Most who walk the path of the manifester seek to unlock progressively stronger powers and deeper secrets. Some, however, prefer to develop their internal reservoir of power rather than focusing on the scope of the effects they can manage. These metaminds learn to turn their bodies and minds into wells of psionic power, drawing more and more power when others would be exhausted.
While metaminds still progress in their psionic abilities, their development in manifesting is stunted, but they make up for this by increasing their power point pool, even turning their psicrystal into a psionic battery.
Role
As a storehouse of psionic energy, metaminds are all about manifesting power after power, having the extra resources to continue manifesting when another would have run dry.
Entry Requirements
Skills: Psi Lore 5 ranks.
Feat: Psicrystal Affinity.
Psionics: Manifester level 4th.
| Base Attack Bonus | Fort Save | Ref Save | Will Save | Special | Manifesting | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | +0 | +0 | +0 | +1 | Cognizance psicrystal 5, Psionic Talent | +1 level for power points only |
| 2nd | +1 | +0 | +0 | +1 | Sequester Power | +1 level of existing class |
| 3rd | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | Cognizance psicrystal 7 | +1 level of existing class |
| 4th | +2 | +1 | +1 | +2 | Psionic Talent | +1 level of existing class |
| 5th | +2 | +1 | +1 | +3 | Cognizance psicrystal 9 | +1 level for power points only |
| 6th | +3 | +2 | +2 | +3 | Free manifesting 2/day | +1 level of existing class |
| 7th | +3 | +2 | +2 | +4 | Cognizance psicrystal 11, Psionic Talent | +1 level of existing class |
| 8th | +4 | +2 | +2 | +4 | Free manifesting 3/day | +1 level of existing class |
| 9th | +4 | +3 | +3 | +5 | Cognizance psicrystal 13 | +1 level for power points only |
| 10th | +5 | +3 | +3 | +5 | Font of power, free manifesting 4/day, Psionic Talent | +1 level of existing class |
Class Features
Weapon and Armor Proficiency
A Metamind gains no proficiency with any type of weapon, armor, or shield.
Manifesting
At each level except 1st, 5th, and 9th, you progress a psionic manifesting class you already possess. If you possess more than one manifesting class, you must decide to which class you add each new level of progression.
At 1st, 5th, and 9th level, you progress a psionic manifesting class, but only for the purpose of calculating power points. So, a psion 6/metamind 2 would know and manifest powers as a 7th-level psion but have the power points of an 8th-level psion.
Cognizance Psicrystal
At 1st level, you master the trick of storing excess power points in a psicrystal. Your psicrystal is now treated as a cognizance crystal capable of storing 5 power points, in addition to its psicrystal abilities. At every odd-numbered level, your psicrystal becomes able to store an additional 2 power points, to a maximum of 13 points at 9th level.
Psionic Talent
Metaminds focus their studies in maximizing their psionic power. At 1st level and every three levels thereafter, you gain Psionic Talent as a bonus feat.
Sequester Power
Starting at 2nd level, you learn how to sequester your psionic knowledge to harness its latent psionic power. You gain Sequester Power as a bonus feat.
Free Manifesting
When you reach 6th level, you can manifest any power you know for free (without spending power points) up to a maximum power level equal to half your metamind level (rounded down). This benefit applies only to the power point cost of an unaugmented power. Points spent to augment a power and an experience point cost (if any) must be paid as normal.
You can use this ability twice per day. At 8th level and again at 10th, you gain one additional use of this ability per day.
Font of Power
A 10th-level metamind can act as a living cognizance crystal, producing seemingly endless power points once per day, for up to 1 minute. Your eyes shine like tiny stars, and faint illumination seems to beam out of your mouth and the end of each of your fingers. While so empowered, you can manifest any of your powers without drawing from your power point reserve. You find the power points you need welling up within your own body.
While this ability is activated, your psionic power protects your body, granting you DR 10/— for the duration of the effect, and powers you manifest while under the effect of font of power cannot be interrupted.
If you enter a metaconcert while using this ability, your power point reserve is accessed normally for the purpose of your contribution to the pool.