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It makes a huge cumulative difference. Okay, I tweaked my simulation script so that it now calculates your average cumulative roll per day (basically, the average sum of all rolls), and so that it can optionally allow the die to increase by one size. That actually gets a better view on how much...

The thing is... I don't think it needs changing as-is. It's already about the same power as a battlemaster. Anything more would just make it too powerful.

The use of material components is greatly simplified in 5e, though. Well. I think it's implemented something close to what a lot of us were actually playing: You have a spellcasting focus and that replaces the need for specific components, either figuratively ("It's a spell component pouch and...

Hmm. That's how I was reading it the first time. Maybe that's a reason I'm more enthused about the subclass than others? (Or maybe I'm just really taken with that psychic whispers ability and want to build entire characters I'll never get to play around it :)

That would probably be demoralising in play, though, and lead to hoarding of abilities for a special moment. I definitely prefer this approach - it's balanced well against the other subclasses, but it will be very distinct in play.

So, I just went and did some simulations. Let's work on some assumptions. The Psi Knight is the subclass who has the greatest opportunity to use their die - up to twice per round, if they use the damage bonus and the reaction. I'm also assuming the 6-8 encounter day, with around 5 rounds per...

Yes. By my read, it serves several purposes. Mechanically, it provides a waxing and waning feel to psychic powers. I believe this is trying to capture the feel of psionics being difficult - this is a common theme in fiction, after all. It will not usually run out at lower levels (the expected...

I've been thinking about the Soul Knife - specifically some concepts for using it. I agree, there needs to be some feedback that as written it needs some more opportunities to roll the Psychic Talent die. However... That Psychic Whispers power seriously has some legs. Here's three concepts for...

So, I'm thinking a latent psychic subrace option for a few races would work. Something like this: Latent Psychic: You have a latent psionic ability that further training could hone. You get a Psychic Talent die that's a d4 plus all the standard set of rules including the replenishment bonus...

This sounds like something thay should be fed back when the survey goes up.

I don't know... Sure, Int is the traditional stat, but in the wider world of fiction, psi abilities just as often run on force of personality - and that is definitely a good fit for Cha in d&d. Maybe I don't care because none of the previous iterations of psionics really grabbed me? (Okay, I...

From the wording, it's not currently clear which version was intended. However, I would say that having you be unable to use replenishment once the die drops below a d4 would be very unlike anything else in 5e. Consider the mechanically similar ability for Wizards and (Land) druids to regain...

On balance, I rather like the psychic talent system. The ability to take a bonus action to reset it is a saving grace, and the costings of the abilities look basically good to me. Every one of those subclasses and feats will be a major change for the character, giving them solid abilities that...

Honestly, they already have a perfectly good set of tools for how a monster/NPC statblock could work with psionics. A collection of recharge-on-die-roll actions and tempo-based actions (That is: Do a lesser thing this round to set up a more powerful thing next round; I like that because the...

... That's the happiest I've been reading a psionics ruleset in a long, long time. I've not looked at the balance much yet, but it on first glance it looks okay. What's more, I can see character concepts I want to try out with pretty much everything there. I look forward to finding out how...

You run into some thorny problems with how you define complexity, too. I ran two 4e games for most of its lifespan. I found it easy to run - vastly much more so than 3e! However, as @GreyLord said, player complexity was much higher. For my two groups in particular, very few of the players were...

Yes. A Captain has small-a authority. The people above them tend to have what ranges from large-A Authority to AUTHORITY, in all-caps and everything.

I think the point there is that Captain is a low rank in military hierarchies. Consider that of the three people you mention, the only one who was not frequently having to deal with the mess made by higher-ranking officers was due to being beyond their ability to conveniently convey those orders...

I mean, I'd certainly read such a thread. Evidence suggests that I'm dumb enough to post in it, too :-)

There's no way I'm replying to this. I have clearly escaped the office by now. Anything else would imply that I'm an idiot. Your issues with the Controller role are with the powers and game balance it had, though - not the fit of the name. That's an entirely different argument, and let's not...