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<blockquote data-quote="Li Shenron" data-source="post: 7672404" data-attributes="member: 1465">I like the sound of these suggestions. They made me think, how about starting from the mechanics (not the flavor) of the Sorcerer minus the regular spells slots, i.e. only cantrips (at will) for the lesser but easy to use psionic powers, and spell points (or a variation of them) for the greater powers. I don't remember exactly how it works, but then perhaps borrowing from the Chaos Mage subclass for a mechanic that allows to push for more powers in exchange for a chance of mishap&nbsp; and negative consequences?Then the class needs some unique stuff added, but not necessarily a lot... certainly I think the &quot;no components required&quot; is a must-have to capture the flavor of &quot;powers from the mind&quot;, and therefore it would give the Psion a unique edge in being able to use all its powers sneakily, compared to classic spellcasters who are normally seen chanting formulas and making gestures.Psion subclasses could include some that follow the same ideas as Wizard Traditions i.e. focusing on a type of effects, and others that instead build a more &quot;physical&quot; (either martial or sneaky/explorative) kind of Psion. There is actually a lot of room for design here.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Li Shenron, post: 7672404, member: 1465"] I like the sound of these suggestions. They made me think, how about starting from the [I]mechanics[/I] (not the flavor) of the [B]Sorcerer[/B] minus the regular spells slots, i.e. only [I]cantrips[/I] (at will) for the lesser but easy to use psionic powers, and [I]spell points[/I] (or a variation of them) for the greater powers. I don't remember exactly how it works, but then perhaps borrowing from the [B]Chaos Mage[/B] subclass for a mechanic that allows to push for more powers in exchange for a chance of mishap and negative consequences? Then the class needs some unique stuff added, but not necessarily a lot... certainly I think the "no components required" is a must-have to capture the flavor of "powers from the mind", and therefore it would give the Psion a [B]unique edge[/B] in being able to use all its powers sneakily, compared to classic spellcasters who are normally seen chanting formulas and making gestures. Psion subclasses could include some that follow the same ideas as Wizard Traditions i.e. focusing on a type of effects, and others that instead build a more "physical" (either martial or sneaky/explorative) kind of Psion. There is actually a lot of room for design here. [/QUOTE]

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