Psionics Transcended: The Power of Ki check for casting a spell You can expend your focus to gain a ki bonus to the check equal to the amount of ki in your ki Pool Skill Checks: When you are ki focused, you can expend your focus to take 10 on a skill check when you otherwise might not be able to Ki Feats: Some feats require you to have ki focus or expend your focus to gain the benefit of a ki feat Psionic Magic Casting psionic spells works similarly to casting arcane or divine spells Except as noted below all rules that apply to magic (as outline in Chapter – Magic, of the Core Rulebook) apply to psionic magic as well Choosing a spell Like sorcerers and bards, psionic spell casters can select any spell they know, provided they are capable of casting spells of that level or higher Unlike arcane and divine magic, you not have to be able to speak, gesture, or manipulate material components in order to cast a spell You must still be able to concentrate and be able to think Casting a spell counts against your daily limit for spells of the spell level, but you can cast the same spell again if you haven‘t reached your limit Concentration Psions and psykers add their wisdom modifier when making a concentration check Conversion Some psionic spellcasters can convert ki points to regain psionic spell slots as a standard action Spell slots can be regained by spending ki point per level of the spell slot For example, ki points can be used to regain the use of a second level psionic spell Only one slot can be regained each round A psion may also spend ki point to convert spell slot into or more lower level spell slots or or more spell slots into higher level spell slot The total levels of spell slots must be identical and only psionic spells may be converted this way For example, a 2nd level psionic spell slot can be converted into two 1st level psionic spell slots or vice versa A spellcaster cannot have useable spell slots in excess to their daily allotment of spells for a given level Any excess slots received from conversion are lost immediately Recharge Some psionic spellcasters can sacrifice a spell slot or prepared spell as a standard action and regain ki points equal to the level of the spell that was sacrificed The number of ki points gained in this manner cannot exceed to the character‘s daily ki Pool Excess ki points are lost Spell Augmentation As a general rule, all psionic spells can be augmented by psionic spellcasters Spells are augmented by spending or more ki points from the spellcaster‘s ki Pool A spellcaster cannot spend more than half their level in ki points when augmenting a spell ki points to augment a spell must be spent when the spell is cast and come from a single source A spell cannot be augmented from multiple ki sources Table 6-2: Standard Augmentations Augmentation Ki Multiple Increase the save DC as if caster level Yes higher1 Increase spell duration as if caster Yes level higher Gain a +1 enhancement bonus to the Yes touch attack of a spell (including ranged touch) Increate the radius of area spells by 5’ Yes Increase the range of a close range, Yes cone, line, or ray spell by 5’ Increase the range of a medium range Yes spell by 10’ Increase the range of a long range spell Yes by 40’ Increase your power level by for the Yes spell you cast (disciplined)3 Increase your power level by for the Yes spell you cast (undisciplined)3 This also grants a +1 bonus to overcoming spell resistance Add to the number of levels required by the metamagic feat to determine total cost in ki points If the spell belongs to your psion discipline, you are considered disciplined for that spell and can increase your power level for ki point; otherwise, you are undisciplined and must spend ki points Ki Cost Some spells, abilities, and feats have a cost in ki points Spent ki is restored through meditation each day This is the normal method of using ki from a ki pool The ki cost to cast a spell is not considered augmentation and does not count towards the maximum ki that can be used to augment a spell Ki Food Some spells require ki food to be consumed ki food provides the psionic spellcaster a momentary boost in power to cast the desired spell There are two main types of ki food: manna and ambrosia A bite of manna is equivalent to 250gp of material components used by a traditional sorcerer spell A sip of 44