Astral Suit Types
There are three suit forms from which the aegis can choose. Additional forms may be made available at your GM’s discretion.
Astral Skin
When formed in this way, an astral suit resembles a psychoactive skin.
Forming an astral suit into this form takes a swift action.
The aegis gains no armor bonus from his astral suit when worn in this fashion, but he gains the following free customizations: speed (2), nimble. At 2nd level, the aegis gains the evasion customization as a free customization when the astral suit is in astral skin form. At 12th level, the aegis gains the improved evasion customization as a free customization when the astral suit is in astral skin form.
An astral suit in this form does not count as any type of armor, but does count as a psychoactive skin and follows all the rules of a psychoactive skin.
Astral Armor
When formed into astral armor, an astral suit resembles masterwork chainmail and is treated as such for all mechanical purposes. Should the aegis be wearing armor when forming his astral suit in this fashion, the astral suit encloses the armor and the aegis gains the benefits of only his astral suit and not that from his armor, even if his armor would confer better benefits.
Forming an astral suit into this form takes a move action.
The aegis gains the following free customizations: brawn, improved damage. At 2nd level, the aegis gains the flexible suit customization as a free customization when the astral suit is in astral armor form. At 8th level, the astral suit resembles and is treated as a masterwork breastplate for all mechanical purposes.
Astral Juggernaut
When formed into astral juggernaut, an astral suit resembles masterwork half-plate and is treated as such for all mechanical purposes. Should the aegis be wearing armor when forming his astral suit in this fashion, the astral suit encloses the armor and the aegis gains the benefits of only his astral suit and not that from his armor, even if his armor would confer better benefits.
Forming an astral suit into this form takes a full-round action.
The aegis gains the following free customizations: fortification, hardy. At 2nd level, the aegis gains the stalwart customization as a free customization when the astral suit is in astral juggernaut form. At 7th level, the astral suit resembles and is treated as masterwork full plate for all mechanical purposes.
Customizations
An aegis gains a pool of points he can use to customize his astral suit, molding it to suit his needs. Modifying the customization points spent on an astral suit requires 8 hours of concentration. An aegis may choose to leave customization points free when he sets his customization choices, allowing him to customize his suit on the fly. If he does so, setting a customization in this fashion takes one minute of concentration and that customization cannot be changed until the aegis spends another 8 hours modifying the astral suit.
Each astral suit provides certain free customizations; these are provided on top of whatever customizations the aegis pays for with customization points, and are not subject to the usual level prerequisites or increased costs. If the aegis changes the type of his astral suit and the free customizations would take the suit over the maximum limit (such as switching from an Astral Armor with 3 Nimble customizations to Astral Skin, which grants an additional Nimble customization), the excess customizations go inert until the astral suit is changed to make the selections valid (by reconfiguring the customization points via 8 hours of concentration or Reconfigure ability or switching the astral suit type).
Customizations are grouped by their cost in customization points. An aegis only gains the benefits of a customization when he is wearing his astral suit. Unless specified otherwise, a customization may not be selected multiple times.
The Customizations
1-Point Customizations
Darkvision
You gain darkvision out to a range of 60 feet.
Empowered Blast
You can spend power points to increase the damage of your energy blast attack. Once per round, before making an attack using the energy blast customization, you can spend up to your class level in power points as a free action, to gain +1d6 damage for every 1 power point spent. An attack that misses is wasted. You must be at least 4th level and have the energy blast and ranged attack customizations before selecting this customization.
Hardened Strikes
The aegis gains Brawl as a bonus feat. In addition, the aegis’s unarmed strikes can deal slashing or piercing damage, chosen at the time the customization is selected, instead of bludgeoning damage. Whenever the aegis reconfigures his suit, he can spend one point of his limit to change the type of damage dealt by his unarmed strikes.
Harness Power Stone
The aegis can manifest a single 1st-level power from a power stone stored in his power stone repository as if it were a known power, with an effective manifester level of 1. This effective manifester level does not make an aegis eligible for feats and prestige classes requiring a manifester level, nor does it allow him to activate other power stones without a Psi Lore check.
The aegis may manifest the chosen power as many times as his power point pool will allow, but changing to a different power (either within the same power stone, or within another power stone in the repository) requires a move action and flushes the old power from the power stone (so power stones with multiple powers lose one power, but the rest are unaffected; power stones with only a single power are flushed and dissolved).
If this customization is lost or removed, any applicable attuned power is flushed from the power stone.
The aegis must be at least 3rd level and have the Power Stone Repository customization to select this customization. This customization may be selected a second time beginning at 5th level; doing so allows the aegis to manifest a second 1st-level power from a power stone (either a second stone, or a second power in an already-selected stone). The aegis may freely alternate between these two powers (or any others gained via Harness Power Stone customizations) when manifesting, but trading out either power for a new power flushes out the sacrificed power as usual.
Harness Shard
The aegis is able to place a single shard into the astral suit as a move action. By spending one power point as a standard action, he can gain one use of the shard without the shard disintegrating. This customization may be selected multiple times. Each time, it allows the aegis to store an additional shard within the astral suit, although each shard must be activated separately.
Improved Armor
The astral suit thickens and strengthens, increasing the aegis’s Armor bonus by +1. This customization can be taken once for every five levels the aegis possesses and stacks with any Armor bonus granted from the astral suit itself. The aegis must be at least 5th level before selecting this customization.
Flexible Suit
The aegis’s armor check penalty is reduced by 1 (to a minimum of 0). The aegis may also sleep in his astral suit without becoming fatigued, if he was not already able to do so.
Extra Arms, Lesser
The aegis’s astral suit has an extra pair of arms with limited function. Each arm can hold, but not use, any one item that can normally be held in one hand. Items held in this way count toward the aegis’s carrying capacity. The aegis can retrieve any item held by his extra arms as a swift action. The aegis does not gain any mechanical benefit from items held by these arms, such as a shield bonus to armor class.
Evasion
As long as the aegis is wearing the astral suit, if the aegis is subjected to an attack that normally allows a Reflex save for half damage, he takes no damage if he makes a successful saving throw. The aegis must be at least 2nd level before selecting this customization.
Energy Resistance
The aegis gains resist 5 against his active energy type. This resistance increases by 5 for every 5 levels the aegis possesses, to a maximum of 15 at 10th level. This customization can be selected multiple times. Each time beyond the first, the aegis selects an energy type (cold, electricity, fire, or sonic) to gain resistance to, in addition to his active energy type. If the aegis’s active energy type is the same as one he has selected, the effects do not stack.
Power Stone Repository
The aegis may absorb power stones into his astral suit, causing them to appear and disappear whenever the suit does. The aegis may choose to have the absorbed power stones visible (much like embedded gems), or may decide to keep any or all of them concealed. The aegis may store one power stone per class level in this fashion; adding or removing a power stone takes 1 minute per stone (any power stone that is completely flushed and powerless dissolves immediately and is not counted against the aegis’s limit).
The aegis may activate any power stone stored in his repository as if he were holding it in hand; this follows all of the standard rules for using power stones, except the aegis gets a bonus equal to the number of stored power stones to any Psi Lore checks he makes for this purpose.
If the aegis loses this customization for any reason, any power stones stored in the astral suit are Inert but unharmed until removed or this customization is regained.
Psionic Attacks
The aegis’s astral suit encompasses his melee attacks. All of the aegis’s melee attacks are treated as if they were magic for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction. In addition, any melee weapons wielded by the aegis are treated as masterwork if they are not already, gaining a +1 enhancement bonus to attack.
Psionic Damage
The aegis’s melee weapon attacks deal increased damage. The weapon damage of any of his melee weapons increases by one step on Table: Damage Progression. This ability does not stack with effects that increase the aegis’s size category, such as expansion, but does stack with other customizations with similar effects.
Pull
The aegis’s astral suit envelopes his weapon and grants him the ability to pull creatures closer with a successful melee attack. Whenever the aegis makes a successful melee attack, he can attempt a free combat maneuver check as if making a Drag attempt. If successful, the target of the attack is pulled 5 feet closer to the aegis. The aegis does not move.
This ability only works on creatures of a size equal to or smaller than the aegis. Creatures pulled in this way do not provoke attacks of opportunity. The aegis must have a reach of 10 feet or more to select this customization. If there is insufficient room for the target to move closer to the aegis, the attempt automatically fails.
Speed
The aegis’s base land speed is increased by 5 feet. This customization can be selected up to five times. Its effects stack.
Spiked Carapace
The astral suit is covered in sharp spikes as if equipped with armor spikes.
Stalwart
Stalwart (Ex): As long as the aegis is wearing the astral suit, if the aegis is subjected to an attack that normally allows a Fortitude or Will save for a reduced or partial effect, he ignores the effect if he makes a successful saving throw. The aegis must be at least 2nd level before selecting this customization.
Retaliate
The aegis gains the ability to expend psionic focus as an immediate action to make a melee attack against an enemy that has successfully hit him with a melee attack. This counts as an attack of opportunity, and the aegis must be able to reach the enemy. An aegis must be at least 8th level before selecting this customization.
Underwater Breath
The aegis can safely breathe underwater as long as he is wearing his astral suit.
Swim
The aegis gains a swim speed equal to his base speed.
Ranged Attack
The aegis gains the ability to propel a non-psionic crystal, formed from the astral suit, at a target as a ranged attack that deals 1d8 points of piercing damage and has a range increment of 30 ft.
Push
The aegis gains the ability to push creatures away with a successful attack. Whenever the aegis makes a successful melee attack, he can attempt a free combat maneuver check as if making a Bull Rush attempt. If successful, the target of the attack is pushed 5 feet directly away from the aegis. The aegis does not move.
This ability only works on creatures of a size equal to or smaller than the aegis. Creatures pushed in this way do not provoke attacks of opportunity. If there is insufficient room for the target to be pushed away, the attempt automatically fails.
Slam Attack
The gauntlets of the astral suit become thick and powerful, granting the aegis a melee slam attack as a primary natural weapon that deals 1d6 points of bludgeoning damage plus his Strength modifier. When the aegis reaches 6th level, he can this customization a second time to gain a second slam attack.
Improved Hardened Strikes
The aegis gains Improved Brawl as a bonus feat. The aegis must meet the prerequisites of this feat before he can gain this customization.
2-Point Customizations
Brawn
You gain a +2 enhancement bonus to Strength while wearing your astral suit. This customization can be selected a second time beginning at 5th level, and a third time starting at 10th level. Each subsequent time it is taken, the enhancement bonus to Strength is increased by +2.
Adhesive Feet
The aegis gains a +4 bonus to CMD against bull rush, trip, and any combat maneuvers that attempt to move him from his current location. He also gains a +4 psionic bonus to Athletics checks made while climbing.
Improved Damage
The astral suit coats the aegis’s weapon. The weapon damage of any of his melee weapons increases by two steps on Table: Damage Progression. This ability does not stack with effects that increase the aegis’s size category, such as expansion, but does stack with other customizations with similar effects. The aegis must be at least 6th level to select this customization.
Chameleon
The aegis gains a +4 psionic bonus to Stealth checks. The aegis must be at least 5th level before selecting this customization and this customization can be taken once for every five levels the aegis possesses. Its benefits stack.
Climb
The aegis gains a climb speed equal to 1/2 of his base land speed.
Crystallized Weapon
The aegis’s astral suit envelopes his melee weapon. The weapon is treated as if made from deep crystal. This treats the weapon as a masterwork weapon if it was not already, and the aegis can pay two power points to charge the weapon with psionic energy which deals 2d6 additional points of damage on its next hit. The weapon stays charged for 1 minute or until it successfully hits, whichever comes first.
Energy Blast
The ranged attack gained from the ranged attack customization becomes imbued with psionic energy. The attack is now treated as a ranged touch attack and instead deals 1d6 points of damage of your active energy type, but requires a standard action to use and cannot be used as part of a full attack. This effect can be turned on or off as a move action. The aegis must be at least 4th level and have the ranged attack customization before selecting this customization.
Energy Resistance, Improved
The energy resistance gained from the Energy Resistance customization doubles. The aegis must have the Energy Resistance customization and be at least 6th level to select this customization.
Extra Arms
The extra arms on the aegis’s astral suit gain improved functionality. The aegis gains a +2 psionic bonus to Athletics checks made while climbing and CMD against grapple attempts for each extra arm that is not holding anything. In addition, one of the arms can wield and use a light or one-handed weapon, a shield, or any other item that can be used with one hand. Attacks made with this additional arm suffer a -2 penalty to attack rolls in addition to any penalties for using two weapons. These extra arms do not grant any additional attacks, only alternate arms with which to make the standard attacks. The aegis must be at least 5th level and have the Lesser Extra Arms customization before selecting this customization.
Flight
The aegis uses psychokinetic energy to gain a fly speed equal to its base speed. The aegis’s maneuverability depends on his size. Medium or smaller aegii have good maneuverability. Large aegii have average maneuverability, while Huge aegii have poor maneuverability. For 2 additional customization points, the aegis’s maneuverability increases to perfect. The aegis’s fly speed can be increased by spending additional customization points, gaining a 20-foot increase to fly speed for each additional point spent. The aegis must be at least 5th level before selecting this customization.
Fortification
The aegis gains 25% chance to negate critical hits or sneak attacks (so damage is rolled normally instead). This does not stack with armor with the same special ability. This ability can be selected again starting at 8th level and at 12th level, increasing the chance to negate critical hits or sneak attacks by an additional 25% for every additional time it is taken.
Hardy
The aegis gains a +2 enhancement bonus to Constitution while he is wearing his astral suit. This customization can be selected a second time beginning at 5th level, and a third time starting at 10th level. Each subsequent time it is taken, the enhancement bonus to Constitution is increased by +2.
Harness Power Stone, Improved
The aegis is able to manifest a single 2nd level or lower power from a power stone in his repository as if it were a known power. The aegis’s effective manifester level when manifesting powers from power stones in this fashion is increased by 3 (this stacks with the effective manifester level gained from Harness Power Stone as well as any effective manifester level increases granted by any of the other Harness Power Stone customizations).
If this customization is lost or removed, any applicable attuned power is flushed from the power stone. The aegis does not need to have taken any previous Harness Power Stone customizations to take this customization.
The aegis must be at least 7th level and have the Power Stone Repository customization to take this customization. The aegis can take this customization a second time at 9th level; doing so does not increase his effective manifester level, but allows him to manifest a second 2nd level power from a power stone.
Improved Damage Reduction
The aegis’s damage reduction from his astral suit increases by 1. This customization can be taken once for every five levels the aegis possesses. Its effects stack. The aegis must be at least 5th level before selecting this customization.
Improved Ranged Attack
The damage of the aegis’ ranged attack ability increases by an additional 1d8 points of piercing damage for every five class levels the aegis has. If the aegis is using the energy blast customization, the additional damage is instead 1d6 points of damage of your active energy type for every five class levels. The aegis must be at least 5th level and have the ranged attack customization before selecting this customization.
Increased Size
The astral suit grows in size and the aegis and all of his equipment is treated as one size category larger as if affected by expansion. The aegis must be at least 9th level to select this customization.
Nimble
The aegis gains a +2 enhancement bonus to Dexterity while he is wearing his astral suit. This customization can be selected a second time beginning at 5th level, and a third time starting at 10th level. Each subsequent time it is taken, the enhancement bonus to Dexterity is increased by +2.
Power Resistance
The aegis gains power resistance 13. This customization may be selected up to 3 times. Each subsequent time increases the power resistance gained by 3. This ability can be selected again starting at 8th level and at 12th level, increasing the power resistance by 3 for every additional time it is taken.
Powerful Build
The aegis gains the powerful build trait while wearing his astral suit. Whenever the aegis is subject to a size modifier or special size modifier for a Combat Maneuver Bonus or Combat Maneuver Defense, the aegis is treated as one size larger if doing so is advantageous to him. The aegis is also considered to be one size larger when determining whether a creature’s special attacks based on size can affect him. The aegis can use weapons designed for a creature one size larger without penalty. However, his space and reach remain those of a creature of his actual size. The benefits of this trait stack with the effects of powers, abilities, and spells that change the subject’s size category.
Ram
The astral suit forms a hardened shell over the aegis’s head. If the aegis makes a bull rush or overrun attempt, he gains a +2 bonus to his CMB. Alternatively, he can make a single attack with this shell as part of a charge and deal 2d6 points of damage. This attack is treated as adamantine when used to attack an object. This customization can be taken once for every five levels the aegis possesses, each additional selection increasing the bonus to CMB by 1 and the damage on a charge by 1d6 points of damage. The aegis must be at least 5th level before selecting this customization.
Retaliate, Improved
As the Retaliate customization, except the triggering attack does not need to be successful. The aegis must have the Retaliate customization and be at least 16th level before selecting this customization.
Tremorsense
The aegis gains tremorsense out to a range of 30 feet. This allows the aegis to pinpoint the location of creatures that it cannot see without having to make a Perception check as long as the creature and the aegis are in contact with the ground, but such creatures still have total concealment from the aegis. Visibility still affects the aegis’s movement and he is still flat-footed against attacks from creatures he cannot see. The aegis must be at least 7th level before selecting this customization.
Unlock Psionics
The astral suit is able to emit energy that resonates with psionic items, helping the aegis use them. The aegis gains a +2 psionic bonus to Psi Lore checks to Use Psionic Items while wearing his astral suit. If the aegis has 10 ranks in Psi Lore, this bonus increases to +4.
Greater Hardened Strikes
The aegis gains Greater Brawl as a bonus feat. The aegis must meet the prerequisites of this feat before he can gain this customization.
3-Point Customizations
Blindsense
The astral suit augments the aegis’s senses, giving him blindsense out to a range of 30 feet. This ability allows the aegis to pinpoint the location of creatures that he cannot see without having to make a Perception check, but such creatures still have total concealment from the aegis. Visibility still affects the aegis’s movement and he is still flat-footed against attacks from creatures he cannot see. The aegis must be at least 9th level before selecting this customization.
Burrow
The aegis gains a burrow speed equal to 1/2 his base speed. He can use this speed to move through dirt, clay, sand, and earth. He does not leave a hole behind, nor is his passage marked on the surface. The aegis must be at least 9th level before selecting this customization.
Diehard
The aegis gains the benefits of the Diehard feat while he wears his astral suit.
Extra Arms, Greater
The extra arms on the aegis’s astral suit function at nearly the same capacity as his normal arms. Each arm can now wield or use a light or one-handed weapon, shield, or any other item that he could normally use. Alternatively, the aegis can use one or both arms when wielding a two-handed weapon, possibly allowing him to wield a pair of two-handed weapons. The psionic bonus on Athletics checks made while climbing and CMD against grapple attempts increases to +3 per extra arm that is not holding anything. The aegis must be 8th level and have the Extra Arms and Lesser Extra Arms customizations before selecting this customization.
Frightful Presence
The aegis makes his astral suit unsettling to his foes, gaining the frightful presence ability. The aegis can activate this ability as part of an offensive action, such as a charge or attack. Opponents within 30 feet of the aegis must make a Will save or become shaken for 3d6 rounds. The DC of this save is equal to 10 + 1/2 the aegis’s class level + the aegis’s Charisma modifier. If the aegis has at least 4 more Hit Dice than an opponent, that opponent becomes frightened instead. Foes with more HD than the aegis are immune to this effect. The aegis must be at least 11th level before selecting this customization.
Harness Power Stone, Greater
As Improved Harness Power Stone, except the power is 3rd level or lower, and the effective manifester level increase is +5. The aegis must be at least 11th level and have the Power Stone Repository customization to take this customization, and be 13th level to take this customization a second time.
Improved Energy Blast
When using the energy blast customization, the attack can target up to three creatures, no two of which can be more than fifteen feet apart. Each creature may only be the target of one such attack each round. Each attack is rolled separately. The aegis must be at least 12th level and have the energy blast and ranged attack customizations before selecting this customization.
Quickened Attacks
When the aegis makes a full attack, he gains one additional attack at his highest attack bonus. This customization does not stack with other sources of extra attacks, such as haste. The aegis must be at least 10th level before selecting this customization.
Reach
The aegis’s reach increases by 5 feet. The aegis must be at least 7th level before selecting this customization.
4-Point Customizations
Blindsight
The astral suit massively augments the aegis’s senses, giving him blindsight out to a range of 30 feet. The aegis can maneuver and attack as normal, ignoring darkness, invisibility, and most forms of concealment as long as he has line of effect to the target. The aegis must possess the blindsense customization to take this customization. The aegis must be at least 11th level before selecting this customization.
Energy Immunity
The aegis gains immunity to his active energy type as long as he is wearing his astral suit. The aegis must be at least 15th level before selecting this customization.
Extra Passenger
The aegis can carry one creature of the same size or smaller as the aegis’s base size (powers and effects that increase the aegis’s size do not allow him to carry larger creatures, although Increased Size and Improved Increased Size customizations do allow the aegis to carry larger passengers). The carried creature is treated as if it has total concealment and he gains the damage reduction of the astral suit, as well as any environmental customization options, such as that granted from the Energy Resistance or Underwater Breath customization. The creature carried using this ability remains adjacent to the aegis and moves with the aegis’s move actions. A creature can be loaded and unloaded into the astral suit as a free action by the aegis, but the creature can take no actions until its next turn. The aegis must be at least 11th level before selecting this customization.
Harness Power Stone, Superior
As Improved Harness Power Stone, except the power is 4th level or lower, and the effective manifester level increase is +7. The aegis must be at least 16th level and have the Power Stone Repository customization to take this customization, and be 18th level to take this customization a second time.
Improved Evasion
As long as the aegis is wearing the astral suit, if the aegis is subjected to an attack that normally allows a Reflex save for half damage, he takes no damage if he makes a successful saving throw and only half damage if the saving throw fails. The aegis must be at least 12th level before selecting this customization.
Improved Stalwart
As long as the aegis is wearing the astral suit, if the aegis is subjected to an attack that normally allows a Fortitude or Will save for a reduced or partial effect, he can expend his psionic focus as an immediate action to ignore the effect if he makes a successful saving throw and suffers the reduced effect if the saving throw fails. The aegis must be at least 16th level before selecting this customization.
Increased Size, Improved
The astral suit grows in size and the aegis is treated as two size categories larger as if affected by an augmented expansion. The aegis must be at least 15th level and have selected the increased size customization to select this customization. This customization does not stack with the Increased Size customization.