Charlaquin
Goblin Queen (She/Her/Hers)
Title. If psionics are just going to be a flavor of spell anyway, why not make a dedicated psionic spell list, the same way they’re doing for Arcane, Divine, and Primal? Seems like a no-brainer.
I mean, they may give that a go.Title. If psionics are just going to be a flavor of spell anyway, why not make a dedicated psionic spell list, the same way they’re doing for Arcane, Divine, and Primal? Seems like a no-brainer.
I hope so!I mean, they may give that a go.
Well, same reason as for Bards or Sorcerers, I reckon.or psionics will just get to do a sub-set of the arcane stuff at the same level arcanists do (which will make people ask "why should I be a psion when I could be a wizard?").
I'm not a fan of psionics in D&D, and I'm not saying that because I want to be a jerk in this thread, I'm just wanting to be forthright here. But I'm in agreement with you, if you're going to have psionics then it should be different from regular spellcasting. Otherwise what's the point?But those of us who are psionics fans generally like it because it is different from spellcasting, and because it's an alternative magic system. Feats and sub-classes is not enough – we want 2-3 classes with a full complement of sub-classes that explore different psionic niches. Basically, what the Expanded Psionics Handbook was for 3.5e.
I'm not a fan of psionics in D&D, and I'm not saying that because I want to be a jerk in this thread, I'm just wanting to be forthright here. But I'm in agreement with you, if you're going to have psionics then it should be different from regular spellcasting. Otherwise what's the point?
I mean, I don’t disagree, but since it’s clear that they’re not going to do that, and since spell lists are seemingly going to be by power source in 2024, a psionic list seems like the obvious way to go. Yet we don’t see it in the playtest.I'd prefer Psionics do something slightly different than just cast spells without components, but I'm not against the notion.
We don't. Why would we? If psionics is just going to be the same as magic then who needs it?I mean, I don’t disagree, but since it’s clear that they’re not going to do that, and since spell lists are seemingly going to be by power source in 2024, a psionic list seems like the obvious way to go. Yet we don’t see it in the playtest.
Because there isn't going to be a Psionic class in the 2024 PHB and any implementation of Psionics isn't going to appear in a book until 2025 at the earliest?I mean, I don’t disagree, but since it’s clear that they’re not going to do that, and since spell lists are seemingly going to be by power source in 2024, a psionic list seems like the obvious way to go. Yet we don’t see it in the playtest.