Where psions master their psychic powers through intelligence and precision, wilders are untrained powerhouses who blast away problems with every ounce of mental strength they can muster. This allows wilders to wield unmatched strength with their manifestations, but it limits their powers known and puts them at risk of mental backlash.
d6 Hit Die (6 + Con HP at 1st level, 3 + Con HP thereafter)
4 + Int skill points (x2 at 1st level)
Class Skills: Autohypnosis(Wis), Balance(Dex), Bluff(Cha), Climb(Str), Concentration(Con), Craft(Int), Escape Artist(Dex), Intimidate(Cha), Jump(Str), Knowledge(Psionics)(Int), Listen(Wis), Profession(Wis), Psicraft(Int), Sense Motive(Wis), Spot(Wis), Swim(Str), [Tumble](skills/tumble](Dex)
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Proficient with all simple weapons, light armor, and shields (except tower shields)
| Level | BAB | Fort | Ref | Will | Features | Power Points per Day | Powers Known | Maximum Power Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Wild Surge +1, Volatile Mind 1 | 2 | 1 | 1st |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Elude Touch | 6 | 2 | 1st |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Wild Surge +2 | 11 | 3 | 2nd |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Surging Euphoria +1 | 17 | 3 | 2nd |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Volatile Mind 2 | 25 | 4 | 3rd |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - | 35 | 4 | 3rd |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Wild Surge +3 | 46 | 5 | 4th |
| 8 | 6/1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - | 58 | 5 | 4th |
| 9 | 6/1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | Volatile Mind 3 | 72 | 6 | 5th |
| 10 | 7/2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | - | 88 | 6 | 5th |
| 11 | 8/3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Wild Surge +4 | 106 | 7 | 6th |
| 12 | 9/4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | Surging Euphoria +2 | 126 | 7 | 6th |
| 13 | 9/4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | Volatile Mind 3 | 147 | 8 | 7th |
| 14 | 10/5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | Wild Surge +5 | 170 | 8 | 7th |
| 15 | 11/6/1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | - | 195 | 9 | 8th |
| 16 | 12/7/2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | Mind of Chaos | 221 | 9 | 8th |
| 17 | 12/7/2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | Volatile Mind 4 | 250 | 10 | 9th |
| 18 | 13/8/3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | - | 280 | 10 | 9th |
| 19 | 14/9/4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | Wild Surge +6 | 311 | 11 | 9th |
| 20 | 15/10/5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | Surging Euphoria +3 | 343 | 11 | 9th |
A wilder’s ability to manifest powers is limited by the power points she has available. Her base daily allotment of power points is given on the table. In addition, she receives bonus power points per day if she has a high Charisma score (see Table: Ability Modifiers and Bonus Power Points). Her race may also provide bonus power points per day, as may certain feats and items. Powers Known
A wilder begins play knowing one wilder power of your choice. At every even-numbered class level after 1st, she unlocks the knowledge of new powers.
Choose the powers known from the wilder power list. (Exception: The feats Expanded Knowledge and Epic Expanded Knowledge do allow a wilder to learn powers from the lists of other classes.) A wilder can manifest any power that has a power point cost equal to or lower than her manifester level.
The total number of powers a wilder can manifest in a day is limited only by her daily power points.
A wilder simply knows her powers; they are ingrained in her mind. She does not need to prepare them (in the way that some spellcasters prepare their spells), though she must get a good night’s sleep each day to regain all her spent power points.
The Difficulty Class for saving throws against wilder powers is 10 + the power’s level + the wilder’s Charisma modifier.
A wilder begins play with the ability to learn 1st-level powers. As she attains higher levels, she may gain the ability to master more complex powers.
To learn or manifest a power, a wilder must have a Charisma score of at least 10 + the power’s level.
A wilder can let her passion and emotion rise to the surface in a wild surge when she manifests a power. During a wild surge, a wilder gains phenomenal psionic strength, but may harm herself by the reckless use of her power (see Psychic Enervation, below).
A wilder can choose to invoke a wild surge whenever she manifests a power. When she does so, she gains +1 to her manifester level with that manifestation of the power. The manifester level boost gives her the ability to augment her powers to a higher degree than she otherwise could; however, she pays no extra power point for this wild surge. Instead, the additional 1 power point that would normally be required to augment the power is effectively supplied by the wild surge.
Level-dependent power effects are also improved, depending on the power a wilder manifests with her wild surge.
This improvement in manifester level does not grant her any other benefits (psicrystal abilities do not advance, she does not gain higher-level class abilities, and so on).
She cannot use the Overchannel feat and invoke her wild surge at the same time.
At 3rd level, a wilder can choose to boost her manifester level by two instead of one. At 7th level, she can boost her manifester level by up to three; at 11th level, by up to four; at 15th level, by up to five; and at 19th level, by up to six.
In all cases, the wild surge effectively pays the extra power point cost that is normally required to augment the power; only the unaugmented power point cost is subtracted from the wilder’s power point reserve.
Pushing oneself by invoking a wild surge is dangerous. Immediately following each wild surge, a wilder may be overcome by the strain of her effort. The chance of suffering psychic enervation is equal to 5% per manifester level added with the wild surge.
A wilder who is overcome by psychic enervation is staggered until the end of her next turn. She also takes 1d4 damage and loses 2 power points per manifester level added with the wild surge. For instance, an 11th level wilder adding 4 to her manifester level would take 4d4 damage and lose 8 power points in the event of psychic enervation.
A wilder’s temperamental mind is hard to encompass with the discipline of telepathy. When any telepathy power is manifested on a wilder, the manifester of the power must pay 1 power point more than he otherwise would have spent. Additionally, the wilder gains a +1 bonus on saving throws against any attempt to read her mind, psionic or otherwise.
The extra cost is not a natural part of that power’s cost. It does not augment the power; it is simply a wasted power point. The wilder’s volatile mind can force the manifester of the telepathy power to exceed the normal power point limit of 1 point per manifester level. If the extra cost raises the telepathy power’s cost to more points than the manifester has remaining in his reserve, the power simply fails, and the manifester exhausts the rest of his power points.
At 5th level, and every 4 levels thereafter, the penalty assessed against telepathy powers manifested on a wilder is increased by 1 power point, and the wilder's bonus on saving throws against mind reading increases by 1.
As a standard action, a wilder may attempt a DC 10 Concentration check to lower this effect for 1 round.
Starting at 2nd level, a wilder’s intuition supersedes her intellect, alerting her to danger from touch attacks (including rays). She gains a bonus to Armor Class against all touch attacks equal to her Charisma bonus; however, her touch AC can never exceed her Armor Class against normal attacks.
Starting at 4th level, when a wilder uses her wild surge ability, she gains a +1 morale bonus on attack rolls, damage rolls, and saving throws for a number of rounds equal to the intensity of her wild surge.
If a wilder is overcome by psychic enervation following her wild surge, she does not gain the morale bonus for this use of her wild surge ability.
At 12th level, the morale bonus on a wilder’s attack rolls, damage rolls, and saving throws increases to +2. At 20th level, the bonus increases to +3.
Starting at 16th level, the wilder's thoughts and abilities become so frenzied that they defy any attempt at prediction. Enemies do not benefit from insight bonuses to Armor Class or saving throws against the wilder's attacks and powers. Similarly, enemies cannot benefit from insight bonuses to attack or damage rolls when attacking the wilder.
Furthermore, any attempt to supernaturally discern the future, such as through an Augury spell, has an additional 20% chance to give an incorrect answer when attempting to give information pertaining to the wilder or her actions.
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