PF1e House Rules

House Rules

• Fractional Base Bonuses: A method to smooth the advancement of attack and save bonuses for multiclass characters.

• Metaphysical Transparency: Rules for dealing with interactions among different metaphysical energies (eg. magic and psionics).

• Reducing Feat Taxes: Alterations to feats and feat chains intended to reduce the necessity of taking "useless" feats in order to advance.

• Stress Mechanic: A custom stress mechanic (versus the typical "sanity" mechanics found in most horror genre games).

• Miscellaneous Rules: House rules that don't fit into a larger category.

Character Classes

• Soulknife: A combat class who distills psionic power into blades of pure energy.
• Healer: A class focused on healing and seeking out knowledge.

Campaign Feats and Traits

Feat	Type	Prerequisites	Description
Awaken Talent	Psionic	None.	You have unlocked a minor psionic ability.
Bonded Relic	Item Creation	None.	You own an ancestral heirloom and can invest it with increasing power.
Bookworm	General	Caster level 3.	You have learned to cast from a scroll without expending it.
Bookwyrm	General	Bookworm, caster level 5, must use a spellbook.	You have learned to cast directly from a spellbook.
Boon Companion	General	Animal companion class feature or familiar class feature.	Your bond with your animal companion or familiar is unusually close.
Boon Companion (Mythic)	Mythic	Boon Companion.	Your animal companion is empowered by your mythic status.
Companion Subtlety	Companion	Int 6+, master has Subtle Companion.	You can alter your form in order to hide easily, or even blend in and act as a spy.
Divine Preparation	General	Ability to cast divine spells without preparation.	You can prepare a divine spell ahead of time, just as a cleric does.
Flexible Personality	Psionic	Psicrystal Affinity.	You can shift the shard of your personality that resides inside your psicrystal.
Focused Talent	Psionic	Awaken Talent.	You can perform minor psionic feats.
Hunter's Boon	Mythic	Boon Companion.	Your strengthened bond with your animal companion or familiar expands to include another.
Metaphysical Transparency	General or Psionic	Familiarity with at least one type of metaphysical energy.	“There is no magic, only tricks.”
Psi-Like Knowledge	Psionic	Manifester level 1, one or more psi-like abilities.	You can manifest a psi-like ability as if it were a power.
Spell-Like Knowledge	General	Caster level 1, one or more spell-like abilities.	You can cast a spell-like ability as if it were a spell.
Split Personality	Psionic	Improved Psicrystal, Flexible Personality.	You can split your psicrystal into multiple psicrystals.
Subtle Companion	General	BAB +1, animal companion or bonded mount class ability.	You can shrink your companion.
Telekinetic Block	Psionic	Psionic Meditation, ability to manifest far hand or telekinetic force.	Your telekinetic abilities provide a small amount of personal defense.
Telekinetic Throw	Psionic	Psionic Meditation, ability to manifest far hand or telekinetic force.	You can hurl a weapon at an enemy, controlling it telekinetically.
Telekinetic Whirlwind	Psionic	5th level, Telekinetic Throw.	You can attack multiple enemies when telekinetically hurling a weapon.
Transfer Spell	Metamagic	Caster level 3.	You can transfer a touch spell to another creature for delivery.
Two-Fisted Healing	General	Augment Healing.	You can divide the benefits of a healing spell between two recipients.

Trait	Type	Description
Synchronicity	Psionic	Your concentration benefits from multiple classes.