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If that was the limit of the power I don't disagree with you. But if each power has expanding abilities and what could be done with "Telepathy" as a focus then the class becomes viable. Kinda sorta like how the Rolemaster rolled out increasing power levels over the characters lifetime but...

I think here is where we bump up against everyone having different ideas what a psion would look like that strongly influences our perceptions and make it so difficult to talk about. I have less of a problem not making my psion susceptible to anti-magic because im picturing a class with a very...

Detect Thoughts? Putting the doll into a box so it doesn't have LOS?

Not that it's a direct comparison, but there are a lot of "magical" abilities spread out amongst the classes they have no counter and are detrimental to an opponent. Others have said it would be unfair for not-magic psionics because of how hard it would be to prevent casting in captivity, but...

That's essentially what I said? "Oh gosh, I have to learn how to use psionic dice." was too complex so instead let's just grab some paint and write psion on a sorcerer and call it a day. Meanwhile a subclass of fighter and bards were already using "psionic dice" and it wasn't an issue. All...

This group is truly novices at gaming. The fighter has used his combat superiority dice exactly one time. The sorcerer has never yet used metamagic. The rogue only uses sneak attack if I gently remind him to. I don't mind functioning as the GM in this game because I get a lot of enjoyment...

Holy crap!! There are other RPGs besides Dungeons and Dragons? I have never once encountered such a thing in the 40 years I've been into the hobby. Can you suggest a few? /s Funny thing though....what I DO see is that like it or not, D&D is the "speaks common" of role-playing as a hobby. I...

I play D&D still. My contempt for the psionics solution doesn't show up in your data. 1. I'm not upgrading to 5.5 2. Pre 5.5 I stopped engaging with the play tests when the psionics-die version of the psion was buried because it was "too complex". I think there are a lot of 5e players like...

The player may not "see" anything. But behind the scenes and out of the players eyes the GM in fairness needs to construct a series of events that would lead up to the tuning fork being stolen. Without knowing the OPs reasoning behind the "How was it stolen" question all I can do is offer some...

It isn't about what the characters see, it's about how the GM goes about setting up their walled garden adventure. If one wants to use the railroad it's a tool in the box, but at minimum they should get the player buy-in that occasionally the Adventure Express will show up and deliver them to...

Your clarification here sort of takes me to where I personally would feel railroaded or not. If the spell casters tuning fork ended up missing was because of GM fiat off screen I would feel like I was on the Adventure Express direct to Missiontown. If the tuning fork was stolen during play...

Old can be relative! I'm "grew up watching the D&D cartoon as it released" old so my electronic experience is vastly different from anyone who's initial exposure is BG3 or Critical Role. I try to never feel like my viewpoint is better ... it's just different. That hand whisk is to you like my...

I have a 1960s hand mixer given from grandparents to parents to me that I'm going to use tomorrow to make mashed potatoes.

So so so much this. Players almost feel guilty when I tell them I don't really care what skills or tools or whatever they choose when picking a background or adding to stats or just about any other character choices. I don't even care if they mix and match spell lists as long as it's in the...

I know for a fact there are multiple regulars here that GM with the attitude of "My game is EXACTLY how I want it to be and if you don't like it you can leave". I think that many GMs still work with that train of thought. And while I would t say they are bad GMs in any sort of factual...

It was only a decade previous when peeping at women showering was a comedy movie staple.

And I'd counter with the idea that for me the most important thing at a table is to have a fun time. I'd rather a railroady GM who constantly flubbed rules and had a series of NPCs they used to self insert in a fun adventure than a boring session. Now the chance it would be fun with all those...

All RPGs have story loss. Fail to save that NPC you liked....loss. Town gets overrun by demons...loss. Didn't win the trophy in the lie eating contest....loss. I can't imagine a game where story based loss doesn't drive the narrative vastly more than all other factors. But then again when...

Indeed we likely have very different ideas of the general framework of a game. In my world "bog standard" enchanted items exist but mostly in the form of potions and scrolls. More permanent magical items are almost always one of a kind and uniquely useful in niche situations. In my mind the...