Since your proficiency bonus scales independently of dice, the number of dice you get is not affected by multiclassing. If you level either class up to 5, then you can take the d8 Psionic Power die from the higher class. You will not get additional Psionic Energy dice, because that’s the same benefit from a class feature with the same name.Įxample: On a Psi Warrior 3/Soulknife 3, you’d have 6 Psionic Energy dice (2x your +3 Proficiency Bonus) which are a d6 (Psi Warrior) or d6 (Soulknife). So, if you multiclass into Psi Warrior 3/Soulknife 3, you will get the additional options for using your Psionic Energy dice.
“Game features include…class features.”.“When two or more game features have the same name, only the effects of one of them…apply.”.Crawford), it’s clear as to the two rules that apply: While this errata language is a little robust for applying to our example ( see also this tweet from Principal Rules Designer Jeremy E.
If you crack open an early printing of the DMG, you might not even find this rule. 164), 5e actually has some additional patched-in rules about game effects that have the same name ( Dungeon Master’s Guide p. While you won’t find this new class feature among those duplicated features with special treatment ( Player’s Handbook p. You might be inclined to multiclass into Psi Warrior/Soulknife to double your available Psionic Energy dice pool. Psionic Energy dice scale in number (twice your proficiency bonus) and size (along with class level). Two of these psionic subclasses, the Psi Warrior (Fighter) and the Soulknife (Rogue), have a class feature called Psionic Power, that gives them Psionic Energy dice to fuel different powers. Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything came out this week, heralding the introduction of the first official psionic subclasses into 5th Edition D&D! As such, the analysis below is wrong, but will be maintained for archival purposes.