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<blockquote data-quote="Ruin Explorer" data-source="post: 7861192" data-attributes="member: 18"><p>The new Psionic subclass for Wizards in the current UA is easily the most half-done and ill-considered UA I've seen so far, which is saying something, as UA has ranged between brilliant and pretty awful. It reads like "My boss told me to do this so I will just hurry through it and not think about it much to get it done!", yet it is being proposed to essentially replace what was in 2E through 4E, an entire class. </p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/unearthed-arcana/unearthed-arcana-fighter-rogue-and-wizard[/URL]</p><p></p><p>I'm going to break down all the things wrong with it. </p><p></p><p>1. Psionic Focus - Why is this not replacing your spellbook at least? Why the damage focus on a traditionally utility-focused concept? </p><p></p><p>2. Psionic Devotion - Why pick one? This stuff is core to the idea of being Psionic, so why are you Psionic some of the time but not most of the time? We will see this theme recur, sadly. </p><p></p><p>3. Thought Form - What the heck? That isn't a thing. That's never been a thing. They shove the ability to cast without components, a key Psionic concept, into a sub-ability of a high powered, flashy and totally unnecessary defensive ability. Terrible. </p><p></p><p>4. Mental Discipline - Continues the theme of "I'm psychic, but only some of the time!", by letting you select one of three spells to actually work like a Psionic power. </p><p></p><p>5. Empowered Psionics - Continues the bizarre damage fixation, and is also almost entirely meaningless in amount! Awesome! </p><p></p><p>6. Thought Travel - No. We have spells or powers for this. This is inappropriate and takes the place of something actually Psionics-y.</p><p></p><p>7. Psionic Spells - Not actually a power or descriptor or anything, just a list of suggestions. This is not even homebrew level stuff. It's genuinely sad and a bit embarrassing to see if a WotC UA. </p><p></p><p>I have never seen a UA before which made me feel bad for the writer and cringe a little bit, but this managed it. It's so uncommited, so half-done, so lacking in thought that I feel bad for everyone involved. And worry for the future of 5E a bit. Is this really the result of 6+ years of iterating on Psionics!? </p><p></p><p>I will of course give my thoughts to WotC in the next survey but wow, just wow...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ruin Explorer, post: 7861192, member: 18"] The new Psionic subclass for Wizards in the current UA is easily the most half-done and ill-considered UA I've seen so far, which is saying something, as UA has ranged between brilliant and pretty awful. It reads like "My boss told me to do this so I will just hurry through it and not think about it much to get it done!", yet it is being proposed to essentially replace what was in 2E through 4E, an entire class. [URL unfurl="true"]https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/unearthed-arcana/unearthed-arcana-fighter-rogue-and-wizard[/URL] I'm going to break down all the things wrong with it. 1. Psionic Focus - Why is this not replacing your spellbook at least? Why the damage focus on a traditionally utility-focused concept? 2. Psionic Devotion - Why pick one? This stuff is core to the idea of being Psionic, so why are you Psionic some of the time but not most of the time? We will see this theme recur, sadly. 3. Thought Form - What the heck? That isn't a thing. That's never been a thing. They shove the ability to cast without components, a key Psionic concept, into a sub-ability of a high powered, flashy and totally unnecessary defensive ability. Terrible. 4. Mental Discipline - Continues the theme of "I'm psychic, but only some of the time!", by letting you select one of three spells to actually work like a Psionic power. 5. Empowered Psionics - Continues the bizarre damage fixation, and is also almost entirely meaningless in amount! Awesome! 6. Thought Travel - No. We have spells or powers for this. This is inappropriate and takes the place of something actually Psionics-y. 7. Psionic Spells - Not actually a power or descriptor or anything, just a list of suggestions. This is not even homebrew level stuff. It's genuinely sad and a bit embarrassing to see if a WotC UA. I have never seen a UA before which made me feel bad for the writer and cringe a little bit, but this managed it. It's so uncommited, so half-done, so lacking in thought that I feel bad for everyone involved. And worry for the future of 5E a bit. Is this really the result of 6+ years of iterating on Psionics!? I will of course give my thoughts to WotC in the next survey but wow, just wow... [/QUOTE]
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