychicStrikeCharge(orrecharge)apsychicstrikeonyourmindblade.
2ndlevel
MindscrambleStrikeafoewithyourmindbladeandunleashpsychictormenttostunfoes.
3rdlevel
FormAstralArmorCreateatemporarysuitofastralarmorthatprotectsyouinbattle.
4thlevel
TactileTelekinesisGrantincrediblebonusestoStrengthbasedonmanifesterlevel.

POWERDESCRIPTIONS

BestowBlade
Disciplinemetacreativity
Levelgiftedblade1
DisplayMaterial,Visual
ManifestingTime1standardaction
Range0ft.
Duration1min./levelseetext(D)
SavingThrowNonePowerResistanceNo
PowerPoints1

Youmanifestashortdurationcopyofyourmindbladeandyoumayeitheruseityourselfor
grantittoanadjacentally.Thismindbladeusesthesameconfigurationforyourmindblade
withtheenhancementbonusreducedby1(iftheenhancementbonuswouldbe0,considerthe
weaponamasterworkweapon).
Augmentation:Ifyouspendanadditional2powerpointspoints,youmayalterthe
rangeofthispowertocloserange(25feet+5feetpertwomanifesterlevels).
Ifyouspendanadditional3powerpoints,youmaymanifestanadditionalweaponatthe
sameenhancementbonus.

ChargePsychicStrike
Disciplinepsychokinesis
Levelgiftedblade1
DisplayAudible,Visual
ManifestingTime1moveaction
RangePersonal
DurationInstant
SavingThrowNonePowerResistanceNo
PowerPoints1

Youmayquicklychannelenergyfromyourpowerpoolintoyourmindbladetocreatea
psychokineticchargewhichisreleasedasafreeactionaspartofanattack.Thischargeinflicts
anadditional1d8pointsofdamage.Thisfunctionsexactlylikethepsychicstrikeclassfeature
andmaybeusedtopowerbladeskillsorfeatsthatrequiretheexpenditureofthegiftedblades
psychicstrike.
Augmentation:Forevery4powerpointsspent,thispsychokineticchargeinflictsan
additional1d8pointsofdamage.Ifyouspend8ormorepowerpointsonmanifesting
thispower,youmaymanifestitasaswiftaction.

FormAstralArmor
Disciplinemetacreativity
Levelgiftedblade3,psychicwarrior3
DisplayMaterial,Visual
ManifestingTime1fullroundaction
RangePersonal
EffectAstralSuitseetext
Duration1min./levelseetext(D)
SavingThrowNonePowerResistanceNo
PowerPoints5

Youformasuitofastralarmor,similartoanaegis,oftheastralskin,astralarmororastral
juggernauttypeoveryourbody.Theastralsuithasthefreecustomizationsofassociatedsuitat
theappropriatemanifesterlevels(seeaegisbaseclassfordetails)plusanadditional5
customizationpoints.Useyourmanifesterleveltodetermineyouraegislevelwhengainingfree
customizationsfromthispower.Ifyoualreadypossesstheabilitytomanifestanastralsuityou
mayaddthesecustomizationpointstoyourastralsuitwhenyoumanifestthispower.Ifyou
possessthemindarmamentsclassfeature(seearmoredbladesoulknifearchetype),youmay
usethesecustomizationpoints(andanypurchasedthroughaugmentingthispower)toadd
astralsuitcustomizationstoyourmindarmor.
Augmentation:Forevery2additionalpowerpointsyouspend,yougain1customization
point.

Mindscramble
Disciplinetelepathy
Levelgiftedblade2
DisplayAuditory,Olfactory
ManifestingTime1standardaction

RangeMeleeorrangedattack(seetext)
TargetYourmindblade(orequivalent)
DurationOneround,seetext.
SavingThrowWill(seetext)PowerResistanceYes
PowerPoints3

Whenmanifestingthispower,youcreateasubtlepsionicfieldaroundyourmindblade(orany
ofitsvarianttypes)andstrikeoutatanenemyasastandardaction.Yoursuccessfulattack
causesthisfieldtodischargeandinflictanadditional2d6pointsofnonlethaldamage.
Additionally,thispowerstunsfoesonafailedWillsavefor1d4rounds.
Augmentation:Foreveryadditional2powerpointsspent,increasethedamageby1d6
andincreasethestundurationby1round.Forevery4additionalpowerpointsspenton
thispower,increasetheWillsaveDCby1.

TactileTelekinesis
Disciplinepsychokinesis
Levelgiftedblade4,psychicwarrior4
DisplayAuditory,Material
ManifestingTime1standardaction
RangePersonal
Duration1min./levelseetext(D)
SavingThrowNonePowerResistanceNo
PowerPoints7

Whileyoumanifestthispower,yougaina+8circumstancebonustoyourStrengthscoreto
determinewhatyourliftinganddraggingcapacityisorwhenyouaremakingStrengthchecksto
breakobjects,andyougaintherockthrowingspecialabilitywhilethisisineffect.Additionally,
youmayadda+2circumstancebonustoyourattackanddamagerolls.
Augmentation:Foreveryadditional2powerpointsspent,theStrengthbonusto
determineyourliftinganddraggingcapacityincreasesbyanadditional+1.Forevery
additional4powerpointsspent,thecircumstancebonustoyourattackanddamagerolls
increasebyanadditional+1.

PSIONICITEMS

CrystallineFocusItems:

CrystalIoun
AurafaintpsychokinesisML3rd(+1),6th(+2),9th(+3)
SlotweaponPrice11,200gp(+1),44,800gp(+2),100,800gp(+3)Weight2lbs
Description
Acrystaliounlookslikeacommoniounstonemadeofdeepcrystal.Asoulknifewiththe
psychicarmoryarchetype,oranyoneelsewiththeabilitytomanifestapanoplyofblades,
channelstheirpanoplyofbladesthroughthecrystaliounwhensummoningit.Thisdoesnot
otherwisealtertheactionneededtosummonapanoplyofblades,thesummonermustsimply
havethecrystaliounorbittheirpersonandchoosetomanifestthepanoplyofbladesthrough
thecrystalioun.

Crystaliounshave45hitpointsandahardnessof15.Whenapanoplyofbladesismanifested
inthisfashion,theenhancementbonusandthemaximumenhancementbonusofthepanoply
ofbladesisincreasedbytheenhancementbonusofthecrystalioun,althoughany
enhancementbonusabove+5islost.
Crystaliounsmayonlybemadewitha+1,+2,or+3enhancementbonus.
Construction
RequirementsCraftCrystallineFocus,abilitytomanifestpanoplyofbladesCost5,600gp
(+1),22,400gp(+2),50,400gp(+3)

CrystallineSetting
AurafaintpsychokinesisML3rd(+1),6th(+2),9th(+3)
SlotweaponPrice11,200gp(+1),44,800gp(+2),100,800gp(+3)Weight2lbs
Description
Acrystallinesettinglookslikeadeepcrystalsettingthatapsicrystalcouldbeslottedintoto
makeitlookalmostlikeapieceofjewelry.Wheneveranaugmentedbladechannelstheirpower
throughthisitemtoaugmentaweaponoritemoftheirchoosing,itincreasesthepotencyof
theiraugmentation(seecrystallineioun).
Crystallinesettingsmayonlybemadewitha+1,+2,or+3enhancementbonus.
Construction
RequirementsCraftCrystallineFocus,abilitytopsicrystalaugmentCost5,600gp(+1),22,400
gp(+2),50,400gp(+3)

UniversalItems:

BladeBangles
AuraModeratepsychokinesisML8th
SlotWristPrice16,500gpWeight1lbs.
Description:Thesepsychicbanglesareoftenmadeofwireframessetwithcrystalsor
engravedpiecesofmetalsthataresetwithcrystalpiecesbetweeninscribedformsofwarriors
demonstratingacombatart.Whilewearingoneofthesebladebanglesonhiswrist,asoulknife
gainsthebenefitsofabladeskillthatisencodedintothecrystalsofthisitem.Thebangledoes
notprovideprerequisitebladeskills(ifapplicable)andsothesoulknifehimselfmustpossess
theseprerequisitesbeforebeingabletoutilizetheitemproperly,orhaveanotherbladebangle
thatpossessesaprerequisitebladeskill.
Construction
RequirementsCraftWondrousItem,abilitytomanifestamindblade,andpossessionofthe
bladeskilltobeusedinthebangleCost8,250gp

GreavesofMehsim
AuraModeratepsychometabolismML11th
SlotFeetPrice34020gpWeight6lbs.
Description:Thesegreavesbenefitsonlyawearerwhohaslevelsinsoulknifeandhasthe
psychicstrikeclassfeature.Ifsuchacharacterwearstheseboots,hemayexpendhispsychic
strikeasaswiftactiontogainthebenefitsofphysicalaccelerationforanumberofroundsequal
tothewearersnumberofpsychicstrikedamagedice.
Construction
RequirementsCraftWondrousItem,physicalaccelerationCost17,010gp

SkinoftheBlade
AuraFaintpsychometabolismML8th
SlotPrice25,500gpWeight2lbs.
Description:Thispsychoactiveskinbenefitsonlyawearerwhohaslevelsinsoulknife.Ifsucha
characterwearsthisskin,hegainsthePsychokineticArmorbladeskillandhemayapplyarmor
enhancementbonusestotheskinofthebladeasifhehadtheEnhancedMindArmaments
classfeaturefromtheArmoredBladesoulknifearchetype.
Construction
RequirementsCraftWondrousItem,inertialarmorCost12,750gp

MIND BLADE ENHANCEMENT Augmented Enhancement List


Soulknivesareanadaptivelot,andbelowisalistofmindbladeenhancementsthatuse
anupdatedwhitelistofmagicalandpsionicenhancementsthatcanbechosenwiththe
soulknifesmindbladeenhancementclassfeature.

Table:WeaponSpecialAbilities
EnhancementBonus
Value

RequiredLevel

+1

Allying

+1

Benevolent

+1

Conductive

+1

Corrosive

+1

Countering

+1

Courageous

+1

Cruel

+1

Cunning

+1

Defending

+1

+1

Dueling

+1

Flaming

+1

Frost

+1

Furious

+1

WeaponSpecialAbility
1

Agile

Distance

Ghosttouch

+1

Guardian

+1

Huntsman

+1

+1

+1

Menacing

+1

Merciful

+1

Mightycleaving

+1

Planar

+1

+1

+1

+1

+1

+1

Thundering

+1

Vicious

+1

Advancing

+2

Anarchic

+2

Axiomatic

+2

+2

+2

Cyclonic

+2

Defiant

+2

Flamingburst

+2

Glorious

+2

Holy

+2

Keen

Lucky

Psychokinetic

Seaborne
3

Seeking

Shock
Sundering

Collision

Corrosiveburst
3

Icyburst

+2

Invigorating

+2

+2

+2

PhaseLocking

+2

+2

+2

+2

Unholy

+2

Wounding

+2

1,3

+2

+3

+3

+3

Nullifying

+3

Repositioning

+3

Speed

+3

+3

Brilliantenergy

+4

12

+4

12

1,3

+4

12

+5

15

+5

15

Linkedstriking

Mindcrusher

Psychokineticburst
Shockingburst
1

Suppression

Wrenching

Bodyfeeder

Dislocator

Mindfeeder

Soulbreaker

Greatdislocator

Greaterenergy

Coupdegrace
Vorpal

Newoptiondetailedhere.
Akeenmindbladegainsitsbenefitsnomattertheassigneddamagetype.
3
Rangedmindbladesonly.
1
2


Table:MindArmamentAbilities

ArmorSpecialAbility

EnhancementBonusValue

RequiredLevel

Benevolent

+1

Deathless

+1

Fortification,Light

+1

Mirrored

+1

Staunching

+1

Rallying

+2

SpellResistance(13)

+2

Delving

+3

EnergyResistance

+3

GhostTouch

+3

Invulnerability

+3

Fortification,Moderate

+3

SpellResistance(15)

+3

EnergyResistance,
Improved

+4

12

SpellResistance(17)

+4

12

Fortification,Heavy

+5

15

SpellResistance(19)

+5

15

EnergyResistance,Greater

+5

15


Table:ShieldSpecialAbilities

ShieldSpecialAbility

EnhancementBonus
Value

RequiredLevel

ArrowCatching

+1

Bashing

+1

Blinding

+1

Clangorous

+1

Fortification,Light

+1

Mirrored

+1

Ramming

+1

ArrowDeflection

+2

Rallying

+2

SpellResistance(13)

+2

EnergyResistance

+3

GhostTouch

+3

Fortification,Moderate

+3

SpellResistance(15)

+3

EnergyResistance,Improved

+4

12

SpellResistance(17)

+4

12

Fortification,Heavy

+5

15

SpellResistance(19)

+5

15

EnergyResistance,Greater

+5

15

LimitedUseEnhancementsandtheSoulknife:WheneverasoulknifeuseshisEnhanced
MindBladeclassfeature(orequivalentability)toenchanthismindblade(orequivalentability)
withanenhancementwithalimitednumberofuses,suchasisthecasewiththelucky
enchantment,anyusesthesoulknifeusescountstowardsthedailylimitandisnotrefreshed
wheneverthesoulknifereform'sthemindblade(orequivalentability).Thesameshouldapplyto
otherenchantmentsacquiredsuchasfromthePersonalizedTricktrait,thatmayhavelimited
usessuchasperencounter,etc.AsoulknifewiththeFluidFormbladeskillmaystillexpendits
psychicstrikeasaswiftactiontorefreshtheselimiteduseenhancementsonthemindblade(or
equivalentability)withinthelimitsofthebladeskill.

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