D&D 5E Here's why we want a Psion class

[dave2008]

Am I the only one here who thinks the psion is more than a wizard with no VSM on their magic?

No

 

[Minigiant]

No

So why are we stuck on VSM spell components?

Can we talk about the 6-7 disciplines of psionics?

• clairsentience (divination)
• psychokinesis (animating and controlling existing objects and forces)
• psychometabolism (body-changing powers)
• psychoportation (teleportation variants)
• telepathy (mental communication and psychic attacks)
• metacreativity (creation of mental constructs)
• metapsionics (enhancement of other psychic abilities)

I SAY WE CUT psychoportation

 

[dave2008]

So why are we stuck on VSM spell components?

I didn't think we were.

Can we talk about the 6-7 disciplines of psionics?

• clairsentience (divination)
• psychokinesis (animating and controlling existing objects and forces)
• psychometabolism (body-changing powers)
• psychoportation (teleportation variants)
• telepathy (mental communication and psychic attacks)
• metacreativity (creation of mental constructs)
• metapsionics (enhancement of other psychic abilities)

Sure, what do you want to say? How to implement them in a Psion class or subclasses of existing classes or dedicated psionic "spell lists"

 

[dave2008]

/crickets

I've always been more of a grasshopper man myself.

 

[Guest 6801328]

I've always been more of a grasshopper man myself.

Dipped in milk chocolate or dark chocolate?

 

[Maxperson]

What book and page my man? Quote this "RAW" for all psionics in this edition.

Page 222 of the MM. If you guys want to pretend the the explicit psionic ability of Mind Flayers which does not use any components is somehow not a rule as written pertaining to using psionic abilities, you can. Nobody is going to stop you. Feel free to ignore RAW and mock me as usual.

 

[Maxperson]

Am I the only one here who thinks the psion is more than a wizard with no VSM on their magic?

No, but whatever they are, they use no components for their powers.

 

[Minigiant]

I didn't think we were.

Sure, what do you want to say? How to implement them in a Psion class or subclasses of existing classes or dedicated psionic "spell lists"

What types of abilities do psions have?

The broad approach of "doing everything" is out. WOTC doesn't want a full psionics class stepping on too many toes.

 

[Guest 6801328]

What types of abilities do psions have?

The broad approach of "doing everything" is out. WOTC doesn't want a full psionics class stepping on too many toes.

They have light sabers. That much I do know.

 

[Maxperson]

So why are we stuck on VSM spell components?

Because the anti-psion crowd seems to have kanipchen fits over it.

Can we talk about the 6-7 disciplines of psionics?

• clairsentience (divination)
• psychokinesis (animating and controlling existing objects and forces)
• psychometabolism (body-changing powers)
• psychoportation (teleportation variants)
• telepathy (mental communication and psychic attacks)
• metacreativity (creation of mental constructs)
• metapsionics (enhancement of other psychic abilities)

I SAY WE CUT psychoportation

Of all of those, the creation of constructs is the least "psionic" of the bunch.