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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wingsandsword" data-source="post: 7967059" data-attributes="member: 14159">It's not a fallacy, it's pointing out that it's a part of D&D.Psionics have been a part of D&D for a very long time since 1e, and a dedicated psionic character class has been a part of D&D for almost 30 years now, many campaign settings were designed with them as integral components (Dark Sun and Eberron come to mind), and the fact that 5e has been out 5+ years now without an actual psion/psionicist class seems to be a glaring omission.The idea that you should get rid of major parts of D&D just because you think they are bad was one of the reasons 4e was so divisive and controversial. . .and even THAT kept psionics in the game in some form.The idea that you can faithfully translate common character concepts and major campaign settings between editions is a pretty reasonable expectation for a D&D edition, and the lack of an actual psionics class and system in 5e, this many years after its release, is one of the major weaknesses of that edition (along with any form of official support for characters over 20th level).</blockquote>