PSIONIC ENERGY is a type of power possessed by some species. Most species have only one specialization of psionic power, although a scant few have more than one option, and the Lyxaris are unique in having access to any psionic specialization. Although a small amount of energy is available to all psions, most have to train their psionic powers.

Your Psionic Energy Pool is decided by your chosen psionic species' Psionic Scaling stat, which defines when a psion gains new points, how many, and what abilities are accessible to them. Some species do not possess psionic energy at all, but can attain a Psionic Gauntlet that permits them to wield psionic energy but incurs a significant penalty on attempting to use weapons in that hand. Some rare Psionic Weapons also exist that deal psionic damage, but can generally only project rudimentary projectiles or beams of the chosen energy type, and some of the less advanced ones may not be able to use more than one energy type at all.

Psionic Energy affects organic life in unique ways; it is only naturally conducted by organic matter or materials with specially engineered structures. When making an attack roll against a living target, Psionic attacks target touch AC and otherwise behave normally. When making any roll against a non-living target, any damage targets normal AC and the psion must expend a swift action to focus, as otherwise the energy will simply pass through them.

Psionic attacks respect elemental resistances and invulnerabilities accordingly; however, psions dealing physical damage can ignore DR depending on their level as listed below. It, additionally, is affected by Psionic Resistance, a special kind of resistance conferred in small amounts by rudimentary defenses (such as bone-plated shields or armor). A Psionic Resistance above 3 is uncommon, and above 5 is extremely rare. Each point of PR represents a 10% reduction in the damage a power does (rounded down), up to a maximum of 10 or complete immunity to psionic damage. At PR 6, 8, and 9 you get a 10, 20, and 30% chance to ignore any hostile psionic effect if you desire.

Psionic attacks of most types can pass through walls and other cover; if you are making a blind attack against someone behind cover your attack gains a +50% miss chance due to concealment and they gain +8 AC against the attack, even if they are flat-footed. If you can see your target by some means, your attack only has a +20% chance to miss.

LV1 Psion ignores DR/Honed.
LV5 Psion ignores DR/Charged.
LV10 Psion ignores DR/Pulse & DR/Phase.
LV15 Psion ignores DR/Hard Light.
LV20 Psion ignores DR/Warp.