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Offline Malchia

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Re: Disciplines
« Reply #105 on: August 29, 2022, 10:44:40 AM »
Where can I find the Disciplines Excel book?

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Re: Disciplines
« Reply #106 on: January 16, 2024, 09:40:26 PM »
I feel like Read Thoughts (https://www.d20srd.org/srd/psionic/powers/readThoughts.htm) should be part of one of the telepaths disciplines.  It is such a basic power that your imagine telepaths having.

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Re: Disciplines
« Reply #107 on: January 17, 2024, 09:11:26 AM »
It should be.  Not an intentional omission, just an oversight.
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Re: Disciplines
« Reply #108 on: January 17, 2024, 09:39:35 AM »
Yeah I figured it was an oversight and tried to look at the disciplines but I am not sure which one to add it to or if we need a new discpline.

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Re: Disciplines
« Reply #109 on: January 19, 2024, 11:36:18 PM »
Yeah I figured it was an oversight and tried to look at the disciplines but I am not sure which one to add it to or if we need a new discpline.
How about an Inquisition discipline:
  • Concentration: Roll sense motive checks twice and take the higher result
  • Read Thoughts
  • Zone of Truth, Psionic
  • Mind Probe
« Last Edit: January 19, 2024, 11:37:58 PM by Hero »

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Re: Disciplines
« Reply #110 on: January 23, 2024, 12:00:54 AM »
I eliminated Psionic Zone of Truth.
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Re: Disciplines
« Reply #111 on: January 23, 2024, 12:01:25 AM »
Empathy

This discipline allows the psionic to empathize with others on a psychic level.
Specialty: Telepathy
Ability: Charisma
Concentration: You know the subject’s surface emotions (as per Empathy power).
Remove Fear, Psionic (1): Suppresses fear or gives +4 on saves against fear for one subject + one per four levels.
Read Thoughts (2): Detect surface thoughts of creatures in range.
Empathic Condition Relief (2): You relieve a target's condition.

Empathy, Greater

You are able to effect others' emotions on a greater level.
Specialty: Telepathy
Ability: Charisma
Prerequisite: Empathy
Concentration: none
Empathic Transfer (2): Transfer another’s wounds to yourself.
Empathic Transfer, Hostile (3): Your touch transfers your hurt to another.
Empathic Feedback (3): When you are hit in melee, your attacker takes damage.
Thoughtsoothe (3): You forge a minor telepathic link with other beings within range.

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Re: Disciplines
« Reply #112 on: January 23, 2024, 10:59:09 AM »
Empathy is more about reading emotions, not thoughts (that’s telepathy). So I don’t think it belongs there.

I didn’t see Mind Probe assigned to a block yet, that and Read Thoughts should be together since they are similar concepts at different potency.

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Re: Disciplines
« Reply #113 on: January 23, 2024, 05:18:53 PM »
Empathy is more about reading emotions, not thoughts (that’s telepathy). So I don’t think it belongs there.

I didn’t see Mind Probe assigned to a block yet, that and Read Thoughts should be together since they are similar concepts at different potency.

That does make sense, we will have to continue to review.
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Re: Disciplines
« Reply #114 on: January 24, 2024, 12:44:08 AM »
I agree with Hero's thought.  Empathy was the best fit at the moment but it is not an optimal fit so if we make a new discipline that would work well.

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Re: Disciplines
« Reply #115 on: January 24, 2024, 09:18:00 AM »

Revising:
  • Concentration: Roll sense motive checks twice and take the higher result
  • Read Thoughts
  • Zone of Truth, Psionic
  • Mind Probe
  • Shatter Mind Blank

Not sure if “inquisition” is the best name but I can’t come up with anything better.


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Re: Disciplines
« Reply #116 on: January 24, 2024, 12:17:08 PM »
Revising:
  • Concentration: Roll sense motive checks twice and take the higher result
  • Read Thoughts
  • Zone of Truth, Psionic
  • Mind Probe
  • Shatter Mind Blank

Not sure if “inquisition” is the best name but I can’t come up with anything better.

Intrusion as a name?
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Re: Disciplines
« Reply #117 on: January 24, 2024, 12:18:32 PM »
Revising:
  • Concentration: Roll sense motive checks twice and take the higher result
  • Read Thoughts
  • Zone of Truth, Psionic
  • Mind Probe
  • Shatter Mind Blank

Not sure if “inquisition” is the best name but I can’t come up with anything better.

Shatter Mind Blank would come out of greater attack, but that one has issues already.
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Re: Disciplines
« Reply #118 on: January 24, 2024, 03:16:49 PM »
I would be fine with that change.  It doesn't full fit what the other powers do.

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Re: Disciplines
« Reply #119 on: January 24, 2024, 11:50:34 PM »
I feel like the two roll sense motive is not on par with other Concentration abilities.  What about a +5 to Sense Motive checks?
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