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Let's not overlook how this debate gets clouded in D&D spaces by how much "magic" is identified with Vancian derived spellcasting. And...

The rules may change, but the arguments always stay the same.

How to make Casters and Martials equal in all respects: Make a game in which they're equal. That's literally it. If the Wizard can hit...

This is the Crux of the argument. Either: * You raise the power of fighters by giving them supernatural abilities to bypass mortal...

Yes, rather than make fighters more fun, let's make both fighters AND magic users a chore to play.

I liked the ideas that Bruce Cordell had, the only person at WotC who was really into psionics. Based on what 3.5e psionics got, the...

I personally don't like them being in the core books. I never have. I find them antithetical to my taste in fantasy. Strongly so. So...

Really. You and your pals don't care for psionics in D&D? Cool. You're not alone, psionics in D&D has been a love-it-or-hate-it kinda...

In 5e, there's no separate psionics system. There are just some subclasses with a psionic theme. This is how they work in 5.0: The...

The problem is always that DMs ascribe a level of officalneas to the PHB that they don't to supplemental books, hence the desire to get...

More accurately Old subclasses would need updates. Updates that any smart DM could make until waiting for the official one. The...

I tell the player the DC of most checks, unless there’s an important reason they can’t know if they are successful or not (eg deception...

I argue there is no such thing, and never will be. No option will appease the whole psionics fandom, because as long as it falls short...

It's true that characters don't see the DCs. But subject matter experts know their subject, and experienced professionals have a well...

That seems emblematic of the issue. Many (most?) psionics fans can look at what WotC has tried and say "that ain't it," but 10 years...