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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vurt" data-source="post: 2283246" data-attributes="member: 1547">Well sure, in this case clearly the more colourful flavour text the better.  Perhaps a good chunk of it got lopped off to fit the page-count, who knows.  I'm not sure about the idea of having zero overlap between powers and spells, though.  One thing I have never allowed in my campaigns is the free use of spells from the various Complete books, particularly because I can't keep track of what they all do.  As such, I'm actually quite happy that there's a fair bit of overlap between the various spells and powers in the XPH, as it's less I have to remember.False sensory input (Telepath 3), and Psionic modify memory (Telepath 4) may be something of what you're looking for.  I do love the telepathy powers simply because they really do require you to be creative.  Sadly, not all my players are going to deal well with the open-endedness of that, however.  For some of them, the rigid +2 to some ability is going to be good enough.  But I totally agree, psionics has the potential to be very different, ultimately not in the way things are handled, but simply in how they are described.  Yes, someone casting magic missile can describe it as summoning forth a pair of pulsing black daggers, and sending them forth with a casual flick of the wrist to unerringly plunge into the victim,  but it is rare that anyone actually goes to the trouble.  Everyone has seen magic missile hundreds of times already, and the extra effort just isn't taken.  Now with crystal shard, however...  A new system encourages a fresh perspective.And I agree, I do wish there was more of it.  But something is better than nothing, in this case.Cheers,Vurt</blockquote>

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