PF1e House Rules

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House Rules

  • 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).

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 (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 checks benefit from multiple classes.