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This race originally appearedin the 4e Player's HandbookIII. Here, I present them asa 3.5e monstrous race.

ShardmindMedium Construct (LivingConstruct, Psionic,Extraplanar)Hit Dice: 4d10-2 (20 hp)Initiative: +0Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares)Armor Class: 16 (+2natural, +4 chain shirt),touch 10, flatfooted 16

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touch 10, flatfooted 16Base Attack/Grapple:+3/+3Attack: Claw +3 melee(1d4)Full Attack: Claw +3 melee(1d4)Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.Special Attacks: Shardmindtraits, Powers, Shard formswarmSpecial Qualities:Shardmind traits, DamageReduction 5/Bludgeoning,Vulnerability to sonic attacksSaves: Fort +0, Ref +1, Will+2Abilities: Str 11, Dex 10,Con 9, Int 12, Wis 11, Cha12Skills: Autohypnosis +9,Knowledge (The Planes) +9,Knowledge (Psionics) +9,Spot +6Feats: Psionic Body, OpenMindedEnvironment: The AstralPlaneOrganization: SolitaryChallenge Rating: 4Treasure: StandardAlignment: Often LawfulNeutralAdvancement: By


character classLevel Adjustment: +1

A crystalline humanoid canbe seen walking forward.Small bright lights pulsethroughout its body, almostlike blood.

Shardminds are thefragments of the LivingGate, which once stood tokeep aberrations and Daelkyrfrom entering the world.Even with its eternalwatchfulness, somecreatures managed to getthrough, resulting in thevarious aberrations that nowinfest the planes. Recently,however, an unknown forcesmashed apart the gate,sending millions of shardfragments throughout theAstral Plane. Within threeweeks of the destruction ofthe Living Gate, a new typeof creature evolved; theShardminds.

Shardminds are clusters ofpsionically focused crystalsthat have gathered together


into a humanoid shape. Theyhave learned to take on ahumanoid form (the formthey usually are in) to betterinteract with othercreatures. Shardminds comein a variety of colors,including blue, green, purple,and (most commonly) red.Despite their relatively newcreation, Shardminds areexceedingly wise andintelligent; it is believed thatthis is leftover from thecollective consciousness ofthe Living Gate. Regardlessof where exactly this innateintelligence comes from, itensures that all Shardmindsare aware of how they werecreated. Most still dontknow why.

Some groups of Shardminds(referred to as ThoughtBuilders) believe that thedestruction of the LivingGate was a terrible accident,and now they must worktogether to rebuild it. Theybelieve that they mustgather up all Shardminds andform together again to make


the Living Gate whole. Notall of these Shardminds arepurely benevolent. Some arewilling to torture and coerceother Shardminds intoreforming the gate.

Another group (the GodShards) believes that if theGate is recreated, there willstill be a chance that it willfall again sometime in thefuture. Instead, they believethat Shardminds shouldbecome as powerful as theycan psionically to face thegrowing aberration threat incombat. These Shardmindsare highly individualistic, andtend to be more chaoticthan the other types.

The final group (ShardSlayers) believes that theircreation was a mistake.They believe that when aShardmind dies, their soulsform part of the Living Gate.So, they believe that inorder to bring the LivingGate back to its formerglory, all Shardminds mustbe killed. These Shardminds


are obsessed with thegenocide of their own race,and wander the Astral Planein search of their latestvictims. These Shardmindsare often viewed associopaths, but many trulybelieve that the genocide oftheir race is a saddening,but necessary, task.

Shardminds (no matterwhich gender theyresemeble) are thin andsleek, weighing 90 pounds.Most are human height, butothers may have modeledtheir height after othermedium humanoids, like Elvesor Half-Orcs. All Shardmindsspeak Undercommon, andmost also speak Common.

CombatShardminds usually attackwith their powers first. Ifheavily damage, they revertto their shard swarm formsto attack.

Powers: Shardmindsmanifest powers as a 4thlevel Wilder. Typical Powers


Known (power points 21;save DC 11 + power level).1st- Crystal Shard, EnergyRay. 2nd-Swarm of Crystals.Being naturally psionic,Shardminds gain 2 bonuspower points at 1st level.

Swarm Form (Ex): Onceper day, a Shardmind maybreak down into its baseform, a swarm of animatedcrystalline shards. In thisform, the Shardminds sizechanges to diminutive, has aspace of 10 ft., and has areach of 0 ft. The Shardminddoes not have thedistraction ability, but dealsswarm damage as a swarmof its HD would. A Shardmindgains all other swarm traits,except a Shard swarmreduced to 0 hp becomesinert. A Shardmind canremain this form for anumber of rounds equal toits Wisdom modifier beforehaving to makeconcentration checks (DC 15+ number of rounds spent inswarm form) to maintain it.All items being carries by the


Shardmind are droppedduring the transformation. AShardmind who is killed orknocked unconsciousautomatically enters theSwarm Form, even if it hasexpended its daily use. Itdoes not deal swarm damagewhen this occurs, but itkeeps all swarm immunities.Once brought back topositive hit points, theShardmind regains itshumanoid form.

Shardmind RacialTraits -2 Constitution, +2Intelligence, +2 Charisma Medium Construct(Living Construct,Extraplanar): Livingconstructs combine aspectsof both constructs and livingcreatures. See the LivingConstruct subtype for moredetails. As Mediumcreatures, Shardminds donot gain and advantages ordisadvantages due to size.As natives of the AstralPlane, Shardminds gain the


Extraplanar subtype when onthe Material Plane. +2 bonus to attack anddamage rolls againstAberrations. Naturally Psionic:Shardminds gain 2 extrapower points at 1st level.This benefit does not grantthem the ability to manifestpowers unless they gain thatability through anothersource, such as levels in apsionic class. Racial Levels: AShardmind starts with fourlevels of Construct. Thisgrants a BAB of +3, tworacial feats, 4d10 HD, andbase saves: Fort +1, Ref +1,Will +1. Racial Skills: Shardmindsgain a number of skill pointsper day equal to (2 + INTmod) for each HD it has,with x4 for its 1st HD. AShardmind's class skills arelisten, spot, autohypnosis,knowledge (the planes), andknowledge (psionics). Powers: Shardminds canmanifest powers as a 4thlevel Wilder would.


Shardminds have a basedaily allotment of 17 (notincluding their natural psionicpower and any bonus toCharisma). Two natural claw attacks(1d4) Swarm Form (Ex): Onceper day, a Shardmind maybreak down into its baseform, a swarm of animatedcrystalline shards. In thisform, the Shardminds sizechanges to diminutive, has aspace of 10 ft., and has areach of 0 ft. The Shardminddoes not have thedistraction ability, but dealsswarm damage as a swarmof its HD would. A Shardmindgains all other swarm traits,except a Shard swarmreduced to 0 hp becomesinert. A Shardmind canremain this form for anumber of rounds equal toits Wisdom modifier beforehaving to makeconcentration checks (DC 15+ number of rounds spent inswarm form) to maintain it.All items being carries by theShardmind are dropped


during the transformation. AShardmind who is killed orknocked unconsciousautomatically enters theSwarm Form, even if it hasexpended its daily use. Itdoes not deal swarm damagewhen this occurs, but itkeeps all swarm immunities.Once brought back topositive hit points, theShardmind regains itshumanoid form. Damage Reduction5/Bludgeoning Vulnerability to SonicAttacks: Shardminds, beingcomposed of living crystal,are more vulnerable to sonicattacks than othercreatures. They take 50%extra damage from suchattacks. Shardminds takedamage from the Shatterspell (see spell descriptionfor more details). Languages: Common,Undercommon. BonusLanguages: Terran,Celestia, Infernal, Abyssal. Favored Class: Wilder Level Adjustment: +1


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2011-03-24, 05:03 PM (ISO 8601)

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You list two different LevelAdjustments. Is it +4 or +1?+1 would probably beplayable, +4 probably not.

They manifest as a Wilder,but have Psion as a favoredclass. This doesn't makesense. If they naturallymanifest as Wilders, any


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manifest as Wilders, anyshardmind who takes classlevels is best served takingWilder levels to continue itsnatural manifesting and keepgetting level-appropriatepowers instead of resettingto level 1.

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Originally Posted byBenly

You list two differentLevel Adjustments. Is it+4 or +1? +1 wouldprobably be playable,+4 probably not.

They manifest as aWilder, but have Psionas a favored class. Thisdoesn't make sense. Ifthey naturally manifestas Wilders, anyshardmind who takesclass levels is best


Some of those are minorerrors. I copy pasted frommy old stats for the mostpart, and I must've forgot tochange those.

Level Adjustment is +4, andthe favored class is Wilder.

served taking Wilderlevels to continue itsnatural manifesting andkeep getting level-appropriate powersinstead of resetting tolevel 1.






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2011-03-24, 05:09 PM (ISO 8601)


Unplayable. LA +4 and 4 HDis HORRIFICALLY BAD.Change it back to +1,please, for the love of god. Iwas almost excited there fora moment.

If you want feedback onthem as a monster... eh.They're ok I guess. SwarmForm is nice, but weak, agood trade-off for the utilityof becoming a swarm. They


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Some of those areminor errors. I copypasted from my oldstats for the most part,and I must've forgot tochange those.

Level Adjustment is +4,and the favored class isWilder.


have great thematicsthough, gotta give 'em that.

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2011-03-24, 05:18 PM (ISO 8601)


Unfortunately, I think theirability to manifest powers as4th level Wilders eliminateany possibility of that.These are meant more for a


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Originally Posted byarguskos

Unplayable. LA +4 and 4HD is HORRIFICALLYBAD. Change it back to+1, please, for the loveof god. I was almostexcited there for amoment.


gestalt campaign coming up,sorry.

I can post a link to the LA+1 version, if you want,though.

Thank you.


If you want feedbackon them as a monster...eh. They're ok I guess.Swarm Form is nice, butweak, a good trade-offfor the utility ofbecoming a swarm.They have greatthematics though,gotta give 'em that.






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2011-03-24, 05:25 PM (ISO 8601)


Uh... no it doesn't? Youhave FOUR HIT DICE! That'syour Wilder stuff. Trust me,


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Unfortunately, I thinktheir ability to manifestpowers as 4th levelWilders eliminate anypossibility of that.These are meant morefor a gestalt campaigncoming up, sorry.

I can post a link to theLA +1 version, if youwant, though.


it is unplayably bad.

Construct hit dice areterrible. You have four ofthem. Getting 3 powers foryour four hit dice is barelyan even trade. With LA +1,you're still worse than alevel 5 Wilder.

Really, do this followingexperiment. Get a level 5wilder and a Shardmind withno levels. Have them duke itout. Watch as theShardmind gets ravagedover and over by someonewith more and better powersand class features thatmatter. Alternately, makethem LA +4, then make aShardmind Wilder 1 and havehim adventure with a partyof 9th level characters.Watch as his terrible hit diceand horrible casting fails tobe important and how hecan be killed ON ACCIDENTby anything.

I understand you're makingthis for gestalt, but youcannot balance to that


point. You must balance forstandard play, what 99% ofpeople will be using. Doingso easily proves that LA +4is unplayably terrible. Please,for the love of all that isholy, make it LA +1. It's yourcreation, you have thepower, please please PLEASEexercise it.

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Uh... no it doesn't? Youhave FOUR HIT DICE!That's your Wilder stuff.Trust me, it isunplayably bad.


Construct hit dice areterrible. You have fourof them. Getting 3powers for your four hitdice is barely an eventrade. With LA +1,you're still worse than alevel 5 Wilder.

Really, do this followingexperiment. Get a level5 wilder and aShardmind with nolevels. Have them dukeit out. Watch as theShardmind gets ravagedover and over bysomeone with more andbetter powers and classfeatures that matter.Alternately, make themLA +4, then make aShardmind Wilder 1 andhave him adventurewith a party of 9th levelcharacters. Watch ashis terrible hit dice andhorrible casting fails tobe important and howhe can be killed ONACCIDENT by anything.


Alright, you've convincedme.

I guess the Rakshasa isn'tworth +7 LA as well, than?

I understand you'remaking this for gestalt,but you cannot balanceto that point. You mustbalance for standardplay, what 99% ofpeople will be using.Doing so easily provesthat LA +4 is unplayablyterrible. Please, for thelove of all that is holy,make it LA +1. It's yourcreation, you have thepower, please pleasePLEASE exercise it.







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2011-03-24, 05:40 PM (ISO 8601)


OH GOD NO AUUUUUUUUUGHDON'T DO THIS TO ME I'MMEEEEEEEEEELTING....

But seriously, LA is a blight.Keep it low at all times,period.


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Alright, you'veconvinced me.

I guess the Rakshasaisn't worth +7 LA aswell, than?

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2011-03-24, 05:45 PM (ISO 8601)


They manifest as wilders.

Their favored class is wilder.

They get +2 Int and Wis

Also where are their featsfrom I don't recognize them.

LA +1 looks about right.Shardform is neat but makesyou drop items (it sayscarried I'm assuming thatincludes worn as well) whichmeans making you losemagic item benefits, and theDR 5/bludgeoning is usefulbut by no meansimpenetrable (bite attacksdeal bludgeoning damage)and the vulnerability to sonicnicely counter balances it.Just why +2 to Int and Wis


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Originally Posted byZaydos

They manifest aswilders.

Their favored class iswilder.

They get +2 Int andWis


That is another unedittederror from the LA +1 version.If you look in the monsterentry, there is indeed a +2bonus to charisma instead ofwisdom. I'll fix that, now.

EDIT: Feats are fromExpanded Psionics

Also where are theirfeats from I don'trecognize them.

LA +1 looks about right.Shardform is neat butmakes you drop items(it says carried I'massuming that includesworn as well) whichmeans making you losemagic item benefits,and the DR5/bludgeoning is usefulbut by no meansimpenetrable (biteattacks dealbludgeoning damage)and the vulnerability tosonic nicely counterbalances it. Just why+2 to Int and Wis andnot Cha?


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