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<blockquote data-quote="Dave Turner" data-source="post: 2426351" data-attributes="member: 12329">Overall, I like Eberron, except for the psionics implementation.&nbsp; I think it's fair to suggest that Eberron mentions psionics, but doesn't integrate it one bit.&nbsp; One of the things that Eberron is usually praised for is that it has incorporated the practical existence of magic into the setting.&nbsp; There is every indication that psionics has been around as long as magic but its presence is nonexistent.&nbsp; You can point to Sarlona and suggest that psionics is not developed in the main book because the core book focuses on Khorvaire.&nbsp; Is there some kind of anti-psionics shield that prevents inhabitants of Khorvaire from developing psionic powers?&nbsp; There's no setting-based reason why psionics only develops in Sarlona.&nbsp; The human beings who colonized Khorvaire came from Sarlona.&nbsp; Did they consciously exclude psions from their &quot;Mayflowers&quot;?&nbsp; Did the humans who colonized Khorvaire come from a pre-psionic Sarlona?&nbsp; There are no rule-based exceptions for which races or cultures can choose a psionic class, i.e. it ain't just for kalashtar.&nbsp; Psionics is mentioned in the core book, but it's almost laughable to suggest that Eberron has integrated it into the setting.&nbsp; There are glaring inconsistencies (of which I've only named a couple) in the text that indicate that psionics has been given its usual cursory glance.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dave Turner, post: 2426351, member: 12329"] Overall, I like Eberron, except for the psionics implementation. I think it's fair to suggest that Eberron [i]mentions[/i] psionics, but doesn't [i]integrate[/i] it one bit. One of the things that Eberron is usually praised for is that it has incorporated the practical existence of magic into the setting. There is every indication that psionics has been around as long as magic but its presence is nonexistent. You can point to Sarlona and suggest that psionics is not developed in the main book because the core book focuses on Khorvaire. Is there some kind of anti-psionics shield that prevents inhabitants of Khorvaire from developing psionic powers? There's no setting-based reason why psionics only develops in Sarlona. The human beings who colonized Khorvaire came from Sarlona. Did they consciously exclude psions from their "Mayflowers"? Did the humans who colonized Khorvaire come from a pre-psionic Sarlona? There are no rule-based exceptions for which races or cultures can choose a psionic class, i.e. it ain't just for kalashtar. Psionics is mentioned in the core book, but it's almost laughable to suggest that Eberron has integrated it into the setting. There are glaring inconsistencies (of which I've only named a couple) in the text that indicate that psionics has been given its usual cursory glance. [/QUOTE]

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