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#1 Omnirahk_half-Rahkshi Feb 18, 2012 16:57:14	Hey everyone.  So, I'm looking into homebrewing the soulknife into 4e.  Currently, I'm making it a new monk build (but not a subclass).  Fluff-wise, I'm drawing a lot on kalashtar/the Dreaming Dark/soulknives from 3.5.  And I'm finding it daunting to design so many moves.  So I'm asking for a little help brainstorming.  What do you want to see a soulknife able to do?  What were the really iconic things kalashtar soulknives were capable of?  I'm also cross-posting this in homebrew for more ideas on the mechanical side.  But here's a preview of what I'm coming up with: - Primary striker, secondary leader.  Kalashtar founded the initial soulknife school, and their philosophy was that of il-Yana.  Its disciples were expected to be compassionate and to lend aid to those in need.  Still, the leader-ish powers are more inspired by the old atavist PrC and the racial substitution level that allowed kalashtar to exorcise possessing spirits with a strike.  Soulknife powers would be like that and one-two punches: cutting soul as well as body opens up opportunities for allies to strike.  Or the blow plants a psychic "grenade" of sorts that the soulknife can trigger when the foe is distracted by an ally's attack.  Yes, I may be making Mind Seed a monk power.  Secondary attack to dominate as an immediate reaction. I could give more details, but I'm saving that for a full write-up.  Which needs more powers.  A lot goes into fleshing out a new build, doesn't it?
#2 Siberys Feb 23, 2012 14:28:32	Check out the Atavist from Races of Eberron; I always viewed that as the 'prototypical' Kalashtar Soulknife build.