Psicrystal Master

[Prime32]

So I watched a few episodes of Heroman and thought "Hey, this is a 'Big Guy is With Me' build". And decided that there should be an alternative for those who don't want to use metamorphosis. So... did I go overboard or not far enough?


Requirements
Skills: Psicraft 8 ranks
Feats: Psicrystal Affinity

HD: d4
BAB: Poor
Saves: Will good

Skills: The Psicrystal Master's class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Autohypnosis (Wis), Bluff (Cha), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Knowledge (psionics) (Int), Profession (Wis), Sense Motive (Wis), and Psicraft (Int)
Skill points per level: 2 + Int

Lv	Class Features	Manifesting
1	Astral psicrystal I, Improved Psicrystal, Psicrystal power	-
2	Ability boost, Psicrystal toughness	+1 level of existing manifesting class
3	Astral psicrystal II	+1 level of existing manifesting class
4	Ability boost, Extra Menu Item	+1 level of existing manifesting class
5	Astral psicrystal III, Psicrystal toughness	+1 level of existing manifesting class
6	Ability boost, Improved Psicrystal	+1 level of existing manifesting class
7	Astral psicrystal IV	+1 level of existing manifesting class
8	Ability boost, Psicrystal toughness	+1 level of existing manifesting class
9	Astral psicrystal V	+1 level of existing manifesting class
10	Ability boost, Extra Menu Item	+1 level of existing manifesting class

Psicrystal power: A Psicrystal Master may designate any power which could be shared with his psicrystal as a Psicrystal Power. From now on he may only target his psicrystal with that power, but its ML is increased by 1.

Astral psicrystal: At 1st level a Psicrystal Master's psicrystal increases in size and gains a more defined shape. It now has the stats of a 1st-level astral construct, except that it retains the HD, hardness and Int score of its original form. At every odd level its stats improve to match those of an astral construct of one level higher or it gains one class level. You may change the menu items granted whenever you gain a character level. The psicrystal still gains abilities based on its master's level as normal, with the exception of the self-propulsion and flight abilities.

Improved Psicrystal: At 1st level and again at 6th level, a Psicrystal Master receives Improved Psicrystal as a bonus feat.

Ability boost: At every 2nd level, one of the ability scores of the Psicrystal master's psicrystal increases by 1.

Psicrystal Toughness: At 2nd level and every third level thereafter, a psicrystal gains additional hit points equal to 1 per character level of the Psicrystal Master (the number of hitpoints increases as his character level does).

Extra Menu Item: At 4th level the psicrystal gains an additional ability from the menu available to astral constructs, as if it were created with the Boost Construct feat. At 10th level it gains a third ability.


New Feats
Psicrystal Suppression [Psionic]
Prerequisites: Astral Psicrystal
Benefit: As an immediate action you may suppress your Psicrystal Master class features, causing your psicrystal to revert to its original Diminutive form. It does not regain the self-propulsion or flight abilities, but recovers 1 point of damage per minute while in this state. Returning the psicrystal to its larger size requires a standard action.

Strong Personality [Psicrystal]
Prerequisites: Must be a Psicrystal
Benefit: Both you and your master gain the benefits of any personality fragments you have.
Normal: Only your master receives any benefit from your personality.

Psicrystal Speech [Psicrystal]
Prerequisites: Must be a Psicrystal
Benefit: You gain the ability to speak audibly.

Ectopic Shift [Psicrystal]
Prerequisites: Must be a Psicrystal
Benefit: You gain the benefits of one Ectopic Form^CP feat as if you were an astral construct shaped by a manifester who possessed it.
Special: For the purposes of anathemic carapace, the psicrystal is treated as if it were just created, and can choose to detonate itself.
Special: You may select this feat multiple times. Each time, you select a different ability.


Epic Psicrystal Master

Lv	Class Features	Manifesting
11	Astral psicrystal VI, Psicrystal toughness	+1 level of existing manifesting class
12	Ability boost, Improved Psicrystal	+1 level of existing manifesting class
13	Astral psicrystal VII	+1 level of existing manifesting class
14	Ability boost, Psicrystal toughness	+1 level of existing manifesting class
15	Astral psicrystal VIII	+1 level of existing manifesting class
16	Ability boost, Extra menu item	+1 level of existing manifesting class
17	Astral psicrystal IX, Psicrystal toughness	+1 level of existing manifesting class
18	Ability boost, Improved Psicrystal	+1 level of existing manifesting class
19	Astral paragon (Gargantuan)	+1 level of existing manifesting class
20	Ability boost, Psicrystal toughness	+1 level of existing manifesting class
21	Astral paragon (Colossal)	+1 level of existing manifesting class
22	Ability boost, Extra menu item	+1 level of existing manifesting class
23	Astral paragon (Enhancement), Psicrystal toughness	+1 level of existing manifesting class

Astral paragon: The Psicrystal Master's psicrystal can advance beyond the limits of an astral construct. If its level would increase but it already has the stats of a 9th-level astral construct it gains a +4 bonus to Strength and natural armour, its speed increases by 10ft, and its size increases by one category. Once it becomes Colossal, additional applications of this class feature instead grant +4 Strength and natural armour.

[PhaedrusXY]

Does it still have a hardness after gaining the "base stats" of an astral construct (what exactly does "base stats" mean?)? That's one of the best things about a psicrystal. It makes them a lot more durable, especially at the lower levels. Combined with their Improved Evasion, it means that they take very little damage from most area attacks even on a failed save. Overall, this certainly looks interesting.

[Prime32]

Does it still have a hardness after gaining the "base stats" of an astral construct (what exactly does "base stats" mean?)?

I mean you start with the stats of an astral construct, then add the psicrystal bonuses.

You go from

Diminutive
Str 1*, Dex 15*, Con Ø, Int 6, Wis 10, Cha 10
Hardness 8
* Str, Dex and speed are the result of a Su ability and drop to 0 if suppressed.

to

Small
Str 15, Dex 15, Con Ø, Int Ø, Wis 11, Cha 10
Darkvision + low-light vision
Slam 1d4
One menu ability

As it is now, your psicrystal would lose its hardness. Should I put that back in?

Also, new feats. "Psicrystal, I choose you!"

[PhaedrusXY]

As it is now, your psicrystal would lose its hardness. Should I put that back in?

Yes, IMO. Or add the ability to change it back and forth from astral construct form to "normal" psicrystal form. Hardness adds a ton to its durability, especially at the lower levels, but even at the middle ones.