One of the most interesting and fresh classes from Occult Adventures is the kineticist. Loosely based on the mechanics of the old 3ed. warlock, the kineticists is your "all day magic, all day blasts" class, but having an elemental flavor akin to the Avatar series.

It was the most discussed class in the playtest and I bet my d20s that it is the most used one as well! Even Paizo released more material for the class right away.

But well, here we are with a deceptively-called book, Kineticists of Porphyra, that has actually 1 page of flavor for the Porphyra campaign setting, and the rest of the material is mostly setting neutral with a short paragraph here and there about Porphyra.

Right away we get a presentation of the new archetypes:

Cerebral Kineticist: These guys are Int based instead of Con, and suffer mental conditions instead of reduced HP when they get Burn. They also get acces to all Knowledge skills. Perfect if you want to play a scholar kineticist.

Elemental Avatar: Perfect for indesicive players and fans of the Avatar series, these guys start the game having access to the 4 classic elements, including one blast each. They get some extra limitiations and will never dable in any other element, so be aware of that.

Elemental Scion: For those wanting to focus only on one element, these people do more damage with their element from 1st level. Perfect for those of us who like the idea of specialization, something the original class should have been able to do.

Kinetic Duelists: For those who like to get into melee, this class has it all. Expanded weapon and armor proficiencies pluss greater melee capabilities at the cost of range. Unlike the other archetypes, these Duelists offer a completely different playstyle.

After th archetypes we are introduced to new elements: Light, Sound and Time, each accompanied by their respective blasts, elemental defenses and composite blasts, including a focused for those who double-dip in them.

Then we get to the biggest part of the book, with tons of new infusions and utility wild talents. Two things of note, most of the infusions and wild talents are for the new elements (as expected), but a couple are for the new elements introduced in Occult Origins. Wood and Void really needed the influx of new toys, but if you don't have access to that book you will have some unusubale ones.

We finish the book with a small section on new feats and a sample character.

Final Thoughts: All in all an impressive offering of new toys for kineticists. I was particularly impressed by the new elements, since each has a distinct flavor and a mechanical role.

If you are interested in the class or want to have a kineticist-only or gestalt campaign, you can't go wrong with Kineticist of Porphyra! Easely 5 stars.

PS: If you weren't impressed with the author's other book, the Chi Warrior, this is a completely different beast!