Psionics Contest Rules/Entries (Lockown 6/21)

[WampaX]

So, here is your contest. It begins now. It will end probably at the end of next month due to its scope. (Specific date TBD). Your topic is psionics. Things are gonna be a bit more loose on this contest, but, please, still follow the
contest guidelines.

The Rules

1) Describe why your campaign world has psionics. Why do these powers exist on this particular world. Do they co-exist with magic, do they surpase magic, do they exist instead of magic, how long have they existed, etc. etc.? If you don't want to create your own mythology surounding psionics, that's fine as well. Just give a brief synopsys on the questions presented above and jump right into the meat of the contest.

2) Pick and choose from the list of categories below. Be as prolific or as focused as you wish to be, but limit yourself to one entry in each category. Also, don't feel that you have to create an entry for EVERY category. An entry with just a couple is as valid as an entry with all but one.

• Design a psionic creature (any CR)
• Design a psionic feat (or tree of up to 3)
• Design a psionic item (any GP value)
• Design a psionic power (or set of up to 3)
• Design a psionic prestiege class (5 or 10 levels)
• Design a psionic race (up to LA +2)

Try to follow the standard templates for the above items as given in the SRD. You can add stories that accompany the entries if you feel them appropriate or think that something beyond a simple text box is required to describe the entry.

3) The subject of your thread will be comprised of the first letter ("PrC" for prestiege class) of each catergory your thread contains.
Examples:
*[Psionics] (ALL) Your Text - would be an entry for every category
[Psionics] (C M R) Your Text - would be an entry that contains only a creature, a mythology, and a race

4) When you create your thread, segment it into its various parts with one post for each category in the Subject line (Mythology and your main ramblings should be contained in your first post). If you want to add another category to your entry at a later date, indicate its location in your first post (such as EDIT: Creature entry on page 2). It is fine for you to have empty space holder posts until you finish your entry in the category.

5) When you feel your entry is complete post a link to it in the entries thread (right here) and include which of the categories you are entering.

Judging Categories

• Best Mythology
• Best Creature
• Best Feat (or group of feats)
• Best Item
• Best Power (or group of powers)
• Best Prestiege Class
• Best Race
• Best Overall Entry
• WampaX's Best In Show (Website Staff Award)

I know its been a while since you've gotten to flex your contest mucles, so I hope this one will present you with a plethora of design and creative challenges. Enjoy.

*EDIT - I like the idea of (ALL) being put for an entry that encompases every category.

EDIT II - Lockdown will occur on 6/21 at 10pm EST. Voting will open on 6/22 at Noon EST and close on 6/28 at Noon EST. Results will be on or before June 29th.

[WampaX]

One last thing, don't frett on having to navigate entire posts to look at entries. I'll create a master list in this post and keep it updated and organized by category.

Entries/Main Mythologies
<NO NAME> - Aerlock
Delusions <IN PROGRESS> - bdsousa
The Colours - Beelzebub1111
The Star Whales - beholder
Ergana; a minor demoness n' domain - BlueWizard
Calm and Turmoil - Closet_Skeleton
It Changes Us Too - Cyclone
Heretical Thoughts - Cyr
The Abomination - djnorris_2000
Psionics of Bakaan - DrewDaGreek
<no name> - Frojoe21
A corrupted world - gijsstrider
Larmania - larnman2
Tyrath - Lord Iames, the CoP
Exactly Who's in Charge Here - McDeath
Rending Winds - MrSeth
Takara - palcosmo
Great Minds Will Not Be Denied - Peregrine
Mind over Matter - Raging Crunk-gore
Al'Sharim, the magic of the stars - Rei Jin
The Crystal Blight - Sacrath
Enaronian Psionics - Tharivol
The Mindfields - The Vorpal Tribble
Children of the Id - The_Demented_One
Things Best Left Forgotten - The_Glyphstone
Clash of Serpents - Sucros
The Psionic Mauler <No Mythology> - Vaynor, I Manar Istar
Chetir-ryai - Vorkosigan

Creatures
The Mind Hunger - Closet_Skeleton
The Unsouled - djnorris_2000
The Psalan - DrewDaGreek
Rock of the Mind - gijsstrider
Iames Osari - Lord Iames, the CoP
Shard of Resu - palcosmo
Quirius - Peregrine
Mind Moss - Rei Jin
Shimmershard Swarm - Sacrath
Remnant - Tharivol
Dreamcatcher - The Vorpal Tribble
Synaptic Gehrin - The_Demented_One
Far Beasts - The_Glyphstone
Morco - Vaynor, I Manar Istar

Feats
Augment/Improve Psi-like Ability - Aerlock
Planar Knowledge/Binding/Might - Cyclone
Identity/Ego - Cyr
Embrace the Void/Project the Void - djnorris_2000
Favored/Champion of Krasheltra gijsstrider
Pump and Jump - larnman2
Madness/Mad Clarity/Shifting Madness - Lord Iames, the CoP
Betzerian Focus/Friend of the Dead/Bane of the Undead - palcosmo
Iron Plating/Reinforced Psychosomite - Raging Crunk-gore
Soul of Al'Sharim/Greater Soul of Al'Sharim/Eternal Soul of Al'Sharim - Rei Jin
Counter Attack/Defensive Counterstrike - Tharivol
Rejuvenating Trance/Accelerated Rejuvenation - The Vorpal Tribble
Feed Id/Id's Endowment/Subconscious Focus - The_Demented_One
Blood/Body/Soul From Beyond - The_Glyphstone
Psionic Attack/Improved Psionic Attack/Psionic Demolish - Vaynor, I Manar Istar

Items
<IN PROGRESS> - beholder
Ring of Captured Soul - djnorris_2000
Meal of the Mind - gijsstrider
Psico battery - larnman2
Resuite - palcosmo
Soul Hilt - Peregrine
Third Eye of Al'Sharim - Rei Jin
Mindcatcher - Sacrath
Bands of Bond - Tharivol
Psicrown of the Dark Psyche - The Vorpal Tribble
Synaptic Junctions - The_Demented_One
Tainted - The_Glyphstone
Falquan - Vaynor, I Manar Istar

Powers
Planar Shield/Planar Blast - Cyclone
Null Magics Field - gijsstrider
A Quick Undeath - palcosmo
Cleanse the Sky - Rei Jin
Psyche Explosion - Tharivol
Dreamless - The Vorpal Tribble
Drain Ego/Ego Vortex/Absorb Ego - The_Demented_One
Alien Invocation/Incarnation/Apocalypse - The_Glyphstone
Alta's Gift - Vaynor, I Manar Istar

Prestiege Classes
Clairvoyant Swordsman - Closet_Skeleton
Dark Corrupter - gijsstrider
The Order of the Hidden Blade - McDeath
Disciple of Resu - palcosmo
Isolate Mind - Peregrine
The Mind Reacher - Raging Crunk-gore
Warrior of the Mind - Rei Jin
Surrealist of Karribi - The Vorpal Tribble
The Id Incarnate - The_Demented_One
Emissary of the Beyond - The_Glyphstone
The Psionic Mauler - Vaynor, I Manar Istar

Races
Kentarri - beholder
Corrupted Blue - gijsstrider
Half-Human - larnman2
Betzer - palcosmo
Crystal Gnomes - Peregrine
Eyefolk - MrSeth
Psionoid - Raging Crunk-gore
Discarnate - Rei Jin
Elm-Tiela - Sacrath
Somnambul - The Vorpal Tribble
Trementes - The_Demented_One
Fartouched - The_Glyphstone
Zakken - Vaynor, I Manar Istar
Chetir-ryai - Vorkosigan

[beholder]

hi.
i'm verry sorry if we are not supposed to post here, but i have an entry and i'd just like to put it here. it isn't finished yet, but i thought i might add it incase you missed it. it will be updated again soon
The star Whales

http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb...5575;start=0#3

again, i do apologise if i have done something wrong by posting here

[Rei_Jin]

Al'Sharim, the magic of the stars is complete.

All categories have admissions in this single thread.

Please, sit back and enjoy the ride.

Al'Sharim

• Design a Psionic Mythology - Al'Sharim, the Magic of the Stars
• Design a psionic creature - Mind Moss
• Design 3 psionic feats - Soul of Al'Sharim feat tree
• Design a psionic item - Third Eye of Al'Sharim
• Design a psionic power - Cleanse the Sky power tree
• Design a psionic prestige class - Warrior of the Mind
• Design a psionic race - The Discarnate

[The Demented One]

When shall this contest be over?

[Vorkosigan]

Here is the entry for the Chetir-ryai, in the Race category.

http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb...2316;start=0#0

[Sacrath]

The entries are done for "The Crystal Blight" unless someone points out a glaring error or inconsistancy.

The Mythology enrty is The Crystal Blight.
The Monster entry is The Shimmershard Swarm.
The Item entry is The Mindcatcher.
The Race entry is The Elm-Tiela.

[larnman2]

Unless I have a flash of brilliance or tidyness, I'm done. Now let's hope I know my html http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb...num=1148003539

I am enterig into the race category,
the Mythology category,
and the item category.

[The Vorpal Tribble]

Mythology - The Mindfields
Creature - Dreamcatcher
Feats - Rejuvenating Trance and Accelerated Rejuvenation
Item - Psicrown of the Dark Psyche
Power - Dreamless
Prestige Class - Surrealist of Karibbi
Race - Somnambul

[Lord Iames Osari]

Tyrath is completed.

http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb...9464;start=0#1

C M F

[Lord Iames Osari]

It's okay that my psionic creature is basically a character, right? Does it still qualify?

[djnorris_2000]

I think my entry is as finished as its going to get now, I've left space for a monster, prestige class and power, but having just moved house and trying to sort all my stuff out I don't think I'll have time to finish those off.

So I'm entering the Mythology, Race, Feat and Item categories, and comments appreciated and the entries can be found here:

Mythology - The antithesis of divine magic.
Race - Those who have lost their souls.
Feat - Manipulating the void where the soul once was.
Item - A creature's soul energy bound into a crystal item.

[Tharivol]

I think that my mythology, creature, item (actually a pair of linked items that have value only as a set used together), and power are done. I've left spaces for the other categories, but my creativity seems depleted for the moment. If I can do something before the deadline then I'll enter them too.

Anyway, these are for the campaign setting that I'm working on, and all of the flavor text refers to one of the major NPC adventuring parties which features two psionic characters: Lord Chitt (male human Wilder 7) and Crown Princess Lara Shanehay of Triland (female human Monk 4/Psychic Warrior 4).

Mythology: Enaronian Psionics
Creature: Remnants, semi-sentient (conscious, but only of animal intelligence) psionic residue left by sudden explosions of psioic might or constant exposure to psionic influence
Feats: Counter Attack and Defensive Counterstrike, expend your psionic focus to hit back
Item: Bands of Bond, a wedding gift designed by the princess, these crystalline rings form a connection between the two wearers, allowing them to communicate telepathically, defend each other, and gain strength in the other's presence
Power: Psyche Explosion, a blast of both mental and sonic energy that doesn't completely discriminate between friend and foe

I don't have much experience designing things, so feel free to tell me that my entries are terrible and horrible unbalanced if they are ;D

[Vaynor]

Here are my entries:

Psionic Creature: Morco
Psionic Feat: Psionic Attack, Improved Psionic Attack, Psionic Demolish
Psionic Item: Falquan, Miril, Morco Hide Armor
Psionic Power: Alta's Gift
Psionic Prestige Class: The Psionic Mauler
Psionic Race: The Zakken

[The Glyphstone]

Magical and psionic lore can hold many secrets. Some are great and good, for the advancement of noble causes. Some are dark and horrid, best hidden away to prevent those of blackened heart from wielding -them in the name of evil. Most are neutral by nature, dependent on how those who find them employ their powers. But some...some are beyond description; so alien and incomprehensible that they cannot be accurately encompassed by sane mortal minds - such secrets are those Things Best Left Forgotten. ;D

Monster: Far Beasts, horrid and very wierd critters limited only by your imagination and my charts!
Feats: A feat chain that improves a character's abilities and manifesting power at the cost of social interaction and understanding.
Items: 1 weapon/armor ability, one wondrous item, and one major artifact.
Powers: Three powers, in ascending order, that channel the Far Realms' power in increasing potency.
PrC: The Emissary of the Beyond, a transformative PrC that focuses on becoming more like the Far Beasts it worships.
Race: Fartouched - the unfortunate survivors of prenatal attacks by Far Realms creatures on their mothers, leaving them mutated and deformed at birth.

[Peregrine]

Mythology: Great Minds Will Not Be Denied... when a skilled mind lacks the innate ability to touch the weave of magic, where will it turn?

• Prestige Class: Isolate Mind, a way for a disempowered spellcaster to regain some power.
• Race: Crystal Gnomes, long isolated from their kin and from the magical weave.

And, Mythology: The Awakening. Psionic abilities have long bewildered mages who studied monsters with such powers, but now they're coming to appear among humanoids as well.

• Item: Soul Hilt, a way for novice soulknives to learn to channel their power.
• Creature: Quirius, the mobile curiosity of a psionically-active child.

[palcosmo]

Takara

• Mythology: Takara
• Creature: Shard of Resu
• Feats: Betzer racial feats
• Item: Resuite
• Power: A quick undeath
• PrC: Disciple of Resu
• Race: Betzer

[WampaX]

Main list has been updated.
If you find anything missing, PM me.

[DrewDaGreek]

Here's my entry, forma homebrew world.

http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb...num=1150880279

[BlueWizard]

Blue Wizard has an entry in all the categories. My Unique creature is my favorite part, so please do note that I have something for all the categories.