Psionic Druid


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Ok guys I'm back with a few ideas that were running into my head.

1) What about the psionic version of the Druid? He would be able to use most of the druid's 'wild shape' feats, would have his special power list (possibly), and maybe a few cool features of his own.

2) Dragon Totemist. A vartiant to the Totemist in Magic of Incarnum.

3) I would like to see a few feats for Half-Dragons. For example I would like to see a feat that allow to use character HD instead of racial HD to calculate the breath weapon's save DC. Or a feat that gives you SR if you are dragonblooded. Or something that explains 'why oh why?' a half dragon of size Medium or smaller doesn't get wings. Because I really hate that. :(

4) Please, I would like to see the v.3.5 conversion of the Arch Psion (formerly published in a mind's eye article on WotC website). I found it tricky to convert it by myself, especially to make it compatible with the Erudite (a psionic class published on Dragon Mag, I'm sure you remember)....unless it's going to be published on the upcoming Complete Psionics...that is ;)


Rajaat wrote:

Ok guys I'm back with a few ideas that were running into my head.

1) What about the psionic version of the Druid? He would be able to use most of the druid's 'wild shape' feats, would have his special power list (possibly), and maybe a few cool features of his own.

As long as it is not a one-to-one conversion of magical to psionic. Over at WotC's psionics forum there are strong feelings against "Psionic X" stuff, which is taken to mean psionic stuff that is merely an exact analog of something magical, with a few changes in the wording, search-and-replace style.

Rajaat wrote:
4) Please, I would like to see the v.3.5 conversion of the Arch Psion (formerly published in a mind's eye article on WotC website)..unless it's going to be published on the upcoming Complete Psionics...that is ;)

There are a couple of independent updates at the WotC psionic forum, none official yet.

Something I suggested, again at WotC's psionics forum, is for [url=http://kapsi.fi/~blacksmith/TheThirdEye/index.php]The Third Eye[url], a fan-based spin-off of the Mind's Eye, to be a source for psionics articles to be peer reviewed and then submitted to Dragon, much as monsters are often submitted from EN World.


RavinRay wrote:
As long as it is not a one-to-one conversion of magical to psionic. Over at WotC's psionics forum there are strong feelings against "Psionic X" stuff, which is taken to mean psionic stuff that is merely an exact analog of something magical, with a few changes in the wording, search-and-replace style.

As far as I saw, the feeling most have at WotC psionics forum about Psionics IS WILDLY misplaced. So far there is a psionic variant to the dragon disciple (called Ruby Disciple[?]), the psionic thief (mind's eye), psionic assassin (also mind's eye) and all of them are quite unique, not psionic spin-offs of magical counterparts as you suggest.

RavinRay wrote:


There are a couple of independent updates at the WotC psionic forum, none official yet.

That's why I ask for something official. Don't you think?

Plus 99% of the time, non-official stuff is unbalanced...from a little unbalanced...to totally insane!

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Sounds like you have some cool ideas for a query, Rajaat. :) Maybe you ought to send an e-mail to the editors.


Rajaat wrote:
As far as I saw, the feeling most have at WotC psionics forum about Psionics IS WILDLY misplaced. So far there is a psionic variant to the dragon disciple (called Ruby Disciple[?]), the psionic thief (mind's eye), psionic assassin (also mind's eye) and all of them are quite unique, not psionic spin-offs of magical counterparts as you suggest.

Funny you should mention the Ruby Disciple, because at the Third Eye I started a 3.5 conversion of all the Sardior articles from the Mind's Eye. After peer review, it was finalized and then posted in the forum for completed conversions. Alas, the URL for the Third Eye is currently experiencing problems.

There aren't that many Psionic X material, admittedly, but when they do show up they get discussed. Like the Shadow Mind being a psionic spin-off of the Shadow Adept, and the latest Mind's Eye article about Psionics of Incarnum, where some are claiming it too is Psionic X style. When I did some conversions of the aboleth's illusion spell-like abilities into psychokinetic powers with the Light descriptor, I was told it too was Psionic X.


Zherog wrote:
Sounds like you have some cool ideas for a query, Rajaat. :)

Thanx Zherog

Zherog wrote:
Maybe you ought to send an e-mail to the editors.

Then they would ask me to develop them myself :(

Honestly, I just wanted to plant some seeds in the people that read these forums (editors or freelancer alike)...so that someone maybe develops it... ;)


Intreagingly Ive been toying with a feat chain to give Psionic charicters a tie to nature for a while, I may brush it up and send it in.


Rajaat wrote:
Zherog wrote:
Sounds like you have some cool ideas for a query, Rajaat. :)

Thanx Zherog

Zherog wrote:
Maybe you ought to send an e-mail to the editors.

Then they would ask me to develop them myself :(

Honestly, I just wanted to plant some seeds in the people that read these forums (editors or freelancer alike)...so that someone maybe develops it... ;)

I came up with a similar idea. I sent in a query a while ago, although it was rejected.

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