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There are two things people tend to miss (at least in the posts I've read) regarding Psionics. Or at least DSP's Psionics.

1) Augmenting powers. You can't just augment all willy nilly, which is what a lot of people seem to assume or believe. You can only spend a maximum appoint of points on any given power equal to your manifester level (think spellcaster level). So yes, you can have a 1 st level that does 1d6 damage +1d6 damage per extra point spent. But if your manifester level is, say 4, the most you can spend is 4 points on anything, period.

So for that first level power it's 1 point to manifest (cast) and 3 to augment, for a total of 4d6 damage. The average Psion (wizard) will be able to do that maybe 5 to 6 times a day, but then can't manifest anything else. At the same time your friendly neighborhood Barbarian will still be raging away with his two-hander.

2) Under DSP's system, magic and psionics are 100% interchangeable, as far as effects go. Anything that blocks, dispels, or identifies one will have the exact same effect on the other. There is no such thing as "games where psionics are not the same thing as magic" if you're following the rules. If you're playing in a game where it's otherwise, that's a houserule, or someone didn't read the rulebook.

Without the paladin, I could defintely see that a CG pimp-slash-protector with a heart of gold, on a mission to wreak vengeance on somebody (doubtless the DM-sent BBEG and his minions) would be a wonderful plot hook that keeps on hooking. Pardon the expression.

You know ... you seem to have a rather strongly hang-up about this. I think you're focusing way too much on the sex angle. Being a devoted follower of a god doesn't mean agreeing with or following 100% every single one of their tenets or domains. There's a reason clerics and inquisitors have to choose their domains instead of getting all of them. Well, besides balance.

And even if the inquisitor did follow Callistria's tenets of lust, that doesn't make them a pimp, nor does protecting prostitutes from those who abuse them.

Assuming Callistrians even have pimps (considering their individualism), it would most likely be the head of the local church, not an independent operator like an inquisitor.

Congratulations sophists, the ability of the paladin to fight evil has been restricted to being at the mercy of popular opinion and government approval.

Is it sophistry to recognize that having an evil alignment does not give someone else the right to murder the person? No.

Let's take a merchant for example. This merchant does kill people. He's not brutalizing or assaulting people. He's not attempting to take over the world with a scheme that would mean the deaths of thousands. He's not sacrificing babies to evil gods. He doesn't practice slavery.

So why is he evil? Because he practices shady business deals meant to screw over his partners or customers so that he always profits the most. He gleefully bankrupts others if he means more money in his pocket. He has no problem with having families tossed out onto the streets if they can't pay him on time. He's Scrooge before the ghosts came.

And you, the big bad Paladin, detect his alignment as evil and kill him on the spot. Do you know what happens next? You get put on trial for murder, and rightfully so.

There are different kinds of evil, and there are different ways to deal with each one. Acting like there is only one way to deal with every single ping on the detectometer is not acting like a Paladin; it's being a sociopath.

Androids, Skinwalkers, Gathlain (the winged fairies from ARG & Bestiary 4), Strix, Ratfolk, Catfolk, and some kind of snake-man (whether it be Vishkanyas, Nagajis, or playable Serpent Folk) would be be absolute top picks. Roughly in that order.

In the case of Catfolk, there's one thing in particular I'd like to see. In Bestiary 3 they're shown with a mostly human/elven style head, while in the ARG they had actual cat heads. I'd like to see something exploring the idea that both exist with one being the main race and the other a sub-race, or something like that. Complete with alternate racial abilities.

As much as I like Kitsune, and understand the appeal of Gnolls and Tengu, I have to agree with MMCJawa. All three have already seen a pretty good amount of love from 3pp sources so far. Not that I wouldn't mind seeing more, I just think they should be lower priority.