Quicker Psionic Focus [Archive] - Wizards Community

Quicker Psionic Focus [Archive] - Wizards Community

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stanleyx2002
05-06-07, 10:19 AM Alright guys, so I'm making my first psionic character and I'm just curious, is there any way I can become psionically focused quicker than a full round?

thx in advance
Yanagita Kunio
05-06-07, 10:26 AM Psionic Meditation feat, XPH 50: reduces assumption of focus to a move action. Has prerequisites of WIS 13 and Concentration 7 ranks.
AntiDjinn
05-06-07, 12:03 PM At first level the full round limit is pretty much a hard limit. Psionic Meditation allows you to attempt to get focused as a move action, but the prereqs make this unavailable to a lower level character. You need to be at least level 4 to have 7 ranks in Concentration (it is a class skill for all psionic classes), then you need a feat. The psion and psychic warrior can pick up the feat at level 5, everyone else has to wait until level 6.
angellis_ater
05-06-07, 12:09 PM High Psionics: Psionic Feats have 2 feats which allow you to meditate faster, but at the expense of power points.
Artector
05-06-07, 12:38 PM Also you can use the power Hustle in combination with Psionic Mediation to get focused as a "free" (techinically still a move) action.

There's a feat in Secrets of Sarlona that lets you get focused quicker too, can't remeber what it is off the top of my head.
Mort_Q
05-06-07, 01:03 PM Also you can use the power Hustle in combination with Psionic Mediation to get focused as a "free" (techinically still a move) action.

There's a feat in Secrets of Sarlona that lets you get focused quicker too, can't remeber what it is off the top of my head.

Ascetic Psion (SoS p. 115) lets you get focused as a standard action, but it's a Monk/Psi feat.
Batshido
05-06-07, 03:11 PM At first level the full round limit is pretty much a hard limit.
Actually, that's not technically true.

You could play a Synad from Cpsi. They can use their Multitask ability to focus as (basically) a free action. It's only 1/day, though, unless you pick up a feat. Plus, it costs a power point.

All available at 1st level. ;)
CrimsonDeath
05-07-07, 06:56 PM Hustle and the Synad's Multitask are both Swift actions, as I recall. Not exactly "free", but it doesn't use your Standard or Move action.
Batshido
05-07-07, 10:24 PM Hustle and the Synad's Multitask are both Swift actions, as I recall. Not exactly "free", but it doesn't use your Standard or Move action.

Actually, Multitask gives you a free swift action. Then it lets you do things (like Focus) that you can't normally do during one.
Wizard Random
05-08-07, 06:36 AM There is a feat from TOB that lets you (3/day) get auto refocused on a melee attack

Using Heroic Refocus and Unfettered Heroismn <--??? will allow you to get your focus back every round as a swift action, by spending one of your unlimited supply to do so.

Or just use Heroic Refocus by itself

Yea the synad Multitask gets it to you ask a swift 1/day or twice if you take the Enchanced racial feat

Always Psionic Meditation

As mentioned Hustle is useful in conjunction with PM but it eats up your PPs

There is a sword in Lost Empires of Faerun that gives you the PM feat for free (and Up the walls) just by having it, very useful if you don't want to waste a feat on PM
StrongHead
05-08-07, 10:48 AM Hello, everyone! ^_^

There is a feat from TOB that lets you (3/day) get auto refocused on a melee attack

Well, not exactly... :) The feat's benefit is "You can take a swift action to become psionically focused after successfully initiating a martial strike".

So, it doesn't work with just any melee attack (it has to be a successfully initiated martial strike), and it's not exactly automatic (because you have to spend your swift action). But yes, a swift action is still quicker than a move or a full-round action... :)
Wizard Random
05-08-07, 04:59 PM Hello, everyone! ^_^

Well, not exactly... :) The feat's benefit is "You can take a swift action to become psionically focused after successfully initiating a martial strike".

So, it doesn't work with just any melee attack (it has to be a successfully initiated martial strike), and it's not exactly automatic (because you have to spend your swift action). But yes, a swift action is still quicker than a move or a full-round action... :)

See if i were a less LAWFUL wizard then SOMEONE might get turned into a toad for contridicting me, however since that is not the case thanks for the clarification:angelhide

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
stanleyx2002 05-06-07, 10:19 AM	Alright guys, so I'm making my first psionic character and I'm just curious, is there any way I can become psionically focused quicker than a full round? thx in advance
Yanagita Kunio 05-06-07, 10:26 AM	Psionic Meditation feat, XPH 50: reduces assumption of focus to a move action. Has prerequisites of WIS 13 and Concentration 7 ranks.
AntiDjinn 05-06-07, 12:03 PM	At first level the full round limit is pretty much a hard limit. Psionic Meditation allows you to attempt to get focused as a move action, but the prereqs make this unavailable to a lower level character. You need to be at least level 4 to have 7 ranks in Concentration (it is a class skill for all psionic classes), then you need a feat. The psion and psychic warrior can pick up the feat at level 5, everyone else has to wait until level 6.
angellis_ater 05-06-07, 12:09 PM	High Psionics: Psionic Feats have 2 feats which allow you to meditate faster, but at the expense of power points.
Artector 05-06-07, 12:38 PM	Also you can use the power Hustle in combination with Psionic Mediation to get focused as a "free" (techinically still a move) action. There's a feat in Secrets of Sarlona that lets you get focused quicker too, can't remeber what it is off the top of my head.
Mort_Q 05-06-07, 01:03 PM	Also you can use the power Hustle in combination with Psionic Mediation to get focused as a "free" (techinically still a move) action. There's a feat in Secrets of Sarlona that lets you get focused quicker too, can't remeber what it is off the top of my head. Ascetic Psion (SoS p. 115) lets you get focused as a standard action, but it's a Monk/Psi feat.
Batshido 05-06-07, 03:11 PM	At first level the full round limit is pretty much a hard limit. Actually, that's not technically true. You could play a Synad from Cpsi. They can use their Multitask ability to focus as (basically) a free action. It's only 1/day, though, unless you pick up a feat. Plus, it costs a power point. All available at 1st level. ;)
CrimsonDeath 05-07-07, 06:56 PM	Hustle and the Synad's Multitask are both Swift actions, as I recall. Not exactly "free", but it doesn't use your Standard or Move action.
Batshido 05-07-07, 10:24 PM	Hustle and the Synad's Multitask are both Swift actions, as I recall. Not exactly "free", but it doesn't use your Standard or Move action. Actually, Multitask gives you a free swift action. Then it lets you do things (like Focus) that you can't normally do during one.
Wizard Random 05-08-07, 06:36 AM	There is a feat from TOB that lets you (3/day) get auto refocused on a melee attack Using Heroic Refocus and Unfettered Heroismn <--??? will allow you to get your focus back every round as a swift action, by spending one of your unlimited supply to do so. Or just use Heroic Refocus by itself Yea the synad Multitask gets it to you ask a swift 1/day or twice if you take the Enchanced racial feat Always Psionic Meditation As mentioned Hustle is useful in conjunction with PM but it eats up your PPs There is a sword in Lost Empires of Faerun that gives you the PM feat for free (and Up the walls) just by having it, very useful if you don't want to waste a feat on PM
StrongHead 05-08-07, 10:48 AM	Hello, everyone! ^_^ There is a feat from TOB that lets you (3/day) get auto refocused on a melee attack Well, not exactly... :) The feat's benefit is "You can take a swift action to become psionically focused after successfully initiating a martial strike". So, it doesn't work with just any melee attack (it has to be a successfully initiated martial strike), and it's not exactly automatic (because you have to spend your swift action). But yes, a swift action is still quicker than a move or a full-round action... :)
Wizard Random 05-08-07, 04:59 PM	Hello, everyone! ^_^ Well, not exactly... :) The feat's benefit is "You can take a swift action to become psionically focused after successfully initiating a martial strike". So, it doesn't work with just any melee attack (it has to be a successfully initiated martial strike), and it's not exactly automatic (because you have to spend your swift action). But yes, a swift action is still quicker than a move or a full-round action... :) See if i were a less LAWFUL wizard then SOMEONE might get turned into a toad for contridicting me, however since that is not the case thanks for the clarification:angelhide