I'm making a Vitalist, and I'm planning on buying/making ioun stones and implanting them. I have a few questions on this subject because things don't always go as planned. A few of these are most-likely going to be directed to my GM, but I'm going to ask them here anyways.
1- Can I make ioun stones with psionic powers?
What kind of powers?
2- Are they still called ioun stones if they're psionic in nature?
Absolutely; Ultimate Psionics page 416 has the green and white ioun stone, for example.
3- Would I be allowed to enhance an ioun stone after it's implanted into my character's flesh?
Enhance in what sense? Typically magic items can be improved, but I'm not sure what you're envisioning. A +1 longsword can be improved to become a +3 flaming longsword at a later date. A headband that grants a +2 bonus to Strength can be improved to grant +4. Pricing to do these upgrades are the difference; meaning you pay the difference in price between a +2 and a +4 to perform that upgrade. Ioun stones should work basically the same way.
I'm interested in technical ruling, because some of the ioun stones say "stacks" and I feel that's redundant if you can increase the powers of individual ioun stones.
Again, I'm not sure where you're going with this. Most ioun stones have specific abilities that aren't exactly upgradable. They're not intended to. You usually just let multiple ones orbit your head. I'm not sure how implantation works though.
Did you have a specific example in mind?
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I mean, could I use Craft Wondrous Item to create an incandescent blue sphere, using Animal Affinity as a prereq instead of Owl's Wisdom. Cool thing about Psionics is I only need one power to cover what six arcane spells could do.
Yes. In a campaign that includes psionics, the powers that are equivalent to spells should be used in place of those spells for crafting requirements.