Spiritualist
The spiritualist is a Psion interested in death and the afterlife; these play a major part in his own life. Spiritualists often attempt to contact the spirits of deceased beings and have a strange fascination with the undead. They are also able to sense spirits and presences around them; some are able to control these spirits, too. Spiritualists tend to be mysterious and ambiguous, preferring to dress in long, concealing robes rather than more modern styles, and speak in riddles, verse, or roundabout phrases.
Role
Spiritualists are often contacted for divination purposes. Their expertise in occult spirit summoning is widely known, and many common folk bolt their doors and bar their shutters at the mere passing of a spiritualist. Spiritualists are treated in much the same way as necromancers and witches; indeed, many spiritualists are of an evil alignment.
Distinctive Appearance
None
Special Benefits
Because of their strong links with the dead, spiritualists gain a +2 bonus on all Seance proficiency checks.
They have the ability to Speak With Dead once per week per five levels, as per the third-level priest spell.
Special Hindrances
Common people tend to be very suspicious and nervous while around spiritualists. The few who are not terrified witless of “tanar’ri worship” perceive occult divination as a dangerous waste of time. Thus, spiritualists receive a -5 reaction penalty when dealing with such superstitious people. Even in civilized, enlightened areas spiritualists are looked upon in the same light as necromancers, and such PCs may find themselves being chased around by peasants intent on burning them!
Class
Attribute Requirements
None
Barred Beliefs
None
Race Requirement
Spiritualist characters may only be human.
Bonus Weapon Proficiencies
None
Required Weapon Proficiencies
None
Recommended Weapon Proficiencies
None
Barred Weapon Proficiencies
None
Bonus Non-Weapon Proficiencies
Recommended Non-Weapon Proficiencies
History (Ancient), Astrology, Disguise, Fortune Telling, Healing, Observation, Religion
Equipment
Spiritualists must have mystic equipment like candles, tarot cards, and Ouija boards, and they often carry a crystal ball (magical or otherwise) around with them for effect. As stated before, they also love flowing, mysterious robes; any armor they wear is kept hidden underneath these.
Wealth Options
Normal
Homeland Terrain
None
Economic System
None
Required Devotion
Recommended Discipline(s)
Clairsentience, Psychokinetics, Psychometablism, Telepathic
Recommended Devotion(s)
Animate Shadow, Awe, Cause Decay, Cell Adjustment, Death Field, Double Pain, Ectoplasmic Form, False Sensory Input, Incarnation Awareness, Life Detection, Life Draining, Project Force, Psychic Clone, Psychic Drain, Psychic Messenger, Retrospection, Sensitivity to Psychic Impressions, Shadow Form, Stasis Field, Suspend Animation, Synaptic Static, Wrench
Recommended Science(s)
None
Barred Discipline(s)
None