“Who am I? Look in the mirror.”
Xarevi, half-elven mindthief
Lacking the training or ambition to excel in the psionic arts, a mindthief does what anyone not willing to work for reward does. She steal it. In this case, the reward is the psionic power and very Will of others. To a thief who steals such things, the thoughts and secrets other people harbor are petty fare, and soon a good mindthief can steal these with ease as well. Human, elven, and half-elven wilders make up the majority of potential mindthieves, as other races do not normally possess the skills or mindset necessary for this craft. Psions rarely follow this path, although they can pick it up with ease, and few psychic warriors are interested in such subtle pursuits.
Hit Die: d6.
Requirements
To qualify to become a Mindthief, a character must fulfill all of the following criteria.
Base Attack Bonus: +3
Skills: Concentration 5 ranks, Bluff 3 ranks, Hide 3 ranks, Knowledge (psionics) 4 ranks, Move Silently 3 ranks, Psicraft 4 ranks
Feats: Combat Manifestation
Psionics: Must be able to manifest the detect psionics, distract, and feat leech powers
Special: Sneak Attack +2d6 or better
I like it, but something does not seem right about it yet.
Here is my thought. Instead of detect psionics, I would require Ego Whip or Id Insinuationas a power prereq. The way I read this class seems to make these two powers jump up and scream "Take me! Take me!"
I would also make the disguise bonus something like a +10 compentance bonus.
Good work, I am out of cookies but when I run to the store I will buy some Scooby Snacks for you :D
Interesting....
I like it, but something does not seem right about it yet.
Here is my thought. Instead of detect psionics, I would require Ego Whip or Id Insinuationas a power prereq. The way I read this class seems to make these two powers jump up and scream "Take me! Take me!"
I would also make the disguise bonus something like a +10 compentance bonus.
The original idea for this one was a hybrid between the Psychic Rogue, the (lame) Cognizance Thief from Player's Guide to Faerun, and the Mind Bleeder from Rifts Africa. One of the things I went into the project with is that I wanted it to be equal opportunity for all the psionic classes, that's why I don't want to include Ego Whip or Id Insinuation as a prereq. A rogue/psi warrior would have to be at least 10th level to pick up the class if I did that (rogue 3/psi warrior 7), while this way it can be done with rogue 3/psi warrior 4.
I did change the competence bonus though.
Good work, I am out of cookies but when I run to the store I will buy some Scooby Snacks for you :D
