| | Psionic Classes THE POWER POINT RESERVE Psionic characters fuel their abilities through a pool, or reserve, of power points. Your power point reserve is equal to your base power points gained from your class, bonus power points from a high key ability score (see Abilities and Manifesters, below), and any additional bonus power points from sources such as your character race and feat selections.
Multiclass Psionic Characters If you have levels in more than one psionic class, you combine your power points from each class to make up your reserve. You can use these power points to manifest powers from any psionic class you have. While you maintain a single reserve of power points from your class, race, and feat selections, you are still limited by the manifester level you have achieved with each power you know. ABILITIES AND MANIFESTERS The ability that your powers depend on -your key ability score as a manifester- is related to what psionic class (or classes) you have levels in: Intelligence (psion), Wisdom (psychic warrior), and Charisma (wilder). The modifier for this ability is referred to as your key ability modifier. If your character’s key ability score is 9 or lower, you can’t manifest powers from that psionic class.
Just as a high Intelligence score grants bonus spells to a wizard and a high Wisdom score grants bonus spells to a cleric, a character who manifests powers (psions, psychic warriors, and wilders) gains bonus power points according to his key ability score. Refer to Table: Ability Modifiers and Bonus Power Points. How To Determine Bonus Power Points: Your key ability score grants you additional power points equal to your key ability modifier x your manifester level x1/2. Table: Ability Modifiers and Bonus Power Points shows these calculations for class levels 1st through 20th and key ability scores from 10 to 41. Table: Ability Modifiers and Bonus Power Points
| ----------------- Bonus Power Points (by Class Level) -----------------
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Ability Score
| 1st
| 2nd | 3rd
| 4th
| 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th
| 12th
| 13th
| 14th
| 15th
| 16th
| 17th
| 18th
| 19th
| 20th
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10-11 | 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12-13 | 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 3
| 4
| 4
| 5
| 5
| 6
| 6
| 7
| 7
| 8
| 8
| 9
| 9
| 10
| 14-15 | 1
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 6
| 7
| 8
| 9
| 10
| 11
| 12
| 13
| 14
| 15
| 16
| 17
| 18
| 19
| 20
| 16-17
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 6
| 7
| 9
| 10
| 12
| 13
| 15
| 16
| 18
| 19
| 21
| 22
| 24
| 25
| 27
| 28
| 30
| 18-19 | 2
| 4
| 6
| 8
| 10
| 12
| 14
| 16
| 18
| 20
| 22
| 24
| 26
| 28
| 30
| 32
| 34
| 36
| 38
| 40
| 20-21 | 2
| 5
| 7
| 10
| 12
| 15
| 17
| 20
| 22
| 25
| 27
| 30
| 32
| 35
| 37
| 40
| 42
| 45
| 47
| 50
| 22-23 | 3
| 6
| 9
| 12
| 15
| 18
| 21
| 24
| 27
| 30
| 33
| 36
| 39
| 42
| 45
| 48
| 51
| 54
| 57
| 60
| 24-25 | 3
| 7
| 10
| 14
| 17
| 21
| 24
| 28
| 31
| 35
| 38
| 42
| 45
| 49
| 52
| 56
| 59
| 63
| 66
| 70
| 26-27 | 4
| 8
| 12
| 16
| 20
| 24
| 28
| 32
| 36
| 40
| 44
| 48
| 52
| 56
| 60
| 64
| 68
| 72
| 76
| 80
| 28-29 | 4
| 9
| 13
| 18
| 22
| 27
| 31
| 36
| 40
| 45
| 49
| 54
| 58
| 63
| 67
| 72
| 76
| 81
| 85
| 90
| 30-31 | 5
| 10
| 15
| 20
| 25
| 30
| 35
| 40
| 45
| 50
| 55
| 60
| 65
| 70
| 75
| 80
| 85
| 90
| 95
| 100
| 32-33 | 5
| 11
| 16
| 22
| 27
| 33
| 38
| 44
| 49
| 55
| 60
| 66
| 71
| 77
| 82
| 88
| 93
| 99
| 104
| 110
| 34-35 | 6
| 12
| 18
| 24
| 30
| 36
| 42
| 48
| 54
| 60
| 66
| 72
| 78
| 84
| 90
| 96
| 102
| 108
| 114
| 120
| 36-37 | 6
| 13
| 19
| 26
| 32
| 39
| 45
| 52
| 58
| 65
| 71
| 78
| 84
| 91
| 97
| 104
| 110
| 117
| 123
| 130
| 38-39 | 7
| 14
| 21
| 28
| 35
| 42
| 49
| 56
| 63
| 70
| 77
| 84
| 91
| 98
| 105
| 112
| 119
| 126
| 133
| 140
| 40-41 | 7
| 15
| 22
| 30
| 37
| 45
| 52
| 60
| 67
| 75
| 82
| 90
| 97
| 105
| 112
| 120
| 127
| 135
| 142
| 150
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Table: Random Starting Gold
Class | Amount (Average)
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Psion
| 3d4 x10 (75 gp)
| Psychic Warrior
| 5d4 x10 (125 gp)
| Soulknife
| 5d4 x10 (125 gp)
| Wilder
| 4d4 x10 (100 gp)
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