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before becoming a sanctified mind, you must decide to which gain a bonus equal to your class level on all grapple checks to

class to add each level for the purpose of determining powers resist or escape from a grapple.
per day, manifester level, and powers known. Power Resistance: At 6th level, you gain power resistance
If you have both divine spellcaster levels and manifester equal to 5 + your character level.
levels upon gaining a level as a sanctified mind, you must

choose which class gains the benefit of this ability. You cannot PLAYING A SANCTIFIED MIND

increase both your spellcasting and manifesting levels. At You adhere to one of two schools of thought within the Society of

each level that grants this ability, however, you can choose to the Sanctified Mind. The first is the traditional human member,
improve either your divine spellcaster level or your manifester likely a cleric or paladin of St. Cuthbert. You believe that while
not all psionics-users are evil, the potential is always there, lurk-
level. Choosing one way does not restrict you to the same
CHAPTER 9 THE ABERRATION HUNTER choice when you gain your next level. ing in the background, and you likely distrust psionics-using
creatures in general (even those within your organization). You
Partition Mind (Su): You can create a bastion of deter-

probably qualified for the prestige class by taking the Wild Talent
mination and resolve that helps you reduce the effects of
feat, and you probably advance your divine spellcasting class
mind-affecting spells and abilities. As an immediate action,
you can choose to partition your mind even if dazed or
stunned. While your mind is partitioned, you can choose rather than any manifesting class. Taking a level in a psionic
class would bring you away from your devotion to your deity,
to be slowed instead of suffering the normal effect of the and closer in some ways to the enemy you have vowed to fight.

mind-affecting spell or ability. Attacks with a duration—for Your involvement in the church, the society’s proselytizing about
example, a hold person spell, a deep slumber spell, or the stun- the dire threat posed by evil psionics-using creatures, and the

ning effect of a mind flayer’s mind blast—are only held in order’s urgent need for sturdy warriors drew you to join the ranks
abeyance. If the duration of your partitioned mind expires of the society. Not all members of the church’s hierarchy share
while the effect is still operative, you suffer the normal the order’s views, but the society’s supporters are vocal even as
consequences for the balance of the effect’s duration. You a minority. This faction suggests that joining the society is the
can keep your mind partitioned for a number of rounds highest honor a worshiper of their deity could hope to achieve;
per day equal to your class level plus your Charisma bonus this fact alone reduces the amount of support the order garners
(minimum 1 round per day). from the church at large.
For example, a 2nd-level sanctified mind with a Charisma The new commandant, a dwarf fighter named Albaric, takes

score of 13 is subjected to a mind blast and is stunned for 6 a different tack. Neither human nor affiliated in any formal
rounds. If he uses his partition mind ability, he can spend 3 way with St. Cuthbert’s church, Albaric opened the ranks of
rounds slowed instead of stunned. His partition mind ability the society to all races and classes. Albaric has been especially
then runs out, and he is stunned for the next 3 rounds. enthusiastic about recruiting members of psionic classes into
Cleansing Strike (Su): Beginning at 2nd level, you can the order, believing that the best way to confront the mental
expend your psionic focus to smite a psionics-using creature powers of evil psionics-using creatures is by using warriors
with one melee attack (including melee touch attacks). You who possess similar abilities.
add your Wisdom bonus (if any) to your attack roll and deal If you subscribe to this second school, you are less bound
an extra 1d6 points of damage per sanctified mind class level. to the old traditions of the order and its rigidly militaristic,

If you smite a creature that does not use psionics, the smite religious history. You are less likely to be lawful-aligned than
has no effect but the ability is still used up for the day. old-school members, but Albaric values your fresh perspective,
Disrupting Blow (Su): Starting at 3rd level, you can attempt even if you receive the occasional cold stare or social slight from

a disrupting blow against a psionics-using creature in melee a long-time member of the order. You likely qualified for the
combat once per day. You have been taught the weak points prestige class by taking a level (or more) in a psionic class. You
and vulnerable areas of a psionic-using creature’s source of share Albaric’s belief that the best way to battle the threat of
mental power, and this ability allows you to take advantage of evil psionics-using creatures is to use their most potent weapon
that knowledge. The disrupting blow attempt must be declared against them.
prior to the attack roll. On a successful hit, the target must
succeed on a Fortitude save (DC 10 + sanctified mind level + Combat

Wis modifier) or lose access to all its psionic or psi-like abilities Regardless of the circumstances that brought you to the order,

for 1d4 rounds due to the psychic disruption dealt by the blow. you understand that the society considers itself at war with
If the attack fails, the disrupting blow attempt is still used up all creatures that would use psionics to enslave or control,
for the day. with their servant creatures, and with their mind-controlled
At 5th level and higher, you can use this ability two times thralls everywhere. You know from your thorough studies or
per day. from bitter experience just how horrible a foe an evil psion-
Hard to Hold (Ex): Beginning at 4th level, you know how ics-using creature can be, and you seek to interpose yourself
to wriggle free of the deadly tentacles that are so common and your special training between such vile entities and their
among aberrations and other psionics-using creatures. You next intended victims. You do your utmost to destroy any such
creature you encounter.
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