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<blockquote data-quote="hawkeyefan" data-source="post: 7672396" data-attributes="member: 6785785">Does anyone know what was the original inspiration for the inclusion of psionics in original D&amp;D? Like we know that the spell casting was heavily influenced by Vance, and then we can look to any number of other authors such as Lovecraft, Lieber, Moorcock, and Howard for a lot of the other content. But where did Gygax get psionics from? It might help to figure that out in a discussion of what psionics should or should not be. What were his inspirations for their inclusion in the game?I'm kind of indifferent about psionics, myself. I am a huge fan of the original Dark Sun content, and I liked how and why psionics were used in that setting. I liked the 2nd edition psionics handbook. And that's about it. Nothing since then has really impressed me. 3rd edition content felt largely the same, just modified for the new edition.I just don't feel the need for it. If it's there and presented in a way that makes sense, okay great, maybe I'll use it a bit. But I certainly don't feel the need for it in my game. If any player of mine felt that strongly about it, in the absence of official rules I'm sure we could cobble something together that would work.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hawkeyefan, post: 7672396, member: 6785785"] Does anyone know what was the original inspiration for the inclusion of psionics in original D&D? Like we know that the spell casting was heavily influenced by Vance, and then we can look to any number of other authors such as Lovecraft, Lieber, Moorcock, and Howard for a lot of the other content. But where did Gygax get psionics from? It might help to figure that out in a discussion of what psionics should or should not be. What were his inspirations for their inclusion in the game? I'm kind of indifferent about psionics, myself. I am a huge fan of the original Dark Sun content, and I liked how and why psionics were used in that setting. I liked the 2nd edition psionics handbook. And that's about it. Nothing since then has really impressed me. 3rd edition content felt largely the same, just modified for the new edition. I just don't feel the need for it. If it's there and presented in a way that makes sense, okay great, maybe I'll use it a bit. But I certainly don't feel the need for it in my game. If any player of mine felt that strongly about it, in the absence of official rules I'm sure we could cobble something together that would work. [/QUOTE]

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