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While I have not players with psionics since 2nd edition, the allure for me can be summed up in two words: Katherine Kurtz.

But with Government funding I think we could make it a lot more silly.

What about Wendy's? We know they are desperate to get into the RPG market from their RPG a while back. Could be a win-win. Lots of cross-promotional opportunity.

I think that is perfectly workable and RAW. You can only use it when you know you have failed. So, jumping over a pit, you know....detecting secret doors, you don't. If you feel the Knack is overpowered, this curtails it by a strict reading of the wording. But, remember, 5th edition has some...

I watched, and enjoyed, about 6 episodes of Critical Role (Which is about 24 hours). They make a solid attempt to be entertaining. I have yet to find anything else that I can watch past 15-20 minutes. It started with the younger generation watching E-Sports and play-through, I think. I...

Lived it. Right in the middle of the Bible Belt as a very active member of a Southern Baptist Church. My parents only had small concerns, and that was only till they realized that by playing D&D they always knew where I was at (Friend's house) and that I was not at parties or cruising, or...

Yes. That was it.

Then I am adding Tactics II, as I always had a story behind the battle.......this was before I made gaming friends and p!ayed such games solo.

I always liked Tomb of Abysthor from Necromancer Games. Large, but not mega, Dungeon with a good back history and reason for a party to go explore it. It also had a fun design, multiple ways to go between levels, different groups on different levels. It helped me learn how to build more...

I had high hopes for this game, but you are right, the lack of hype is notable. I have not listened to DragonTalk Podcast in the last two weeks, does anyone know if they at least brought it up?

These were probably more mid-80's than early but: Marvel RPG (the FASERIP version) Villains and Vigilantes was huge with us. GURPS toward the end of the 80s. The most obscure I think was Space Patrol. We did a lot of one off games (MERPS, Pendragon, ELRIC/Stormbringer) Non-RPGS consisted...

I always imagined the ending would be like that of Quantum Leap, after a standardish episode (With the kids still in D&D World) the screen would go black and a place card would come up with "And the Children never made it home."

I think Psionics needs Dark Suns. While many of us remember Dark Suns with psionics not playing much of a role, the fact is that it could have (and for lots of groups did) play a huge role. This was the one setting that the psionic fan could dive into, without having to badger or beg for the...

Hi, Big fan of psionics here (loved the Dragon Magazine Psioncist "NPC" class). On your "psionics don't have components" stand, isn't it fairly common in literature to see either Mantras (Dune) or Focuses (I am thinking the cubes from Katherine Kurtz's work) that are either required or at...

Didn't even the original developers come to regret putting Psionics in Dark Sun? I seem to remember an Interview or article where one stated that they tried to put too much in DS and it would have been better with Psionics. It is possible I am misremembering, and even if not, it is perfectly...

Agreed. Making small tweaks that make the game fit me and my group is one of the fun aspects of DM'ing. If I wanted strict adherence to a set of rules, I would play a board game or war game.

When I think Fantasy Psionics, I think of the Kurtz Deryni books. And while it has been a couple of decades since I read them (Sadly not an exaggeration) I remember them using material components (cubes to set up wards and communication "powers") and I am pretty sure some of the powers used...

You may want to check out a Fantasy Novel, The Dinosaur Lords by Victor Milan. It is billed as a cross between Jurassic Park and Game of Thrones. I have not read it so can't say if it is good or bad, but it was at Barnes & Noble not just a self-published book. Not that guarantees quality of...

I think that is the point. A half-orc (for example) looks like a half-orc always has, just chose the starting package of modifiers and abilities from a master table and go. They have not gone that far, but it is not a horrible idea. If you want a gnome with the breathe weapon from Dragonborn...

Hello, It may well have more mind share than you give it credit for. I bet if you put up a poll, the vast majority of players here have played a Star Wars RPG at some point. There may not be a lot of Star Wars talk here, but there is huge communities elsewhere. I know FFG has very active...