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As an icon, you gain the ability to don psychological 'masks' called cognitive personas. These personas are iconic reflections of attitudes and dispositions drawn from the collective unconscious and bound together to present a barrier between one's true inner self and the obstacles and dangers encountered in the world.

Donning a persona is an entirely mental change; your physical form and appearance do not typically change when you don a persona, unless otherwise specified.

Starting at 2nd level, you realize your psionic potential, gaining the use of talents and augments, the rules for which appear in Chapter 4. Psionic powers are magical effects.

When you reach 2nd level, the raw psychic strength of your attacks and powers increases. When a creature takes damage from one of your powers or weapon attacks, you can also deal 1d4 psychic damage to that creature. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum 1), but only once per turn. You regain all expended uses when you finish a short or long rest.

As you gain levels, the psychic strength of your attacks and powers becomes even more potent. The die you roll for this feature increases to a d6 at 6th level, a d8 at 10th level, a d10 at 14th level, and a d12 at 18th level.

While icons freely swap between personas, metaphorically wearing different masks for different situations, their true face or core personality remains the same. This true inner self is referred to as their iconic archetype, and discovering and psionically empowering one's true self comes with associated benefits.

Choose one of the following iconic archetypes: the Noble, the Heart, or the Warrior. Your choice grants you features when you choose it at 3rd level. It also grants you additional features at 5th, 10th, and 15th level.

When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

If your DM allows the use of feats, you may instead take a feat.

4th-level feature (enhances Ability Score Improvement)

When you gain the Ability Score Improvement feature from your class, you can also replace one of your skill proficiencies with a skill proficiency offered by your class at 1st level (the proficiency you replace needn't be from the class).

This change represents one of your skills atrophying as you focus on a different skill.

When you reach 5th level, you may swap your active persona as a bonus action instead of an action.

At 5th level, you gain another feature from your Iconic Archetype.

When you reach 6th level, you can use your Cognitive Projection twice between rests.

When you reach 6th level, the damage dealt by your Psionic Potency feature increases to 1d6.

Starting at 7th level, you may reflexively draw on your id, your core survival instinct, in order to avoid harm, manifesting a brief, invisible psychic barrier to protect you.

As a reaction to being attacked or making a saving throw, you can gain a bonus to your Armor Class against the triggering attack or on the triggering saving throw equal to the number of personas you currently have held.

You can wait until after the d20 roll of the attack or saving throw to use this reaction, but you must decide before the DM says whether the attack hits or misses, or whether the saving throw succeeds or fails.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of once). You regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

When you reach 8th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

If your DM allows the use of feats, you may instead take a feat.

8th-level feature (enhances Ability Score Improvement)

When you gain the Ability Score Improvement feature from your class, you can also replace one of your skill proficiencies with a skill proficiency offered by your class at 1st level (the proficiency you replace needn't be from the class).

This change represents one of your skills atrophying as you focus on a different skill.

When you reach 10th level, the damage dealt by your Psionic Potency feature increases to 1d8.

At 11th level, you gain another feature from your Iconic Archetype.

When you reach 12th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

If your DM allows the use of feats, you may instead take a feat.

12th-level feature (enhances Ability Score Improvement)

When you gain the Ability Score Improvement feature from your class, you can also replace one of your skill proficiencies with a skill proficiency offered by your class at 1st level (the proficiency you replace needn't be from the class).

This change represents one of your skills atrophying as you focus on a different skill.

When you reach 14th level, swapping your active persona no longer requires an action of any kind—but you may still only do so while you are conscious and only once during your turn.

When you reach 14th level, the damage dealt by your Psionic Potency feature increases to 1d10.

At 15th level, you gain another feature from your Iconic Archetype.

When you reach 16th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

If your DM allows the use of feats, you may instead take a feat.

16th-level feature (enhances Ability Score Improvement)

When you gain the Ability Score Improvement feature from your class, you can also replace one of your skill proficiencies with a skill proficiency offered by your class at 1st level (the proficiency you replace needn't be from the class).

This change represents one of your skills atrophying as you focus on a different skill.

When you reach 18th level, you can use your Cognitive Projection three times between rests.

When you reach 10th level, the damage dealt by your Psionic Potency feature increases to 1d12.

When you reach 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

If your DM allows the use of feats, you may instead take a feat.

19th-level feature (enhances Ability Score Improvement)

When you gain the Ability Score Improvement feature from your class, you can also replace one of your skill proficiencies with a skill proficiency offered by your class at 1st level (the proficiency you replace needn't be from the class).

This change represents one of your skills atrophying as you focus on a different skill.

At 20th level, you gain access to The World, the final persona, representing accomplishment, integration, and completeness. The World is a special persona that increases your ability to use other personas. It does not count against your number of held personas, and does not need to be active, instead always granting you the following permanent benefits: