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<blockquote data-quote="Sejs" data-source="post: 3346240" data-attributes="member: 4910"><p>Traditional magic uses an ambient energy (mana, etc) from an external source and shapes it into a desired effect. Psionics use a self-generated internal energy and either redirect it within themselves, or shape it and project it outward. As mentioned in another thread: ki, psionics, and to a lesser extent, native life-force are pretty much interchangable concepts. </p><p></p><p>1) The Mind Flayers/Githyanki/Aboleth route: Psionics are the strange magics-embodied-in-flesh of beings Not From Around Here. Its roots are alien, but its practice (while esoteric) can be learned by just about anybody with enough mental discipline. Particularly, its was originally developed by beings that come from places where the presence of a shapable ambient external energy isn't a sure thing. Floating in the featureless void beyond there isn't free mana to use; the only thing you're even certain exists is yourself.. so that's where you turn.</p><p></p><p>2) The Mystic Far Off Lands route: Psionics originated in far off lands, culturally far different from our own. There, psioinics are the norm and traditional magic is strange and exotic. Their mind mages don't toss around fireballs, but penetrate with ease things that are very difficult for 'normal' spellcasters, such as seeing the future or reading minds. They don't summon celestial bison or fiendish stirges, but they craft living effigies of their strange gods from the raw essence of creation in the form of Astral Constructs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sejs, post: 3346240, member: 4910"] Traditional magic uses an ambient energy (mana, etc) from an external source and shapes it into a desired effect. Psionics use a self-generated internal energy and either redirect it within themselves, or shape it and project it outward. As mentioned in another thread: ki, psionics, and to a lesser extent, native life-force are pretty much interchangable concepts. 1) The Mind Flayers/Githyanki/Aboleth route: Psionics are the strange magics-embodied-in-flesh of beings Not From Around Here. Its roots are alien, but its practice (while esoteric) can be learned by just about anybody with enough mental discipline. Particularly, its was originally developed by beings that come from places where the presence of a shapable ambient external energy isn't a sure thing. Floating in the featureless void beyond there isn't free mana to use; the only thing you're even certain exists is yourself.. so that's where you turn. 2) The Mystic Far Off Lands route: Psionics originated in far off lands, culturally far different from our own. There, psioinics are the norm and traditional magic is strange and exotic. Their mind mages don't toss around fireballs, but penetrate with ease things that are very difficult for 'normal' spellcasters, such as seeing the future or reading minds. They don't summon celestial bison or fiendish stirges, but they craft living effigies of their strange gods from the raw essence of creation in the form of Astral Constructs. [/QUOTE]
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