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How do you regain stat points as a soulknife?

Discussion in 'Dungeons & Dragons + Other RPGs' started by Eyebreaker7, Jan 31, 2017.

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    Knife to the Soul (Su): Beginning at 13th level, when a soulknife executes a psychic strike, he can choose to substitute Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma damage (his choice) for extra dice of damage. For each die of extra damage he gives up, he deals 1 point of damage to the ability score he chooses. A soulknife can combine extra dice of damage and ability damage in any combination, so a 19th-level soulknife could choose to strike for 3 points of Charisma damage and an extra 2d8 points of damage.

    The soulknife decides which ability score his psychic strike damages and the division of ability damage and extra dice of damage when he imbues his mind blade with the psychic strike energy.

    "3 points of Charisma damage and an extra 2d8 points of damage"
    Why is it only 2 and not 3? Typo?


    How does a soulknife regain ability points used for this ability?


    *edit*changed damage from d6 to d8 that is listed in the Expanded Psionics Handbook.
     
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    Based on what you copied, I think you are misinterpreting to whom the ability score damage is being done. What it appears to be saying is that at level 19 a Soulknife has 5d6 extra damage potential, and he can choose to apply 1 ability score damage to his opponent instead of 1d6 extra regular damage for each of those dice.

    So the Soulknife is not losing ability score points that he needs to recover, he is causing ability score damage to his opponent.
     
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    Yep, what BTA said. But if he were suffering from ability damage, you can heal that by resting at the rate of 1 ability point per day or 2 with full rest if memory serves. Or any number of spells that cure ability damage, such restoration, of course.
     
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    Sorry guys. I did mean the ability damage. I'm still confused though.

    Where/how do you come up with the 5d6? I see psychic strike +5d8. Is that what you meant? If so I think I understand now.
     
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    I'm only going by what you copied.

    It says the Soulknife can substitute dice of extra damage for one point of ability score damage each. The example given was 3 points Charisma damage (and thus 3 dice of extra damage was used) and an extra 2d6 damage. The 3 dice + 2 dice = 5 dice and the dice they gave was d6. So 5d6.
     
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    Sorry about the dice number/size being wrong. I didn't realize it. The Expanded Psionic Handbook says it should be d8. Sorry.
    So let me see if I got this figured out:

    The ability damage is done to your opponent NOT the soulknife?
     
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    That is correct based on what you wrote in the OP; you trade extra regular damage done to your opponent for ability score damage to him.
     
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    Cool! Thanks for the help.

    Why does it only effect intelligence, wisdom & charisma? Why not the 3 physical like ability scores?
     
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    I guess because it's psychic damage and not physical. :)
     
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    Because it's a knife to the soul. Duh. :rolleyes:
     
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    Ok smarty pants. How do you figure out what is it that makes up a soul? Why? :rolleyes:
     
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    Well, obviously, it's INT WIS and CHA. Because that's what the Knife to the Soul can damage. :D
     
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    Your Int, Wis, and Cha. Obviously. :rolleyes:

    Str, Dex, and Con are physical stats. Int, Wis, and Cha are mental stats.

    Edit: Soulknife'd by BTA. Damn psions...
     
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    There's got to be more to a soul than just 4 ability stats? Your Constitution is connected to your sole. Which is the stat I'd want to go after. Unless they are spell casters :p
     
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    Your Constitution has nothing to do with your soul. If your Con is drained to 0, you die and your soul is perfectly fine.
     
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