Got a player who wants to do a Thought Thief. Problem is the class seems to be non-functional.
Problem: Almost nothing on the Psychic Spell list triggers sneak attack.
Mind Thrust, Explode Head, Magic Missile, almost all the psychic spells are save or suck, so none of them trigger sneak attack, at least the way I under stand it. Is there something I'm missing here?
FYI his stat line is:
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He's starting Unchained Rogue then going Psychic. He doesn't want to do Psychic Sorcerer cuz he likes the Mind Thrust spells and discovered that its utterly broken with the Cunning Caster feat.
A lot of psychic spells are buffs. Buff up then shoot or stab while invisible or something, collect your sneak attack damage on a hit. That'd be the way I'd do it.
Spells with attack rolls and damage on the psychic spell list: force hook charge, force punch, stricken heart, telekinesis, telekinetic projectile, umbral strike and vampiric touch. Possibly a couple of others which my quick search didn't find.
Edit: there's also some abilities and likely spells in the psychic disciplines though not necessarily directly. e.g. Rebirth lets you steal a spell from another spell list, or Rivethun discipline gives 1st level shaman spirit abilities such as the flame spirit's flame touch.
A lot of psychic spells are buffs. Buff up then shoot or stab while invisible or something, collect your sneak attack damage on a hit. That'd be the way I'd do it.
Spells with attack rolls and damage on the psychic spell list: force hook charge, force punch, stricken heart, telekinesis, telekinetic projectile, umbral strike and vampiric touch. Possibly a couple of others which my quick search didn't find.
Edit: there's also some abilities and likely spells in the psychic disciplines though not necessarily directly. e.g. Rebirth lets you steal a spell from another spell list, or Rivethun discipline gives 1st level shaman spirit abilities such as the flame spirit's flame touch.
Going melee with mage hit dice always makes me very nervous.
There's always Reach Spell, I suppose.