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Psion

When creating a Psion, consider your character’s background. How did you become a Psion? What first drew you to this practice? Are you self-taught, or did you have a master? If you had a master, what is that relationship like? Consider also why you returned to the world from your hermitage. Did you leave someone or something behind when you took up your studies? Are you driven by revenge or some other motivation?
Psion Quirks

Psion Quirks

Eccentric Minds In order to maintain the strict discipline and intense self-knowledge needed to tap into their power, Psions develop a variety of practices to keep their focus sharp.
These practices are reJlected in taboos and quirks, strange little behaviors that govern a Psion’s actions. These quirks are oaths or behavioral tics that help keep Psions in the proper frame of mind while maintaining perfect control over their minds and bodies.
While these taboos are harmless, they help cast Psions as outsiders. Few feel accepted by society, and fewer still care to become integrated with it. To Psions, the life of the mind is where they feel most at home. Selecting Quirks To add some texture to your Psion, consider the quirks your character has acquired. These behaviors have no game effect, but your character might become irritated or upset if forced to break them. They’re a great roleplaying tool to add character to the game. You can roll on or pick from the table below, or create your own quirks. Aim to create two quirks, to give them more of a chance to come into play. Finally, consider why your character chose these behaviors. What do they say about your character’s personality or background? Are they based on a speciJic incident or a belief?

[["1","You never cut your hair."],["2","You refuse to wear clothing of a specific color."],["3","You never say your name."],["4","You never wear footwear."],["5","You always wear a mask."],["6","You dye your hair bright blue or green."],["7","You pick a new name each day."],["8","You never immerse yourself in water."],["9","You sleep on bare earth."],["10","You never consume alcohol."],["11","You wear a veil to conceal your face."],["12","You always wear a specific piece of clothing."],["13","You refuse to light fires."],["14","You refuse to write things down, instead using pictograms."],["15","You never sit on a chair, preferring to stand or sit on the floor."],["16","You never answer to any name but your own."],["17","You write down the name of each creature you slay, and name ones that are unnamed."],["18","You consume only water and raw vegetables."],["19","You spend any money you earn within 1 week of gaining it."],["20","You often speak to any imaginary companion, and act only with its blessing."]]

Roll the Dice

1	You never cut your hair.
2	You refuse to wear clothing of a specific color.
3	You never say your name.
4	You never wear footwear.
5	You always wear a mask.
6	You dye your hair bright blue or green.
7	You pick a new name each day.
8	You never immerse yourself in water.
9	You sleep on bare earth.
10	You never consume alcohol.
11	You wear a veil to conceal your face.
12	You always wear a specific piece of clothing.
13	You refuse to light fires.
14	You refuse to write things down, instead using pictograms.
15	You never sit on a chair, preferring to stand or sit on the floor.
16	You never answer to any name but your own.
17	You write down the name of each creature you slay, and name ones that are unnamed.
18	You consume only water and raw vegetables.
19	You spend any money you earn within 1 week of gaining it.
20	You often speak to any imaginary companion, and act only with its blessing.

hit dice: 1d8

hit points at 1st level: 8 + your Constitution modifier

hit points at higher levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your Constitution modifier per psionicist level after 1st

armor proficiencies: Light armor

weapon proficiencies: Simple weapons

tools: None

saving throws: Intelligence, (+1 additional depending on your discipline path)

skills: Choose two skills from Arcana, History, Insight, Medicine, Nature, Perception, and Religion

starting equipment:
You start with the following equipment, in
addition to the equipment granted by your
background:

any simple weapon
(a) leather armor or (b) studded leather armor
(a) a light crossbow and 20 bolts or (b) any simple weapon
(a) a scholar’s pack or (b) an explorer’s pack

Spellcasting:
As a student of psionics, you can master and use psionic Devotions and Sciences. Psionics is distinct from spellcasting. Psionicist Disciplines The study of specific disciplines, its origins and applications, while pushing the boundaries of what psionic power can achieve is common practice in the study of the Way. Each of these Disciplines pursues a specific goal for psionic power. There are five diferent disciplines in total and you must unlock one of them to access the abilities within. Look on the table below to see how many devotions you know. Psionic Devotions A psionic Devotion is a minor psionic effect you have mastered. At 1st level, you know few psionic Devotion of your choice. You learn additional Devotions of your choice at higher levels. The Devotions Known column of the Psion table shows the total number of Devotions you know at each level; when that number goes up for you, choose a new Devotion. Though they all cost 0 PSP to use the Psion must have at least 1 PSP in order to activate one. Psionic Sciences A psionic Science is a rigid set of mental exercises that allows a psionicist to manifest psionic power. A psionicist masters only a few Sciences at a time. At 1st level, you know few psionic science of your choice. The Sciences Known column of the Psionicist table shows the total number of Sciences you know at each level; when that number goes up for you, choose a new Science. In addition, whenever you gain a level in this class, you can replace one Science you know with a different one of your choice. Psionic Strength Points (PSP) You have an internal reservoir of energy that can be devoted to activate your psionic powers. This energy is represented by PSPs. Each power has a PSP cost based on its level. The PSP cost table summarizes the PSP cost of slots per level. Devotions don't require slots and therefore don't require PSPs, but you do have to have at least one to activate one. You extend a number of PSPs to create a power slot of a given level, and then use that slot to manifest a power.

Level	PSP Cost	Level	PSP Cost
1st	2	5th	7
2nd	3	6th	9
3rd	5	7th	10
4th	6	8th	11
		9th	13

The number of PSPs you have is based on your psionicist level, as shown in the PSPs column of the psionicist table. The number shown for your level is your PSP maximum. The number of PSPs you have can’t go below 0 or over your maximum. PSP Limit Though you have access to a potent amount of psionic energy, it takes training and practice to channel that energy. There is a limit on the number of PSPs you can spend to activate a psionic science. The limit is based on your psionicist level, as shown in the PSP Limit column of the Psionicist table. For example, as a 3rd-level psionicist, you can spend no more than 3 PSPs on a Science each time you use it, no matter how many PSPs you have. Psionic Ability Intelligence is your psionic ability for your psionic sciences. You use your Intelligence modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a psionic Science or when making an attack roll with one.

Psionic save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier
Psionic attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier

PSP recovery

Activity level	PSP recovery
hard exertion	none
Walking/Riding	1/hour
Sitting, Resting, reading	6/hour
Sleeping	12/hour
Psychic Meditation	24/hour

class features:
Meditative Rest

Meditative Rest

1st-Level Psion Feature

Through years of practice, the Psion has achieved a meditative state that affords them the same benefits of enhanced rest. They only need half the time of a rest period to gain its benefits. While in this meditative state, the user has blindsight allowing them to stay aware of their environment. This range is 2 feet and increases to 5 feet at level 8, 30 feet at 12th, 60 feet at 18th and 120 feet at 20th.

Consumptive Power

2nd-Level Psion Feature

At 2nd level, you gain the ability to sacrifice your physical durability in exchange for psionic power. At the cost of one level of exhaustion, you can gain your psi limit in PSP. This reduction can’t be lessened in any way.

Potent Psionics

4th-Level Psion Feature

At 8th level, you are more competent with psionics, and infuse it with your mind power. You add your Intelligence modifier to any damage roll you make for a psionic talent.

Mind Tool

8th-Level Psion Feature

At 8th level, choose three of your charisma, intelligence, or wisdom-based skill proficiencies. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability checks you make that use these.

Rejuvenation

10th-Level Psion Feature

At 10th level, your mastery of psionic power enhances your meditative power further. When you enter a meditative state and rest for the full time of a rest you reap the benefits of the next higher level of rest. For example, if you meditate for 30 min (time of a short rest) you gain the benefits of a rest.

Harness Subconscious

11th-Level Psion Feature

Beginning at 11th level, your mastery of psionic energy allows you to push your mind beyond its normal limits. As an action, you gain 9 special PSPs that you can spend only on sciences that require an action or a bonus action to use. You can use all 9 PSPs on one science, or you can spread them across multiple sciences. You can’t also spend your normal PSPs on these sciences; you can spend only the special points gained from this feature. When you finish a long rest, you lose any of these special points that you haven’t spent. If more than one of the sciences you activate with these PSPs require concentration, you can concentrate on all of them. Activating one of them ends any effect you were already concentrating on, and if you begin concentrating on an effect that doesn’t use these special points, the sciences end that you’re concentrating on. At 15th level, the pool of PSPs you gain from this feature increases to 11. You have one use of this feature, and you regain any expended use of it with a long rest. You gain one additional use of this feature at 13th, 15th, and 17th level.

Transcendence

20th-Level Psion Feature

At 20th level, your mastery of psionic power causes your mind to transcend the body. Your physical form is infused with psionic energy. You gain the following benefits:

You gain resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage.
You no longer age.
You are immune to disease, poison damage, and the poisoned condition.
You can add half your proficiency bonus, rounded down, to any saving throw you make that doesn’t already include your proficiency bonus.

subclass options:
Clairvoyant, Egoist, Kineticists , Traveler, Telepath

Level	Proficiency Bonus	Features	Total PSP's	Diciplines Known	Devotion Known	Sciences Known	PSP Limit
1st	2	Psionic Discipline, Primary Discipline Ability, Meditative Rest	4	1	2	3	3
2nd	2		6	1	2	4	3
3rd	2	Primary Discipline Ability	16	2	2	7	3
4th	2	Potent Psionics	20	2	2	8	5
5th	3		32	2	2	9	5
6th	3	Primary Discipline Ability	38	3	3	10	6
7th	3		46	3	3	11	6
8th	3	Mind Tool	54	3	3	12	7
9th	4		72	4	4	13	7
10th	4	Rejuvination	94	4	4	14	9
11th	4	Harness Subconscious	100	4	4	15	9
12th	4		108	5	5	16	9
13th	5		112	5	5	17	10
14th	5		124	5	5	18	10
15th	5		136	5	5	19	11
16th	5		142	5	6	20	11
17th	6	Primary Discipline Ability	152	5	6	21	13
18th	6		164	5	6	22	13
19th	6		178	5	6	23	13
20th	6	Psionic Body	178	5	6	24	13

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