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To have 'normal' mechanics that are compatible with the rest of D&D 5e, is an extremely high design priority. I want psionics to be...

In 4E Dark Sun, not everyone had Wild Talents IIRC. It was Feat gated.

They could also just make 10 backgrounds that aren’t “backgrounds” in the traditional sense. Instead of Solider and Hermit and...

Yes, but they are presented as ten distinct Feats, with the note that they plan to use them for Backgrounds. So, given thwt, crowding...

Nah, no matter what they intend the Psion for is a ways off yet: given the history of 5E Psionics UA, they aren't going to wait until...

Also possible. Whichever way it roles I don’t think we will be seeing Dark Sun this year!

I do think it is more possible thwt these are for the FR books than that they are for Dragonlance supplement. 1% odds are greater than 0%.

We don’t think you’re crazy because Psionics don’t fit in FR. We think you’re crazy because there is simply no way for them to playtest...

Technically the backround feat is called an "Origin Feat". This implies one take it for any aspect of the Character Origin, including...

Dragonmarks are also exclusive, but those are 13 Feats that are each getting a Background in Forge of the Artificer. Similarly, the...

They also have a track record of busting out UA for things that might fail earlier in a product's development...

Yup. Exactly. Heck, to support your thesis, the Warlock is no different than the other casters either, even with their "different"...

Someone once said "a difference that makes no difference is no difference". The thing that makes a psion different to a wizard is the...

It's really tricky to ask people to learn a new mechanic that does something the game already does. That goes double if the procedure is...

I don't think you're crazy, I just think you're wrong. The psion is going to be a centerpiece of the book it's in (much like the...