To qualify to become a
psion uncarnate, a character must fulfill all the following criteria.
Psionics: Able to manifest 3rd-level powers.
Skill Points at Each Level: 2 + Int modifier.
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Psion uncarnates gain no proficiency with any
weapon or armor.
Incorporeal Touch (Su): Beginning at 1st level, a
psion uncarnate can make up to three melee touch attacks per day that each deal 1d6 points of
damage if they hit. The character's Strength modifier is not applied to this attack, but it is effective against incorporeal creatures (and against corporeal creatures while the
psion uncarnate is incorporeal) The character's hand and arm seem to become slightly translucent when he makes these attacks. A miss still counts as a use of
the ability.
While
uncarnate (see below), a
psion uncarnate can make melee touch attacks at will that do not count against his uses of this ability.
For every four levels higher than 1st the
psion uncarnate attains, the
damage on these attacks increases by 1d6 points.
Uncarnate Armor (Su): A
psion uncarnate wearing armor (or using
inertial armor or a similar effect) gets his armor bonus to AC even when he becomes incorporeal (see
Shed Body, below). However, unlike other incorporeal creatures, a
psion uncarnate does not gain a deflection bonus to
Armor Class from his Charisma modifier. This ability works even if the armor being worn becomes incorporeal (such as through the use of the
assume equipment ability described below).
Shed Body (Su): Starting at 2nd level, a
psion uncarnate can become incorporeal (or "
uncarnate") once per day as a
standard action. The character can remain
uncarnate for up to 1 minute. During this time, the character's body fades into an immaterial form that retains the character's basic likeness. While
uncarnate, the character gains the incorporeal subtype (see below). He gains a
fly speed equal to his land
speed (perfect maneuverability). His material armor remains in place and continues to provide its armor bonus to AC (see
Uncarnate Armor, above). His material
weapons also remain corporeal. Losing his physical form allows the character to more easily access his mental abilities, and he gains a +1 bonus on all save DCs for powers he manifests while uncarnate.
He can use equipment normally, deriving benefits from items that enhance his capabilities; however, all his equipment remains material even when the character is
uncarnate (but see the
assume equipment ability, described below).
Often, a
psion uncarnate appears almost like a ghost wearing items of the material world. This doesn't make his equipment more susceptible to attack (the normal rules for attended objects apply), but it does make it impossible for the character to enter or pass through solid objects while wearing solid equipment. If he drops his material equipment, he can pass through solid objects at will as described below.
At 6th level and higher, a
psion uncarnate can shed his body twice per day for up to 1 minute each time.
Incorporeal Subtype: An incorporeal
psion uncarnate has no physical body. He can be harmed only by other incorporeal creatures,
magic weapons or creatures that strike as
magic weapons, and spells, spell-like abilities, or supernatural abilities. He is immune to all nonmagical attack forms. Even when hit by spells or
magic weapons, he has a 50% chance to ignore any
damage from a corporeal source (except for positive energy, negative energy, force effects
, or attacks made with
ghost touch weapons).
An incorporeal
psion uncarnate has no natural armor bonus-and, unlike other incorporeal creatures, does not gain a deflection bonus from his Charisma modifier. An incorporeal
psion uncarnate can enter or pass through solid objects (subject to the restrictions described in the
shed body and
assume equipment abilities), but must remain adjacent to the object's exterior, and so cannot pass entirely through an object whose space is larger than his own. He can sense the presence of creatures or objects within a square adjacent to his current location, but enemies have total
concealment (50% miss chance) from an incorporeal
psion uncarnate that is inside an object. To see farther from the object he is in and attack normally, the incorporeal
psion uncarnate must emerge. An incorporeal
psion uncarnate inside an object has total
cover, but when he attacks a creature outside the object he only has
cover, so a creature outside with a readied action could strike at him as he attacks. An incorporeal
psion uncarnate cannot pass through a force effect.
An incorporeal
psion uncarnate's attacks pass through (ignore) natural armor, armor, and shields, although deflection bonuses and force effects work normally against him. He can pass through and operate in water as easily as he does in air. An incorporeal
psion uncarnate cannot fall or take
falling damage. He cannot make
trip or
grapple attacks, nor can he be tripped or grappled. In fact, he cannot take any physical action that would move or manipulate an opponent or its equipment, nor is he subject to such actions.
Incorporeal creatures have no weight and do not set off
traps that are triggered by weight. An incorporeal creature moves silently and cannot be heard with
Listen checks if it doesn't
wish to be. It has no Strength score, so its Dexterity modifier applies to both its melee
attack rolls and its ranged
attack rolls. Nonvisual senses, such as
scent and blindsight, are either ineffective or only partly effective with regard to incorporeal creatures. Incorporeal creatures have an innate sense of direction and can move at full
speed even when they cannot see.
Assume Equipment (Su): Beginning at 3rd level, a
psion
uncarnate can designate a number of pieces of his worn equipment (including armor and
weapons) equal to his
psion uncarnate level to become incorporeal when he uses his
shed body ability. This has no effect on the equipment's function, but now when the
psion uncarnate is incorporeal, he can enter or pass through solid objects while wearing nothing other than the designated equipment. Once designated, the equipment automatically changes to incorporeal when the character sheds his body, and it returns to corporeality when the character does. The character can change his designations as he desires.
Assume Likeness (Su): At 4th level and higher, while incorporeal, a
psion uncarnate can assume the likeness of any Small, Medium, or Large creature as a
standard action that does not provoke
attacks of opportunity. The character's abilities do not change, but he appears to be the creature that he assumes the likeness of, allowing him
the ability to effectively
disguise himself and
bluff those who might wonder at his true nature. Each physical interaction with a creature requires a successful
Bluff check (opposed by the creature's
Sense Motive check) to convince the creature of the
psion uncarnate's new appearance. The
psion uncarnate must not do anything to give away his true (incorporeal) nature in order for the
bluff to be successful; for instance, if he accepts an item from another creature only to have it fall through his immaterial hands, the
Bluff check automatically fails. However, a
Bluff check would be allowed if the
psion uncarnate uses his
telekinetic force ability (see below) to hold the received item.
Even while corporeal, a
psion uncarnate can use this ability, but only three times per day (uses while he is
uncarnate do not count against this use limit).
Uncarnate Bridge (Su): At 8th level, as a creature of almost pure mind, a
psion uncarnate becomes more closely attuned to the minds of other creatures. He gains
the ability to
transport himself via the minds of living creatures. Once per day as a
standard action while incorporeal, he can seamlessly enter any living creature with an Intelligence score and pass to another living creature with an Intelligence score that is within line of sight of the first creature.
The
psion uncarnate must be in a space adjacent to the entry creature before transporting, and he appears in a space adjacent to the destination creature after transporting. The entry and destination creatures need not be familiar to the character. A
psion uncarnate cannot use himself as the entry or destination creature. Neither creature need be a willing participant.
When exiting the destination creature, the
psion uncarnate chooses an adjacent square in which to appear. Entering and leaving a creature is painless, unless the
psion uncarnate wishes otherwise (see below). In most cases, though, the destination creature finds being the endpoint of a mental bridge surprising and quite unsettling.
If he desires, a
psion uncarnate can destructively exit the destination creature. If the creature fails a Will save (DC 15 +
psion uncarnate's key
ability modifier), the exiting
psion uncarnate tunes his mental form to destructively interfere with the target's mind. He bursts forth explosively from the creature's body, dealing it 10d6 points of
damage.
Uncarnate (Ex): At 10th level, a
psion uncarnate becomes a being of pure
psionic consciousness. This ability is similar to
shed body, except the character is permanently incorporeal (and gains that subtype). If the character desires, he can become corporeal once per day for up to 1 minute, but he spends the rest of his time as an entity of mind untethered by the physical world.