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Message: <blockquote data-quote="(Psi)SeveredHead" data-source="post: 2391107" data-attributes="member: 1165">Converting 2e powers to balanced 3.5 powers is a worthwhile goals. Indeed, many of the 3.5 are conversions, just not so obvious.Well, I removed the ones you got right (most of them) and just jotted stuff down. I don't have my 2e book on me right now (it's night here, and the light bulb is busted... it can't be too healthy surfing the net under such conditions).ClaisentienceCombat Mind - is this the one that boosted Initiative rolls? There's such a power in D20 Modern.Poison Sense - pointless. If a converted monster needs this power, make it a supernatural ability.Spirit Sense - hmm, this will take some work, I think.PsychokinesisDetonate - I'm itching to convert this one, too.Disintegrate - Disintegrate, Psionic (psychoportation) - it's Psychokinesis, and has that ray. (I would prefer an 8th-level power without a ray, myself).Molecular Rearrangement - isn't there a Matter Rearrangement power? Maybe it got cut from 3.0 to 3.5.Project Force - Telekinetic Maneuver. No... Project Force does damage, too.Animate Shadow - Control Light. (And a pretty pointless power.)Ballistic Attack - Telekinetic Thrust. Yes, but I think a weaker version would work too. (I would use Alternity's Mindwalking: A Guide to Psionics, as a source of flavor text.)Soften - there was a power in Alternity Gamma World with great flavor text for this one.PsychometabolismComplete Healing - pointless. (Just keep healing yourself ... it takes less time, too. Or use True Metabolism.)Death Field - very hard to convert. As in people kept breaking this one in 2e. (Maybe take 1 damage per power point spent to do 1d8 damage per power point spent?)Life Draining - one touch or many? If it's just one touch, it would probably be more balanced. (I would make it a 4th-level power that does 4d6 damage and drains that from the victim.)Absorb Disease - this would be easy to convert, I think.Aging - a high-level power that does permanent stat damage!Body Weaponry Cause Decay - similar to Dissolving Touch, but maybe it's worth preserving the flavor.Cell Adjustment - Body Adjustment (IIRC, Cell Adjustment let you heal 5 hp for 20 PSPs, and had no other uses)Displacement - bring this one back from 3.0. (I think we can agree that power from 3.0 wasn't broken)Double Pain - Painful Touch (or whatever it's called - the one that adds 1d6 nonlethal damage to attacks)Enhanced Strength - Animal AffinityHeightened Senses - this would be a new one.Lend Health - Empathic Transfer?Reduction - Compression (with extra text for shrinking limbs)Share Strength - so very hard to convert. Maybe use Strength burn, but what would the bonus type to your ally be?PsychoportationProbability Travel - Plane Shift to the Astral Plane (or Astral Conveyor)Summon Planar Creature Teleport Other Astral Projection Dimensional Door - Dimension Door, Psionic. Nope. The flavor was incredibly different. This was supposed to be a broken power, and while I became very skilled at breaking 2e psionics, I never found out what broke this one. (PS see Wormhole from TWatW for flavor text.)Dimension Walk Dream Travel - Dream Travel. This has a very different flavor. If a creature had a theme related to dreams, you would probably need to give it a special supernatural ability.TelepathyDomination - Dominate, Psionic. Tries not to rant...Ejection - what would this power do? I guess override Telepathy?Mass Domination - the new Dominate covers this. (Personally I can't see how Mass Dominate can ever not be broken.)Mindlink - Mindlink. See also Correspond.Mindwipe - Mindwipe. Nope. The old Mindwipe had a very different flavor. It could wipe levels, but it could also wipe memories, mental ability scores, etc. It was ... confusing to use.Psychic Crush - Psychic Crush. Nope. Very different. The old Psychic Crush used to do damage, like the new Mind Thrust. (So replace with Mind Thrust.)Superior Invisibility - I think the new Psionic Invisibility covers this.Awe - maybe this should be Aversion?Conceal Thoughts - this has been converted. (I think it's still called Conceal Thoughts.)Contact - pointless.Daydream - There was a power in Dragon Magazine called Distraction (not to be confused with Distract, right?) that did something very similar. I think it was Dragon 281, but I could be very wrong.Ego Whip - Ego Whip. Nope. Huge difference. The old Ego Whip inflicted a -5 penalty to nearly everything (super shaken condition), while the new one does Charisma damage. The flavor is actually pretty similar, though.Id Insinuation - Id Insinuation. Nope, very different. The old Id Insinuation used to daze you for 1d4+1 rounds, and was pretty similar to 3.0 Brain Lock.Identity Penetration Incarnation Awareness Intellect Fortress - Intellect Fortress (psychokinesis). Like most 2e defense modes, this one can't be converted. (The new Intellect Fortress bears little resemblence to the old one.)Invincible Foes - horribly broken in 2e. Maybe it could be converted, but it's probably best this one get shoved into a lead box and tossed into the ocean. Preferably strapped to a nuke. You can never be too careful.Invisibility Life Detection - I forget it's name, but this one has been converted. (It's the one that warns you if a creature with an Int score is near.)Mental Barrier - the old one didn't do anything useful, and there are several Telepathy powers that defend the mind anyway. (So if you see it, replace it with Empty Mind.)Mind Bar - Personal Mind Blank (not Empty Mind).Mind Blank - Mind Blank, Psionic (or Personal Mind Blank)Mind Thrust - this one used to temporarily remove psionic powers. I haven't seen such a power in 3e, but Apopsi does it permanently, and Mind Wipe temporarily removes powers (but for a much shorter period of time).Phobia Amplification - yeah, I liked this one.Post-Hypnotic Suggestion - Suggestion, I think.Psionic Blast - Psionic Blast. No, this one had a checkered history. The old 2.0 version was just broken, while the 2.5 version did hit point damage (so use Mind Thrust 3.5).Psychic Impersonation Psychic Messenger Repugnance Send Thoughts - I'm pretty sure this one is in 3.5 (as a nearly useless power)Sight Link - Sense LinkSound Link - Sense LinkSynaptic Static - CatapsiTaste Link - Sense LinkTelempathic Projection - Telempathic ProjectionThought Shield - Thought ShieldTruthear MetacreativityAppraise Empower - Craft Universal Item.Psychic Clone Split Personality - Schism?Ultrablast - Ultrablast (telepathy). No, the old Ultrablast was a very different (and complicated) beast.Cannibalize - Body Fuel.Enhancement - Animal Affinity (mental stat) - I think.Gird - Persistent Power (which doesn't actually exist ... perhaps that's for the best)Intensify - maybe I confused this one with Enhancement.Magnify - metapsionic feats.Martial Trance - Combat Precognition, Offensive.Prolong - Extend Power.Psionic Inflation - Catapsi.Psychic Drain - converted.Receptacle - Craft Cognizance Crystal.Retrospection Splice - Quicken Power.Stasis Field Wrench</blockquote>

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