Warden - Fortressmind Bond
Mind’s Dilation, by Iain McCaig
I'm back with another Kibblesbrew! The Fortressmind Warden is a psionic warden subclass, able to turn their mental talents towards the Warden's role as a defensive powerhouse.
As before, I don't normally brew for other homebrew, but the Candy Coven witch may have put the idea in folks' heads, because this is the first of two Kibblesbrew commissions I've got this month. The Fortressmind has a couple aims - it aims to be a fairly generic "psionics warden", but also is themed a bit as "what if a Consumption Psion didn't turn their talents towards slurping up brains?"
Design-wise: Primal Intellect is obvious - letting a warden swap in Int for Wisdom is flavorful and generally power-negative (absent specific multiclass combos, which I don't think are a big risk for wardens). Psi Blades is their distinctive weapon - in this case, very similar to the Blood Forger's, which is basically unavoidable as soon as you get to a generic "conjure different sorts of weapons" pattern. Silent Speech is a flavor feature, granting limited telepathy. Their Innate Magic mostly leans on telepathy spells, to try and pack as much psychic flavor in a small space. Psychic Backlash provides their endurance die feature - in this case, nearly identical to the Elemental Soul's (but slightly stronger). Psionic Field is their Primal Interdiction feature, which presents options for three different psionic disciplines. At 7th, Mental Bulwark grants them broad protection against psychic damage and lets them extend some of that to their allies. Mindsight and Static Blast come online at 14, making it easy to find foes and then fry their brains. And their pseudocapstone, Psychic Juggernaut, supercharges Psionic Field and sets the Fortressmind floating above the fray.
As always, you're invited to come discuss and offer feedback on Discord!
