Racial Templates: Psionic Races

Racial Templates: Psionic Races

Since I've converted some psionic monsters, let's cover the not-yet-converted psionic races from the Expanded Psionics Handbook and Complete Psionic.

  

DROMITE [-2-6] (Expanded Psionics Handbook, page 6)

Attributes: ST-4 [-40].

Secondary Characteristics: SM-2; Basic Move -1 [-5], Per+2 [10].

Advantages: DR 1 (Flexible, -20%) [4]; Discriminatory Smell [15]; Nictitating Membrane 1 [1].

Choose one caste:

Fire Caste [13]: DR 2 (Limited, Fire, -40%) [6]; Fire Ray 1 [6]; Fire Ray (H) IQ-2 [1].

Ice Caste [16]: DR 2 (Limited, Cold, -40%) [6]; Cold Ray 1 [9]; Cold Ray (H) IQ-2 [1].

Voice Caste [17]: DR 2 (Limited, Sound, -40%) [6]; Wail 1 (Pyramid #3-29, p. 7) [10]; Wail (H) HT-2 [1].

Glimmer Caste [21]: DR 2 (Limited, Electricity, -40%) [6]; Electrical Discharge 1 [14]; Electrical Discharge (H) IQ-2 [1].

ELAN [42] (Expanded Psionics Handbook, page 9)

Advantages: Unaging [15].

    Psionic Trance [9]: Doesn’t Sleep (Accessibility, Not when diseased, poisoned, or under 2/3 HP, -20%; Mental Only, Has to rest the body, -50%) [6] + Less Sleep 4 (Accessibility, Not when diseased, poisoned, or under 2/3 HP, -20%; Physical Only, -50%) [3].

    Repletion: Doesn’t Eat or Drink (Psychometabolism, -10%) [9].

Disadvantages: Unusual Biochemistry [-5].

Racial Psionic Abilities: Damage Control 1 [8]; Mind Shield 1 [4].

Racial Psionic Skills: Damage Control (H) HT-2 [1]; Mind Shield (H) Will-2 [1].

  

HALF-GIANT [40] (Expanded Psionics Handbook, page 12)

Attributes: ST+4 (Size Modifier, -10%) [36]; DX-1 [-20]; HT+1 [10].

Secondary Characteristics: SM+1; FP+1 [3].

Advantages: Extended Lifespan 1 [2]; Night Vision 5 [5]; Temperature Tolerance 2 (Hot) [2].

Racial Psionic Abilities: Stomp 1 [1].

Racial Psionic Skills: Stomp (H) IQ-2 [1].

Knowing Your Own Strength [44] Replace ST+4 (Size Modifier, -10%) [36] with ST+4 [40]

MAENAD [0] (Expanded Psionics Handbook, page 13)

Advantages: Extended Lifespan 1 [2].

Disadvantages: Bad Temper (15) [-5].

Racial Psionic Abilities: Wail 1 (Pyramid #3-29, p. 7) [10].

Racial Psionic Skills: Wail (H) HT-2 [1].

Notes: The full description of Wail can be found on p. 7 of Pyramid #3-29.

   

SYNAD [54] (Complete Psionic, page 139)

Advantages: Compartmentalized Mind 2 (Mental Separation Only, -80%) [20]; Infravision [10].

Secondary Characteristics: Will+1 [5].

Racial Psionic Abilities: Prognostication 1 [18].

Racial Psionic Skills: Prognostication (H) IQ-2 [1].

XEPH [28] (Expanded Psionics Handbook, page 15)

Attributes: ST-1 [-10]; DX+1 [20].

Advantages: Extended Lifespan 1 [2]; Infravision [10].

Disadvantages: Skinny [-5].

Racial Psionic Abilities: Haste 1 (Pyramid #4-3, p. 25) [10].

Racial Psionic Skills: Haste (H) IQ-2 [1].