BlademindThe ways of an adept of the Diamond Mind Style and a Soulknife are similar in more than one way. Both seek to achieve states of mental clarity, short instants of crystal-clear insight. Both understand that the mind can be formed to be the ultimate weapon. The blademind melds those two paths into one, forming the perfect blade to excecute his maneuvers out of his own mind and thereby gaining
Requirements:
Concentration 8 ranks
Ability to manifest a mindblade
Ability to initiate at least three Diamond Mind maneuvers, one of which must be of 2 level or higher.
The Blademind:| Level | BAB | FORT | REF | WILL | Maneuvers known | Maneuvers readied | Stances known | Special |
|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | Combined Insight +1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | +1 | | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | | Diamond Clarity |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +1 | +1 | +1 | Combined Insight +2 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | | Recall |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | +1 | +1 | | |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | | | | Combined Insight +3 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | +1 | +1 | +1 | |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | +1 | +1 | | Combined Insight +4 |
Hit Die:D8
Class Skills:
Autohypnosis, Balance, Climb, Concemtration, Hide, Jump, Knowledge (Psionics), Martial Lore, Move Silently, Sense Motive, Swim, Tumble
Skill Points per level:4+Int. Modifier
Maneuvers:At every even numbered level the Blademind gains a new maneuver known from the Diamond Mind school. He must meet a maneuvers prerequisites to learn it. He adds his full Blademind level to his initiator level to determine his total initiator level and his highest level maneuvers known. He also gains a new maneuver readied at those levels.
Stances known:At level 4 and again at level 8 the Blademind gains a new stance known. This Stance has to be a Diamond Mind stance.
Mindblade:The Blademinds level and his Soulknife level stack to determine his mindblades enhancement bonus and his mindblade enhancement class feature. He adds the Mindblade to his list of Diamond Mind weapons.
Combined Insight:While psionically focused and in a Diamond Mind stance, the Blademind gains a +1 insight bonus on all attack rolls with his mindblade and on his armor class. This bonus improves by +1 every three levels after level 1.
Diamond Clarity:At 3 level or higher, whenever he initiates a Diamond Mind strike, the Blademind can expend his psionic focus to deliver this strike as a touch attack.
RecallAt 5 level or higher, the Blademind can expend his mental focus to instantly recall and prepare a maneuver he initiated in this encounter.
