Amalgamist

The body’s ability to adapt and accept physical alterations are central to the tenets of the amalgamist. Through the medium of crystalics, he reshapes his body and those of his patients – sometimes out of necessity, sometimes out of desire. An amalgamist’s defining feature is his own unique crystalic limb, which can be altered through metacreativity on the fly to better suit the task at hand. This limb serves as both an extension of the body and as a multipurpose tool – even a weapon if need be.

Amalgamists in Rajrin emerged among the crystalskinned maenads. Crystalics in general also are a maenad invention, and the concept behind them appears in more common races as hook-hands or peg-legs. However, the amalgamist’s art is so much more advanced than these simple effects that they would put even magical surgery to shame, and unlike less supernatural grafts, crystalics – and the amalgamist discipline – frequently serve to enhance the bearer in combat.

Entry Requirements:

To qualify to become an amalgamist, a character must fulfill the following criteria.

Base Attack Bonus: +3
Skills: Heal 4 ranks, Knowledge (psionics) 8 ranks
Feats: Craft Crystalic
Manifesting: Able to manifest body adjustment and either metaphysical claw or metaphysical weapon.
Special: Must have successfully grafted at least one crystalic on yourself

GAME RULE INFORMATION

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LEVEL	BAB	FORT	REFL	WILL	SPECIAL	Manifesting
1	+0	+2	+0	+0	Crystalic Limb, Restructure Limb
2	+1	+3	+0	+0		+ 1 Manifester Level
3	+2	+3	+1	+1	Enhanced Prosthesis	+ 1 Manifester Level
4	+3	+4	+1	+1	+1 Rapid Restructuring (full round action)
5	+3	+4	+1	+1		+ 1 Manifester Level
6	+4	+5	+2	+2	Multi-Function Crystalic	+ 1 Manifester Level
7	+5	+5	+2	+2	Rapid Restructuring (move action)	+ 1 Manifester Level
8	+6	+6	+2	+2	Efficient Crafting
9	+6	+6	+3	+3		+ 1 Manifester Level
10	+7	+7	+3	+3	Rapid Restructuring (swift action)	+ 1 Manifester Level

Class Skills:

The amalgamist’s class skills are Autohypnosis, Climb, Concentration, Craft, Heal, Intimidate, Jump, Knowledge (Psionics), Profession, Psicraft, and Swim. Skill Points at Each Level: 2 + Int modifier.

Class Features:

All of the following are class features of the amalgamist.

Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Amalgamists gain no additional proficiency in any weapon or armor.

Manifesting: At every level indicated on the table, the amalgamist gains additional power points per day and access to new powers as if he had also gained a level in whatever manifesting class he belonged to before he added the prestige class. He does not, however, gain any other benefit a character of that class would have gained (bonus feats, metapsionic or item creation feats, and so on). This essentially means that he adds the level of amalgamist to the level of whatever manifesting class the character has, and then determines power points per day, powers known, and manifester level accordingly. If a character had more than one manifesting class before he became an amalgamist, he must decide to which class he adds the new level of amalgamist for the purpose of determining power points per day, powers known, and manifester level.

Crystalic Limb (Su): The amalgamist learns how to completely transform his arm into a fully-functional crystalic appendage. Most amalgamists choose to replace their secondary arm, although some do replace their primary. This crystalic gives the basic functionality of the limb being replaced (including sensory feedback) and resembles a skeletal limb made completely out of crystal. The crystalic limb acts as a focus for metacreativity effects, which can be used to enhance the limb (see Restructure Limb, below). A crystalic limb is psionically rather than naturally animate, and is as tough as crystal. As such, it can endure some areas which would normally harm a normal limb, but falls limp and inanimate in areas such as a null psionics field. Unlike a normal crystalic, an amalgamist does not have to pay for his crystalic limb, although it does take a week (as if creating a psionic item) to reshape his arm into a crystalic limb.

Restructure Limb (Su): The amalgamist can configure his crystalic limb in a variety of ways. Adjusting the limb’s form involves the amalgamist calling ectoplasm around the crystalic arm, and condensing it into the shape of his desire, using his limb as a framework. An amalgamist may not form just anything using this ability, though – he is limited by his own prowess with the limb, which is represented by restructuring points. An amalgamist has a number of restructuring points equal to his key ability modifier for manifesting, plus one restructuring point per class level. Restructuring points are not lost once they are used to shape a crystalic limb; the next time the limb is reconfigured, all the points are regained and new options may be chosen. Restructuring a crystalic limb normally takes ten minutes of concentration, but experienced amalgamists may perform this task in less time (see below).

Sample configurations are listed below, along with their cost in restructuring points. These are all actual extensions of a limb, and as such cannot be disarmed or dropped. An amalgamist cannot invest more restructuring points in any one of
these options than his class level.

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Configuration	Description
Tool (1 point):	The ectoplasm forms any of the metal tools or basic equipment (as found on Table 7-8 in the Player’s Handbook) that the amalgamist could comfortably carry in one hand. He may rotate between a hand form and a tool form as a free action. If this ability is selected more than once, the amalgamist may only emulate one tool at a time, but can switch between them with a free action.
Extension (1 pt):	As a move action, an amalgamist may elongate his wrist to up to 50 ft., granting his hand the ability to affix to objects. The arm is suitable for use as rope in this form (treat it as a steel chain), but is not strong enough to move independently while extended. Another move action may be spent to retract the hand, if it is not attached to anything, returning the arm to normal. If the arm is sundered in this form, the amalgamist takes 2 points of Strength damage, and his total available restructuring points are reduced by however many points he had invested in extension until he repairs the limb through the Craft Crystalic feat (as if repairing a psionic item). If the amalgamist instead invests 2 points, by concentrating, he may slowly move his extended arm as if it were his normal arm, accomplishing anything he could with the far hand power (although the limb must be able to physically reach the object and the amalgamist is still limited by his senses). Each additional point invested beyond the base cost increases the length by 20 ft.
Claw (2 points):	The amalgamist calls ectoplasm around his crystalic limb in the form of a claw, gaining a claw attack that deals 1d6 slashing damage if he is Medium sized. If he is a larger or smaller size, adjust the damage accordingly to the size difference. This claw has a +1 enhancement bonus to attack and damage rolls, is treated as psionic for purposes of damage reduction, and may be used as a primary or secondary natural attack as normal. For every additional two points used, the claw’s enhancement bonus increases by 1.
Enhanced Strength (2 points):	An amalgamist may psychokinetically increase the strength of his crystalic limb, gaining a +2 competence bonus on all Strength checks and Strength-based skill checks involving the use of the crystalic limb. For each 2 additional points invested, the competence bonus increases by 2.
Sensor (3 points):	The amalgamist gain the ability to see from his hand as if it had the Sighted ability of a psicrystal while he concentrates. This means, in part, that he could look around corners by holding his hand out or combining it with the extension option. If the amalgamist’s normal visual or auditory senses are somehow impeded, the sensor’s input for that sense automatically replaces them (without the need to concentrate), allowing him to remain functioning normally. If the amalgamist instead invests 5 points, in addition to the normal sensor benefits, he also gains tremorsense out to 20 ft. from his hand by placing it on the ground. Every additional point invested in sensor increases the range of the Sighted ability (and tremorsense, if available) by 10 ft.
Shield (1 point):	Ectoplasm forms a thick, wall-like surface extending from the forearm, forming a buckler or a small or large shield (chosen at the time of restructuring) with a +1 enhancement bonus. For each additional point invested, the shield’s enhancement bonus increases by 1, to a maximum of +5.
Sonokinesis (3 points):	The amalgamist’s fist becomes broader and his wrist reinforces its connection to the arm. While making an attack with his crystalic limb (either an unarmed strike or using the claw or weapon options), an amalgamist using sonokinesis may imbue it with sonic energy. Doing so imposes a -2 penalty to damage (and does not change the damage type), but allows him to ignore up to 10 points of an object’s hardness. This is most frequently used when sundering weapons or breaking doors. If he were to use sonokinesis while attempting a Strength check to break an object of hardness 10 or less, he gains a bonus to the check equal to the object’s hardness.
Weapon (3 points):	The amalgamist’s crystalic limb takes the form of any light or one-handed melee weapon. If he is not proficient with the weapon, the amalgamist takes standard penalties. Feats and abilities that are tied to a specific weapon can be used with the crystalic limb while in this form. The weapon has a +1 enhancement bonus on attack rolls and damage rolls, and is treated as psionic for purposes of damage reduction. For every two additional points used, the weapon’s enhancement bonus increases by 1. An amalgamist may choose weapon special abilities in place of an equivalent additional enhancement bonus. For example, Sucari, a psychic warrior 5 / amalgamist 6 with a Wisdom of 16, has 9 restructuring points. He could choose his limb to take the form of a +1 longsword by investing 3 restructuring points and then invest another 4 points to make it a +2 psychokinetic longsword. He would still have two restructuring points left to invest into other options.
Other options for your limb are available, as determined by your GM.

Enhanced Prosthesis (Ex): Through intense study of the psionic limbs he is able to create, the amalgamist is able to enhance this prosthesis as if a normal limb. He may apply any crystalic that requires an arm or hand to his crystalic limb as if it was a normal limb. These crystalics do not count toward the normal limit of five per creature, but an amalgamist may only add up to his class level in additional crystalics to the crystalic limb.

Rapid Restructuring (Su): The amalgamist is able to quickly reconfigure his crystalic limb. At 4th level, he may reconfigure his crystalic limb as a full round action that provokes an attack of opportunity. At 7th level, he may perform this as a move action, and at 10th level he may do so as a swift action.

Multi-Function Crystalic (Ex): At 6th level, an amalgamist is able to create a dual-function crystalic that only takes up one body piece and one attachment process. This crystalic only applies the larger of the penalties between the two crystalics. The cost for this dual-function crystalic is one and a half times the cost of the sum of the two crystalics’ costs. For example, Sucari could make adamantine rending claws (a combination of the adamantine fists and the rending claws crystalics) that would provide the wielder’s unarmed attacks with slashing damage and allow them to overcome damage reduction as an adamantine weapon, but would only impose the penalty of rending claws (the bigger penalties of the two) for a cost of 10,125 gp.

Efficient Crafting (Ex): At 8th level, an amalgamist is able to create crystalics more efficiently than normal. He pays only two-thirds the normal amount of XP and gp he would pay to create any crystalic. This does not change the crafting time.