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King's birthday related coverage? :P

.... finishes reading the thread. Yeah, that's about what I expected. Reminds me a lot of Solo. People carping about how it was a...

Well, yeah, the entire game is about magic. But some people want psionics to be something that works just like magic but isn't magic...

Interestingly, that is what a "sorcerer" is traditionally. The Warlock actually nails the classic definition of witch pretty well...

didnt mean to imply it was, merely giving examples to a different posters question if the was any difference between psi and magic in...

Also, for those debating if energy spells, like say fireball should be in the psion's kit; Its not included in their spell list in the...

We must be reading different books, because it's not even close to the only trope .

Agreed. The only real away to differentiate them is in fluff, resource management, or what we allow them to cast. But it's all magic.

The distinction itself is completely arbitrary. There's no difference between "magic" and "psychic powers" that matters.

So what does a world look like that includes both Magic and Psionics. And no Dark Sun -- making magic The Bad is cheating. I mean your...

I am not sure how you would balance this in 5E's paradigm. It does not really do the whole "weak early to be powerful later" bit that...

It's much more relaxing to do this stuff at work, you know.

This is why we need curated Spell/Power lists, the wide open approach of 5/5.5 isnt it.

My point is, if you let them do everything "psychics" can do in media, they are just wizards. What's the point then?

I'd be ok if it was just this, but I really like manipulation of space and time for them for some reason. No idea why. I also...