Expanded Psionics Handbook: Is it good?

[Tuzenbach]

I'd just like to know what people (who've got it) think of it. If it's good or bad, why or why not? Thanks!

 

[Nifft]

Yes. It is good.

It's got a fixed system that's compatible with 3.5e mechanics, but still cool and different enough to be better than just a variant sorcerer.

-- N

 

[tmaaas]

Look and ye shall find...

http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=83334

and

http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=83743

 

[Vocenoctum]

Overall, I like it a lot. Too many small errors though, most Wizards books since 3.5 have been pretty decent in the erratta department, but oh well.

 

[kamosa]

Overall, I like it a lot. Too many small errors though, most Wizards books since 3.5 have been pretty decent in the erratta department, but oh well.

It's Bruce Cordell, what did you expect?

 

[Foundry of Decay]

I'll certainly be getting quite a bit of use out of it.

While I didn't like the 3.0 psionic book a lot, our group did use it and found the psions grossly underpowered when compared to nearly every other class. Most in the way of not getting scaling powers. We had a 9th level psion doing 3d6/round to critters while the arcane casters were blowing the monster's teeth out of their sockets with 9d6 spells.

Augments are a god-send. In fact, I'd have bought the book *just* for the ability to scale a power with augmentation.

Its also got a different feel now, which I like. Not entirely different, but different enough to be different.. er.. yeah.

I was on the fence about focus (Which you now have to expend to use metapsionic feats, and some psionic feats), but after doing some short session uses of them, it really is a good way to go, especially since you can become 'focused' in the morning, and keep your focus until you need it.

I'm also thrilled that the psionic combat is now gone. It really didn't have much of a use. The 'combat/defense modes' are now powers.

One of my group and I are sorely tempted to dump arcane casting and go solely with Psionic and divine casting as the mager spellslingers. So all in all, I was impressed with it (Though I'm easily impressed).

 

[EricNoah]

I like it a lot so far and can't wait to see it in action.

BTW, I'm working on an auto-calculating XPH powers sheet ala Steve Mulhern (I'm about 1/4 of the way done, should be done by the end of this week if I keep plugging away). I'll be sure to get it posted here when I'm done.

 

[Psiblade]

Count me as another one that believes "Augments are a god-send". I am so much happier with this edition. The book lays out a balanced, flexible point system. The classes function so much better with the removal of MAD. Also, the removal of psionic combat by the XPH takes away one of my dislikes about psionics. I definitely recommend this book to those people who like psionics in their game.

-Psiblade

 

[Vocenoctum]

One of my group and I are sorely tempted to dump arcane casting and go solely with Psionic and divine casting as the mager spellslingers. So all in all, I was impressed with it (Though I'm easily impressed).

I was thinking of Midnight, running it Psi only, except for the Dark Clerics being clerics.

But, since half my players won't have the book, it's too much trouble.

 

[TroyXavier]

The XPH is a great book. Definitely has made psionics worthwhile.