Psionicist (?Psionic?)

Overview

  • Psis in 3 phrases: Selfish, confusing, balanced spellcasting
  • Good things about psis: Self-sufficient and well balanced, with a good assortment of defensive and offensive spells. Don't let the spell names confuse you, for example, Psis supposedly get sanctuary at 201, but in reality, biofeedback at 51 does exactly the same thing. And compared to the mages and clerics, they have a wider range of weapons and defenses, and thus fight better.
  • Bad things about psis: Really selfish people, you can count on 1 hand the useful spells they can cast on others. Poor peer group support (few first class psis) means you have no idea which are the good spells. Levelling between 70 and 140 is relatively harder due to lack of new skills/spells.

Allspells

SKILL SPELL LEVEL GAINED
  Ballistic Attack 1
Time Shift   1
Whip   1
Recall   1
  Create Sound 2
  Mental Barrier 3
Staves   3
Wands   3
  Flesh Armour 4
  Underwater Breathing 4
  Psychic Healing 5
Mace   5
Cannibalize   6
  Mind Thrust 7
Meditation   8
  Lend Health 9
  Psychic Drain 9
  Enhanced Strength 10
Dagger   10
  Cell Adjustment 11
Flail   11
  Detect Good 12
Scrolls   12
  Adrenaline Control 13
  Ego Whip 14
  Detect Evil 15
  Agitation 15
  Inflict Pain 15
  Protection from Good 16
  Word of Recall 17
  Share Strength 17
  Thought Shield 18
  Mind over Body 19
  Heighten Senses 20
  Awe 21
  Inflict Pain 21
  Levitation 22
  Agitation 23
  Object Read 24
  Telekinesis 25
  Inertial Barrier 26
  Doorway 27
  Sense Anger 28
  Shadow Form 29
  Soften 29
  Mind Freeze 29
  Chameleon Power 30
  Accelerate 31
  Displacement 32
  Domination 33
  Control Flames 34
  Dampening Field 35
Dodge   37
  Negation 39
  Nerve Shock 39
  Energy Containment 41
  Psychic Crush 43
  Intellect Fortress 46
  Probability Travel 47
  Aura Sight 48
  Cause Decay 49
  Ectoplasmic Form 50
  Biofeedback 51
  Combat Mind 53
Parry   54
  Animate Object 57
  Neural Burn 60
  Acidic Touch 60
Fire   61
  Wrench 63
  Project Force 65
  True Seeing 66
  Enhance Armour 68
  Ultrablast 73
  Psionic Blast 74
  Nexus 75
Hand to Hand   78
  Raw Flesh 81
  Detonate 86
  Purify 91
  Trauma 94
  Death Field 99
  Willpower 101
  Ego Boost 104
  Web 107
  Psychosis 108
  Locate Corpse 113
  Acid Proof 117
  Spasm 117
  Energy Shield 120
  Nightmare touch 124
  Megablast 126
  Warmth 133
  Solidify 136
  Panic 139
  Holy Mirror 142
  Lightspeed 149
Camp   151
  Neural Overload 151
  Scry 154
  Wayfind 158
  Pyromania 163
  Disintegrate 167
  Desolation 172
  Chaos Portal 182
  Complete Healing 190
  Synaptic Static 192
  Gate 201
  Locate Object 201
  Sanctuary 201
  Summon 201
  Locate Animal 201
Enhanced Damage   201
Second Attack   201
Third Attack   201
Dual Wield   201
Hunt   201

Gain list & Groups

-------------------------------[ GROUPS AVAILABLE ]---------------------------
Psionicist default  47    Superhero           6     Psychic attacks     15    
Psychic defenses    15    Psionic enhancement 15    Global psionics     15    
Weaponsmaster       4     Noble psi           21    
-------------------------------[ SKILLS AVAILABLE ]---------------------------
Skill name         Cp/Lvl Skill name         Cp/Lvl Skill name         Cp/Lvl
Fire                2/61  Chameleon power     3/30  Heighten senses     2/20  
Shadow form         3/29  Time shift          2/1   Dagger              1/10  
Flail               2/11  Mace                1/5   Dodge               1/37  
Hand to hand        5/78  Parry               2/54  Camp                5/151 
Cannibalize         1/6   Meditation          1/8   Wayfind             4/158 
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PSIONICIST DEFAULT
Skill/Spell name        Level    Skill/Spell name        Level
Psychic attacks           n/a    Psionic enhancement       n/a    
Psychic defenses          n/a    Dagger                     10    
Meditation                  8    Word of recall             17*
Underwater breathing        4    
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PSYCHIC DEFENSES
Skill/Spell name        Level    Skill/Spell name        Level
Thought shield             18    Complete healing          190*D    
Displacement               32    Flesh armor                 4    
Inertial barrier           26*   Intellect fortress         46    
Mental barrier              3    Shadow form                29    
Chameleon power            30+D  Psychic healing             5*    
Time shift                  1*   Dampening field            35+D
Protection good            16*   Negation                   39    
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PSIONIC ENHANCEMENT
Skill/Spell name        Level    Skill/Spell name        Level
Lend health                 9    Enhanced strength          10*
Cell adjustment            11+   Adrenaline control         13+   
Share strength             17    Heighten senses            20+D
Levitation                 22+D  Energy containment         41    
Aura sight                 48    Biofeedback                51*D
Ectoplasmic form           50    Combat mind                53*    
True seeing                66+   Enhance armor              68    
Mind over body             19    Detect good                12    
Detect evil                15    Accelerate                 31*D   
Sense anger                28    Word of recall             17*
Underwater breathing        4    
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GLOBAL PSIONICS
Skill/Spell name        Level    Skill/Spell name        Level
Create sound                2    Cannibalize                 6    
Meditation                  8+   Doorway                    27*    
Awe                        21    Agitation                  15    
Object read                24    Soften                     29    
Domination                 33    Probability travel         47    
Animate object             57    Nexus                      75+
Synaptic static           n/a    Purify                     91    
Translocate               122+   
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PSYCHIC ATTACKS
Skill/Spell name        Level    Skill/Spell name        Level
Ballistic attack            1    Mind thrust                 7    
Psychic drain               9    Ego whip                   14    
Inflict pain               21    Control flames             34    
Psychic crush              43    Cause decay                49    
Disintegrate              167    Wrench                     63    
Project force              65    Psionic blast              74    
Raw flesh                  81    Death field                99    
Detonate                   86    Telekinesis                25    
Acidic touch               55    Ultrablast                 73    
Mind freeze                29    Nerve shock                39    
Neural burn                60    Trauma                     94    
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NOBLE PSI
Skill/Spell name        Level    Skill/Spell name        Level
Locate corpse             113    Camp                      151    
Acidproof                 117D   Willpower                 101+    
Energy shield             120+   Warmth                    133D   
Holy mirror               142D   Lightspeed                149*
Pyromania                 164    Megablast                 136    
Scry                      154    Web                       107+    
Ego boost                 104    Panic                     139*    
Solidify                  136+   Chaos portal              182+    
Psychosis                 108    Spasm                     117    
Nightmare touch           124    Neural overload           151    
Desolation                172    Knock                     127D    
Disrupt                   130    Resonate                  145*    
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* - must get,  + - good to get
R - nice for remorts, D - equivalent spell exists by a different name

Top 5 Skills

Top 5 for a single-class Psi
Psychic healing #5
Doorway #27
Accelerate #31
Biofeedback #51
Lightspeed #149

Top 5 unique skills
Time shift #1
Adrenaline Control #13
Inertial Barrier #26
Doorway #27
Complete healing #190

Top 5 for a Warrior or Thief remort
Psychic healing #5
Inertial Barrier #26
Lightspeed #149
Chaos portal #182
Complete healing #190

Top 5 for a Mage or Cleric remort
Inertial barrier #26
Doorway #27
Combat Mind #53
Panic #139
Chaos portal #182 (for cleric)
Complete healing #190 (for mage)

Gaining Tips

A newbie Psi, if he can afford the Creation Points, may want to gain all 3 groups.
Otherwise, creating with: Psychic defenses and Psionic enhancement followed by gaining Psychic attacks(15CPs) and the downsized Weaponsmaster works just as well. Global Psionics can be left until later, nothing in there is really essential, though meditation and doorway are nice.

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