Do you use Psionics in your campaign?

[Gez]

Initially, I wasn't much interested in psionics, because I already had several flavors of magic-users in the PH, but, I've changed my mind when seeing the Blue illo. It totally fits one of my main NPCs.

I even managed to integrate psionics in my world's cosmology in a way that don't make it feel alien or sci-fi or anything -- to the contrary, it even reinforce the medieval fantasy feel of it, IMHO. So, I'm happy with my psionics.

 

[Shard O'Glase]

Initially, I wasn't much interested in psionics, because I already had several flavors of magic-users in the PH, but, I've changed my mind when seeing the Blue illo. It totally fits one of my main NPCs.

I even managed to integrate psionics in my world's cosmology in a way that don't make it feel alien or sci-fi or anything -- to the contrary, it even reinforce the medieval fantasy feel of it, IMHO. So, I'm happy with my psionics.

Do you mind explaing what you did to change the feel away from alien or sci-fi. I've just been refering to it as Mind Magic, and that it pulls its power from the weave, but some palyers stil see it as sci-fi because the book is called psionics handbook.

 

[Desdichado]

Why is that? Psionic isn't a sci-fi term that I'm aware of. In fact, if you look for it in a dictionary, good luck finding it at all. What it really means, I think, are psychic powers, and those aren't sci-fi either -- their either reality or fantasy depending on what you believe.

 

[MerakSpielman]

generally, in sci-fi there is no "magic." If there is anything inexplicable going on, it's either really advanced technology or psychic powers for which a pseudo-scientific explanation can be given. "Psionics," as a term, is common in sci-fi literature and rare in fantasy literature. Vice-versa with "magic."

What it comes down to is that people like reading about people doing unexplainable things with imaginary powers. They just call it a different thing in different genres.

Do you mind explaing what you did to change the feel away from alien or sci-fi. I've just been refering to it as Mind Magic, and that it pulls its power from the weave, but some palyers stil see it as sci-fi because the book is called psionics handbook.

so I am also interested in this...

 

[Psion]

Why is that? Psionic isn't a sci-fi term that I'm aware of.

Actually, as vehemently as I refute the notion of psionics being inherently sci-fi (c'mon, by any fair definition, they are magic), the term psionics does spring from books that call themselves SF. Of course, psionics were "psychic electronics", or devices that let you utilize psychic powers. Of course, over the years, psionics has come to be used to describe abilities that are - ahem - indistinguishable from magic.

 

[mkletch]

I voted yes, but I have to qualify it. I only use Psi as a DM, and that for traps/magic items that I don't want to be easy (I use the psionics is different option).

-Fletch!

 

[Ace32]

We use psionics in every game, and I love them. Some of my players agree, others dont, but we usually have atleast one psion in every game.