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The Evolutionary was born from wanting to create a Specialist Class that makes use of both Mutations and Aberrant Feats. It’s actually a fairly simple and straightforward class in what it grants, but the systems it makes use of are complicated enough that the class needs the simplicity. Designing the Evolutionary While most specialist classes … Read more
I’ve been developing quite a bit of healing-focused content lately, and the vitalist is the latest product of that. One thing that psionics simply does not do well is healing. The system has some decent self healing, although that’s not really great. When it comes to healing others, the options are even more limited. This … Read more
The akashic healer was designed as a way to improve some of the secondary healing abilities to make them more viable options in the game. This Specialist Class uses akashic magic, because that’s personally one of my favorite subsystems. It’s also a good system for balancing and limiting game options while still giving the player … Read more
There’s not just a whole lot to the wildling that isn’t just an obvious progression from the base, though it still makes for a rather good Specialist Class, progressing and enhancing a specific basic option just as such a class is meant to do. Wildling requires wild empathy to enter, which can be picked up … Read more
The psychic capacitor is a Specialist Class that is simple in concept: turning the character into a capacitor that stores and super charges psionic power points. More Power Points! The class needs Psionic Talent to enter, which gives additional power points. Psychic capacitor class levels stack for manifester level (but not actual manifesting) which increases … Read more
The roving arbiter specializes exclusively on smiting his enemies. It’s all about roving across the world bringing divine judgement on those who oppose the arbiter’s mission. Designing the Roving Arbiter As with all specialist classes, I want this to typically be available after taking 3 levels in the related class. So, its entry requirements are … Read more
The shiftweaver is a specialized veilweaver that gives up actual veilweaving progression for maximum flexibility. Its core ability gives it the ability to weave any veil it needs in the moment, which is incredibly useful. Designing the Shiftweaver What is the Shiftweaver’s Focus? I wanted to design an akashic class that had fantastic flexibility over … Read more