Lens/Monster: Phrenic Creature/Phrenic Manticore

Lens/Monster: Phrenic Creature/Phrenic Manticore

At first, I didn't even want to include this as a lens. A phrenic creature is just a psionically gifted and psionically resistant normal creature.

  

Phrenic Creature [Expanded Psionic Handbook, page 205]

69+ points

Applicable to: Non-mindless creature without any psionic abilities.

Attribute Modifiers: IQ+3 [60].

Advantages: Resistant to Psionics (+3) [10], at least 40 points in psionic abilities and skills.

Disadvantages: Unnatural Features 1 (Glowing Eyes) [-1].

Creature Type: Original, animals or vermin become magical beasts.

Phrenic Manticore [Expanded Psionics Handbook, page 205]

354 points

Attribute Modifiers: ST+14 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%; Size Modifier, -20%) [56]; DX+3 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%) [36]; IQ+1 [20]; HT+3 [30].

Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: SM+2; Basic Move +3 [15]; Per+4 [20]; Will+4 [20].

Advantages: Catfall [10]; DR 2 (Tough Skin, -40%) [6]; Discriminatory Smell [15]; Extra Attack 1 [25]; Extra Legs (Four Legs) [5]; Flight (Cannot Hover, -15%; Winged, -25%) [24]; Infravision [10]; Night Vision 5 [5]; Perfect Balance [15]; Resistant to Psionics (+3) [10]; Sharp Claws [5]; Sharp Teeth [1]; Temperature Tolerance 1 (Hot) [1].

                Fling Spikes: Impaling Attack 1d+1 (Increased 1/2D, 5x, +10%; Limited Use, 24 per day, -0%; Rapid Fire, RoF 6, +70%; Reduced Range, 1/2, -10%) [19].

Disadvantages: Horizontal [-10]; No Fine Manipulators [-30]; Odious Racial Habit (Eats sapient beings) [-15]; Restricted Diet (Carnivore) [-10]; Social Stigma (Monster) [-15]; Unnatural Features 1 (Glowing Eyes) [-1].

Features: Born Biter 2; Tail.

Racial Psionic Abilities: Combat Senes 1 [24]; Mental Stab 3 [52]; PK Shield 2 [8].

Racial Psionic Skills: Combat Sense (H) IQ-2 [1]; Mental Stab (H) Will-2 [1]; PK Shield (H) IQ-2 [1].

Notes: Size 3 hexes; Weight 1,000 lbs.

Creature Type: Magical Beast.

Knowing Your Own Strength [418] Replace ST+14 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%; Size Modifier, -20%) [56] with ST+12 [120]

Sapient-Only Telepathy [-3] Mental Stab 3 [52] -> Mental Stab 3 [49]

Typical Stats

ST:	24 (KYOS: 22)	HP:	24 (KYOS: 22)	Speed:	6.5
DX:	13	Will:	15	Move:	9 ground, 13 air (cannot hover)
IQ:	11	Per:	15
HT:	13	FP:	13	SM:	+2
Dodge:	10	Parry:	N/A	DR:	2* (tough skin)

Sharp Teeth (16): thrust 2d+2 cutting (KYOS: 4d cutting), Reach C.

Sharp Claws (16): thrust 2d+2 cutting (KYOS: 4d cutting), Reach C-1.

Fling Spikes (16): 1d+1 impaling, RoF 6, Range 25/50. Can launch no more than 24 spikes per day.

                Traits: Born Biter 2; Catfall; Combat Reflexes; Discriminatory Smell; Extra Attack 1; Extra Legs (Four Legs); Flight (Winged; Cannot Hover); Horizontal; Infravision; Night Vision 5; No Fine Manipulators; Odious Racial Habit (Eats sapient beings); Perfect Balance; Resistant to Psionics (+3); Restricted Diet (Carnivore); Social Stigma (Monster); Tail; Temperature Tolerance 1 (Hot); Unnatural Features 1 (Glowing Eyes).

Psionic Abilities: Combat Senes 1; Mental Stab 3; PK Shield 2.

Skills: Brawling-16; Innate Attack (Projectile)-16; Jumping-14; Observation-15; Stealth-14; Wrestling-14.

Psionic Skills: Combat Sense-11; Mental Stab-13; PK Shield-11.

Creature Type: Magical Beast.

Notes: Size 3 hexes; Weight 1,000 lbs.