I have a player in our D&D game who is currently a 5th level whisper gnome rogue. He is considering adding some additional flavor to his character by multiclassing or taking a PrC. I threw out Soulknife as an option and he thought it would be pretty cool. The problem is he doesn't want to fall too far behind on his thieving skills like Open Locks and Disarm Traps. Does anyone know of any PrCs that combine the two? Any suggestions on if he just multiclasse the two what the best approach would be? I also picked up Dreamscarred Mind Blade pdf which would allow him to get just the mindblade as a feat.
On a similar note under the description of the Soulknife it says the mindblade starts as a short sword and you can apply Power Attack. Since short sword is a light weapon can you use the Weapon Finesse feat with it? He has the feat already and has a high Dex so he doesn't want to give up that benifit.
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Someone around here has a feat chain to give a character a soulknife.
You may want to look at untapped potential as well.
As for his concerns, he's 5th level right? How about this...
Trapmaster [General]
Your aptitude for traps follows you throughout your career.
Prereq: Open Lock 8 ranks, Disable device 8 ranks (Pathfinder, disable device, 5 ranks, skill focus: disable device)
Effect: Open Lock and Disable Device are always considered class skills for you.
Someone around here has a feat chain to give a character a soulknife.
You may want to look at untapped potential as well.
As for his concerns, he's 5th level right? How about this...
Trapmaster [General]
Your aptitude for traps follows you throughout your career.
Prereq: Open Lock 8 ranks, Disable device 8 ranks (Pathfinder, disable device, 5 ranks, skill focus: disable device)
Effect: Open Lock and Disable Device are always considered class skills for you.
That's a good suggestion.
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Dreamscarred Press has the soulknife class as a group of feats in The Mind Unvieled: Mind Blade Feats
There is also a set of specialty levels, one of which is for the rogue class!
The Mind blade rogue specialty leves require that you be psionic and trades the following features: [list]
The pdf details over 40 new feats, specialty levels for the paladin ranger and rogue classes, an alternate soulknife that uses these feats, and new psionic node (from the Mind Divine) book.
The cost is about $3 and it is 20 pages long.
Dreamscarred Press has the soulknife class as a group of feats in The Mind Unvieled: Mind Blade Feats
There is also a set of specialty levels, one of which is for the rogue class!
The Mind blade rogue specialty leves require that you be psionic and trades the following features: [list]
its Evasion class feature for Form Mind Blade [psionic],
the uncanny dodge ability for the Deceptive [mind blade, psionic] feat, which lets you feint in combat as part of the action you use to shape the mind blade and give Bluff as a class skill
improved uncanny dodge for Blade of Silence [mind blade, psionic] feat which adds one point of damage to your sneak attacks and adds coup de grace to your list of mind blade special abilitys
the mind blade rogue can also choose mind blade feats instead of a special ability or normal bonus feat at the 10+ level. The pdf details over 40 new feats, specialty levels for the paladin ranger and rogue classes, an alternate soulknife that uses these feats, and new psionic node (from the Mind Divine) book.
The cost is about $3 and it is 20 pages long.
I did pick it up and it has a lot of good stuff in it. Giving up evasion is a tough one if he goes the substitution route.
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this and that...I did pick it up and it has a lot of good stuff in it. Giving up evasion is a tough one if he goes the substitution route.
Well, he doesn't need to take that level, he could just pick up the Wild Talent feat and Form Mind Blade on his own...
Also, in case you don't have it or didn't notice Untapped Potential is free if you have signed up on their site.
this and that...I did pick it up and it has a lot of good stuff in it. Giving up evasion is a tough one if he goes the substitution route.Well, he doesn't need to take that level, he could just pick up the Wild Talent feat and Form Mind Blade on his own...
Also, in case you don't have it or didn't notice Untapped Potential is free if you have signed up on their site.
Nice catch! Thanks for pointing that out, I'll take a look!
I'm thinking now that his best plan is to take his next two levels in Soulknife, then back to rogue after that. It won't put him that far behind the curve on his rogue skills, it makes him a wild talent so he can take psionic feats and he'll be able to make a melee or a thrown weapon using his mind. If you add in the Soulknife feats his can pick up Soulknife Warrior at 6th (form it as a swift action and a +2 to initiative) and then Energy Blade at 9th (make it be a flaming weapon or whatever energy he chooses). Seem like sound resoning?
If you go with feat-based mindblades, a couple of levels psychic warrior could also work - you'll get bonus feats and could pick up with mindblade with that.