D&D General Psionic species and subspecies, will they make a comeback too?
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Tonguez
A suffusion of yellow
Werent Svirfneblin psionic abilities in 2e? - blur and nondetection are their standard powers iirc
I do like deep gnomes being more bug-eyed and alien looking than standard gnomes, most of the depictions in the past have been to cutesy for my liking.
Tonguez
A suffusion of yellow
I agree Elan and Maenads should just be rolled in to human with a psionics feat, theres nothing notable about them. Same as Xeph and Gith. Kalashtar and Synads at least have a bit more of the alien vibe about them
So Improved Dromites, Shardmind and an Abberation race for the win
Mecheon
Sacabambaspis
Elan (at least their 4E-esque version where it can apply to everyone, not just humans) have some legs to them, but Maenads are hogging the name of an actual mythological thing and are nothing at all like them
I'd frankly drop Synads well before Elan. They're doing similar things to Kalashtar but not as well, and its not like kalashtar are the most popular. Elan's "You used to be something else but you were re-created into an immortal form" has some good spookiness to it, but anything you can do with a Synad you can do with a Kalashtar
Mind of tempest
(he/him)advocate for 5e psionics
elan lack a cool look which is the problem.
Twiggly the Gnome
Legend
Corinnguard
Hero
What would make them look cool?
Paul Farquhar
Legend
A bow tie. Bow ties are cool.
Mind of tempest
(he/him)advocate for 5e psionics
still to human most of the ways to make humans look good have already been used
Henadic Theologian
Legend
I think Maenads were intended to be D&D none elf answer to Star Trek Vulcans, both are references to Greco-Roman mythology, both experience intense emotions, but bury those under logical self control. Elves already had the pointy ears so Maenads got everything else, although they did have a minor reference to Dionysus if I remember correctly.
Maenads were one of my favourite Psionic races.
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