Unearthed Arcana Why UA Psionics are never going to work in 5e.

[FlyingChihuahua]

D&D "economics" is not real world economics. There is ALWAYS more out there to find by adventurers.

Except when there isn't.

 

[Maxperson]

Except when there isn't.

I'll ask you the same question. How many times since you've started playing has the DM told you that there is nothing left to find in the world? That it has all been found. No more dragon hordes. No more monsters that have gold or gems. Nothing left.

 

[FlyingChihuahua]

I'll ask you the same question. How many times since you've started playing has the DM told you that there is nothing left to find in the world? That it has all been found. No more dragon hordes. No more monsters that have gold or gems. Nothing left.

I'll ask you a question back.

How many times have the players gotten the treasure in a dungeon without an obstacle in the way?

 

[Guest 6801328]

D&D "economics" is not real world economics.

You've been arguing in this whole thread that people in the game world behave like real world people.

 

[Maxperson]

I'll ask you a question back.

How many times have the players gotten the treasure in a dungeon without an obstacle in the way?

All treasure in a dungeon. Zero. Have I ever just had treasure, even magic items, just lying around unguarded. Often. Like I told Umbran in the dragon aging thread, sometimes the wizard with the artifact and magic items just has a heart attack and dies while walking through the forest.

 

[FlyingChihuahua]

All treasure in a dungeon. Zero. Have I ever just had treasure, even magic items, just lying around unguarded. Often. Like I told Umbran in the dragon aging thread, sometimes the wizard with the artifact and magic items just has a heart attack and dies while walking through the forest.

I am now going to actively campaign against any form of psionics in 5e just to spite you.

 

[Chaosmancer]

Yeah, but there might be a reason why those ancient magical empires are not current magical empires.

Actually... that's an interesting wrinkle to Eberron... What if it's basically taking place in the "ancient magical empire" that a lot of other worlds have and is close to the cataclysm that would result in the current state of most D&D worlds...

You mean like, a massive global war that scarred a large section of the land? Right before an imminent catastrophe that finishes them off?

innocent whistling

 

[Maxperson]

You've been arguing in this whole thread that people in the game world behave like real world people.

Humans in the game are played by humans in the real world and have human understandings. We only have our own experiences to fuel how we play.

That doesn't mean perfect mirroring of reality, but they will generally act like humans. Even elves, halflings, dwarves, etc. played by human players are more "human" than elf, halfing or dwarf.

The real world has an economy. D&D via a measure of realism also has an economy. That economy doesn't mirror the real world.

At no point am I ever advocating that D&D mirror reality.

 

[Maxperson]

I am now going to actively campaign against any form of psionics in 5e just to spite you.

I'm curious. What was it about me providing some treasure to my players without an obstacle that pushed you over the edge? You've completely lost me with this one.

 

[FlyingChihuahua]

I'm curious. What was it about me providing some treasure to my players without an obstacle that pushed you over the edge? You've completely lost me with this one.

It's quite simple, actually:

You're an annoying troll and have stopped being any form of amusing, nor do I believe that you have any intelligent to add to basically anything.