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This is how the Psion and Psyknight work in Voidrunner's Codex. They are well designed. They don't do the rock/paper/scissors style...

I like this list. Thematically, it should feel different than magic. Ideally, there should be some separation between the two; there are...

Practice. :-) While these DMs were very talented, they were also skilled through practice. Some of those skills were developed...

The oddball thing here is that people are so hung up on definitions that they ignore the underlying question. Using whatever terminology...

My natural impulse is to agree as my orderly mind likes the structure and the belief that only through proper planning can I construct...

It isn't hard to use linear ... but your Urban Dictionary definition does not specifically indicate that it is derogatory. The...

What do the colors mean? Green - I would buy a refined version of this approach, yellow I might buy it, red I would not buy it? Or is...

I think the mention of superheroes/use of them as an example is what's upsetting people. Fundamentally the underlying concept that...

The idea of them working more like comic characters isn't intended to be a reference to melee versus magic, but instead to suggest how...

I apologize for the confusion, but these are not the only definitions that have been used for Railroad over the years, and they...

My desire for psionics is: It feels different than magic. It should have different mechanics than magic, and should not feel like a...

Can you clarify how? Here are my references: What was derogatory and offensive about that description, and/or using the terms in that...

I would rather see something distinctly different than a spell-slot spellcaster. A class should fill a separate niche than other...

Again, this is a just a framework for discussion. However, I'd clarify the second to say that you start with improvisation and then...

And it makes a bunch of call outs to 2e/3e material. Its likely as good as you are going to get from WotC.