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The Mind Unveiled

The Mind Unveiled:

Mind Blade Feats

Author: Andreas Rönnqvist

Editor: Jeremy Smith

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Cover Illustration: John Milner

Special Thanks: Playtesting team

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Mind Blade Feats

Introduction

Presented below are a variety of new materials

for use in psionic games. Central to these new

rules is the concept of the Dreamscape, a plane of

existence created by and home to the dreams and

nightmares of all creatures. A brief introduction to

the Dreamscape is presented, as well as a host of new

feats and variant classes making use of these feats.

For the full details of the Dreamscape, see The Mind

Unveiled: Dreamscape , available for free.

treasures that would have been lost forever had it not

been for the dreams and imaginations of the count-

less mortals. Events that occured millenia ago can be

relived and paradises can be founded by those who

have the strength of mind and soul. These are lands

that open up anything one can dream off, but only

to those who are brave enough to leave the waking

world behind and wander into their own dreams.

T HE D REAMSCAPE AND M IND

B LADES

Although little true evidence has been given to

prove the theory, it is believed that the discovery of

using feats to generate mind blades originated from

residents or travels to the Dreamscape. Regardless

of the true source, many residents of the Dreamscape

make great use of mind blade feats, wielding a blade

of mental energy against their opponents. Those

who travel to the Dreamscape, either through their

dreams or through more fantastic methods, have

over time learned the secrets of mind blade feats.

T HE D REAMSCAPE

All intelligent creatures have the potential to

awaken latent psychic powers, but for a time, this

power went unnoticed and untouched – laying

hidden in the subconscious of all creatures. These

subconscious minds after centuries pooled together

and became a repository for the enormous latent

psychic energies, including dreams and nightmares.

When the Dreamscape formed many thousand of

years ago, it sprang into being from the combined

subconscious thoughts of mortal creatures. As the

pooled subconscious minds had once been, the

Dreamscape became the home of the dreams and

hopes of all mortal, and some immortal, creatures.

When a mortal creature sleeps, it forms a psychic

connection to this realm of dreams, allowing some

of the constantly changing dreamstuff to solidify,

formed by the unspoken intentions and will of the

dreamer. Sometimes, when the dreamer has great

psychic potential, the places and creatures formed

by these dreams remain even after the dreamer has

awakened, giving them freedom to roam the Dream-

scape. Some ﬁnd the psychic energy they crave by

devouring the minds of dreamers or feeding off the

fear generated by assaulting a dream, while others

fade away to be forgotten.

Regardless of how they ﬁrst sprang into being,

those who feed upon fear and insecurity have risen to

power in the Dreamscape, calling themselves the Tash

qael, meaning First Dreams in their own language.

These creatures, whose continued existance depends

upon the suffering of millions, view the dreaming

lands as their own hunting grounds, where they are

free to feed off mere mortals.

Here, in this malleable land of merciless night-

mares and endless potential, adventurers can ﬁnd

the reason behind a loved one’s sudden madness or

Mind Blade Feats

The soulknife class offers the mind blade class

feature, wherein the soulknife gains the ability to

create a blade of force using only the power of his

mind. This grants the soulknife a unique ability, but

what if you wanted this feature with other classes?

Presented below are a variety of new feats that do

just that: allow any psionic character the ability to

manifest and wield a mind blade.

For every mind blade feat you take, your

connection to your mind blade deepens and your

mind blade grows stronger. Your mind blade gains

a +1 enhancement bonus for every mind blade feat

you take, to a maximum of one half your character

level (rounded down). For example, if you were

to take the Form Mind Blade and Executioner’s

Blade feats at 1 st level, you would qualify for a +1

enhancement bonus, but because you are only 1st

level, you would not gain the enhancement bonus

until 2 nd level.

The enhancement bonus of the mind blade cannot

exceed +5. You may (and, indeed, must, after the

enhancement bonus exceeds +5) apply a special

ability from the table below instead of an enhancement

bonus. You can choose any combination of weapon

The Mind Unveiled

T ABLE 1 - M IND B LADE F EATS

Feat Name

Prerequisites

Beneﬁt

Form Mind Blade

Create a blade of energy

Aligned Blade

Form Mind Blade † , Concentration 8 ranks Mind blade can deal damage of speciﬁed

alignment

Blade of Fury

Form Mind Blade † , rage or frenzy class feature,

Concentration 4 ranks

Can choose vorpal for weapon abiliites,

double threat range while raging

Blade of Silence Form Mind Blade † , sneak attack class feature,

Concentration 4 ranks

Deal extra damage when sneak attacking,

add coup de grace to options

Blade of the Slayer Form Mind Blade † , smite class feature,

Concentration 4 ranks

Deal extra damage when smiting

Cognizance Mind Blade Form Mind Blade † , Concentration 6 ranks Store psionic power in mind blade

Deceptive Blade Form Mind Blade † Feint when forming your mind blade

Defender’s Blade Form Mind Blade † Double AC bonus from defending special

ability

Dueling Blade Form Mind Blade † , Concentration 4 ranks Make attack of opportunit if opponent

misses you

Energy Blade Form Mind Blade † , Concentration 6 ranks Mind blade deals extra energy damage

Entwining Blade Form Mind Blade † , Improved Trip, Concentration

4 ranks

Mind blade can tangle and trip opponents

Executioner’s Blade Form Mind Blade †

Gain a bonus to conﬁrm critical threats

Ghost Hunter

Form Mind Blade † , Concentration 9 ranks Gain special mind blade options against

undead

Gain option to select bane special ability

against your favored enemies

Material Harmonics Form Mind Blade † , Concentration 6 ranks Mind blade can mimic the qualities

of special materials to bypass damage

reduction

Mind blade is treated as special material

for all purposes

Reckless Bladewielder Dex 13, Form Mind Blade † Decrease AC to increase mind blade

damage

Resonant Blade Form Mind Blade † , Concentration 6 ranks Charge mind blade with extra damage

Fill the Blade Form Mind Blade † , Resonant Blade (x4) † ,

Concentration 12 ranks

Form Mind Blade † , Material Harmonics † ,

Concentration 12 ranks

Expend focus to charge mind blade as a

swift action

Knife to the Soul Form Mind Blade † , Resonant Blade † , Concentration

15 ranks

Deal Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma

damage with mind blade

Automatically charge blade if you make a

creature drop below 0 hit points

Shape Mind Blade Form Mind Blade † , Concentration 8 ranks Change shape of your mind blade

Dual Wielder Form Mind Blade † , Shape Mind Blade † , Two-

weapon Fighting, Concentration 12 ranks

Reduce penalty for wielding two mind

blades

Improved Shape Mind

Blade

Form Mind Blade † , Shape Mind Blade † , Soulblade

Warrior † , Concentration 12 ranks

Shape mind blade as a swift action

Mind Blade Finesse Form Mind Blade † , Shape Mind Blade † , Weapon

Finesse, Balance 3 ranks, Concentration 8 ranks,

Knowledge (psionics) 4 ranks

Gain beneﬁts of weapon ﬁnesse even

when mind blade is in a form not nor-

mally eligible

Monastic Blade Form Mind Blade † , Shape Mind Blade † , ﬂurry of

blows class ability, Concentration 9 ranks

Mind blade also deals unarmed damage

Oversize Blade Form Mind Blade † , Shape Mind Blade,

Concentration 12 ranks

Mind blade is treated as one size larger

for damage

Reforge Blade Form Mind Blade † , Shape Mind Blade † ,

Concentration 11 ranks

Change mind blade conﬁguration faster

Hunter’s Blade Form Mind Blade † , favored enemy class feature,

Concentration 6 ranks

Improved Material

Harmonics

Mind Blade Cleave Form Mind Blade † , Resonant Blade † , Concentration

6 ranks

Mind Blade Feats

T ABLE 1 - M IND B LADE F EATS , C ONT

Feat Name

Prerequisites

Beneﬁt

Shield of Thought

Form Mind Blade † , Concentration 6 ranks Turn mind blade into a shield of

energy

Focused Shield

Form Mind Blade † , Shield of Thought † ,

Concentration 6 ranks

Enhancement bonus of thoughtshield

and mind blade are not reduced when

used together

Improved Shield of Thought Form Mind Blade † , Shield of Thought † , Focused

Shield † , Concentration 9 ranks

Manifest thoughtshied as a swift ac-

tion. Can also shape into tower shield

Soul Armor

Form Mind Blade † , Shape Mind Blade † , Shield of

Thought † , Concentration 15 ranks.

Gain a deﬂection bonus to AC equal

to enhancement bonus of mind blade

Mind blade gains the ability to dance

in combat

Soulblade Warrior Form Mind Blade † , Concentration 4 ranks Form mind blade as a swift action

Enlightened Warrior Form Mind Blade † , Soulblade Warrior † ,

Concentration 12 ranks

Form Mind Blade † , bardic music class ability,

Concentration 4 ranks

Substitute Wisdom for Strength when

using mind blade

Inner Focus

Form Mind Blade † , Soulblade Warrior † ,

Concentration 4 ranks

No longer need to maintain focus to

keep mind blade special abilities

Mental Armory

Form Mind Blade † , Shape Mind Blade † , Soulblade

Warrior † , Concentration 18 ranks

Store an additional mind blade con-

ﬁguration

Stunning Blade

Form Mind Blade † , Stunning Fist, Concentration

4 ranks

Stun opponents with a mind blade

Throw Mind Blade

Form Mind Blade †

Gain the ability to throw mind blade

Bladewind

Form Mind Blade † , Throw Mind Blade † ,

Soulblade Warrior † , Concentration 15 ranks

Make one melee attack against all

opponents within reach

Bladestorm

Form Mind Blade † , Bladewind † , Throw Mind

Blade † , Soulblade Warrior † , Concentration 15

ranks

Make one ranged attack against all

opponents within range

Extended Throw

Form Mind Blade, Throw Mind Blade † ,

Concentration 4 ranks

Increase range increment of mind

blade to 100 ft.

Mind’s Eye Acuity

Form Mind Blade † , Throw Mind Blade † ,

Soulblade Warrior † , Concentration 12 ranks

Add Wisdom modiﬁer to ranged at-

tacks with mind blade

Xeph Bladestorm

Xeph, Form Mind Blade † , Concentration 4 ranks Gain additional attack with mind

blade

special abilities and enhancement bonus that does

not exceed the total allowed by your character level

and number of mind blade feats. Your mind blade

must have a +1 enhancement bonus before you

can apply any special abilities to it. These abilities

only apply so long as you are psionically focused.

Some feats presented here add additional special

abilities to the list of options for a character. In this

situation, the ability is added at its standard cost.

For example, Blade of Fury adds the vorpal special

ability to the lists of options. Vorpal has a +5 base

price modiﬁer, so counts as +5 when determining

the special abilities a mind blade can possess.

You can reassign the ability or abilities you have

added to your mind blade. To do so, you must ﬁrst

spend 8 hours in concentration; after that period,

the mind blade materializes with the new ability or

abilities selected. The enhancement bonus and any

special abilities are treated as a supernatural ability.

A ﬁghter may take Form Mind Blade or any mind

blade feat as one of his ﬁghter bonus feats. A monk

treats his mind blade as a monk special weapon.

FEAT DESCRIPTIONS

Table 1 summarizes the prerequisites and beneﬁts of

the feats described below.

Feats marked with a † are new feats detailed in

this book.

ALIGNED BLADE

[MIND BLADE, PSIONIC]

Your convictions carry through to your mind blade.

Prerequisites: Form Mind Blade † , Concentration

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