Dragon Psionicist (Character Kit)

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==Dragon Psionicist==
The dragon-psionicist draws upon the power of its own mind through the harmony of body, mind, and spirit. It is a purist, believing that only through proper study and mastery can the secrets of personal balance and concordance be unlocked. 
Only gem dragons have innate psionic powers. Though rare, an occasional hatchling will feel the call to pursue these powers to the fullest extent and become a psionicist. 
Between the moment of hatching and the time when a young dragon-psionicist reaches 1st level, it strives to unite every aspect of itself into a single, powerful whole. By looking inward and through discipline, self-awareness, and long periods of contemplation, the hatchling unlocks the full potential of its mind. At 1st level, a dragon-psionicist gains access to psionic powers. Before this time, while a dragon -psionicist gains the experience and treasure necessary to advance, it must use its natural dragon abilities to defend itself. 
Because of the discipline required and the single-minded pursuit of its inner powers, a dragon-psionicist loses both its innate spellcasting ability and its innate psionic abilities. It no longer follows the spell progression as listed on TABLE 5: DRAGON INFORMATION BY AGE or the standard psionic guidelines for the dragon race. 
The Complete Psionics Handbook [TSR #211 7] is needed to adequately run a dragon-psionicist PC. Many of the concepts referred to in this kit description come from this rules supplement. 
Requirements: Minimum ability scores for this kit are Constitution 11, Intelligence 12, Wisdom 15. Alignment must be nonchaotic. 
Role: The dragon-psionicist prides itself on its self-reliance. Coming to know and depend on its own inner strength gives this dragon a balanced perspective and a confident frame of mind. In an adventuring group, the dragon-psionicist takes the role of quiet mediator, working to bring the balance it knows to the group and striving to form a team. 
All dragons who become psionicists must be of nonchaotic alignment. Even the normally chaotic crystal and topaz dragons that become psionicists must give up their chaotic tendencies and shift alignment to accommodate the required discipline. 
All dragon-psionicists  have access to these additional nonweapon proficiencies listed  on TABLE 11 in The Complete Psionics Handbook: Harness Subconscious, Hypnosis, Rejuvenation, and Meditative Focus. 
Combat Proficiencies: A hatchling dragon-psionicist starts with the Claw Attack as a bonus proficiency. It receives one fewer initial combat proficiency than what is listed on TABLE 11: DRAGON PROFICIENCY SLOTS. For example, an emerald dragon -psionicist would get its bonus combat proficiency plus three more instead of the usual four. 
Noncombat Proficiencies:
* Bonus: racial language, racial bonus (see Chapter 2), Psioncraft.
* Required: Kindredbond (by 4th level).
* Recommended (at hatching)-Danger Sense, Direction Sense, Languages (High Draconic), Observation, Survival, Swimming.
* Recommended (after 1st level)-Harness Subconscious, Hypnosis, Meditative Focus, Rejuvenation, Languages (Modern), Navigation, Weather Sense. 
Equipment: None to start with. Later, a dragon-psionicist is restricted to items usable by a creature of its size and dexterity. What it places in its hoard, however, is unrestricted. 
Special Benefits: In addition to the bonus Claw Attack combat proficiency and the bonus Psionicist noncombat proficiency (received upon achieving 1st level), a dragon-psionicist starts with one item in its bonded hoard. 
The dragon-psionicist gains and casts psionic abilities as any other psionicist class PC, using the dragon-psionicist power progression. The number of psionic points a dragon-psionicist receives at each age category is equal to 10% of the number of PSPs in the MoNSTRous COMPENDIUM® dragon listing. Thus, a 1st-level emerald dragon-psionicist has a base of 18 PSPs (180+10=18). The ability modifiers given in The Complete Psionics Handbook do not apply to dragon-psionicists. This kit is not restricted to the sciences, disciplines, and devotions available to its dragon type. 
Special Hindrances: Dragon-psionicists  lose the standard  dragon innate spellcasting ability outlined on TABLE 5: DRAGON  INFORMATION  BY AGE (SPECIFIC), and also the standard  gem dragon psionic abilities. They have no access to wizard or priest spells. 
Members of this kit receive one fewer initial combat proficiency than the number listed on TABLE 11: DRAGON PROFICIENCY SLOTS. 
To reach every fourth age category, the dragon-psionicist must have in its hoard scrolls totaling at least 200 XP per age category and one or more "living" ioun stones: 4th, one stone; 8th, two stones; 12th, three stones. The stones must be of different types. Thus, to reach great wyrm age, the dragon must have 2,400 XP in scrolls and six different ioun stones. 
Wealth Options: See page 59 for details.
 Table 18: Dragon-Psionicist Power Progression*
Level	TotalDis.	TotalSci.	TotalDev	DefenseModes
1 	1 	1 	2 	1
2 	2 	1 	4 	1
3 	2 	2 	6 	2
4 	3 	2 	8 	2
5 	3 	3 	10 	3
6 	3 	3 	12 	3
7 	4 	3 	14 	4
8 	4 	4 	16 	4
9 	4 	4 	18 	4
10 	4 	4 	19 	5
11 	5 	4 	20 	5
12 	5 	5 	21 	5
: * The dragon gets 10% of its PSP total per level. An amethyst great wyrm has 300 PSPs.
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