Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
The
VOIDRUNNER'S CODEX
is coming! Explore new worlds, fight oppressive empires, fend off fearsome aliens, and wield deadly psionics with this comprehensive boxed set expansion for 5E and A5E!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Let's discuss the Mystic v.3
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Leatherhead" data-source="post: 7053874" data-attributes="member: 53176"><p>I'm going to talk about the potential worst offenders of this offering.</p><p></p><p>Number one: Bypassing the concentration limit. </p><p></p><p>This is just a non-starter for me. Concentration is a good thing. Reigning in the supernatural side of things is necessary for both balance and to keep the game moving fast. As it stands there are are already far too many exceptions to the rule, and not just trivial spells, but things like <em>Spiritual Weapon</em> which is so good it is considered a staple. Breaking this rule even farther, by allowing not just one more concentration, but as many as you chose to pay for, is absurd. And yes, I am aware that sorcerers can twin a spell, but this overshadows that by every metric except for action economy.</p><p></p><p>Number two: Stacking</p><p></p><p>Psionic abilities stack too deep. Both with each other, and with spells.</p><p>Here is a quote, This means you can benefit from <em>Bless</em> and <em>Strategic Mind</em> at the same time, adding 2d4 to any attack you make. Or <em>Magic Weapon</em> and <em>Augmented Weapon</em>. This is going to send numbers sky high.</p><p></p><p>If you are looking at the in house side of things, <em>Bestial Claws</em>, <em>Brute Strike</em>, and <em>Knock Back</em> all stack making a potentially huge burst of damage (and also bypassing the Psi-point limit due to manifesting multiple different times in the same turn). Spellcasters actually have an additional limit on the number of spells they can cast in a turn, if they use a bonus action spell, they have to stick with cantrips.</p><p></p><p>And I am sure there are people who can think of even more abusive things.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Leatherhead, post: 7053874, member: 53176"] I'm going to talk about the potential worst offenders of this offering. Number one: Bypassing the concentration limit. This is just a non-starter for me. Concentration is a good thing. Reigning in the supernatural side of things is necessary for both balance and to keep the game moving fast. As it stands there are are already far too many exceptions to the rule, and not just trivial spells, but things like [I]Spiritual Weapon[/I] which is so good it is considered a staple. Breaking this rule even farther, by allowing not just one more concentration, but as many as you chose to pay for, is absurd. And yes, I am aware that sorcerers can twin a spell, but this overshadows that by every metric except for action economy. Number two: Stacking Psionic abilities stack too deep. Both with each other, and with spells. Here is a quote, This means you can benefit from [I]Bless[/I] and [I]Strategic Mind[/I] at the same time, adding 2d4 to any attack you make. Or [I]Magic Weapon[/I] and [I]Augmented Weapon[/I]. This is going to send numbers sky high. If you are looking at the in house side of things, [I]Bestial Claws[/I], [I]Brute Strike[/I], and [I]Knock Back[/I] all stack making a potentially huge burst of damage (and also bypassing the Psi-point limit due to manifesting multiple different times in the same turn). Spellcasters actually have an additional limit on the number of spells they can cast in a turn, if they use a bonus action spell, they have to stick with cantrips. And I am sure there are people who can think of even more abusive things. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Let's discuss the Mystic v.3
Top