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	==In Warhammer 40,000==		==In Warhammer 40,000==

	~~[[File:Mystic.jpg\|400px\|right\|thumb\|By the Emperor, I am being [[/d/\|molested]] by Daemons!]]~~		''For more information, see here: [[Mystic (40k)]]''

	~~Mystics are a very specific type of [[Psyker]] that are renown for their immense willpower despite their lack of official training from the [[Adeptus Astra Telepathica]].~~

	A very small number of humans have any psychic potential, fewer still are strong willed enough to keep their sanity as the [[Chaos]] powers try to take over their minds. These few humans are unfortunate enough to be chosen by the [[Inquisition]] for their ability to sense the presence of daemons before they materialize from the warp into real-space. Often accompanying [[Inquisitors]] that lack any psychic abilities of their own, they can also serve as advisors, psychic shields or [[That Guy\|even a decoy]] as the daemons are attracted to the psychic mind of the Mystic.

	Though a Mystic lacks the mental fortitude to summon the destructive fury wielded by other psykers, he can nonetheless conjure a steady psychic signal like a living, breathing telephone line. Though weaker, this signal is not dissimilar in nature to that projected by the Astronomican, and can be used as a beacon for troops answering an Inquisitor's summons. Many Inquisitors maintain whole choirs of Mystics on the Imperium'~~s far-flung worlds, the better to coordinate the completion of their plans and reinforcement of their armies. So have the Mystics proven crucial to many an Inquisitor~~'~~s designs.~~

	~~Of course the Mystic is competing with the likes of [[Astropath\|Astropaths]], [[Primaris Psyker\|Primaris Psykers]] and the like~~, ~~so don't expect to~~ see ~~too much of these elusive fellows anytime soon. At best their advisory role and psychic shielding may provide a defensive role to the pure lightning rape of the~~ [[~~Primaris Psyker~~]] ~~and the communications expert of an [[Astropath]]. Unfortunately they're high-quality daemon chow so plenty of wards are needed to protect these guys.~~

	~~In terms of rules, Mystics as previously mentioned, are a living, breathing Locator Beacon. Thus, unless you~~'~~re planning to~~ '~~defensive deepstrike' some guys in Valks using your Grav Chutes, Mystics won't do much for your army. However, they do a great job at helping allied reserves come in better.~~

	~~Rakel is a pretty famous Mystic who is known for being buddies with Inquisitor [[Amberley Vail]].~~

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	Though a Mystic lacks the mental fortitude to summon the destructive fury wielded by other psykers, he can nonetheless conjure a steady psychic signal like a living, breathing telephone line. Though weaker, this signal is not dissimilar in nature to that projected by the Astronomican, and can be used as a beacon for troops answering an Inquisitor's summons. Many Inquisitors maintain whole choirs of Mystics on the Imperium's far-flung worlds, the better to coordinate the completion of their plans and reinforcement of their armies. So have the Mystics proven crucial to many an Inquisitor's designs.		Though a Mystic lacks the mental fortitude to summon the destructive fury wielded by other psykers, he can nonetheless conjure a steady psychic signal like a living, breathing telephone line. Though weaker, this signal is not dissimilar in nature to that projected by the Astronomican, and can be used as a beacon for troops answering an Inquisitor's summons. Many Inquisitors maintain whole choirs of Mystics on the Imperium's far-flung worlds, the better to coordinate the completion of their plans and reinforcement of their armies. So have the Mystics proven crucial to many an Inquisitor's designs.

	Of course the Mystic is competing with the likes of [[Astropath\|Astropaths]], [[Primaris Psyker\|Primaris Psykers]] and the like, so don't expect to see too much of these elusive fellows anytime soon. At best their advisory role and psychic shielding may provide a defensive role to the pure lightning rape of the [[Primaris Psyker]] and the communications expert of an [[Astropath]]. Unfortunately ~~their~~ high-quality daemon chow so plenty of wards are needed to protect these guys.		Of course the Mystic is competing with the likes of [[Astropath\|Astropaths]], [[Primaris Psyker\|Primaris Psykers]] and the like, so don't expect to see too much of these elusive fellows anytime soon. At best their advisory role and psychic shielding may provide a defensive role to the pure lightning rape of the [[Primaris Psyker]] and the communications expert of an [[Astropath]]. Unfortunately they're high-quality daemon chow so plenty of wards are needed to protect these guys.

	In terms of rules, Mystics as previously mentioned, are a living, breathing Locator Beacon. Thus, unless you're planning to 'defensive deepstrike' some guys in Valks using your Grav Chutes, Mystics won't do much for your army. However, they do a great job at helping allied reserves come in better.		In terms of rules, Mystics as previously mentioned, are a living, breathing Locator Beacon. Thus, unless you're planning to 'defensive deepstrike' some guys in Valks using your Grav Chutes, Mystics won't do much for your army. However, they do a great job at helping allied reserves come in better.

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	===In BECMI===		===In BECMI===
	Appearing in the [[Dungeons & Dragons]] Rules Cyclopedia, the first ever D&D Mystic was a renamed [[Monk]]; a warrior trained in esoteric, spiritual traditions that granted him or her supernatural physical abilities. One of the earliest cases of [[Multiple Ability Dependency]], a Mystic required a minimum of 13s in [[Wisdom]] and [[Dexterity]] to qualify for the class, and used [[Strength]] and [[Dexterity]] as its primary ability requisites. It was completely forbidden from using armor or even magical protection - no Rings of Protection, no Cloaks of Armor, nothing that artificially enhanced its AC (well, technically lowered, BECMI did use [[THAC0]]). Fortunately, ~~it's~~ AC was improved by 1 step each time it gained a level, going from 9 at 1st level to -6 when it hit its maximum level of 16. It could use weapons, but its Martial Arts class feature saw its unarmed strikes grow increasingly potent with level, from 1d4 at level 1 to 3d12 at level 16, plus it improved to function as magic weapons at different levels (silver weapon at level 2, +1 at level 5, +2 at level 8, +3 at level 11, +4 at level 14, +5 at level 16).		Appearing in the [[Dungeons & Dragons]] Rules Cyclopedia, the first ever D&D Mystic was a renamed [[Monk]]; a warrior trained in esoteric, spiritual traditions that granted him or her supernatural physical abilities. One of the earliest cases of [[Multiple Ability Dependency]], a Mystic required a minimum of 13s in [[Wisdom]] and [[Dexterity]] to qualify for the class, and used [[Strength]] and [[Dexterity]] as its primary ability requisites. It was completely forbidden from using armor or even magical protection - no Rings of Protection, no Cloaks of Armor, nothing that artificially enhanced its AC (well, technically lowered, BECMI did use [[THAC0]]). Fortunately, its AC was improved by 1 step each time it gained a level, going from 9 at 1st level to -6 when it hit its maximum level of 16. It could use weapons, but its Martial Arts class feature saw its unarmed strikes grow increasingly potent with level, from 1d4 at level 1 to 3d12 at level 16, plus it improved to function as magic weapons at different levels (silver weapon at level 2, +1 at level 5, +2 at level 8, +3 at level 11, +4 at level 14, +5 at level 16).

	The Mystic has access to some of the Fighter's combat manuevers, the Thief's Find Traps, Remove Traps, Move Silently, Climb Walls and Hide in Shadows, and an affinity for acrobatics. It also gained assorted special abilities as it leveled up; Awareness (only surprised on a 1) at 2nd level, Heal Self as per Cure Wounds 1/day at 4th level, Speak With Animals at 6th level, Resistance (halve spell & breath weapon damage, quarter it on a successful save) at 8th level, Speak With Anyone at 10th level, Mind Block (immune to ESP, Hold, Slow, and magical Charms/Quests/Geases) at 12th level, Blankout (become invisible to everyone, no save, for 1 round/level) 1/day at 14th level, and Gentle Touch (on a touch, cast Charm, Cureall, Death, Quest or Paralysis) 1/day at 16th level.		The Mystic has access to some of the Fighter's combat manuevers, the Thief's Find Traps, Remove Traps, Move Silently, Climb Walls and Hide in Shadows, and an affinity for acrobatics. It also gained assorted special abilities as it leveled up; Awareness (only surprised on a 1) at 2nd level, Heal Self as per Cure Wounds 1/day at 4th level, Speak With Animals at 6th level, Resistance (halve spell & breath weapon damage, quarter it on a successful save) at 8th level, Speak With Anyone at 10th level, Mind Block (immune to ESP, Hold, Slow, and magical Charms/Quests/Geases) at 12th level, Blankout (become invisible to everyone, no save, for 1 round/level) 1/day at 14th level, and Gentle Touch (on a touch, cast Charm, Cureall, Death, Quest or Paralysis) 1/day at 16th level.

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	===In 3.5e===		===In 3.5e===

	The Dragonlance Mystic was revised for 3.5e as a spontaenous caster that relied on the Cleric spell list, much like the Favored Soul. Unlike the Favored Soul, the Mystic had poor Reflex saving throws, no energy resistances, no wings at level 17, no proficiency with their deity's favored weapon, and no other Favored ~~soul~~ class features. Unlike the Cleric, however, they had no ability to turn/rebuke undead, no heavy armor proficiency, no extra bonus language options... okay so what class features DO they have? None. They have literally no class features except access to a single Cleric domain. It's like Margaret Weiss just took the Favored Soul, stripped all of its class features out, didn't put anything back in except a single Cleric domain, and called it a day. What the fuck, MW?		The Dragonlance Mystic was revised for 3.5e as a spontaenous caster that relied on the Cleric spell list, much like the [[Favored Soul]]. Unlike the Favored Soul, the Mystic had poor Reflex saving throws, no energy resistances, no wings at level 17, no proficiency with their deity's favored weapon, and no other Favored Soul class features. Unlike the Cleric, however, they had no ability to turn/rebuke undead, no heavy armor proficiency, no extra bonus language options... okay so what class features DO they have? None. They have literally no class features except access to a single Cleric domain. It's like Margaret Weiss just took the Favored Soul, stripped all of its class features out, didn't put anything back in except a single Cleric domain, and called it a day. What the fuck, MW?

	===In Pathfinder===		===In Pathfinder===

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	The Mystic has access to some of the Fighter's combat manuevers, the Thief's Find Traps, Remove Traps, Move Silently, Climb Walls and Hide in Shadows, and an affinity for acrobatics. It also gained assorted special abilities as it leveled up; Awareness (only surprised on a 1) at 2nd level, Heal Self as per Cure Wounds 1/day at 4th level, Speak With Animals at 6th level, Resistance (halve spell & breath weapon damage, quarter it on a successful save) at 8th level, Speak With Anyone at 10th level, Mind Block (immune to ESP, Hold, Slow, and magical Charms/Quests/Geases) at 12th level, Blankout (become invisible to everyone, no save, for 1 round/level) 1/day at 14th level, and Gentle Touch (on a touch, cast Charm, Cureall, Death, Quest or Paralysis) 1/day at 16th level.		The Mystic has access to some of the Fighter's combat manuevers, the Thief's Find Traps, Remove Traps, Move Silently, Climb Walls and Hide in Shadows, and an affinity for acrobatics. It also gained assorted special abilities as it leveled up; Awareness (only surprised on a 1) at 2nd level, Heal Self as per Cure Wounds 1/day at 4th level, Speak With Animals at 6th level, Resistance (halve spell & breath weapon damage, quarter it on a successful save) at 8th level, Speak With Anyone at 10th level, Mind Block (immune to ESP, Hold, Slow, and magical Charms/Quests/Geases) at 12th level, Blankout (become invisible to everyone, no save, for 1 round/level) 1/day at 14th level, and Gentle Touch (on a touch, cast Charm, Cureall, Death, Quest or Paralysis) 1/day at 16th level.

	===In ~~Dragonlance~~===		===In 2e===
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	A slightly more famous Mystic arose in the [[Dragonlance]] setting. Due to a novel based setting shakeup that saw the gods bugger off again after finally coming back in 1st edition, the Mystic was introduced as a more "free-wheeling" and low-powered alternative to the [[Cleric]]. Originally a 2nd edition and then a SAGA class, it saw a conversion in 3rd edition in the core Dragonlance 3e Campaign Setting, where it was essentially a [[Sorcerer (Dungeons & Dragons)\|Sorcerer]]-[[Cleric]] blending, being a spontaneous spell-caster who used Divine Magic (and thus a precursor to the [[Oracle]] of [[Pathfinder]]).		A slightly more famous Mystic arose in the [[Dragonlance]] setting. Due to a novel-based setting shakeup that saw the gods bugger off again after finally coming back in 1st edition, the Mystic was introduced as a more "free-wheeling" and low-powered alternative to the [[Cleric]].

	~~Basic idea is~~ that ~~these guys follow an "Inner Truth" that grants them divine magic (why yes~~, ~~Paizo indeed ripped this idea off almost wholesale for~~ the ~~[[Starfinder]] class of~~ the ~~same name)~~, ~~mechanically represented by them getting a domain~~ at level ~~1 '''AND NO OTHER CLASS FEATURES''~~', ~~pretty similar~~ to ~~the clerics otherwise~~, ~~with increased casting~~, ~~why pick them over~~ a [[Favored Soul~~]] or even [[Divine Mind]]? Simple reason for both~~, ~~Mystics are more SAD then Favored Souls~~, ~~meaning you can multiclass with less [[MAD]] problems~~, ~~you also get some fun domain shenanigan's~~.		===In 3.5e===

			The Dragonlance Mystic was revised for 3.5e as a spontaenous caster that relied on the Cleric spell list, much like the Favored Soul. Unlike the Favored Soul, the Mystic had poor Reflex saving throws, no energy resistances, no wings at level 17, no proficiency with their deity's favored weapon, and no other Favored soul class features. Unlike the Cleric, however, they had no ability to turn/rebuke undead, no heavy armor proficiency, no extra bonus language options... okay so what class features DO they have? None. They have literally no class features except access to a single Cleric domain. It's like Margaret Weiss just took the Favored Soul, stripped all of its class features out, didn't put anything back in except a single Cleric domain, and called it a day. What the fuck, MW?

	===In Pathfinder===		===In Pathfinder===

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	Aurora Soul: Much closer to a monk / fighter type, than the insane gish mashup that is baseline Mystic, loses bonus feats, and the ability to make magic items in exchange for powerful Unarmed attacks, and a permanent WIS bonus to Touch / Flat-Footed / Regular AC		Aurora Soul: Much closer to a monk / fighter type, than the insane gish mashup that is baseline Mystic, loses bonus feats, and the ability to make magic items in exchange for powerful Unarmed attacks, and a permanent WIS bonus to Touch / Flat-Footed / Regular AC

	Gunsmoke Mystic: Does what it says on the ~~tine~~, you use guns as a method for delivering manuevres, trades away bonus feats and two rather powerful anti-magical abilities in exchange for essentially free, unlimited ammo, Gun-Fu, and an improved, and scaling, version of Rapid Reload that eventually stops people from AoOing you on reloading or firing in melee range. Is also exceptionally front loaded, gaining several extra abilities at early level, without replacing others.		Gunsmoke Mystic: Does what it says on the tin, you use guns as a method for delivering manuevres, trades away bonus feats and two rather powerful anti-magical abilities in exchange for essentially free, unlimited ammo, Gun-Fu, and an improved, and scaling, version of Rapid Reload that eventually stops people from AoOing you on reloading or firing in melee range. Is also exceptionally front loaded, gaining several extra abilities at early level, without replacing others.

	Knight Chandler: The real treasure was the Friends we made along the way, the class. Trades out the Mystic's animus feature, glyphic area buffs, and natural anti-magic for a lot of slowly building, but quite powerful buffs. Emphasises the team-player aspects of the Mystic above and beyond the Glyphic area buffs.		Knight Chandler: The real treasure was the Friends we made along the way, the class. Trades out the Mystic's animus feature, glyphic area buffs, and natural anti-magic for a lot of slowly building, but quite powerful buffs. Emphasises the team-player aspects of the Mystic above and beyond the Glyphic area buffs.

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	===In Pathfinder===		===In Pathfinder===
	Mystic is class introduced in ''[[Book of Nine Swords\|Path of War - Expanded]]''. Like [[Swordsage]], it focuses on the openly supernatural disciplines. By default, it's the only class with the Elemental Flux and has special abilities that make that discipline more effective, as well as abilities that make them magical. Probably what Arcane Swordsage would have been if it was an actual class.		Mystic is class introduced in ''[[Book of Nine Swords\|Path of War - Expanded]]''. Like [[Swordsage]], it focuses on the openly supernatural disciplines. By default, it's the only class with the Elemental Flux and has special abilities that make that discipline more effective, as well as abilities that make them magical. The downside is you are never fully in control of what Manuevres you have available, as several of them come to you randomly in combat, and when you can't gain any more you reset in an explosion of arcane energy. Probably what Arcane Swordsage would have been if it was an actual class.

			It has three archetypes which change the class in a fairly major way

			Aurora Soul: Much closer to a monk / fighter type, than the insane gish mashup that is baseline Mystic, loses bonus feats, and the ability to make magic items in exchange for powerful Unarmed attacks, and a permanent WIS bonus to Touch / Flat-Footed / Regular AC

			Gunsmoke Mystic: Does what it says on the tine, you use guns as a method for delivering manuevres, trades away bonus feats and two rather powerful anti-magical abilities in exchange for essentially free, unlimited ammo, Gun-Fu, and an improved, and scaling, version of Rapid Reload that eventually stops people from AoOing you on reloading or firing in melee range. Is also exceptionally front loaded, gaining several extra abilities at early level, without replacing others.

			Knight Chandler: The real treasure was the Friends we made along the way, the class. Trades out the Mystic's animus feature, glyphic area buffs, and natural anti-magic for a lot of slowly building, but quite powerful buffs. Emphasises the team-player aspects of the Mystic above and beyond the Glyphic area buffs.

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