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Psion as Wizard archetype − Happy Fun Hour
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<blockquote data-quote="Wyvern" data-source="post: 7411359" data-attributes="member: 2374"><p>Well, I was responding to the suggestions other people had made that psions/mystics/psychics/whatever should be a subclass of wizard or some other existing class. Presumably the people who made those suggestions aren't satisfied with the UA mystic class. All I'm saying is, I'd rather have a full-fledged psychic class -- whether it's like the UA mystic or something different -- than to have psychic powers be relegated entirely to subclasses. But if I wanted a psychic class <em>right now</em> and I (or the DM) wasn't happy with the mystic for whatever reason, then I could get by with a wizard or sorcerer that specialized in mind-affecting spells.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Hence my suggestion of using levels of exhaustion. It has the dual advantage of being a rule that already exists, while at the same time isn't utilized by any of the other flavors of spellcaster, which would give psychics a unique feel.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Sure, there are lots of spells that allow for that sort of thing, but what I'm saying is that I don't equate "psychic" with "someone who can teleport". If you say there's historical precedent, I'll take your word for it -- though I don't think stage magicians really count. While there may be conceptual overlap between the two (a lot of stage magicians do mind-reading tricks, obviously), magicians have plenty of tricks in their repertoire that I wouldn't consider "psychic powers".</p><p></p><p>If you *were* to include psychoportation, within the framework of the three Paths I outlined, do you think it fits better with the Path of the Body or the Path of the Weave?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Okay, I Googled "sorcery superstition" like you suggested, and just glancing at the results, I think I get what you mean. You're talking about something like the archetypal "witch doctor" right? When you wrote "con man" my mind went to "street hustler", and that's what confused me.</p><p></p><p>Wyvern</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wyvern, post: 7411359, member: 2374"] Well, I was responding to the suggestions other people had made that psions/mystics/psychics/whatever should be a subclass of wizard or some other existing class. Presumably the people who made those suggestions aren't satisfied with the UA mystic class. All I'm saying is, I'd rather have a full-fledged psychic class -- whether it's like the UA mystic or something different -- than to have psychic powers be relegated entirely to subclasses. But if I wanted a psychic class [i]right now[/i] and I (or the DM) wasn't happy with the mystic for whatever reason, then I could get by with a wizard or sorcerer that specialized in mind-affecting spells. Hence my suggestion of using levels of exhaustion. It has the dual advantage of being a rule that already exists, while at the same time isn't utilized by any of the other flavors of spellcaster, which would give psychics a unique feel. Sure, there are lots of spells that allow for that sort of thing, but what I'm saying is that I don't equate "psychic" with "someone who can teleport". If you say there's historical precedent, I'll take your word for it -- though I don't think stage magicians really count. While there may be conceptual overlap between the two (a lot of stage magicians do mind-reading tricks, obviously), magicians have plenty of tricks in their repertoire that I wouldn't consider "psychic powers". If you *were* to include psychoportation, within the framework of the three Paths I outlined, do you think it fits better with the Path of the Body or the Path of the Weave? Okay, I Googled "sorcery superstition" like you suggested, and just glancing at the results, I think I get what you mean. You're talking about something like the archetypal "witch doctor" right? When you wrote "con man" my mind went to "street hustler", and that's what confused me. Wyvern [/QUOTE]
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