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I think an interesting way of thinking about the warriory types in PHB can fall like this: Fighter = Strength Rogue = Dexterity Barbarian = Constitution Ranger = Intelligence Monk = Wisdom Paladin = Charisma This is not some definitive listing but just some way to think about them in an easy to...

It is not clear what a ranger does to me too. They are wilderness warriors. Ok, that is just some skills that make them effective in a particular terrain. That sounds like you can give them expertise in a few nature skills. It is also just skills so could encompass a background. I understand...

I will take my own stab at these tonight.

Please answer these situations. Answer with actual game rules not house rules. If there is a grey area please note that. If there are certain situations that do not apply use NA. If there are possible other senses that I am missing please add. Looking to have this be the definitive one stop...

If not Psion or Psionicist. Just not Awakened Mystic. Mesmer this term is used in guild wars and it has a bit of the bard mixed in. I think this is a good fit though. Mentalist is also very good. Master could be interesting. Mind I actually think Psion is good it was used in the last two...

I think that is interesting. Subclasses is PC glut but a new class with a unique casting method is not. I agree, though that psionics are not a universal campaign setting thing. It makes sense why they are not included in the PHB at least by paying homage to campaign settings... Well that is...

My point was not that if a creative DM looked at an RPG and thought they could change something then they could do it. It was talking about accessibility of change. How easy do you want the interlocking parts of the game to be? How difficult? Do you want to make a bunch of things that look like...

Then turn the little disipline thingies into spells there is no good reason not to format them the same way and allow someone who wants to use spell slots to do that and then have the DMG optional spell points operate in the same way for a Mystic/Psion. The more exceptions you bake into the...

Put me down for Mystic as being to imprecise, or evoking a different type of power than the psion evokes for me. Mystic is mystical and spiritual and evokes swamis and gurus. Perhaps that is the theme that this new edition is going for with mental magic. I particularly liked the sciencyness of...

This is something that I could get behind. However if they spend a lot of design space on making the disciplines. That means that they spend less time making the cool psion powers into spells. What would a sorcerer with wild talent look like, if all the disciplines are not spells... Answer: not...

I hear you. I fully expect many to like it. It is after all what many were asking for. A unique perspective on the psion. My dislike of it is that it does not seamlessly fit into the game. Monsters with psionic powers will have to be re-imagined. New mechanics vetted and balanced. I am all for...

Another unique casting methodology and whole new class. Not interested. It is already bloated a bit anyway. Even better. Now with caster type #7. And with another unique casting method to confound and try and properly balance.

Nope won't use it.

There is another market force here. Why does 31 flavors only have 31 flavors out? Because too many options can confuse the purchaser and cause analysis paralysis. We as consumers of choices have to account for options in the same way, the bigger our pallet of options the bigger our chances of...

Sorcerous Origin: Psionic Talent Level 1: Language: Telepathy, Select telepathic or telekinetic: your damage spells do psychic damage or force damage and not their listed damage type and gain Psychic damage resistance or Force damage resistance. Mental Defense: gain Int and Wis save proficiency...

There are lots like Hussar and I though. I see no problem with having options for both our crowds. I want a simple add on, something akin to a sub-class. You want a whole caster class and new add on sub-classes, new unique spell (power) system, new psi feats, new psi magic items; a whole slew of...

I concur, an idea like this could be implemented right now. 5e can support a stripped down 5e core rules book. The 5e rules are elegant enough to do it. From there, it would not be so difficult to extrapolate other setting books and games with their version of the material presented in the...

Yes simplicity. 4 classes, the four most basic classes Fighter/Rogue and then Magic-user/<armored caster>. I might even say only human in core. Then spend most of your page count on equipment. Have a simple spell system, perhaps even as simple as calling the schools the spells abjuration...

A DM, who gets excited about quality products that can either do one of two things. Bring in a new player and get them to buy Buy everything The tone of an RPG has to be geared entirely toward the DM. They are the ones that get people excited about the game.

I disagree with your assertion. I think there were other market factors that contributed more. For instance, they did not have the best product at the time and the tastes of players had changed and they were branching out. They also had a glut of splats (same issue with 3.Xe). The game was a...