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<blockquote data-quote="two" data-source="post: 2261670" data-attributes="member: 9002">You are both right and wrong.It is true that &quot;your game determines how psionics fits.&quot;&nbsp; Really, that's it.Lots of encounters per day = everything balances nicely.1-2 encounters a day = psionics gets a big and unpropotional lift.It's really not about &quot;if you ilke psionics.&quot;&nbsp; I like it fine.&nbsp; I just don't want to have one style of magic (psionics) tell me, as a GM, what style of campaign I need to run (high encounter number per day).It's also not &quot;too close to call&quot; within any given campaign.&nbsp; If you have 2 fights a day (at most) it's not too close to call -- psionic-users will look and feel more powerful than other classes.&nbsp; If you have 4 encounters per day, it's also not too close to call.&nbsp; Psionics will look and feel balanced.&nbsp; If you have a nice mix (some days 1 encounter, other days 5 encounters) it's probably balanced, because the PC's never know what to expect.The rest of the time (to repeat, most campaigns I've seen/ played in), with 2 or less encounters per day as a rule, psionics is quite nasty.&nbsp; This is also not too close to call, it's very obvious to the players (and the GM) what's going.So the real question is:&nbsp; is a class &quot;balanced&quot; if it requires one distinct type of campaign style?&nbsp; (note that this is quite a different question from &quot;is something balanced within a given encounter/area battle/specific challenge&quot;).I would say no, because there isn't any overt warning/instruction to the GM regarding this issue, such as &quot;hey GM's, if you allow psionic PC's, make sure to keep the encounter-per-day ratio high&quot;.&nbsp; They are presented as &quot;balanced&quot; within any campaign/any setting.&nbsp; And that's just bunk.&nbsp; Even 1 encounter-a-day (on average) campaigns are not particularly rare -- these obivously give psions free reign to do their worst in as short a period as time as they can manage.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="two, post: 2261670, member: 9002"] You are both right and wrong. It is true that "your game determines how psionics fits." Really, that's it. Lots of encounters per day = everything balances nicely. 1-2 encounters a day = psionics gets a big and unpropotional lift. It's really not about "if you ilke psionics." I like it fine. I just don't want to have one style of magic (psionics) tell me, as a GM, what style of campaign I need to run (high encounter number per day). It's also not "too close to call" within any given campaign. If you have 2 fights a day (at most) it's not too close to call -- psionic-users will look and feel more powerful than other classes. If you have 4 encounters per day, it's also not too close to call. Psionics will look and feel balanced. If you have a nice mix (some days 1 encounter, other days 5 encounters) it's probably balanced, because the PC's never know what to expect. The rest of the time (to repeat, most campaigns I've seen/ played in), with 2 or less encounters per day as a rule, psionics is quite nasty. This is also not too close to call, it's very obvious to the players (and the GM) what's going. So the real question is: is a class "balanced" if it requires one distinct type of campaign style? (note that this is quite a different question from "is something balanced within a given encounter/area battle/specific challenge"). I would say no, because there isn't any overt warning/instruction to the GM regarding this issue, such as "hey GM's, if you allow psionic PC's, make sure to keep the encounter-per-day ratio high". They are presented as "balanced" within any campaign/any setting. And that's just bunk. Even 1 encounter-a-day (on average) campaigns are not particularly rare -- these obivously give psions free reign to do their worst in as short a period as time as they can manage. [/QUOTE]

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