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[Locotomo]

Hi,

I want to build a character like the soulknife in the pathfinder psionic handbook.
Is there no power or spell in savage worlds that can summon a sword or an item of any kind?

thx, loco

[Zadmar]

Martial Artist, with the trapping "you can summon a psionic knife at will".

Improved Martial Artist, with the trapping "your soulknife is now the size of a shortsword".

If you don't mind changing the rules a little, Brawler with the Strength requirement changed to Spirit, and Adept with the AB/skill requirement changed to Psionics.

[ValhallaGH]

AB (Superpowers) with the Smite power. Change the basic effect to summon a blade of energy (Str+d6), and the raise makes it better (Str+d6+2); for the inability to affect anything else, your GM might make it cheaper, last longer, or have an additional benefit (AP 2).

If you want to have additional powers, look at Arcane Background (Psionics).


Trappings, they can actually change how powers work.
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[Zadmar]

[ValhallaGH]

[Gammon23]

Perhaps damage field? It does 2d6 +unarmed. When your opponent attacks the mind blade strikes back?

[ValhallaGH]

[Locotomo]

A psionic knife or short sword would be inappropriate.
The player likes running around with a manga style 2h weapon

I just want to use another rpg system that is easier to run and the players don´t have to care about thousends of rules because we don´t play frequently enough.

Thank you very much for all the suggestions but somehow they are not what i was thinking about

At the moment i´m investigating the power from the super powers companion : Attack, Melee(2/lvl)

Maybe the character summons a greatsword without the option to enhance damage but with the modifiers

[farik]

This is why the first rule of conversions is "Convert the setting not the rule."

Personally I would make a new Arcane Background with trappings specific to the how the class and powers are described and disregard how the mechanics worked in Pathfinder.

[ValhallaGH]

[ValhallaGH]

Why not create a new edge?

Weird Edge

Soul Blade
Requirements: Novice, Spirit d8+, Fighting d8+
You can summon a psychic weapon, composed of pure willpower, to smite your enemies.
It takes an action to manifest the weapon, and may require a Spirit roll if the circumstances are especially prohibitive (GM's call). The weapon manifests as a solidified energy but functions as a real weapon that does Strength + d8 damage. If the weapon is disarmed, it disappears and can be manifested again with an action.
This weapon can benefit from the Quick Draw edge.

Improved Soul Blade
Requirements: Seasoned, Soul Knife, Arcane Background (Psionics)
Your soul blade has grown in power. It now deals Strength + d8 + 2 damage, and has a range increment of 4/8/16 as a Throwing weapon.


Groovy?
_________________
"Got a problem? I've got the solution: Rocket Launcher."
"Not against a Servitor."
"... We're all gonna die."

[Locotomo]

That sounds deadly !

Thank you

[Locotomo]

I just realised that we have to change the requirements a little bit :

Soul Blade
Requirements: Novice, Spirit d8+, Fighting d8+ ,Arcane Background (Psionics)

Improved Soul Blade
Requirements: Seasoned, Soul Blade


This will restrict that everybody takes Soul Blade as a starting edge

[jpk]

If the soul blade is really the defining feature of the class, you might be better off to modify the Arcane Background to AB (Soulknife) from AB (Psionics) by adding in the soul weapon as a free feature and lowering the number of starting powers by one or two.

I don't know the setting, but can you be a Soulknife without the soulblade doo-lolly?

[Zadmar]

The soulknife's weapon in D&D is "identical in all ways (except visually) to a short sword", so I'm not sure how close this is supposed to be, or whether the player just wants to be able to conjure a weapon.

It could be a Professional Edge, along the same lines as Adept (for monks), Champion (for paladins), Holy Warrior (for clerics), etc. Building those concepts in SW requires an Arcane Background, so I don't think it would be unreasonable to have soulknifes work the same way.

But if you just want to be able to conjure a big weapon, you could use the Natural Weapons edge from Savage Armoury:

* Light (+1): The soulblade is weightless.
* Two-Handed (+1): Requires both hands. Inflicts d10 damage.

You'd conjure it in exactly the same way as drawing a weapon (so it would be a free action if you had Quick Draw).

[Locotomo]

What about this? (needs a tiny bit more tweaking


Arcane Backround (Soulknife)

--fill in description from the AB: Psionics backround --

Starting Powers: Soulblade, 1 (appropriate) power

Powers:

Soul Blade

Rank: Novice
Power Points: 2-6 (2, +2 per feature)
Range: Self
Duration: until it leaves the holding hand via dismiss, disarm, throw, etc.

You can summon a psychic weapon, composed of pure willpower, to smite your enemies.
The weapon manifests as a solidified energy but functions as a real weapon that does Strength + d8 damage. If the weapon is disarmed or thrown, it disappears.

Features :

1.Your soul blade has grown in power. It now deals Strength + d8 + 2 damage
2.Your soul blade has a range increment of 8/16/24 as a Throwing weapon.

[farik]

[Locotomo]

Or like this :

Summon Weapon

Rank: Novice
Power Points: 1 for one hand, 2 for two hand weapons
Range: Self
Duration: 6 (1/round)
Trappings: A weapon of Psychic force develops in the wielder's hand.
Psionic Force Weapons are +2 AP by increasing the base cost by +1 power point.

Damage : Page 51 Savage Worlds Deluxe, Hand Weapons.

The spell is disrupted if the psychic weapon is dismissed, dispelled, or disarmed.

[farik]

[Locotomo]

I actually wanted to get rid of the duration restriction at all

I mean, whats the point when the power is weaker than carrying the
real weapon around?