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I mostly agree, here's how I would tweak it for 5e. Level 1: Half caster No verb/somatic components Pick 2 "Kinetic" Talents, which mainly determine your spell list, but can also add a few other features at higher level (i.e. pyromancer resists fire) Pyrokinetic: produce flame, burning hands...

Dead characters don't get turns.

Yet you want to risk death and being out a whole session.

Just force the points to be spread out. I.e. You have psi point equal to your level,.and gain 1 per turn. Level 5: regain 2 per turn Level 11: regain 3 per turn Level 17: regain 4 per turn. I also like Overload Maximize damage roll, but then you are stunned/ unconcious until the end of your...

You still don't want them to be able to spend all your points and overload in the first battle any more than the paladin doing 3 smites a turn. Also, I think stunning yourself is thematic for a Psion overload.

Which makes you want take a long rest. Stunned for a turn doesn't. Unless you gain exhaustion for a turn. That might work. Or some other short term penalty. Advantage this turn. Disadvantage next.

My main worry about this is that you end up going nova and then sleep. ....Maybe if the downside was short, like 1 turn? Overload. Your attack deals maximum damage and then you are stunned until the end of your next turn.

IMO, it's because you end up spamming the same thing every round. Then want to take a rest. I.e. cast fireball 4 times then sleep As much as I don’t want yet another full caster, the fact that they have different levels forces you to cast different spells.

What if they could cast slot spells at-will? Use Magic Missile or Burning Hands as cantrips. I e. Telekinetic You can cast magic missile at-will. Your spell level increases as you gain levels on Psion. Add some points for metamagic.

By not being a full caster and having a different way of accessing the power. Magic can do anything. Wizards cannot. They have their limits Psion should have different limits. Rogues and fighters deal damage, but do so differently, and feel different in play. Even if they both average out...

Could do it the same way wild magic / spirit bard does. I.e. Half caster. Level 1: when you cast a spell roll a d6 on the table below. Level 2: When you roll on the table, you can spend 1 Psi Point to reroll the die, changing the result. Level 5: roll d8 Level 7: you can spend a psi point to...

Pick 2 subclasses.

If wizards can do everything they can do in media, what's the point of any other class? Just make a Summon Barbarian spell. But I agree that having them be full caster is very uninteresting.

Yes. And hardly the only one.

Here's the Pathfinder 2 version. I think it works quite well, except the banner which is a bit awkward IMO. .Demiplane

Not for this edition, but... I could see merging Ranger and Warlord into a single class. Call it Guide or something. "Ranger" being the subclass that gets druid spells. And give a bonus to leading a ghost army.

Yea, that's what I'll do.

Only combined with forced movement. Which is available to most classes.

They also get Web+Push+Archery style. Maybe dip fighter 2 for action surge to do it on the same turn. Doesn't scale to 3 attacks though. Oh. Eldritch Knight gets 3 attacks +web +action surge +Archery style.

Which also means they can toss it into any book. Including something like a Xanathar's.