You Might Be a Soulknife| Rogue Subclass Guide for DND 5e

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[@bigcdo1498]

Plus the psychic blades don't leave any physical damage on enemies so that's a fun way to creep out enemies that just find their friend dead with no indication besides the fact that he is....well....dead.

[@Fif0l]

-what was that? -death -what kind? -the instant one

[@Siegsoul]

Must have been the wind

[@kernspazzroo5517]

I like to imagine that if you've got any form of forensics in your world, it would just register to mundane examination as a brain hemorrhage. After people start turning up like this consistently the only way they could tell the cases apart from a normal brain hemorrhage is either with an investigator who has psionics, or someone who knows to look for other, seemingly unrelated tell-tale signs, like a ring around the iris or something that mundane examiners wouldn't be looking to for a pattern.

[@billmcdonald5063]

Dang

[@billmcdonald5063]

He's dead Jim

[@dharmeshmistry342]

Been playing a Soulknife for a little over a year and I think my favorite thing about them is your psionics dice are only consumed on psi-bolstered knack if they give you a success. Extremely useful when you’re thrown into many many checks at once.

[@Kylora2112]

That's the best. I hate features that fizzle even if they fail. Psionic dice are a really cool resource that simply augments what rogues are already good at (skill gooder and stab gooder), rather than some weird amalgamation of junk that doesn't make any sense (I love you Hexblade Warlock, but wtf is up with Specter?!). It's the roguiest rogue.

[@dokuro4316]

"soulknife: the anime one" Pointy hat, eldricht being

[@emperortime4380]

I’ve been thinking about the subclass for like a month. I love being able to go from disarmed to dangerous with a thought. It’s so delightfully rogue-y

[@StriderZessei]

HEY! It's our favorite guy!

[@WAMTAT]

My first campaign character was a soul knife halfling and I absolutely loved it. So much fun to play.

[@Professional_Idiot863]

Glad to see that YMBA made his own boomerang subclass

[@ChanceRandom]

Thanks! I dabbled with multiclassing this as a Gambit build.

[@youmightbeadnd]

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[@erickarnell]

Great summary of the abilities. Great Little Caesar references.

[@ericpeterson8732]

Resistant or immune to psychic damage? In what campaign? As a DM, I would have to introduce psychic assassins in order for any NPC to have the prerequisite defenses for psychic. The most common defense for energy attacks is protection from energy or absorb elements, neither of which affect psychic damage. I suppose once you reach tier 3, your exploits may have created a social reason for enemies to counter your abilities.

[@woutvanostaden1299]

At which point you could just dip into psi-knight to turn it into force damage.😊

[@j.bat.8235]

Currently playing a Horizon Walker Ranger - but this video may have just given me the concept for a character should anything happen to him.

[@Countfoscolikesmice]

played a changeling soulknife with glamoured studded leather for a one-off gonzo session. to the dismay of all.

[@Bootsofwings]

No one is focusing on the fact that a dhampir just has unlimited food as a soul knife😂 an option for your hunger is “psychic energy” and the psychic blade feature literally says “You can manifest your psionic power as shimmering blades of psychic energy” just be a dhampir harengon and have your blades be carrots… Ehhhh, what’s up doc

[@gunguntrio1247]

Could you tell me more about a dhampir soulknife? Pretty much a dnd noob here but I'm not really finding anything on that specific combo no matter where I look. And would feeding on mental energy restore any psionic dice rolls?

[@Bootsofwings]

@@gunguntrio1247 the only thing it does is gives you unlimited food, and it’s fun flavor. I love powerbuilding, but not as much as flavor building. Note, it’s a combo I came up with after diving too deep through the books. I’m a fucking NERD

[@colressliker]

in curse of strahd I'm taking Soul Knife because undead don't resist psychic damage

[@barrybend7189]

Psychonaughts intensifies.

[@casbot71]

Could I recommend magic initiate or a single level in Druid for Goodberry, to cure you of the Little Ceasers $5 pizza addiction. Or just be resistant to poison and the poisoned condition..

[@RandallAndStrat]

Little Caesars needs more respect, man. Crazy Bread goes hard, and it is way better than anything else in the category, like Domino's or Pizza Hut. Live your life, enjoy that cheap, greasy goodness, and keep making amazing content.

[@edgar-sama642]

The perfect subclass if you want to be Minato Namikaze

[@cjoneill6971]

In my head cannon thieves can't is a language of handshakes

[@kaijuedits8296]

Babe wake uo, YMBA just posted!

[@Henbot]

Guessing maybe the copyright thing is why they ain’t in BG3 because seems like they would have been a great sub class in the game especially with all the psychic stuff

[@paulmacdonald5135]

Slice and dice the mind of creatures

[@warkaina3232]

i made a soul knife and made a stand user out it

[@ajaycease6542]

The first 11 seconds is how my coworkers see me.

[@Kefkaownsall]

Do your knives not have pb bonus to hit cause dnd beyond isn't showing

[@legendaryblackdevil2336]

YEEE

[@TheLordVyper]

I feel like Gilgamesh was Fate/Stay Night was a soul knife.

[@soldierbreed]

Do not i repeat do not roll up one for a illithid one shot

[@atoth62]

Psylocke? Don't you mean Ryoko from Tenchi Muyo?

[@kotsujin]

I am new to dnd if anyone can answer this question: what does he mean by the damage of sneak attack increase by a d6?

[@k.m.sparks1190]

Check the rogue table for the exact levels, but sneak attack damage goes from 1d6, to 2d6, to 3d6, etc till its 10d6 at lvl 20

[@absolutleynotanalien8096]

I conjure algorithm.

[@erikwilliams1562]

Hey $5 for pizza is more than worth it! Think of all the money you can save for dice!

[@elshebactm6769]

🗿👍

[@DaddyWarchief]

How is there 80k likes

[@pumpkinknight5732]

"If the enemy is resistant to psychic damage." Isn't psychic like the least resisted damage type in the game? That's your DM trying to kill you, like making a mimic that vomits rotgrubs.

[@WolfHreda]

It's not the least resisted, but it's pretty far up the list.

[@cooperton4949]

I belive Force is the least resisted

[@ineednochannelyoutube2651]

@@cooperton4949 If you want to get technical, (all based off of the monster manual only) there's only creature with an immunity to force, (the helmed horror) and one with resistance to magical bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing. (the Demilich)

[@horsemaen]

Yesterday the Year-Long Campaign ended where I was a Kender Soulknife, I had so much fun with this Character and brought him finally to Level 20. I defeated the Mind Flayers that gave me this Power, and I finally built a loving Family. Now this video came out and i'm balling my eyes out. Thank you

[@emperortime4380]

I’m happy for you. Just going past level 10 is a huge accomplishment for a campaign. In my years of playing, it only happened for me once and I was DM.

[@horsemaen]

@@emperortime4380 Thank you, it was a tough journey, some people left the group, some people joined. I only play DnD for 3 years, and that was the first time I made it this far.

[@leonardocarvalho9411]

As soon as I read this class in the book my mind instantly went to Psylocke from Marvel Comics. I want to make a character like this so bad. Great video as always. Keep up the good work! 👍

[@Kylora2112]

That's how I played mine.

[@Cassapphic]

In the lategame this really needs a DM to homebrew some kidna "Ring of Psionic augmentation" magic item to give you a magic weapon style boost to your psionic abilities. if the fighter has a +3 greatsword and the ac has to be calculated accordingly, you need something like this for niche protection.

[@Mage-mc7mz]

No, you don’t need such a boost. I’ve been playing a deep gnome soul knife for two years now and we’ve hit Lv 14. Pound for pound, I’m doing more damage on average than any player at the table, which includes a paladin (oath of the watcher), a wizard (war wizard), and another rogue (phantom).

[@emperortime4380]

They already get magic throwing weapons essentially free with the subclass, and sneak attack is a heck of a drug. I would argue the fighter needs a +3 weapon to keep up with the soulknife.

[@S4R1N]

Honestly not really, that's what Homing Strikes is for, by that point you'll be rolling a d8 and adding it to the attack roll and it only expends a psi die if you hit, which means you're at an extremely high chance to hit.

[@thatassholemattmurray]

Just take one leave in fighter and take the thrown weapon fighting style, or get fairy fire so you can have advantage at the beginning of your next turn for sneak attack.

[@TheKaiyash]

My favorite build 1st level elf or half elf Rogue 2nd level ... 3rd level soulknife 4th level elven accuracy Steady aim to roll 3 d20's with unlimited psychic blades

[@direwolf8703]

Mine is Shadar Kai soulknife rogue Feats 1 Alert 2 shadow touched (disguise self/invisibility) 3 eleven accuracy

[@thatassholemattmurray]

My party early goes past level 12 so that's usually where I end my builds. Fairy, rogue 10 fighter 1 sorcerer 1 with sharp shooter, mage armor, fog cloud, and thrown weapon fighting.

[@deanospimoniful]

How about the power to kill a yak from 200 yards away, with MIND BULLETS? That's telekinesis, Kyle. How about the power to move you?

[@Giosuke_Giogashikata]

The history of Wonderboy and young Nastyman. Rigga-goo-goo Rigga-goo-goo. The secrets to be told. A gold chest to be bold, and blasting forth in three part harmony, YAH!

[@ForTheLaughingGod]

Got to admit, this was the subclass that finally got me to try a Rogue. As a Fairy with psychic knives I was like an annoying mosquito on the battlefield, staying far from the reach of melee combatants and even taking down a T-Rex by just petting it with psychic blades. Great times! Awesome video as always!

[@lolbots686]

Ik people were paraleling psyloke but consider. Psychic blades reflavored as cards. Now you have a gambit based character minus the staff

[@Sarah12471]

Gambit has a staff?

[@lolbots686]

@@Sarah12471 he does usualy yeah.

[@Sarah12471]

@@lolbots686 Shit be wild

[@WolfHreda]

For context, out of all the monsters currently in the game, from all settings, etc., there are a little over 80 that are resistant to Psychic damage, and a good chunk of those are from the new Phandelver and Below. There's just about as many that are immune to Psychic damage, most of which are constructs, with a few aberrations, celestials, etc. thrown in for good measure.

[@ovan2190]

This was a fun one, I always like seeing classes that don't focus on mid range fighting actually have viability for it. I think it comes with thinking rogues and spell casters can only work in their respective roles and not have other abilities that allow them to do stuff outside their roles if that makes sense

[@WanderingRagabond]

For the inability to use +1 or any other cool weapons you find while adventuring, talk to your DM to see you can homebrew something. Like a magical tattoo that grants your psychic blades the bonuses of a magical weapon. Or some talisman for the same effect. Or even an Illithid tadpole!

[@soldierbreed]

I mean you should just be able to "once per long rest assimilate the bonus from any dagger destroying it in the process. When you assimilate a new weapon in this way the previous bonus is lost". Thats how the system we use does things like pact weapons and stuff.

[@WanderingRagabond]

@@soldierbreed Also valid, I'm just more partial to thing that feel more... aimed at your character.

[@JustBen1]

I've played a Soulknife in a campaign recently, and god it was so much fun. Thanks for bringing this class to light!

[@nathanross5527]

The trick to Little Caesar's is knowing when to quit while eating, though the pizza isn't great as leftovers (either cold or reheated). The crazy bread, though... I'm craving that as I'm writing this. Also, love your videos!

[@EricLinstone]

I tried this subclass first time playing a rogue. It went really badly. We were assassinating a vampire and I looked them up. They don't have any kind of PSY resist and their big thing is charm. I got protection from charm, I was ready to go. The vampire target had a special backstory where they developed PSY damage resist. Then she put a long term fear on me, making me unable to get advantage. CHA being my weakest stat, I needed to roll a 19 to break the fear. And without advantage, I was unable to sneak attack. I was just totally useless in that fight. Up to that point I was doing great in the infiltration. The extra skills stuff really came in handy! But yeah. Something as simple as fear made made me unable to do anything meaningful. Attacking at disadvantage, with resistance... great time. So bring some fear protection!

[@gamingwithgrief4307]

I have a changeling soulknife. Perfect for infiltration and for me it isn't the blades that are good it's the ability add you get with your psychic dice. Good skill monkey class.

[@JohnDoe-dh5jg]

Fun fact: you can use the Actor feat or Kenku Mimicry with Psychic Whispers to impersonate people's internal monologues. On top of other shenanigans like forging magic communication like Message and Sending.

[@UnlimitedPlatesWorks]

Could you cover the inquisitive rogue or way of the cobalt soul monk, someday?

[@KnicKnac]

Soul knife is fun. I multiclassed into ranger with it and had a blast.

[@Riddlewizard]

Nice job. I love your videos. They're always good for a laugh on a bad day. 2nd try requesting Necromancer.

[@Athorment]

if Psychic is resisted, just use a regular knife. You have the dexterity for it, right?

[@oblivion715]

"Is $5 pizza worth all the diarrhea?" YMBA, congratulations! You might be lactose intolerant!

[@CrayonWithdrawal]

Giving "Sharp minded" a whole new meaning

[@theshortstack02]

Me and a friend made a demon lord paranoid, by using physic viel and invisible spell, so that it was able to detect the invisible spell and magic but when he looked back saw nothing, (He cast see invisible), did it too him 5 times before he went crazy

[@RyuLightorb]

I’m playing a changeling soul knife right now. Making myself look like someone’s friend then stabbing them in the back and escape without any evidence of me attacking is fun

[@RyuLightorb]

I’m playing a changeling soul knife right now. Making myself look like someone’s friend then stabbing them in the back and escape without any evidence of me attacking is fun

[@matthewsimmons9277]

I’ve already got a pc that has some psionic stuff (gem Dragonborn) trying to figure if this works better for multiclassing with barbarian than swashbuckler.

[@Draconias100]

Just played a goblin named Pickles who is a soulknife

[@magiofthoth]

where are you that its still 5$ for a lil cici pizzi? some bs, its 14 for a 2 liter and fresh pep after tax. its some bs

[@peterwilson9784]

Loved the info, stayed for the humour

[@TraxxofAOT]

Thri-kreen are the best with this….

[@hydragamedev6920]

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[@Giosuke_Giogashikata]

I’m DM’ing a campaign with a soul knife rogue in it, but there’s some extra spice to the soul knife. You see, he has a rare medical condition called Ass Daggers (Instead of Asperger’s. I know, we’re immature and we all love South Park) In the early stages of the campaign, the rogue would just chuck daggers, and since nobody cared to count them, the joke was that he literally pulled them out from under his tabaxi tail. As soon as he took soul knife as his subclass, i realized I didn’t want the joke to be over, so now our rogue can choose between the psionic blades and real-steel blades that deal poison damage for… reasons.

[@gunguntrio1247]

If everyone is having fun then there's nothing wrong with that.

[@ShurikenSean]

I love to use soulknife to make an "unarmed" rogue, because you summon the blades and thus cant be unarmed. thus a simple reflavor of the blades as psychic punches and kicks and you basically a monk that has less attacks but can sneak attack with their fists. and then I just make the thrown attack shuriken.

[@KraineSilva]

Oh yeah, another cool video, if you can please bring warlock pact of symbiont !

[@youmightbeadnd]

Hey! What exactly do you mean? Is that a homebrew? If you send me a link I could take a look!

[@KraineSilva]

@@youmightbeadnd its a warlock subclass from valda spire of secrets, I have to send a link of an oficial website or someting?

[@youmightbeadnd]

@@KraineSilva sure. I googled what you mentioned and couldn't find exactly what you meant.

[@morganpetros9635]

IMNSHO Psychic Blades is actually *NOT* the Soulknife's "main asset." Its best, most reliable asset is Psychic Knack, which turns it into a skill monkey par excellence. If you play a race with *ANY* bonus skill proficiencies (half-elf is great here) and take even a single skill feat, you end up thinking more in terms of which skills you *DON'T* want to excel at than those you do. 🤣 And of course, "never getting a +1 to hit" becomes far less concerning when you can add a d8 to hit (or bigger die) essentially at will, and you're doing a damage type that's basically third in reliability right behind Force and Radiant damage. 😛

[@davidcantrell2568]

I’m playing a pirate captain cyborg soul knife in a One Piece campaign, her soul knives are a shortsword/dagger combo that fire out of her palms on a chain like 90s movie Scorpion. It’s such an amazing way to play a rogue.

[@casbot71]

_"Sexy Cephalopod"...._ Okay, Hentai has officially gone too far.

[@Kodiie]

Psychic/brain consuming Dhampir soulknife/psi warrior multiclass on a quest to avenge her family who were taken by mindflayers.

[@MerlijnDeHeus]

Imagine multiclassing this together with a mastermind rogue and a changeling

[@darkvizardking69]

Just gonna say, Kenku soulknife rogue is absolutely disgusting just from being a skill monkey. Add in college of whispers bard if you want to to add more psychic fuckery in different ways.

[@dustlass]

I've got this idea to try playing a Newtype from Gundam as a Soulknife 😎

[@Crazor2000]

oh psionics. The non-magic "magic" option that always brings up discussions Still a fun subclass.

[@jbpax]

First time I've ever been truly tempted by a Rouge subclass... 🤔

[@Risky.internetshow339]

I was playing a soul knife in my most recent campaign but my character died and I found out my party got a gun when i wasnt there...

[@pawep2966]

Try to assassinate wizard with mind blank active or any constructs xD.

[@NiGHTcapD]

Soulknife, Way Of Shadows. How much of each? 8-12,12-8,10-10?

[@rickslechter7385]

Plus your blades are finesse so you can sneak attack with them.

[@ImmortalLemon]

If anyone is familiar with the game/anime Wakfu, this reminds me of the Sram

[@TheIonBull]

Anvil is not free its super basic where you need to pay for it. very annoying tbh.

[@aurieltheprotagonist619]

Just loved this one, soulknife are sooooo nice to play

[@lovz2killz884]

Do the blades consume a psyonic dice charge?

[@Belerin26]

Psi warrior multiclass seems cool as heck

[@casbot71]

Subtly in attacks with a _glowing_ blade?

[@noahsmith6005]

Can we please see the Alchemist soon??

[@kubiakpella]

Oathbreaker Paladin pls

[@rayofhop3]

Phantom rogue next pleasee

[@Zamun]

Thanks for the content.

[@SimplexStorm]

Great vid as always YMBA!

[@lucasolivares2161]

i need a hand, this guys is still making awesome videos about subclasses that i CAN'T play cuz im a forever dm, how can i play subclasses through NPC's?

[@nick5zone827]

What’s stopping you from sprinkling some select (sub)class abilities into your NPCs/enemies? 😌😈 Obviously don’t go overboard, but seeing player’s faces light up when they realize what’s going on is always the best 🥰

[@dragonlord-sz6nb]

no it is domino's

[@HellishSpoon]

Man, this would be sick to pair it up with echo knight

[@dorianowen8097]

Someday could you do the Jeagaer class

[@youmightbeadnd]

Is that a homebrew? Send me the link and I'll consider it, sure!

[@chrisnyrock2543]

bro is the king of waffling

[@youmightbeadnd]

Wrong. I'm the king of pancaking.

[@coulditbejc]

Soooo....this is just Noctis from FFXV

[@kameronsmith147]

Scrolling trying to find something to find something to get those happy brain chemicals and boom, a new video. Literally said out loud, with fist bump, Fuck yeah! Great channel.