The psionic subtype applies to creatures that can use
psionic powers or abilities or that have the ability to
manifest powers. (In other words, a creature with the
psionic subtype either has a power point reserve or
has psi-like abilities.) It also applies to creatures from
other sources that have spell-like abilities labeled as
“psionics.”
Characters who have levels in any class that grants
the use of psionics, or who have psi-like abilities as
racial traits, gain the psionic subtype.
Traits: Other than the fact that all psionic creatures
have psionic powers or psi-like abilities, psionic
creatures have no specific traits. The psionic subtype
simply identifies creatures that may be vulnerable to
powers, spells, and effects targeting psionic creatures.
Undead Psionic Creatures
A psionic undead creature, although rare, is a force to
be reckoned with.
Because undead are immune to mind-affecting
effects (including charms and compulsions), they are
particularly threatening to other psionic creatures
and characters (especially telepaths). Psionic undead
creatures can use mind-affecting powers on the living,
even though they themselves are immune to such
attacks. However, an undead creature may have the
psionic subtype if it meets the criteria described above,
and thus be vulnerable to non-mind-affecting powers
or effects that specifically affect psionic creatures.
Intelligent constructs and plants with psionic powers
or psi-like abilities also share this advantage. |